Halo 3 takes home Gphoria GOTY honors

by Dustin Burg { Aug 8th 2008 at 2:30PM }

Even though it released last September to a flurry of excitement, it is still the most played game on Xbox Live, still holds crazy ridiculous sales records and still has a loyal fanbase, which is probably why Halo 3 was selected as G4's Gphoria 2008 Game of the Year. Beating out other worthy GOTY contenders like BioShock, MGS4 and CoD4, Halo 3 barely squeaked away a win in the closest Gphoria GOTY vote ever. Decided by less than 40 votes. Watch Bungie's acceptance speak (flaming Recon FTW!) and give a congratulatory shout out to team Bungie. Long live the Halo 3!

[Thanks, Glitch W]

Tags: bungie, bungie-studios, g4, gphoria, halo-3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Yzzerdd @ Aug 8th 2008 2:37PM

A excellent reminder of why I will never watch G4.

D dogg @ Aug 8th 2008 2:44PM

Because they chose Halo 3? What was the original reason you stopped watching, because they chose Halo 2?

I don't get your reasoning... are you inferring that YOU think Halo 3 sucks and therefor anyone who thinks differently (or rather, has an opinion different than yours) is wrong? If so, that makes you an asshole.

stinger503 @ Aug 8th 2008 4:15PM

Not only that, but I believe this was a fan vote.

ZombiesRPplsToo @ Aug 8th 2008 11:17PM

it was a fan vote

....so an excellent reminder you regard your opinion as superior to the rest of the populace's...

The_Punisher @ Aug 8th 2008 2:39PM

What EXACTLY are they smoking?

D dogg @ Aug 8th 2008 2:46PM

Again, another person who believes someone (or in this case, FORTY someones) are wrong because they're opinion is different than his. Guess what that makes you (see above post and reply)...

marauder800 @ Aug 8th 2008 3:03PM

D dogg you're doing the exact thing that you whine about. Get over yourself!

Neil @ Aug 8th 2008 3:10PM

D Dog chill out man, I don't know what you're bitching about, everyone has a right to their opinion, are you going to knock everyone that doesn't agree with the selection?

D dogg @ Aug 8th 2008 3:34PM

I commented that I agreed and WHY I agreed. I ridicule someone who just proclaims, "What EXACTLY are they smoking" or "A excellent reminder of why I will never watch G4" and doesn't state a SINGLE REASON WHY as if their f'ing word is so important they don't have to.

It's just complete laziness. Call it an "opinion" if you want but I call it nothing more than some lazy douche with access to a keyboard and internet. That's my opinion and that's WHY I have that opinion.

Then, to top it off, some idiots like Marauder and Neil actually enable these lazy douches and ENCOURAGE them no less... good going. Gives me a great reason to file you under "douche" as well.

That's MY opinion :)

AND FOR THE RECORD: Halo 3 as an overall package does so many things other games either don't do or don't do well and puts it all into one package with the GREAT quality Bungie is known for.

Yzzerdd @ Aug 8th 2008 3:51PM

D Dogg
You are a faggot stop posting.
That's MY opinion :)

The_Punisher @ Aug 8th 2008 4:22PM

I second.

You want my opinion? My opinion is posted somewhere here, but basically Halo 3 not only DID NOT COME OUT THIS YEAR, it also pales in comparison to my now-favorite game, MGS4. NO, i don't love it becuase it's exclusive to PS3. I don't even love it becuase of anything Sony did (except create the PS3). I love Kojima's games, i think he's a genius, and i think MGS4 perfectly sums up a 20-year-old series as well as makes an amazing game not found in any medium, anywhere in the world.

THAT'S my opinion. Class dismissed.

Andrew @ Aug 8th 2008 4:28PM

Gphoria (and the Academy Awards) would be shitty award shows if they only accepted games since Jan 1. The holiday season would be left out every year.

D dogg @ Aug 8th 2008 2:41PM

Congratulations to Bungie, it's well deserved. Overall Halo 3 is a fantastic game from the FOUR PLAYER CO-OP, the inclusion of in-game movie / picture saves, multi-player groups / games to the conclusion of this series story.

