News - E3 2012 Game Critics Awards : Das sind die Nominierten

Wie jedes Jahr findet die E3 in Los Angeles ihren Abschluss mit der Auszeichnung vieler, auf der Messe vertretener Spiele in verschiedenen Kategorien. Die diesjährigen Nominierten wurden nun bekannt gegeben:

Best of Show

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios; Xbox 360)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PlayStation 3)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Original Game

• Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe; PlayStation 3)
• Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Quantum Connundrum (Airtight Game/Square Enix; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PlayStation 3)
• Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PlayStation 3)

Best Console Game

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft; PS3, Xbox 360)
• Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks; PS3, Xbox 360)
• Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios; Xbox 360)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PlayStation 3)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square-Enix; PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

• Assassin’s Creed III Liberation (Ubisoft Sofia/Ubisoft; PSVita)
• Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (Dreamrift/Disney Interactive Studios; 3DS)
• Infinity Blade Dungeons (Epic Games/Epic Games; iOS)
• Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games/Nintendo; 3DS)
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo; 3DS)
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PSVita)

Best PC Game

• Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/THQ; PC)
• Hawken (Adhesive Games/Meteor Entertainment; PC)
• PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment; PC)
• SimCity (Maxis/EA; PC)
• X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games; PC)

Best Hardware/Peripheral

• 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)

Best Action Game

• Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K Games; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Crysis 3 (Crytek/EA; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios; Xbox 360)
• Metal Gear Rising: Revengence (Platinum Games/Kojima Pro/Konami; PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft; PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360)
• Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe; PlayStation 3)
• Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PlayStation 3)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Role Playing Game

• Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (Square Enix/Square Enix; 3DS)
• Ni No Kuni (Level-5/Namco Bandai; PlayStation 3)
• Persona 4 Golden (Atlus/Atlus; PSVita)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard (BGS/Bethesda; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian Entertainment/THQ; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Fighting Game

• Dead or Alive 5 (Team Ninja/Tecmo Koei; PS3, Xbox 360)
• Injustice: Gods Among Us (NetherRealm Studios/WBIE; PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U)
• Persona 4 Arena (Arc System Works/Atlus; PS3, Xbox 360)
• PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale (SuperBot/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PlayStation 3, PSVita)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai Games/Namco Bandai Games; PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Racing Game

• F1 2012 (Codemasters/Codemasters; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Forza Horizon (Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios;  Xbox 360)
• LittleBigPlanet Karting (United Front Games/Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PS3)
• Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion Games/EA; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (Sumo/Sega; PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, 3DS)

Best Sports Game

• FIFA Soccer 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Madden NFL 13 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports; PS3, Xbox 360)
• NBA 2K13 (Visual Concepts/2K SportsM; PS3, Xbox 360)
• NHL 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES Productions/Konami; PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, 3DS)

Best Strategy Game

• Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/THQ; PC)
• End of Nations (Petroglyph Games/Trion Worlds; PC)
• SimCity (Maxis/EA; PC)
• Pikmin 3 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo; Wii U)
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Social/Casual Game

• Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios; Xbox 360)
• Game & Wario (Projektname) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo; Wii U)
• Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (TT/WBIE; PC, PS3, PSVita, X360, Wii, 3DS)
• Nintendoland (Nintendo/Nintendo; Wii U)
• Rock Band Blitz (Harmonix; PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Motion Simulation Game

• Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios; Xbox 360)
• Fable: The Journey (Lionhead/Microsoft Studios; Xbox 360)
• Game & Wario (Projektname) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo; Wii U)
• Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft/Ubisoft; PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Wii U)
• Wii Fit U (Nintendo/Nintendo; Wii U)
• Wonderbook: Books of Spells (London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe; PlayStation 3)

Best Online Multiplayer Game

• Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K Games; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft StudiosM; Xbox 360)
• Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion/EA; PC, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360)
• PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment; PC)

Best Downloadable Game

• Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Arkedo Studio/Sega; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Quantum Conundrum (Airtight Games/Square Enix; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Retro City Rampage (VBlank Entertainment; PC, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360, Wii)
• The Cave (Double Fine/Sega; PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/Sony Computer Entertainment America; PlayStation 3)

Welche Spiele waren eure Favoriten auf der Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles?