IGN.com has recently released their “Best of 2008″ for all things encompassing the nerd kingdom and yes I say that with love cus I’m a part of that nerdiness. The best of 08 includes movies, comics, gear, music and of course video games! What I was more personally interested in were the top video games of the year for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the Wii. Here’s a quick and dirty breakdown:

Xbox 360

Best Action Game: Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Platform Game: Prince of Persia
Best Driving / Racing Game: Grid (I have to agree, this game is sick)
Best Shooting Game: Gears of War 2
Best Sports Game: NHL 09
Game of the Year: Fallout 3

Playstation 3

Best Action Game: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot
Best Platform Game: LittleBigPlanet
Best Driving / Racing Game: Burnout Paradise
Best Shooting Game: Resistance 2
Best Sports Game: MLB ‘08: The Show
Game of the Year: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot

Wii

Best Action Game: No More Heroes
Best Platform Game: de Blob
Best Driving / Racing Game: Mario Kart Wii
Best Shooting Game: Call of Duty: World at War
Best Sports Game: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Game of the Year: World of Goo

Check out the rest of the “Best of 2008 over at IGN.com.

It looks like someone took notice of Johnny Lee’s headtracking Wiimote hack video and took it the next level.  As seen in the above vimeo clip, Ryo Katsuma, has a created a jogging simulator that enables gamers to run through the streets of Tokyo.  Sure you’ll be running in place and there is a bit of lag on screen, but don’t be surprised if Ryo decides to add features like being able to see others runners and a ranking table in the near future.  Wanna give the app a try?  Go visit Tokyo-Jogging.

Source: Digital World Tokyo via Tokyo-Jogging