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This year’s E3 sure wasn’t a disappointment, neither does Irrational Games and 2K Games think so either. Bioshock Infinite walked away this year with 4 awards given out by the Game Critics Awards. Battlefield 3 also got some momentum trying to be the “Call of Duty Killer” by taking home the award for Best Action Game and Best Online Multiplayer Game.

Below are this year’s Best of E3 results by the Game Critics Awards…

Best of Show

Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady/WB Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Original Game
Bastion (Supergiant Games/WB Games for PC, Xbox 360)
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Journey (Thatgamecompany/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita)

Best Console Game

Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady/WB Games for PS3, Xbox 360)

Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/EA Games for PS3, Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360)

Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PS3, Xbox 360)

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

Contre Jour (Mokus/Chillingo/EA for iPad, iPhone)

Mario Kart (Nintendo/Nintendo for 3DS)
Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita)

Super Mario (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo for 3DS)

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCE Bend Studio/Naughty Dog/SCEA for PSVita)

Best PC Game
Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA Games for PC)
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC)
End of Nations (Petroglyph Games/Trion Worlds for PC)

Star Wars: The Old Republic (Bioware Austin/EA Games for PC)
Torchlight 2 (Runic Games/Perfect World for PC)

Best Hardware
PlayStation Vita (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Rocksmith (Ubisoft San Francisco/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Sony 3D Display (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Wii U (Nintendo)

Zoom for Kinect (Nyko)

Best Action Game
Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer/ATVI for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Gears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Prey 2 (Human Head Studios/Bethesda for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)
Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)

Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady/WB Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
BioShock infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Role Playing Game

Dark Souls (From Software/Namco Bandai Games for PS3, Xbox 360)

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Big Huge Games/38 Studios/EAP for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)

Mass Effect 3 (BioWare/EA Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/EA for PC)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Racing Game

Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft Reflections/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Forza 4 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Mario Kart (Nintendo/Nintendo for 3DS)
Need for Speed:The Run (EA Black Box/EA Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Wipeout 2048 (Studio Liverpool/SCEE for PSVita)

Best Fighting Game

Skullgirls (Reverge Labs/Autumn Games for PS3, Xbox 360)

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (Iron Galaxy Studios/Capcom for PS3, Xbox 360)
Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom/Capcom for PS3, Xbox 360, PSVita)

Soul Calibur V (Namco/Namco Bandai for PS3, Xbox 360)

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai Games for Arcade)

WWE 12 (Yuke’s/THQ for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Best Sports Game
FIFA Soccer 12 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Madden NFL 12 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)

NBA 2K12 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)

SSX (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)

UFC Undisputed 3 (Yuke’s/THQ for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Strategy Game
Age of Empires Online (Gas Powered Games/Microsoft Studios for PC)
End of Nations (Petroglyph/Trion Worlds for PC)
From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Skulls of the Shogun (Haunted Temple Studios for PC, Xbox 360)
Trenched (Double Fine/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Best Social/Casual Game

Dance Central 2 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Disneyland Adventures (Frontier Developments/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Rocksmith (Ubisoft San Francisco/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Rhythm Heaven (TNX/Nintendo for Wii)
Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita)

Best Motion Simulation Game

Dance Central 2 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Fruit Ninja Kinect (Halfbrick/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster (Double Fine Productions/WB Games for Xbox 360)

The Gunstringer (Twisted Pixel Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
Battlefield 3 (DICE/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer/ATVI for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Gears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/EA for PC)

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Downloadable Game
Bastion (Supergiant Games/WB Games for PC, Xbox 360)

From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Fuelcell Games/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Journey (Thatgamecompany/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Papo & Yo (Minority/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

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Microsoft’s Press Conference started off with a bang by showing gameplay for Call of Duty: MW3. I thought the graphics looked pretty well, but I really expected more. Then again this will sell more copies than any other video game in history, so I guess they really don’t have anything to prove.

I liked the fact that they are making lots more games that are Kinect supported. It seems like Microsoft’s problem is that developers aren’t coming out with games fast enough. I mean the thing has been out since November, and I can’t even name 10 games for it.

That Star Wars Kinect game looks like crap. I was really expecting lots more from it. The most exciting part was when you could enter the races like in Star Wars Episode 1.

Can somebody please explain to me why Disney needs to make a Disneyland Adventure game? The game looks like it would get boring after 5 minutes. Although it was funny seeing that little kid say “This game is fun” and could clearly tell it was scripted cause he thought the game was stupid as well. Then again, Disney will still sell several thousands of copies to little kids, so I guess the money will be great.

Binary Domain will be Kinect supported… Thank God!!! End of story

Lionhead Studios still needs to convince me a bit more that Fable: The Journey is going to be worthwhile. They have me intrigued, but I still want to find out more.

Minecraft is coming to Xbox 360. Dear lord, what has this world come to. What’s next Angry Birds? Actually Angry Birds would be awesome.

Ubisoft definitely took me by surprise when they announced that you will actually be able to get out of your car in Need for Speed: The Run. That along with the fact that Autolog is in the story so I can race all of my friends across the country sounds great. Which reminds me, I need to go pre-order this game now.

