G4TV tarafından X-Play'in 2008 yılı ödül adayları, kategorilerine göre açıklandı. Kazanan oyunlar 9 Aralık 2008 Salı günü belli olacak. Kategorilere göre aday oyunlar şöyle oluştu:
YILIN OYUNU
* Fable 2
* Fallout 3
* Gears of War 2
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* Left 4 Dead
* Metal Gear Solid 4
: Guns of the Patriots
* Resistance 2
En orijinal oyun
* Boom Blox
* Braid
* LittleBigPlanet
* Mirror’s Edge
* No More Heroes
* The World Ends With You
En iyi oynanış yeniliği
* “Level creation/sharing” – LittleBigPlanet
* “AI Director” – Left 4 Dead
* “Objective-based multiplayer” – Resistance 2
* “Voice command” – Tom Clancy’s EndWar
* “Right stick combat” – Too Human
* “Public quests” – Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
En iyi multiplayer oyun
* Gears of War 2
* Left 4 Dead
* Madden NFL 09
* Resistance 2
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
* Too Human
En iyi aksiyon-macera oyunu
* Dead Space
* God of War: Chains of Olympus
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* No More Heroes
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
En iyi spor oyunu
* FIFA 09
* Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
* NBA 2K9
* NHL 09
* Madden NFL 09
En iyi "shooter" tarzı oyun
* Call of Duty: World at War
* Far Cry 2
* Gears of War 2
* Left 4 Dead
* Resistance 2
En iyi RPG
* Fable 2
* Fallout 3
* Persona 4
* Tales of Vesperia
* The World Ends With You
En iyi yeni karakter
* The dog – Fable 2
* Niko Bellic – Grand Theft Auto IV
* Sackboy – LittleBigPlanet
* Drebin 893 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* Travis Touchdown – No More Heroes
En iyi sanatsal oyun
* Fable 2
* Fallout 3
* Far Cry 2
* LittleBigPlanet
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* Prince of Persia
En iyi animasyon
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* Left 4 Dead
* NBA 2K9
* Madden NFL 09
* Prince of Persia
* Resistance 2
En iyi yazılan oyun
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* Fable 2
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* No More Heroes
* The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
En iyi orjinal soundtrack
* Gears of War 2
* Mirror’s Edge
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* No More Heroes
* Resistance 2
En iyi ses dizaynı
* Battlefield: Bad Company
* Condemned 2: Bloodshot
* Dead Space
* Fable 2
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
En iyi indirebilir içerik
* Burnout Paradise - bikes/map expansion
* Call of Duty 4 - maps
* Rock Band 2 - DLC songs
* Team Fortress 2 - class upgrades
* Warhawk - PSN expansions
En iyi indirebilir yeni oyun
* Bionic Commando Rearmed
* Braid
* Geometry Wars 2
* Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
* World of Goo
En iyi strateji oyunu
* Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
* Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor
* Sins of a Solar Empire
* Tom Clancy’s EndWar
* Valkyria Chronicles
En iyi yarış oyunu
* Burnout Paradise
* GRID
* Mario Kart Wii
* MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
* Pure
En iyi müzik/ritim oyunu
* Audiosurf
* Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
* Guitar Hero World Tour
* Patapon
* Rock Band 2
En iyi el konsolu oyunu
* Chrono Trigger DS
* God of War: Chains of Olympus
* Patapon
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village
* The World Ends With You
En iyi MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) oyunu
* Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
* Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
* World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King