GameFly’s Sixth Annual Q Awards Highlights the Top Video Game Titles of 2008

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameFly, the leading online video game rental service, today announced the winners of their Sixth Annual Q Awards. Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks) won multiple awards, including “Game of the Year” and “Xbox 360 Game of the Year,” as selected by the GameFly community. The 2008 Q Awards mark the sixth consecutive year in which GameFly’s community of tastemakers voiced their opinion and recognized publishers by voting on the best video game titles of the year.

“We appreciate and thank our community for participating in the Sixth Annual Q Awards and we look forward to continuing to bring them the most sought after titles.”

The recipients of the 2008 GameFly Q Awards are:

CATEGORY				WINNER
GAME OF THE YEAR				Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
PS3 GAME OF THE YEAR				Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami)
PS2 GAME OF THE YEAR				Kingdom Hearts: Re-Chain of Memories (Square-Enix)
PSP GAME OF THE YEAR				God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony Computer Entertainment)
XBOX 360 GAME OF THE YEAR				Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
Wii GAME OF THE YEAR				Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
NINTENDO DS GAME OF THE YEAR				Final Fantasy IV (Square-Enix)

“2008 was one of the most successful years in the gaming industry with many noteworthy titles. Through the Q Awards, the GameFly community recognized the top games from a diverse group of publishers,” said Sean Spector, co-founder and SVP of business development. “We appreciate and thank our community for participating in the Sixth Annual Q Awards and we look forward to continuing to bring them the most sought after titles.”

The GameFly Q Awards are named for the GameQ™, a GameFly subscriber’s video game wish list that members use to manage which games they want to rent and in what order. More than 100,000 votes were submitted from January 19 – February 9, 2009 to choose the winning titles of GameFly’s Sixth Annual Q Awards.

About GameFly

GameFly™ is the leading online video game rental service. With a choice of more than 6,000 titles, GameFly offers the widest selection of games for the PlayStation® 2, PlayStation® 3, Xbox™, Xbox 360™, GameCube™, Game Boy™ Advance, Nintendo DS™, Nintendo Wii™ and PSP™ without the hassle of due dates or late fees. With plans starting at $15.95 a month, GameFly subscribers can rent one to four games at a time and keep them for as long as they like. Subscribers manage their GameQ™ online and receive games directly from the U.S. Postal Service via first class mail. GameFly is also a great source for high quality, used video games at exceptional prices. For more information and a free trial, please visit www.gamefly.com.