2012: E3 Awards nominations announced
Best of show
-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)
Best original game
-Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
-Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
-Quantum Connundrum (Airtight Games/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)
Best game for consoles
-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)
Best game for portable consoles
-Assassin's Creed III Liberation (Ubisoft/Ubisoft for Sofia 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)
Best PC game
2-Company of Heroes (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/2 k Games for PC)
Best hardware
-Astro A50 Wireless Gaming Headset (Astro)
-Rift VR Headset (Lucky Palmer/John Carmack/id Software)
-U Wii (Nintendo)
-Wonderbook (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)
Skylanders: Giants-Figures (Toys for Bob/Activision)
Best action game
2-Borderlands (Gearbox/2 k Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
-Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
3-Crysis (Crytek/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
-Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
-Metal Gear Rising: Revengence (Kojima Pro Platinum Games//Konami for PS3, Xbox 360)
Best action-adventure game
-Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 U)
-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)
Best role playing game
-Zoid: 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)
Best fighting game
-Dead or Alive 5 (Koei Tecmo/Team Ninja for PS3, Xbox 360)
-Injustice: Gods Among Us (NetherRealm Studios/WB GAMES for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
4-person 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)
Best driving game
F1 2012-(Codemasters/Codemasters for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
-Horizon Force (Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft for Xbox 360 Studios)
-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, 3DS)
Best sports game
-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/2 k Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
13-NHL (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
2013-Pro Evolution Soccer (PES Productions/Konami for PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, 3DS)
Best strategy game
2-Company of Heroes (Relic/THQ for PC)
End of Nations (Petroglyph Games/Trion Worlds for PC)
-SimCity (Maxis/EA for PC)
-Pikmin 3 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)
-XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2 k Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best casual game, or "social"
Dance Central-3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
-Game & Wario (working title) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo for Wii)
-Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (TT/WB GAMES for PC, PS3, X 360, Wii, PSVita, 3DS)
-Nintendoland (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii)
-Rock Band Blitz (Harmonix for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best game with motion sensor
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)
4-Just Dance (Ubisoft/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii and U)
-Wii Fit (U) (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii)
-Wonderbook: Books of Spells (London Studio/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
Best online multiplayer game
2-Borderlands (Gearbox/2 k 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, Xbox 360, PSVita)
-PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
Best downloadable game
-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, Xbox 360, PSVita, Wii)
-The Cave (Double End/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
-Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)