GREAT GAME!

Yzzerdd @ Aug 8th 2008 2:49PM

How is life in Microsoft's PR department?

Dragod @ Aug 8th 2008 3:08PM

How's life under your bridge, Yzz?

ZEBRA NINER @ Aug 8th 2008 3:18PM

This would have been my choice too. 4 player co-op(something that other games just aren't doing) and a great story. I had SO much fun with this game in the single player and multi-player.

When I stack up all the things I like about my favorite games, Halo 3 comes out on top.

D dogg @ Aug 8th 2008 6:08PM

I agree Zebra Niner, whether you go back to play the single player or multiplayer, most likely you're going to have an equally entertaining experience. I have to say that, for me, the in game movie saves are HUGE. I wish Gears of War had this feature... hell, I wish ALL games had this feature!!

Again, when you stack up everything that Halo 3 does, and it does everything very well - great, I can definitely see why it's the winner, even if it isn't what I'd choose personally.

Devin @ Aug 10th 2008 2:30AM

I don't understand how a game that won no awards prior to this nomination could win GOTY. Oh well, Halo appeals to more people so it makes sense I guess. It was a solid game.

Ejab @ Aug 8th 2008 2:46PM

Well deserved, Halo wins MGS4 sucks and so does cod4.

Doll @ Aug 8th 2008 2:49PM

Couldn't agree with you more!

The_Punisher @ Aug 8th 2008 3:10PM

Couldn't agree less

Marek Hryc @ Aug 8th 2008 3:31PM

No offense to anyone, I have all those games, played and beat all those games, but in what universe were MGS4 and Halo 3 released in the same year?

Ysleiro @ Aug 8th 2008 4:22PM

How about in the universe where the last Gphoria came out before H3 came out. In other words this universe.

What universe are you viewing the internet from.?

NotoriousB-O-B @ Aug 10th 2008 8:05PM

Well, thats cool that Halo won cause it was a great game. But if you thought MGS4 and COD4 sucked, I think you don't like anything outside of only your Xbox.

Raptortim @ Aug 12th 2008 6:55PM

Have you even played MGS4?

Ejab @ Aug 13th 2008 10:38AM

Yes I played MGS4 got to the second act, the game is shit boring, meh gameplay and a WHOLE LOT of fucking cut-scenes.

Wise Guy @ Aug 8th 2008 2:48PM

All great games. To be nominated says something about these titles. Congrats to Bungie for making such a solid title... not here to listen to cry babies and haters who don't like it. To lose out to only 40 votes says something about the success of the other titles as well. These titles are all fun and hopefully they'll just keep coming.

Kongo @ Aug 8th 2008 2:48PM

2 Superintendent references in the video. First "Keep it clean", and then the superintendent in the bottom right corner when it says "Thank you, seriously, love bungie". Also i wonder what the "4 weeks" was all about =/. Still congrats to bungie :)

B @ Aug 8th 2008 2:49PM

I thought GOTY awards were for games... released.... that year?

Am I missing something? From the sounds of it it was a user based vote too?

Dragod @ Aug 8th 2008 2:50PM

It's since the last Gphoria... And Since the last Gphoria came out before Halo 3, it technically is part of this year's competition.

B @ Aug 8th 2008 2:52PM

Ah ok, makes sense

Yzzerdd @ Aug 8th 2008 2:54PM

Whoever leaves the most money at G4's doorstep wins.

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Dragod @ Aug 8th 2008 2:49PM

CoD4 the most sold game of 2007? I thought they had put out an announcement saying they were, even though it was already stated that Halo 3 had far outsold it?

Dragod @ Aug 8th 2008 2:55PM

Found the article: http://xbox.joystiq.com/2008/01/25/cod4-claims-2007s-worldwide-game-sales-crown/

Seriously, what are people smoking?

nintendo fanboy hater @ Aug 8th 2008 2:49PM

um.... cod is played more then halo and is way more fun. in my opinion and the opinion of much of xbox live denizens. Battlefield should have won though.

