Nintendo tops E3 Game Critics Awards
There are a lot of “Best of show” awards given out at E3,
but none carry the weight of the Game Critics Awards. Respected journalists
from major publications team together for these honors, voting on the best
games and hardware collectively.
This year’s winners have been announced – and it’s Nintendo’s 3DS handheld gaming system that walked away with the “Best of Show” award. id Software’s “Rage” and Valve’s “Portal 2” both earned multiple awards in sub-categories. (In order for a game to be eligible for an award, publishers are required to give judges hands-on time with the E3 demo. This is to ensure that games are actually playable and not just canned video presentations.)
The full list of winners (after the break):
Best of Show
Nintendo 3DS
(Nintendo)
Best Original Game
Dance Central
(Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)
Best Console Game
Rage
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
Best Handheld Game
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
(Ready at Dawn/Sony Santa Monica for PSP)
Best PC Game
Portal 2
(Valve)
Best Hardware
Nintendo 3DS
(Nintendo)
Best Action Game
Rage
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Portal 2
(Valve for PC / Mac, PS3 and Xbox 360)
Best Role Playing Game
Star Wars: The Old Republic
(BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA for PC)
Best Fighting Game
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
(Capcom for PS3 and Xbox 360)
Best Racing Game
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
(Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
Best Sports Game
NBA Jam
(EA Canada/EA Sports for Wii)
Best Strategy Game
Civilization V
(Firaxis/2K Games for PC)
Best Social/Casual Game
Rock Band 3
(Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii)
Best Motion Simulation Game
Dance Central
(Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)
Best Online Multiplayer
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
(Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
Special Commendation for Graphics
Rage
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
Chris Morris reports on the the intersection of Hollywood and technology, as well as the latest must-have consumer technology gadgets.
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