X-Play Game of the Year Picks

Here is X-Plays Game of the Year Nominees (I've highlighted my personal winner in each category)

Game of the Year * Mass Effect * Assassin's Creed * BioShock * Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare * Halo 3 * Super Mario Galaxy

Most Original Game* Assassin's Creed* Portal* Overlord* Crackdown* Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

Best Gameplay Innovation* Assassin's Creed (free-running/climbing)* Mass Effect (conversation system)* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (online level-up system)* Halo 3 (Forge/Replays/Screenshots)* Crackdown (Advanced Co-op features)

Best Multiplayer Game* World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade* Team Fortress 2* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare* Halo 3* Rock Band

Best Action/Adventure Game* Super Mario Galaxy* Assassin's Creed* Crackdown* God of War II* Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Best Sports Game* MLB PowerPros* NCAA Football 2K8* Forza Motorsport 2* DiRT* Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

Best Shooter* BioShock* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare* Halo 3* Half-Life 2: Episode 2* Team Fortress 2

Best Role Playing Game* Mass Effect* Final Fantasy VI Advance* The Witcher* Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer* Titan Quest: Immortal Throne

Best New Character* Weighted Companion Cube (Portal)* Saren (Mass Effect)* Andrew Ryan (BioShock)* GLaDOS (Portal)* King Bohan (Heavenly Sword)

Best Art Direction* BioShock* Assassin's Creed* Super Mario Galaxy* Mass Effect* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Best Animation* Assassin's Creed* Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare* Heavenly Sword* Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Best Writing/Story* BioShock* Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction* The Simpsons Game* Mass Effect* Portal

Best Original Soundtrack* Mass Effect* Portal* BioShock* Super Mario Galaxy* Halo 3

Best Sound Design* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare* Assassin's Creed* Halo 3* BioShock*
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Best Downloadable Content* The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (XBL)* Pac-Man Championship Edition (XBLA)* Super Stardust HD (PSN)* Carcassonne (XBLA)* Crackdown Download Packs (XBL)

Best Strategy Game* World In Conflict* Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts* Supreme Commander* Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar* Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Found this on Kotaku