Game Critics Awards’ Best of E3 2011 nominees
I really feel like Skyward Sword is getting snubbed. Sure, perhaps it wasn’t the best game of E3, but no one is really acknowledging it or anything. I wasn’t at the trade show, though Austin seemed to greatly enjoy the game and the footage I saw had me impressed!
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/ATVI 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/ATVI 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)
