Madden, Halo 2 earn industry nods

Iria · Jul 13, 2006, 10:27 PM

Source: GameSpot
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Electronic Arts' flagship sports series stiff-armed the competition at the 2006 Home Entertainment Awards, winning two of the show's three game-related awards.

Madden NFL 06, last year's iteration of the leading football game, took home the honors for the best GameCube and PlayStation 2 games at the show, which was held on July 10 in Las Vegas. For Microsoft's console, however, it was a different story, as Bungie Studios' uberpopular--and Xbox-exclusive--Halo 2 beat out Madden to claim the show's award for the best Xbox game.

Neither series is a stranger to the award show, which was sponsored by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA). Halo 2 was named the best Xbox game in 2005 as well, and a previous incarnation of EA's football series--Madden 2004--won the PS2 game-of-the-year award two years ago.

Jul 13, 2006, 10:27 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Madden, Halo 2 earn industry nods Source: GameSpot __________ Electronic Arts' flagship sports series stiff-armed the competition at the 2006 Home Entertainment Awards, winning two of the show's three game-related awards. Madden NFL 06, last year's iteration of the leading football game, took home the honors for the best GameCube and PlayStation 2 games at the show, which was held on July 10 in Las Vegas. For Microsoft's console, however, it was a different story, as Bungie Studios' uberpopular--and Xbox-exclusive--Halo 2 beat out Madden to claim the show's award for the best Xbox game. Neither series is a stranger to the award show, which was sponsored by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA). Halo 2 was named the best Xbox game in 2005 as well, and a previous incarnation of EA's football series--Madden 2004--won the PS2 game-of-the-year award two years ago.