Battlefield 3 Looks absolutely amazing. The gameplay footage they showed was real intense. The whole driving a tank and whenever a missile would land right next to you, you would get a warning was awesome. I will now go on record and say this… BATTLEFIELD 3 WILL BE THE CALL OF DUTY KILLER. End of story.

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary looks pretty good as well. I like how I have the choice of playing the game with the original graphics, or the new enhanced graphics. Very nice touch. Online Co-Op is great. Only thing I’m not liking is that they are making it like Halo 3: ODST. 2 Disc game, one being the actually campaign, the other with maps for Halo Reach.

I want the game Ryse. Something about being able to be in first-person view and be a Spartan looks epically awesome. I already know that whenever I kick an opponent I will be yelling “THIS IS SPARTA!!!”

Halo 4 is finally announced. Like nobody really saw this coming, especially those who never beat Halo 3 on Legendary and went around telling everyone that Master Chief was dead. Still, it was insane.

Thanks of Ubisoft and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, I now know how to play a shooting game using a Kinect…and quite frankly, I really don’t like it. I guess I’ll just have to wait until I pick of the game to try it out.

Can somebody tell me what that “major” titled fighting game that was set to return was? If it was the fact that King of Fighters XIII will be shipped to the U.S. I’m gonna be so mad. Whatever happened to Killer Instinct, or Virtua Fighter, or Rival Schools… and where is my Double Dragon sequel?

Finally I’m gonna go on record and say this as well…Nintendo’s press conference totally destroyed Microsoft and Sonys. Wii U looks and sounds amazing. Note to Nintendo…please hurry up and release the damn thing already; I want it now!!!

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A Namco representative was asked some questions by those in the media during E3 today. During the bombardment of questions, a reporter asked if there will be any new characters introduced in this game. The representative replied…

“Half of the roster is all new characters.”

Namco Bandai showed off a hands-on demo at E3. Only 4 characters were playable, but 2 of them were brand new.

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As if anyone couldn’t have figured it out anways, E3 will be back next year. The Entertainment Software Association announced today that E3 will be back next year at the Los Angeles Convention Center in LA. The ESA says that E3 had 46,800 attendees this year, and contributed $25 million in revenue for Los Angeles.

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There has been talks in the last several months regarding Mirror’s Edge 2. Fans of the series want a sequel, and so do we here at Gaming Conviction. Well our players might have been answered.

GameTrailers asked EA Games President Frank Gibeau if Mirror’s Edge 2 was being made, would it be used on the Frostbite 2 engine. Gibeau said “you’ll see that combination, I’m sure.”

“We haven’t killed Mirror’s Edge. We’re actively looking at how to bring it back in the right way. We love that franchise. The DICE guys really created something I think special the first time around. You’ve got to have a big idea to be able to do the next one and that’s what we’re working on.”

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One game that we here at Gaming Conviction are really looking forward to is Sega’s upcoming third-person shooting game Binary Domain. At E3, Sega showed off the voice commands for the game on a PS3 dev kit with a headset. Joystiq asked Sega’s Jun Yoshinoro if they had plans on using the voice commands with Kinect. Yoshinoro replied…

“We plan on supporting Kinect.”

Binary Domain is slated for a February 2012 release.

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Ubisoft announced today during their Press Conference at E3 that the Raving Rabbids from the Rayman series will be getting their own game. The game is called Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking and will be available on Xbox 360 with Kinect.

They showed up 2 different modes, the first being Whack A Rabbid, which is pretty much Whack A Mole using Kinect. The other was Fill the Shapes, where players had to group together in order to make a shadow.

The game is slated for a November 8 release date…yes they decided to go head to head against Call of Duty: MW3.

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Ubisoft announced today during their Press Conference that Just Dance 3 will be available on “all motion platforms”.

Below are some of the games that will be featured…

2 Unlimited – “No Limit”
Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It”
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”
Groove Century – “Boogie Wonderland”
Gwen Stefani – “What You Waiting For”
Katy Perry – “California Gurls”
Kiss – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”
Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up (Giddy On Out)”
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – “Party Rock Anthem”
MIKA – “Lollipop”
Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”

The game will be released on October 11, 2011.

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Insomniac announced today during EA’s Press Conference at E3 that they are working on a new game called Overstrike for PS3 and Xbox 360.

Below is Insomniac’s description…

Set in the near-future, Overstrike follows a team of four elite agents obliterating enemy strongholds using fringe-tech gadgets and lethal teamwork. The members of Overstrike 9 are comprised of an ex-mercenary, Interpol’s most wanted thief, a gifted young scientist and a decorated detective. Collectively, they are the agency’s outcasts. But a shadowy organization threatens to wipe out humankind. Thanks to each agent’s unique talents and a tendency to completely ignore protocol – Overstrike 9 is the only option left. Overstrike blends developer Insomniac Games’ flair for exotic weaponry and immersive storytelling with a touch of humor in this 4 person co-op action game.

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EA announced today that Battlefield 3 is moving up it’s release date. We reported way back that EA had plans to release the game in November if Call of Duty: MW3 was announced. Looks like that was an understatement.

The new release date is October 25, 2011 and there will be a Beta starting in September.

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