注目はそれぞれ4部門でノミネートの『Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception』と『BioShock Infinite』。『The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim』、『Tomb Raider』、『Battlefield 3』、『Batman: Arkham City』といったビッグタイトルに並んで、インディータイトルの『From Dust』と『Sound Shapes』が3部門でノミネートの快挙を果たしています。
一方、昨年度のベストオブショウをはじめ数々の受賞を成し遂げたid Softwareの『Rage』は1部門のみのノミネートに。
また、国産タイトルからは3DSの『マリオカート』『スーパーマリオ』、『UFC Undisputed 3』、『Dark Souls』、『The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword』、そしてカプコンとナムコの新作対戦格闘ゲーム各種が選ばれており、受賞に期待がかかります。
ベストオブショウ
* 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)
ベストオリジナルゲーム
* 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)
ベストコンソールゲーム
* 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)
ベスト携帯ゲーム
* 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)
ベストPCゲーム
* 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)
ベストハードウェア
* 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)
ベストアクションゲーム
* 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)
ベストアクションアドベンチャーゲーム
* 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)
ベストロールプレイングゲーム
* 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)
ベストレーシングゲーム
* Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft Reflections/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Forza Motorsport 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)
ベスト格闘ゲーム
* 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)
ベストスポーツゲーム
* 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)
ベストストラテジーゲーム
* 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)
ベストソーシャル・カジュアルゲーム
* 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)
ベストモーションゲーム
* 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)
ベストオンラインマルチプレイゲーム
* 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)
ベストダウンロードゲーム
* 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)
尚、受賞作品は6月28日に発表予定とのことです。
