GAME WALK OF FAME
VOTING BEGINS
Copyright 2004 Metreon Press Release
[ October 1st 2004 ]
Starting
today, gamers from around the globe can cast their
official vote for Walk of Game, the industry's
first physical landmark honoring video game icons
and the impact they have had on the entertainment
industry. Between October 1 and October 31, 2004,
game enthusiasts will cast their votes in the
categories of "Game and/or Character" and "Lifetime
Achievement."
The
top four games and characters and the top two
lifetime achievers will be inducted into Walk
of Game and have a 24x24, customized, brushed-steel
star installed on the floors of Metreon. The results
of the voting will be announced in November 2004,
with groundbreaking in 2005. Gamers will vote
from a list of nominees compiled from a survey
of industry members, and technology, entertainment,
and gaming media. The 2004 Walk of Game nominees
are:
Lifetime
Achievement - Nolan Bushnell: Pong; Shigeru Miyamoto:
Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda; Sid Meier: Pirates!,
Red Storm Rising, and F-19 Stealth Fighter; Will
Wright: Sim City and The Sims; and Yu Suzuki:
Outrun, Shenmue and Virtua Fighter.
Games/Characters
- Donkey Kong, Doom, Final Fantasy, Grand Theft
Auto, Half-Life, Halo, Lara Croft (Tomb Raider),
Link (The Legend of Zelda), Mario, Master Chief
(Halo), Max Payne, Mortal Kombat, Ms. Pac-Man,
Myst, Pac-Man, Parappa the Rapper, Pong, Resident
Evil, Ryu (Street Fighter), Sonic the Hedgehog,
Star Wars, Street Fighter, Tetris, Yorda (Ico),
and Zelda (The Legend of Zelda).
Click
here to record your Walk Of Fame vote
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