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In the last couple of weeks the Game Trust has been arguing about what game deserves to be called the 2008 Game of the Year. The arguments are nearly over for us and we are coming closer to a clear winner, but we want to hear from you. Tired of feeling left out and want to have your voices heard on your favorite game? Here’s your chance.

Crispy Gamer has launched the official 2008 Game of the Year Group and it’s all for you. Choose which games you think deserve to be called the Game of the Year and slam those games you think do not.

You can join the group and start discussing the best and worst of 2008 by visiting the  Game of the Year 2008 Group. I’m personally looking forward to all your comments, good or bad.

Well, the Leipzig Games Convention is over (Scott Jones and Billy Berghammer will have some more content related to the show so stay tuned for that.) and the awards are in. The biggest and best game at the show? Tough to pick an overall winner (well, because they didn’t). But if you want to see what the best games were based on platform and genre, then read on:

Best PC Game: SPORE - Electronic Arts

Best Xbox 360 Game: MIRROR’S EDGE - Electronic Arts

Best PSP Game: RESISTANCE: RETRIBUTION - Sony Computer Entertainment

Best PS3 Game: LITTLE BIG PLANET - Sony Computer Entertainment

Best Wii Game: SKATE IT - Electronic Arts

Best NDS Game: SONIC CHRONICLES: Die Dunkle Bruderschaft - SEGA

BEST MOBILE Game: PES 2009 - Konami

Best Online Game: Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - GOA (developed by Mythic Entertainment)

Best Hardware: PlayTV - Sony Computer Entertainment

Best PS2 Game: NOTHING!

And if you want to see what we handed out for GC awards, check out this feature.

All of this week’s post-E3 coverage has been leading up to today’s coup de grâce, a final and mighty blow against the atrocity that was the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit. We end our coverage with the first annual Crispies - awards of a cynical nature that put a spotlight on some of the not-so-glorious events, people and games that let us down the hardest.

We also analyze why E3 was broken and what the ESA can do to make things right in 2009; we deliver part III of our E3 Greatest Hits, which reveals the top five games of the show, and Gus Mastrapa’s bittersweet look back at what games tugged on his heartstrings and what games left him with heartburn. Buckle up, because this will be a bumpy ride.

Feature - Eyes-on at E3 2008 by Gus Mastrapa

Feature - The 2008 Crispy Awards: Special E3 Edition by the Crispy Staff

Feature - E3 Aftermath: The CG Greatest Hits, Part Three by the Crispy Staff

Feature - How to Fix E3 by Billy Berghammer