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2008 · Game of the Year

Fallout 3: 69 Game of the Year awards

Fallout 3 is a 2008 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game, which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, is set in the Washington metropolitan area 200 years after a devastating nuclear war.

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Fallout 3 won Game of the Year 2008 in this tracker, with 69 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide — #22 of all time in this database.

  • 69Total awards
  • 51Media outlets
  • 18Readers' choice
  • 10Countries

Game facts

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Couch co-opNot documented
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opNot documented
  • Players on one consoleNot documented
  • Players onlineNot documented
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released28 October 2008
  • DeveloperBethesda Game Studios
  • PublisherBethesda Softworks
  • action role-playing game
  • first-person shooter
  • third-person shooter
  • role-playing video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 3
  • X-BOX 360
  • Xbox One

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States49
United Kingdom8
Finland2
Canada2
Italy2
Australia2
Spain1
Netherlands1
India1
Germany1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
2old2playUnited States2008
411maniaUnited States2008
Actiontrip People's Choice ReadersUnited States2008
Ars Technica - The 2008 Ovatio AwardsUnited States2008
Associated ContentUnited States2008
Associated PressUnited States2008
Binge GamerUnited States2008
Blast MagazineUnited States2008
CC2KUnited States2008
Check OutUnited States2008
Citizen GameUnited Kingdom2008
CraveOnlineUnited States2008
Crispy GamerUnited States2008
DailyJoystickUnited Kingdom2008
DOME.fiFinland2008
EastBayRIUnited States2008
Elite BastardsUnited States2008
EurogamerSpain2008
EurogamerNetherlands2008
Eurogamer Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2008
Evil AvatarUnited States2008
Evil Avatar Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2008
GamasutraUnited States2008
Game Critics AwardsUnited States2008
Game Developers Choice AwardsUnited States2008
Game Industry NewsUnited States2008
GameFly Q AwardsUnited States2008
GameFocusCanada2008
Gamemag Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2008
GamespyUnited States2008
GamesRadarUnited States2008
GameStoogeUnited States2008
GamesweaselUnited Kingdom2008
Gaming Obsession AustraliaAustralia2008
Gamingfront.netUnited States2008
GamingShogunUnited States2008
GWJUnited States2008
Herald & ReviewUnited States2008
Hooked GamersUnited States2008
If MagazineUnited States2008
IGNUnited States2008
IGN Select AwardsAustralia2008
JournalStarUnited States2008
LoadingRealityUnited States2008
Multiplayer.itItaly2008
Napa Valley RegisterUnited States2008
NewsaramaUnited States2008
NewsvineUnited States2008
NextGen PlayerCanada2008
NTSC-ukUnited Kingdom2008
Paste MagazineUnited States2008
PelitFinland2008
Philly.comUnited States2008
Sky NewsUnited Kingdom2008
Tech2India2008
The Charleston GazetteUnited States2008
The Daily VanguardUnited States2008
The Gamers' TempleUnited States2008
The News & ObserverUnited States2008
The State News - LowdownUnited States2008
UGOUnited States2008
UnigamesityUnited States2008
Virgin MediaUnited Kingdom2008
Voodoo ExtremeUnited States2008
WorthPlayingUnited States2008
Yahoo! GamesUnited States2008
G4TV G-phoria 2009United States2009
Golden JoystickUnited Kingdom2009
MTV EuropeGermany2009

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