Game of the year 1999

Homeworld (Developer : Relic Entertainment/Publisher : Sierra)

Runners-up : Half - Life : Opposing Force (Sierra), System Shock 2 (EA)

Best Action Game of the year 1999

Rogue Spear (Red Storm/Take 2 Interactive)

Runners-up : SWAT 3 (Sierra), Unreal Tournament (GT Interactive)

Best Real - Time Strategy Game of the year 1999

Age Of Empires II (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft)

Runners-up : Dungeon Keeper II (), Rollercoaster Tycoon  ()

Best Role - playing Game of the year 1999

System Shock 2 (Electronic Arts)

Runners-up : Planescape : Torment (Interplay), Ultima IX : Ascension (Origin)

Best Turn - based Strategy Game of the year 1999

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Firaxis)

Runners-up : Age of Wonders (G.O.D), Worms Armageddon (Microprose)

Best Simulation Game of the year 1999

MiG Alley (Rowan/Empire Interactive)

Runners-up : Flanker 2.0 (SSI), Flight Unlimited III (Looking Glass)

Best Racing Game of the year 1999

Re-Volt (Acclaim Entertainment/Acclaim Entertainment)

Runners-up : Midtown Madness (Microsoft)

Best Sports Game of the year 1999

High Heat Baseball 2000 (Team .366/3DO)

Runners-up : NBA Live 2000 (EA), NHL 2000 (EA)

Best Wargame of the year 1999

Close Combat III (Atomic Games/Microsoft)

Runners-up : Jane's Fleet Command (Jane), The Operational Art of War (Talonsoft

Best Multiplayer Game of the year 1999

Half - Life : Team Fortress Classic (Valve/Sierra)

Runners-up : Starsiege : Tribes (Sierra), Unreal Tournament (GT Interactive)

Best Expansion Pack of the year 1999

Half - Life : Opposing Force (Gearbox/Sierra)

Most innovative Game of the year 1999

Starsiege : Tribes (Sierra)

Special Achievement in Hardware

Intellimouse Explorer (Microsoft)

Special Achievement in Graphics

Quake III Arena (Activision)

Special Achievement in Art Direction

Homeworld (Sierra)

Special Achievement in Sound

System Shock 2 (EA)

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