GAMING NEWSGameCritics Awards Nominees AnnouncedPosted on Tuesday, June 21 @ 20:05:08 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff
If you want to know what other game critics thought about everything at E3, look no further than this list of nominees: Best of Show - Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady/WB Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - BioShock infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3) Best Original Game - Bastion (Supergiant Games/WB Games for PC, Xbox 360) - BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Journey (Thatgamecompany/SCEA for PlayStation 3) - Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita) Best Console Game - Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady/WB Games for PS3, Xbox 360) - Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/EA Games for PS3, Xbox 360) - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360) - Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PS3, Xbox 360) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3) Best Handheld/Mobile Game - Contre Jour (Mokus/Chillingo/EA for iPad, iPhone) - Mario Kart (Nintendo/Nintendo for 3DS) - Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita) - Super Mario (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo for 3DS) - Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCE Bend Studio/Naughty Dog/SCEA for PSVita) Best PC Game - Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA Games for PC) - BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC) - End of Nations (Petroglyph Games/Trion Worlds for PC) - Star Wars: The Old Republic (Bioware Austin/EA Games for PC) - Torchlight 2 (Runic Games/Perfect World for PC) Best Hardware - PlayStation Vita (Sony Computer Entertainment) - Rocksmith (Ubisoft San Francisco/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Sony 3D Display (Sony Computer Entertainment) - Wii U (Nintendo) - Zoom for Kinect (Nyko) Best Action Game - Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Gears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Prey 2 (Human Head Studios/Bethesda for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360) - Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) Best Action/Adventure Game - Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360) - Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady/WB Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - BioShock infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3) Best Role Playing Game - Dark Souls (From Software/Namco Bandai Games for PS3, Xbox 360) - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Big Huge Games/38 Studios/EAP for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360) - Mass Effect 3 (BioWare/EA Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/EA for PC) - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Best Racing Game - Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft Reflections/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Forza 4 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Mario Kart (Nintendo/Nintendo for 3DS) - Need for Speed:The Run (EA Black Box/EA Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) - Wipeout 2048 (Studio Liverpool/SCEE for PSVita) Best Fighting Game - Skullgirls (Reverge Labs/Autumn Games for PS3, Xbox 360) - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (Iron Galaxy Studios/Capcom for PS3, Xbox 360) - Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom/Capcom for PS3, Xbox 360, PSVita) - Soul Calibur V (Namco/Namco Bandai for PS3, Xbox 360) - Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai Games for Arcade) - WWE 12 (Yuke's/THQ for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) Best Sports Game - FIFA Soccer 12 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Madden NFL 12 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360) - NBA 2K12 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports for PS3, Xbox 360) - SSX (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360) - UFC Undisputed 3 (Yuke's/THQ for PS3, Xbox 360) Best Strategy Game - Age of Empires Online (Gas Powered Games/Microsoft Studios for PC) - End of Nations (Petroglyph/Trion Worlds for PC) - From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Skulls of the Shogun (Haunted Temple Studios for PC, Xbox 360) - Trenched (Double Fine/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) Best Social/Casual Game - Dance Central 2 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Disneyland Adventures (Frontier Developments/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Rocksmith (Ubisoft San Francisco/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Rhythm Heaven (TNX/Nintendo for Wii) - Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita) Best Motion Simulation Game - Dance Central 2 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Fruit Ninja Kinect (Halfbrick/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster (Double Fine Productions/WB Games for Xbox 360) - The Gunstringer (Twisted Pixel Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii) Best Online Multiplayer Game - Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Gears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/EA for PC) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3) Best Downloadable Game - Bastion (Supergiant Games/WB Games for PC, Xbox 360) - From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Fuelcell Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360) - Journey (Thatgamecompany/SCEA for PlayStation 3) - Papo & Yo (Minority/SCEA for PlayStation 3) Phew! That's a lot of games. What are you picks, Commenter Critics? More from the Game Revolution Network Comments
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Tyrranis
Joined: Nov 2005
That's OK though. I'd love to see SSX win Best Fighting Game.
danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009
Klandathu
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