Dragod @ Aug 8th 2008 2:53PM

Halo 3 has more players, check Major Nelson. Funny thing about opinions, they're opinions. This was voted by fans, as in the same people who play these games on Xbox Live, and Halo 3 beat it out. Even MGS4 beat CoD4, which means that the amount of players who believe CoD4 is better is less than the amount of people who feel Halo 3 is superior.

Ysleiro @ Aug 8th 2008 3:06PM

wrong..

that only lasted for 3 or 4 months..

halo took over in July..

(and I going to go ahead and assume you arent talking about the combined COD4, pc, 360 and ps3)

Carbonize @ Aug 11th 2008 3:25PM

And yet it takes ages to join a game in Halo 3 and sometimes it takes so long you just give up. I get a game quicker on Halo 2 than on Halo 3. So if so many people are playing why does it take so long? Maybe it's not a case of more people playing Halo 3 but people moving on from CoD 4 to other games such as Battlefield: Bad Company.

I played Halo 3 for ages until I decided it was no where near as fun as Halo 2. Then I switched ot CoD 4 but now I'm bored of that and alternate bewteen Bad Company and Halo 2 (Team Snipers).

Doll @ Aug 8th 2008 2:52PM

I'm glad Halo 3 won. I get a little annoyed seeing the flaming helmet and knowing i'll never get to see it in a game or have it for myself.

agelgamer @ Aug 8th 2008 3:09PM

Yzzerdd said...

How is life in Microsoft's PR department?

Just because Halo 3 is an XBOX exclusive.... why does that make his comment about a BUNGIE game make him part of the Microsoft PR department?

He clearly gave props to Bungie - NOT Microsoft.

You get a reading comprehension fail.

This game still would've won game of the year if it was on another console because of how f'n fun it is offline and online. The number of people playing it online just goes to show how popular it is - despite your apparent dislike for this game. Accept it and move on.

UNSCleric @ Aug 8th 2008 3:17PM

Halo 3 deserves it. There hasn't been anything this year, or last year post-Halo 3 that even comes close.

AnthonyGalindoX @ Aug 8th 2008 3:20PM

BIOSHOCK!!!!!!!!!! I've played all of the nominees except for MGS4 and Super Smash and I can honestly say that I feel Bioshock is the best game.

PeacefulOutrage @ Aug 8th 2008 4:16PM

I bought the collector's edition of Bioshock. When I was playing it I wanted to find all of the tape recorders to hear the story and my wife enjoyed watching me play. After I beat it, I didn't even go back to see the "bad" ending.

When I bought Halo 3, my wife played WITH me. We played co-op for the entire game, and even went back and found all of the skulls and went for the level scoring achievements.

I'm not putting Bioshock down, I thought it was a great game, but I definitely didn't have the same experience I had with Halo 3.

Zack @ Aug 8th 2008 3:24PM

Halo 3 is bad compared to the first game. I sold it a few weeks after buying it. It wasn't worth the pricetag, especially with the terrible ending. BioShock more than deserved the award due to the fact that it wasn't another sequel or rehash. The story was much more compelling and entertaining imho. At the very least, there should've been more original titles to choose from. Everything was so predictable that it was boring. The only standout this year was Mario Kart Wii for Best Racer. I don't think anyone saw that coming...

bigC24 @ Aug 8th 2008 3:37PM

Major major props to Bungie. They are easily my favorite developers, and are well deserving of the awards they received.

Halo 3 beat out a lot of good games for that award.

Hip-hip-hooray!

blank964 @ Aug 8th 2008 3:37PM

I just didn't feel that Halo 3 was that great, oh well it doesn't matter to me.

e.Missark @ Aug 8th 2008 3:44PM

Best choice ever!!!...........NOT.

Doug @ Aug 8th 2008 4:04PM

Halo MP is as random as the wind, but worthy of an award.

Halo 3's single-player campaign is utter and complete garbage. Anyone who thinks different is just so into the Halo franchise, they're willing to overlook it.

Half Life series, Bioshock... THOSE are single-player campaigns worth playing. Even COD4, as scripted as it was, is stirring and interesting.

Bungie can't tell a story to save its life. But their physics engine is great. So, they won. Fine.