E3 2011: G4 announces their best of E3 award nominees

Without G4’s coverage of E3 a lot of us wouldn’t have had the opportunity to experience the event from the comfort of our own sofas.  G4 did a stellar job of covering the event, but it’s not over quite yet.  Attached is the press release including their nominations and the date of their big E3 award show. G4’s best of !

Below please find the complete list of nominees and be sure to tune in to X-Play on Monday, June 20 at 6:30 PM Eastern to see who the winners are!

Game of Show

Battlefield 3
BioShock Infinite
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Batman: Arkham City
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Tomb Raider

Best Action/Adventure Game

Tomb Raider
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BioShock Infinite
Zelda: Skyward Sword
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
Hitman Absolution
Ninja Gaiden 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Dead Island

Best Shooter

Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Prey 2
Gears of War 3
RAGE
Starhawk
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Metro: Last Light
Far Cry 3

Best Multiplayer

Gears of War 3
Battlefield 3
Starhawk
Uncharted 3
Rayman Origins
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Wakfu

Best Platformer

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Rayman Origins
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Papo & Yo

Best Handheld

Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Sound Shapes
LittleBigPlanet
ModNation Racers
Star Fox 64 3DS
Mario Kart 3DS
Super Mario 3DS

Best Downloadable

Papo & Yo
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Ms. Splosion Man
Bastion
Crimson Alliance

Best RPG

Mass Effect 3
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Torchlight 2
Star Wars: The Old Republic

Best Fighting

Street Fighter X Tekken
Skullgirls
Blazblue: Continuum Shift II (Vita)
Supremacy MMA
Third Strike

Best Sports

FIFA 12
NBA2K12
SSX
Madden NFL 12
UFC Undisputed 3

Best Music Game

Rocksmith
Sound Shapes
Dance Central 2

Best Racing Game

Forza Motorsport 4
Need For Speed: The Run
Driver: San Francisco
ModNation Racers (Vita)

Best New Hardware

Sony Vita
Nintendo Wii U
Rocksmith
Nyko Zoom Kinect Lens

Most Original Game

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
NeverDead
Bastion
Sound Shapes
The Gunstringer

Best Motion Game

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
GunSmith: Ghost Recon Future Soldier
Disneyland Kinect Adventures
Dance Central 2
Kinect Sports: Season 2

Best Nintendo Game

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Star Fox 64 3DS
Super Mario 3DS
Kid Icarus: Uprising 3DS
Mario Kart 3DS

Best 360 Game

Gears of War 3
Dance Central 2
Forza Motorsport 4
Bastion
Kinect Sports: Season 2

Best PS3 Game

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Journey
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Resistance 3
Starhawk

Best Trailer

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Overstrike
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Hitman Absolution

Biggest Surprise

Mass Effect 3 Kinect Voice Control
Sony Vita Pricing
Ken Levine Embraces Motion Control and Handhelds – Wii U, Move and Vita
M Rated Wii U lineup
Minecraft on the 360
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