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Norwegian Game Award – Gullstikka 2009

The Norwegian Game Award – Gullstikka 2009 – was held in Oslo tonight. Under you will see all the nomenies, winners are marked in bold text.

The big winner was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with five awards.

Best Racing game:

  • Colin McRae Dirt 2
  • Forza Motorsport 3
  • Need For Speed Shift
  • Need For Speed Nitro

Best Sports game:

  • FIFA 10
  • Football Manager 2010
  • NHL 10
  • Wii Sports Resort

Best Action game:

  • Assassins Creed 2
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Adventure/RPG:

  • Borderlands
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
  • Sherlock Holmes vs Jack The Ripper

Open Class:

  • Guitar Hero: Metallica
  • The Sims 3
  • Street Fighter IV
  • Tekken 6

Best Platformer:

  • Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
  • Little Big Planet
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii
  • Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time

Best Childrens game:

  • Knerten Spillet
  • Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
  • Mini Ninjas
  • New Super Mario Bros Wii

Best game with Norwegian language:

  • Buzz Norgesmester
  • Little Big Planet PSP
  • Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
  • The Sims 3

Critics Award:

  • Batman Arkham Asylum
  • Dragon Age Origins
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best PC game:

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Dragon Age Origins
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Sims 3

Best Console game:

  • Assassins Creed 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • New Super Mario Bros Wii
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Handheld game:

  • Gran Turismo PSP
  • GTA: Chinatown Wars
  • Little Big Planet PSP
  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Game of the Year:

  • Assassins Creed 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Dragon Age Origins
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Online site:

  • Gamer.no
  • Gamereactor.no
  • Spill.no
  • Spillmagasinet.no

Årets Ildsjel:

  • Bernt Erik Sandnes
  • Kim «Iterium» Uri (MW2.no)
  • Petter Røisland (FM Norge)
  • Vegard Skjefstad (The Gathering)

Best Retailer:

  • Gamestop Karl Johan
  • Gamezone Kristiansand
  • Spaceworld Megastore Oslo
  • Spaceworld Strømmen

Best Downloable game:

  • Battlefield 1943
  • Shadow Complex
  • Tales of Monkey Island
  • Trials HD

Best Strategy:

  • Anno 1404
  • Empire Total War
  • Halo Wars
  • Warhammer 40 000: Dawn of War II

Best Multiplayer game:

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • FIFA 10
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • New Super Mario Bros wii

Best Cellphone game:

  • Beneath A Steel Sky (iPhone)
  • Flight Control (IPhone)
  • Modern Combat: Sandstorm (iPhone)
  • Secret of Monkey Island SE (iPhone)

Gullstikka translates to something like The Golden Stick.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Project Needlemouse is Sonic the Hedgehog 4. The new game will be released episodical on WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 will feature HD graphics, while the Nintendo Wii version will use some sort of motioncontroll. The best part is that Sonic 4 is back to it’s original 2D roots, where Sonic belongs. The first episode will be released Summer 2010.

Here is the full pressrelease from blogs.sega.com:

SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the first game developed specifically for the download market from the world’s fastest hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I will be available via download on Microsoft XBLA, Sony PSN and Nintendo WiiWare, bringing with it the addictive classic 2D side scrolling action that Sonic fans have been waiting for.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I offers sublime 2D gameplay through beautifully rendered HD environments. Fans will be able to speed through each level with the classic Spin Dash move, and destroy enemies using the Homing Attack. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I sees the return of the much-loved special stages and takes players through a variety of different Zones, all inspired by the Mega Drive era.

Each level from Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I is separately selectable from the main menu, making it easy for players to replay their favorite sections as they wish. Long time fans will not be disappointed as they rejoin the action and face all new intense boss battles against everyone’s favourite villain – the ever devious and evil – Dr. Eggman!

“Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I is a return to the classic game style of the original Sonic games” commented Gary Knight, European Marketing Director SEGA Europe Ltd. “It’s great to be able to offer fans of the Sonic series the type of game they have been asking for in a high definition experience.”

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I will be available in Summer 2010 for XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare.