Lista de nominados a los Game Critics Awards 2012

Como cada año, tras el E3 los medios más importantes de la prensa especializada norteamericana, se preparan para premiar a los mejores videojuegos presentados en la feria. Los ganadores los conoceremos el próximo 26 de junio, pero los nominados a los Game Critics Awards —los Oscar de los videojuegos— ya han sido anunciados.

Analizando el listado, se destacan los títulos Dishonored, Halo 4 y The Last of Us, cada uno con cuatro nominaciones distintas. Mientras que Assassin’s Creed III y Tomb Raider, cuentan con tres nominaciones cada uno. En lo que respecta a compañías, Sony lidera la lista con 12 nominaciones, por detrás el siguen Microsoft, Nintendo y Electronic Arts con ocho nominaciones por cabeza.

La lista completa de nominados a los Game Critics Awards 2012 es las siguiente:

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 Conundrum (Airtight Games/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox
• The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
• Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Console Game

• 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 Handheld/Mobile Game 

• Assassin’s Creed III Liberation (Ubisoft Sofia/Ubisoft for 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 

• Company of Heroes 2 (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/2K Games for PC)

Best Hardware/Peripheral

• Astro A50 Wireless Gaming Headset (Astro)
• Rift VR Headset (Palmer Lucky/John Carmack/id Software)
• Wii U (Nintendo)
• Wonderbook (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)
• Skylanders: Giants Figures (Toys for Bob/Activision)

Best Action Game 

• Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Crysis 3 (Crytek/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
• Metal Gear Rising: Revengence (Platinum Games/Kojima Pro/Konami for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game 

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360)
• 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 

• Kingdom Hearts: 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 (Team Ninja/Tecmo Koei for PS3, Xbox 360)
• Injustice: Gods Among Us (NetherRealm Studios/WBIE for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U)
• Persona 4 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 Racing Game 

• F1 2012 (Codemasters/Codemasters for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Forza Horizon (Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
• 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 Vita, 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/2K Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
• NHL 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2013  (PES Productions/Konami for PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, 3DS)

Best Strategy Game 

• Company of Heroes 2 (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 U)
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Social/Casual Game 

• Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
• Game & Wario (working title) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo for Wii U)
• Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (TT/WBIE for PC, PS3, PSVita, X360, Wii, 3DS)
• Nintendoland (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii U)
• Rock Band Blitz (Harmonix for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Motion Simulation Game

• 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 U)
• Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Wii U)
• Wii Fit U (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii U)
• Wonderbook: Books of Spells (London Studio/SCEE for PlayStation 3)

Best Online Multiplayer Game 

• Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K 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, PSVita, Xbox 360)
• 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, PSVita, Xbox 360, Wii)
• The Cave (Double Fine/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)