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2008

Grand Theft Auto IV: 40 Game of the Year awards

No: Grand Theft Auto IV collected 40 Game of the Year awards in 2008 and finished No. 3; the season went to Fallout 3 with 69. Spike Video Game Awards did name it Game of the Year.

Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the eleventh entry overall.

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Grand Theft Auto IV finished #3 in the 2008 race, with 40 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 40Total awards
  • 26Media outlets
  • 14Readers' choice
  • 14Countries

Also in the 2008 season: Fallout 3 (69), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (41), LittleBigPlanet (27), Gears of War 2 (8), Left 4 Dead (7) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Grand Theft Auto IV win?

Grand Theft Auto IV won 40 Game of the Year awards in the 2008 season — 18.4% of every award tracked that season. 26 came from editorial picks and 14 from readers' polls, across 14 countries.

Did Grand Theft Auto IV win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 3 in 2008, behind Fallout 3, which collected 69.

Game facts

  • action-adventure game
  • video game with LGBT character
  • X-BOX 360
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 3
  • Xbox One

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States16
United Kingdom6
Germany4
Spain2
Australia2
Sweden2
Canada1
Iran1
Italy1
Norway1
Netherlands1
Russia1
India1
US/UK1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
3DJuegosSpain2008Internet Archive
3DJuegos Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersSpain2008Internet Archive
4PLAYER.DE Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersGermany2008Internet Archive
ActiontripUnited States2008Internet Archive
AreaGamesGermany2008Internet Archive
CBN Media - CyberShack People's Choice ReadersAustralia2008Internet Archive
Cheat Code Central Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2008Internet Archive
Cinema BlendUnited States2008Internet Archive
Console MonsterUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
Dataspelsgalan 2009Sweden2008Internet Archive
Digital SpyUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)United States2008videogamegeek.com
EMA's 2009 Video Game AwardsUnited States2008Internet Archive
EurogamerGermany2008Internet Archive
ExtremegamerCanada2008Internet Archive
Game InformerUnited States2008Internet Archive
Gameplayer.seSweden2008Internet Archive
Gamer's Land Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersIran2008Internet Archive
GamervisionUnited States2008Internet Archive
GamesMasterUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
GamesNationItaly2008Internet Archive
GametrailersUnited States2008Internet Archive
Giant BombUnited States2008Internet Archive
Guardian readers' choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
GullstikkaNorway2008Internet Archive
Haymarket Consumer Media - the Leisure LabUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
IGN AUAustralia2008Internet Archive
InsideGamerNetherlands2008Internet Archive
KotakuUnited States2008Internet Archive
Los Angeles TimesUnited States2008Internet Archive
MTV EuropeGermany2008Internet Archive
Play.tmUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersRussia2008Internet Archive
Spike TV Video Game AwardsUnited States2008Internet Archive
TechCrunch Network - CrunchGear People's Choice ReadersUnited States2008Internet Archive
Techtree.com IndiaIndia2008Internet Archive
The New York TimesUnited States2008Internet Archive
ThunderboltUS/UK2008Internet Archive
TIMEUnited States2008Internet Archive
WhatIfGamingUnited States2008Internet Archive

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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.