Nominees for STAR Awards Are In

Here are the nominees for the 2005 StarDrummer STAR awards. The winners will be annouced ina special post on January 3, 2005.

Best Console
Xbox
Xbox 360
PS2
GameCube

New Device
iPod nano
iPod, V5
Moto Razor Phone
PSP

Best Online Game
SC:CT
Perfect Dark Zero
SOCOM 3
Mario Kart DS
Battlefront 2

Best Offline Game
SC:CT
Call of Duty 2 (360)
Battlefront 2
Half Life 2 (XBX)

Best Graphics
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Best Gameplay
Call of Duty 2
Battlefront 2
Perfect dark Zero
Kameo: Elements of Power
Half-Life 2

Best Controls
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Best Star Wars Game
SW: Episode III (XBX)
SW: Battlefront 2
SW: Republic Commando

Console Bests
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GOTY
Call of Duty 2 (360)
Perfect Dark Zero
SOCOM 3
Half-Life 2 (XBX)
SC:CT

Best Developer
Bungie (Halo Map Pack)
Rare (PDZ, Kameo)
Valve (HL 2)
Nintendo (Mario KartDS, others)

Best Publisher
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Best DLC
Halo Map Pack
Live Aracde: GeoWars 2
Live Aracde: Outpost Kaloki: X
Live Aracde: Smash TV
SC:CT

Movie of the Year
King Kong
March of the Penguins
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Star Wars: Episode III
Rent

TV Show of the Year
How I Met Your Mother
Two and a Half Men
CSI: Miami
Call for Help
Current

Acting: TV/Movie
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Awards listed as caption awards are individual awards that are looked at regardless of competition, thus NO nominees are ever made. Basically, all games are considered for this category at the same time.

Several awards are not listed here. The decsion has yet to be made about the list of nominees or the inclusion of the award itself. Please note that this is different than an ward stating that it is a caption award.

Robotron 2084 Out

Robotron 2084 has been released on the Martketplace. I'd say try out the demo, but it is REALLY short (less than a minute in length). If you want another top-down 360 degree shoter to join the ranks of Smash TV, GeoWars, Storm and others, than it's your title. If you, like me, think that 3 is enough, than you should probably hold out.

360 Launch Day: Part 2

It's offical: Best Buy's across the US will be releasing a second wave of Xbox 360's this Sunday, December 18. Here are the ad's and the insider memo to prove it:

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I might drive by my local Best Buy, just to laugh and make fun of those who are waiting for one. And yes, I do think you should camp overnight. Most stores are only getting around 24. Heres the list.

My store (#150) is getting 60 systems. On the 22nd, they had 97. You do the math.

Finished THAW Classic Mode

As you can see by my GamerScore, I finished THAW Classic Mode last night. I am almost to Tony Alva...and about half-way or so through the Story Mode.

Have bearly started PDZ yet...I'll save that for the next two weeks I have off.

Wik: Cool New Aracade Game

For those of you with a 360...go and download the new demo of Wik in the Martketplace. The game is pretty fun, in a werid way. It grows on you, and once it does your be hooked. Be prepared to dish out 800 MS Points pretty soon, you'll want this one.

Also, isn't that te coolest GamerPic thing yet?