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2008

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: 41 Game of the Year awards

No: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots collected 41 Game of the Year awards in 2008 and finished No. 2; the season went to Fallout 3 with 69. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto IV its Game of the Year.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a 2008 action-adventure stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the PlayStation 3. It is the sixth Metal Gear game directed by Hideo Kojima.

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots finished #2 in the 2008 race, with 41 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 41Total awards
  • 26Media outlets
  • 15Readers' choice
  • 17Countries

Also in the 2008 season: Fallout 3 (69), Grand Theft Auto IV (40), LittleBigPlanet (27), Gears of War 2 (8) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots win?

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots won 41 Game of the Year awards in the 2008 season — 18.9% of every award tracked that season. 26 came from editorial picks and 15 from readers' polls, across 17 countries.

Did Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 2 in 2008, behind Fallout 3, which collected 69.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released12 June 2008
  • Developer—
  • PublisherKonami
  • action-adventure game
  • stealth game
  • third-person shooter
  • cyberpunk video game
  • PlayStation 3

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States15
United Kingdom5
Spain3
Germany2
Canada2
Italy2
Australia2
Portugal1
France1
Iran1
Norway1
South Korea1
Unknown1
India1
Czechia1
Arab1
Sweden1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
1UP Readers' Choice Awards ReadersUnited States2008Internet Archive
4PLAYER.DEGermany2008Internet Archive
4PlayersGermany2008forum.4pforen.4players.de
ALT+F4United States2008Internet Archive
EurogamerPortugal2008Internet Archive
FoxnewsUnited States2008Internet Archive
Gamekult Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersFrance2008Internet Archive
Gamer's LandIran2008Internet Archive
Gamereactor Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersNorway2008Internet Archive
Games On SmashUnited States2008Internet Archive
GameShotSouth Korea2008Internet Archive
GameSpongeUnknown2008Internet Archive
GameSpotUnited States2008Internet Archive
GameSpot Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2008Internet Archive
GamezineUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
GamingIndiansIndia2008Internet Archive
Giant Bomb People's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2008Internet Archive
IGN Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2008Internet Archive
JackCentraUnited States2008Internet Archive
KonzolistaCzechia2008Internet Archive
MeristationSpain2008Internet Archive
MonsterVineCanada2008Internet Archive
Multiplayer.it Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersItaly2008Internet Archive
NeoGAFUnited States2008Internet Archive
OXCGNAustralia2008Internet Archive
PALGNAustralia2008Internet Archive
PCWorld.caCanada2008Internet Archive
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewUnited States2008Internet Archive
PlayfireUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
Project MenaArab2008Internet Archive
PS3ThEvolutionUnited States2008Internet Archive
Ripten Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2008Internet Archive
SpazioGamesItaly2008Internet Archive
Swedish Level MagazineSweden2008Internet Archive
The BitbagUnited States2008Internet Archive
The Daily VanguardUnited States2008Internet Archive
VG-ReloadedUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
VGChartz Reader's Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive
WildGamesSpain2008Internet Archive
WildGames Community choice GOTY ReadersSpain2008Internet Archive
Worthing HeraldUnited Kingdom2008Internet Archive

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