Две седмици след края на тазгодишното Electronic Entertainment Expo организаторите на събитието обявиха списъка с претендентите за Best of E3 2012 Game Critics Awards.
Миналата година с най-много награди гейм критиците отличиха BioShock Infinite, чийто рилийз неотдавна бе отложен за догодина.
През тази най-много номинации – по четири за всяка, получиха Dishonored, Halo 4 и The Last of Us, като в две от топ категориите – Най-доброто от шоуто и Най-добра конзолна игра, трите заглавия са противопоставени едно на друго. Освен тях в тези две категории с шансове за титлата са Assassin's Creed III и Tomb Raider.
Sony е компанията с най-много номинации на брой – 12, а нейната домашна конзола – PS3, е лидер при платформите с общо 52.
Номинирани за Best of E3 2012 Game Critics Awards са:
Най-добрата игра на E3 2012
Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Най-добра оригинална игра
Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Quantum Connundrum (Airtight Game/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
Най-добра конзолна игра
Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square-Enix for PS3, Xbox 360)
Най-добра портативна/мобилна игра
Assassin's Creed III Liberation (Ubisoft Sofia/Ubisoft for PSVita)
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (Dreamrift/Disney Interactive Studios for 3DS)
Infinity Blade Dungeons (Epic Games/Epic Games for iOS)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games/Nintendo for 3DS)
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for 3DS)
Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita)
Най-добра PC игра
Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/THQ for PC)
Hawken (Adhesive Games/Meteor Entertainment for PC)
PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
SimCity (Maxis/EA for PC)
X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC)
Най-добър хардуер/периферно устройство
Astro A50 Wireless Gaming Headset (Astro)
Rift VR Headset (Palmer Lucky/John Carmack/id Software)
Wii U (Nintendo)
Wonderbook (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)
Skylanders: Giants Figures (Toys for Bob/Activision)
Най-добра екшън игра
Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Crysis 3 (Crytek/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengence (Platinum Games/Kojima Pro/Konami for PS3, Xbox 360)
Най-добра екшън адвенчър игра
Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360)
Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Най-добра ролева игра
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (Square Enix/Square Enix for 3DS)
Ni No Kuni (Level-5/Namco Bandai for PlayStation 3)
Persona 4 Golden (Atlus/Atlus for PSVita)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dawnguard (BGS/Bethesda for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian Entertainment/THQ for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Най-добра бойна игра
Dead or Alive 5 (Team Ninja/Tecmo Koei for PS3, Xbox 360)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (NetherRealm Studios/WBIE for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U)
Persona 4 Arena (Arc System Works/Atlus for PS3, Xbox 360)
PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale (SuperBot/SCEA for PlayStation 3, PSVita)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai Games/Namco Bandai Games for PS3, Xbox 360)
Най-добър рейсър
F1 2012 (Codemasters/Codemasters for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Forza Horizon (Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
LittleBigPlanet Karting (United Front Games/Media Molecule/SCEA for PS3)
Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion Games/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (Sumo/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, 3DS)
Най-добра спортна игра
FIFA Soccer 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Madden NFL 13 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
NBA 2K13 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
NHL 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES Productions/Konami for PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, 3DS)
Най-добра стратегия
Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/THQ for PC)
nd of Nations (Petroglyph Games/Trion Worlds for PC)
SimCity (Maxis/EA for PC)
Pikmin 3 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii U)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Най-добра социална/ежедневна игра
Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Game & Wario (working title) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo for Wii U)
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (TT/WBIE for PC, PS3, PSVita, X360, Wii, 3DS)
Nintendoland (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii U)
Rock Band Blitz (Harmonix for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Най-добра симулация с физическа активност
Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Fable: The Journey (Lionhead/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Game & Wario (working title) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo for Wii U)
Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Wii U)
Wii Fit U (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii U)
Wonderbook: Books of Spells (London Studio/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
Най-добра онлайн мултиплеър игра
Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion/EA for PC, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360)
PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
Най-добра digital-only игра
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Arkedo Studio/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Quantum Conundrum (Airtight Games/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Retro City Rampage (VBlank Entertainment for PC, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360, Wii)
The Cave (Double Fine/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
