Come ogni anno, una volta conslusosi E3 è il momento degli E3 Awards, i premi assegnati da una giuria di giornalisti ai migliori prodotti visti in fiera. Oggi è stato annunciato l'elenco delle nominations per ogni categoria, in attesa di conoscere i vincitori che saranno annunciati la notte del 23 giugno.

Migliore dello show:

• Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP - PS3, Xbox 360)
• Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts - Xbox 360, PC)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft - Xbox 360)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA - PS3) 

Miglior gioco originale:

• Alan Wake (Remedy/MGS - Xbox 360)
• Bayonetta (Platinum Games/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360)
• Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP - PS3, Xbox 360)
• Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream/SCEE - PS3)
• Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE - Nintendo DS)

Miglior gioco per console:

• Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP - PS3, Xbox 360)
• God of War 3 (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA - PS3)
• Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts - Xbox 360)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision - PS3, Xbox 360)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA - PS3)

Miglior gioco per console portatili:

• Gran Turismo (Polyphony Digital/SCEJ - PSP)
• LittleBigPlanet (SCE Studio Cambridge/Media Molecule/SCEE - PSP)
• Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Alphadream/Nintendo - Nintendo DS)
• Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE - Nintendo DS)
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo - Nintendo DS)

Miglior gioco per PC:

• DC Universe Online (Sony Online Austin/SOE)
• Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare/EA)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts)
• Supreme Commander 2 (Gas Powered Games/Square Enix)

Miglior hardware:

• DJ Hero Controller (Freestyle Games/Red Octane/Activision)
• “Project Natal” (Microsoft)
• PSP Go (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Tony Hawk Ride Skateboard (Robomodo/Activision)
• Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo)

Miglior gioco action:

• BioShock 2 (2K Marin/2K Games - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Halo 3 ODST (Bungie/MGS - Xbox 360)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP - Xbox 360, PC)
• Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Singularity (Raven/Activision - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Miglior gioco action-adventure:

• Bayonetta (Platinum Games/Sega - PS3, Xbox 360)
• Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP - PS3, Xbox 360)
• God of War 3 (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA - PS3)
• Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft - Xbox 360)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA - PS3)

Miglior gioco di ruolo:

• Alpha Protocol (Obsidian/Sega - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare/EA - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Alphadream/Nintendo - Nintendo DS)
• Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/EA - Xbox 360, PC)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts - PC)

Miglior gioco di guida:

• Blur (Bizzare Creations/Activision - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Forza Motorsport 3 (Turn 10/MGS - Xbox 360)
• ModNation Racers (United Front/SCEA - PS3)
• Need for Speed Shift (Slightly Mad/EA Games - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Split/Second (Black Rock/Disney Interactive - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Miglior gioco di lotta:

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Foundation 9/Capcom - PS3, Xbox 360)
• Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Project Soul/Namco-Bandai Games - PSP)
• Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars (Eighting/Capcom - Wii)
• Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai - PS3, Xbox 360)
• The King of Fighters XII (SNK Playmore - PS3, Xbox 360)

Miglior gioco sportivo:

• Fight Night Round 4 (EA Canada/EA Sports - PS3, Xbox 360)
• Madden NFL 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports - PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
• NHL 10 (EA Canada/EA Sports - PS3, Xbox 360)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports - Wii)
• Tony Hawk Ride (Robomodo/Activision - PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Miglior gioco strategico:

• League of Legends: Clash of Fates (Riot Games - PC)
• Order of War (Wargaming.net/Square Enix - PC)
• R.U.S.E. (Eugen Systems/Ubisoft - PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Supreme Commander 2 (Gas Powered Games/Square Enix - Xbox 360, PC)

Miglior gioco casual o “social”:

• DJ Hero (Traveler’s Tales/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
• Guitar Hero 5 (Neversoft/Red Octane/Activision - Multipiattaforma)
• Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE - Nintendo DS)
• The Beatles Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP - PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
• Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo - Wii)

Miglior gioco online multigiocatore:

• Halo 3 ODST (Bungie/MGS - Xbox 360)
• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP - Xbox 360, PC)
• MAG (Zipper Interactive/SCEA - PS3)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts - PC)
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA - PS3)