Nominees

2010 Nominees

The judges for the Game Critics Awards are proud to announce the nominees for "The Best of E3 2010."

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Best of Show
- Dance Central (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)
- Disney's Epic Mickey  (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)
- Nintendo 3DS  (Nintendo)
- Portal 2 (Valve for PC / Mac, PS3 and Xbox 360)
- Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)

Best Original Game
- Bulletstorm (People Can Fly/Epic Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
- Child of Eden
(Q Entertainment/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360)
- Dance Central (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)
- Disney's Epic Mickey
(Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)
- Rage
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)

Best Console Game
- Disney's Epic Mickey (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)
- InFamous 2 (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)
- Kirby's Epic Yarn  (Good-Feel/Nintendo for Wii)
- Portal 2  (Valve for PC / Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
 

Best Handheld Game
- Ghost Trick (Capcom for Nintendo DS)
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta 
(Ready at Dawn/Sony Santa Monica for PSP)
- Okamiden
(Capcom for Nintendo DS)
- SuperScribblenauts
(5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)
- Valkyria Chronicles  2 (Sega for PSP)

Best PC Game
- Civilization V  (Firaxis/2K Games)
- Crysis 2
(CryTek/Electronic Arts)
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Rage
(id Software/Bethesda)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA) 

Best Hardware
- Kinect (Microsoft for Xbox 360)
- Move (Sony for PlayStation 3)
- Nintendo 3DS
(Nintendo)
- Rock Band 3 Pro Guitars (Harmonix/MTV Games/Mad Catz)
- Rock Band 3 Keyboard (Harmonix/MTV Games/Mad Catz)

Best Action Game
- Bulletstorm (People Can Fly/Epic Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
(TreyArch/Activision for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- Gears of War 3  (Epic Game/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
- Halo: Reach  (Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
- Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)


Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- Dead Space 2
(Visceral Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- Disney's Epic Mickey  (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)
- Portal 2 (Valve for PC / Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)


Best Role Playing Game
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal/Square-Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
- Fable III (Lionhead/Microsoft Game Studios for PC and Xbox 360)
- Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian/Bethesda for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA for PC)
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (CD Projekt RED STUDIO/Atari for PC)

Best Racing Game
- Gran Turismo 5  (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)
- MotorStorm: Apolcalypse 
(Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
(Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- Test Drive Unlimited 2 (Eden Games/Atari for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)

Best Fighting Game
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds  (Capcom for PS3 and Xbox 360)
- Mortal Kombat (NetherRealm/WBIE for PS3 and Xbox 360)
- WWE All Stars (THQ San Diego/THQ for PS3 and Xbox 360)

Best Sports Game
- EA Sports MMA (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
- Madden NFL 11 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
- NBA Jam (EA Canada/EA Sports for Wii)
- NCAA Football 11 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
- NHL 11
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Strategy Game
- Civilization V (Firaxis/2K Games for PC)
- Company of Heroes Online (Relic/THQ for PC)
- End of Nations (Petroglyph/Trion Worlds for PC)
- Shogun 2: Total War (The Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)

Best Social/Casual Game
- Dance Central  (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)

- DJ Hero 2 
(FreeStyle Games/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

- Kinect Adventures  (Good Science Studio/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
- Rock Band 3   (Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Best Motion Simulation Game
- Child of Eden (Q Entertainment/Ubisoft for PS3 and Xbox 360)
- Dance Central (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)
- Socom 4 
(Zipper/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)

- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved   (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)
- Gears of War 3 
(Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360 )
- Halo Reach  (Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
- Medal of Honor  (EALA/DICE/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

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Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA for PC)