Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Microsoft has revealed the winners of the third annual Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards in which over 1 million votes were cast to find the biggest and best XBLA games of 2009.

Taking top honours was RedLynx's physics-based motorcycle racing game Trials HD which won the coveted Best Overall Arcade Game, as well as the Best Innovation award. Other worthy mentions include Chair Entertainment's Shadow Complex (XG's Arcade Game of the Year 2009), along with EA DICE's online multiplayer Battlefield 1943 who both secured two awards each.

Check out the full list of winners below:

• Best Overall Arcade Game: Trials HD (Microsoft)
• Best Original Game: Splosion Man™ (Xbox LIVE Arcade)
• Best Family Game: Hasbro Family Game Night (Electronic Arts)
• Best Co-Operative Multiplayer: Battlefield 1943™ (Electronic Arts)
• Best Competitive Multiplayer: Battlefield 1943™ (Electronic Arts)
• Best Solo Game: Shadow Complex™ (Chair Entertainment/Microsoft Corp.)
• Best Innovation: Trials HD (Microsoft)
• Best Graphics: Shadow Complex™ (Chair Entertainment/Microsoft Corp.)
• Best Classic/Remake: Banjo-Tooie® (Microsoft Game Studios)