E3 2004 : les nominés

Les nominés pour les Game Critic Awards de l'E3 2004 viennent d'être dévoilés. C'est Halo 2 qui se taille la part du lion avec 4 nominations devant Splinter Cell 3, God of War, Half-Life 2 et Jade Empire. Du côté des éditeurs, pas de surprise puisque Electronic Arts et Nintendo se détachent du peloton. Par contre, voir la Phantom nominée nous fait doucement sourire. Les vainqueurs seront révélés le 8 juin.

Best of Show
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
- Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Splinter Cell 3 (Ubi Soft Montreal/Ubi Soft - PC)

Best Original Game
- Destroy All Humans! (Pandemic/THQ - PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo - GameCube)
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Odama (Vivarium/Nintendo - GameCube)

Best PC Game
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle - Middle Earth (EA/Electronic Arts - PC)
- Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision - PC)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts - PC)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft - PC)

Best Console Game
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo - GameCube)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom - GameCube)

Best Peripheral / Hardware
- Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware - PC)
- Donkey Konga Bongo Drums (Nintendo - GameCube)
- Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
- Phantom Gaming Service (Infinium Labs, Inc.)
- Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)

Best Action Game
- Doom 3 (Vicarious Visions/id/Activision - Xbox)
- F.E.A.R. (Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo - GameCube)

Best Action/Adventure Game
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
- Prince of Persia 2 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft - All Systems)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom - GameCube)
- Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Insomniac Games/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft - PC)

Best Fighting Game
- Def Jam: Fight - New York (EA Canada/EA - All Console Systems)
- Guilty Gear Isuka (Arc System Works/Sammy Studios - PlayStation 2)
- Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway Games - PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Rumble Roses (KCET/Konami - PlayStation 2)
- Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Capcom - PlayStation 2/Xbox)

Best Role Playing Game
- Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix - PlayStation 2)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian/LucasArts - PC/Xbox)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision - PC)

Best Racing Game
- Burnout 3 (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts - PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Enthusia Professional Racing (Konami - PlayStation 2)
- Forza Motorsport (Microsoft - Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment - PlayStation 2)
- Street Racing Syndicate (Eutechnyx/Namco - All Console Systems)

Best Simulation Game
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ - PC/Xbox)
- Pacific Fighters (1C/UbiSoft - PC)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts - PC)
- The Movies (Lionhead Studios/Activision - All Platforms)
- The Urbz: Sims in the City (Maxis/Electronic Arts - All Console Systems)

Best Sports Game
- ESPN NFL 2005 (Visual Concepts/ESPN Videogames - PS2/Xbox)
- FIFA Soccer 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts - All Platforms)
- Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts - All Platforms)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts - All Platforms)
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Neversoft/Activision - All Platforms)

Best Strategy Game
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle - Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts - PC)
- Pikmin 2 (Nintendo - GameCube)
- Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision - PC)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Relic/THQ - PC)

Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
- Donkey Konga (Nintendo - GameCube)
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo - GameCube)
- EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
- Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (Harmonix Music Systems/Konami - PlayStation 2)
- WarioWare, Inc. DS (Nintendo - Nintendo DS)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/EA Games - PC)
- EverQuest II (Sony Online Entertainment - PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
- Star Wars Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts - PC, PS2, Xbox)
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)