Segundo ainda a votação realizada pelo Gamespot, segue abaixo a relação do “melhor dos melhores” de 2008, independente de sua categoria e/ou plataforma.

Overall Top 10 Games of the Year

10. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS)
09. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
08. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
07. Rock Band 2 (360/PS3)
06. Grand Theft Auto IV (PC/360/PS3)
05. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)

04. Gears of War 2 (360)
03. Left 4 Dead (PC/360)
02. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)
01. Fallout 3 (PC/360/PS3)

Overall Game of the Year (JOGO DO ANO)

- Fallout 3

Best Graphics

- Gears of War 2

Special Achievement in Art Direction

- Prince of Pérsia

Best Audio

- Dead Space

Best Original Soundtrack

- Valkyria Chronicles

Developer of the Year

- Valve

Rookie Developer of the Year

- Media Molecule

XBLA Game of the Year

- Braid

WiiWare Game of the Year

- World of Goo

PSN Game of the Year

- Pixeljunk Éden

PSP DLC Game of the Year

- Echochrome

Sports Game of the Year

- NHL \'09

PS2 Game of the Year

- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

Best Use of License

- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

The "Force is Weak With This One" Award

- Soulcalibur IV\'s use of Star Wars characters

Character of the Year

- Brucie from Grand Theft Auto IV

Sidekick of the Year

- The Dog From Fable II

Best Story

- Grand Theft Auto IV

The "Hey, It\'s That Guy!" Award

- The Cast of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Trends We Like

- Co-op Goes Mainstream
- User-Created Content

Trends We Hate

- Onerous DRM
- MMOs Dying Young

Special Achievement in DLC

- Weekly Rock Band DLC Releases
- Metallica "Death Magnetic" DLC for GH3/GHWT