Irrational and 2K Games'
BioShock Infinite led the winners of this year's E3 Game Critics Awards, winning in all four categories it was nominated, including Best of Show.
The title also won for Best Original Game, Best PC Game and Best Action/Adventure Game after a demo that showed off the game's crowd interactions and aerial action on the Skyline rail system.
Sony's PlayStation Vita won out over Nintendo's Wii U and other nominees for Best Hardware demonstrated at the show. Vita title
Sound Shapes -- developed by
Everyday Shooter maker Jonathan Mak -- won awards for Best Handheld Game and Best Social/Casual Game.
Bethesda's
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won two awards for Best Console Game and Best Role Playing Game, while EA's
Battlefield 3 also won twice for Best Action Game and Best Online Multiplayer.
Sony's
Uncharted 3 failed to win a single award
despite four nominations. Other notable nominees that failed to win any awards include WB's
Batman: Arkham City, EA's
Mass Effect 3 Square Enix's
Tomb Raider update and EA's
Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Started in 1998, the E3 Game Critics Awards are decided from among titles that were playable at the annual show by a group of judges representing 35 major American publications that cover games. The awards are not officially linked to E3 or the ESA.
A full list of winners for 2011 is below:
Best of Show
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Original Game
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Console Game
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Handheld Game
Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita)
Best PC Game
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Hardware
PlayStation Vita (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Action Game
Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA Games for PC)
Best Action/Adventure Game
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Role Playing Game
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Fighting Game
Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom/Capcom for PS3, Xbox 360, PSVita)
Best Racing Game
Forza 4 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Best Sports Game
FIFA Soccer 12 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Strategy Game
From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Social/Casual Game
Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita)
Best Motion Simulation Game
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)
Best Online Multiplayer
Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Best Downloadable Game
Bastion (Supergiant Games/WB Games for PC, Xbox 360)
