2012 Nominee Fast FactsGames With Multiple NominationsFour Nominations:Dishonored
Halo 4
The Last of Us
Three Nominations:Assassin's Creed III
Tomb Raider
Two Nominations:Beyond: Two Souls
Borderlands
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Company of Heroes 2
Dance Central 3
Game & Wario (wt)
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Planetside 2
Quantum Conundrum
SimCity
Unfinished Swam
XCOM: EnemY Unknown
Publisher Breakdown(Plus Trend Analysis Over Past 4 Years)
Sony Computer Entertainment12 nominations (-2 from 2011; +6 from 2010; -1 from 2009; +1 from 2008)
Microsoft8 nominations (-3 from 2011; -3 from 2010; +3 from 2009; +1 from 2008)
Electronic Arts 8 nominations (-6 from 2011; -7 from 2010; -10 from 2009; -13 from 2008)
Nintendo8 nominatinos (+2 from 2011; +3 from 2010; +3 from 2009; +5 from 2008)
Bethesda6 nominations (+1 from 2011; Same as 2010; +6 from 2009; +3 from 2008)
Square Enix 6 nominations (+3 from 2011; +5 from 2010; +3 from 2009; +4 from 2008)
Ubisoft5 nominations (-2 from 2011; Same as 2010; +2 from 2009; +1 from 2008)
2K Games5 nominations (Same as 2011; +3 from 2010; +4 from 2009: +5 from 2008)
Sega 3 nominations
THQ3 nominations (+1 from 2011; +1 from 2010; +3 from 2009; Same as 2008)
Activision3 nominations (+1 from 2011; +1 from 2010; -7 from 2009; +2 from 2008)
Namco2 nominations (-1 from 2011; +2 from 2010; Same as 2009; +1 from 2008)
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment2 nominations (-4 from 2011; Same as 2010; -1 from 2009; +1 from 2008)
SOE2 nominations
Atlus2 nominations
Nominee Breakdown by Platform (Multiplatform
games are counted in all appropriate platform tallies. Information
based on announced platforms for each game as of 6/20/12. Does not include hardware/peripherals)
PlayStation 352 nominations (+4 from 2011; +13 from 2010; +13 from 2009; +14 from 2008)
Xbox 36048 nominations (-7 from 2011; +2 from 2010; +6 from 2009; +6 from 2009)
PC41 nominations (-1 from 2011; +11 from 2010; +18 from 2009; +14 from 2008)
PSVita7 nominations (same as 2011)
3DS6 nominations (+1 from 2011)
Wii4 nominations (+2 from 2011; -10 from 2010; -4 from 2009; -4 from 2008)
Wii U5 nominations (+4 from 2011)
iPad1 nomination (same as 2011)