It’s that time of the year again - time for gamers around the world share their discriminating tastes on some of the best games of 2005. Gaming industry “experts� have already cast their votes on the winners and losers of the year, but they often have a very limited view of what constitutes a good or a bad game. Many haven’t even played all of the games they are ranking! So here’s your chance to set the record straight and make sure the right games are getting the recognition they deserve.

Voting for the annual GameSpot Readers’ Choice Awards has just opened up to gamers. Any registered GameSpot user is eligible to cast their vote for the top game in 20 different categories including Best Action Adventure Game, Best Role-Playing Game, Best Sports Game, and the ultimate award – Game of the Year. GameSpot registration is free and only takes two minutes, so gamers need not dismay if they are not already a site member. To cast your votes for this year’s awards, go directly to the voting homepage at http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=7 , or follow the GameSpot Awards link from the main site page (http://www.gamespot.com).

These year’s categories include:

• Best Action Adventure Game
• Best Shooter
• Best Fighting Game
• Best Platformer
• Best Adventure Game
• Best Driving Game
• Best Puzzle/Rhythm Game
• Best Role-Playing Game
• Best Sports Game
• Best Simulator
• Best Strategy Game
• Best PC Game
• Best Xbox 360 Game
• Best Xbox Game
• Best GameCube Game
• Best DS Game
• Best Game Boy Advance Game
• Best Playstation 2 Game
• Best PSP Game
• Game of the Year

The voting will remain open until Sunday, January 22. The final results of the Reader’s Choice Awards will announced the following evening on Monday, January 23 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

May the best games win!

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