E3 2004 24/05/04
Anche quest'anno, il sito americano IGN ha assegnato i premi per le migliori produzioni videoludiche presentate all’E3 di Los Angeles, suddivise per categoria:
Migliore grafica:
1. CONKER LIVE AND RELOADED (Piattaforma: Xbox - Sviluppatore: Rare - Casa: Microsoft)
2. SPLINTER CELL 3 (Ubisoft)
3. RESIDENT EVIL 4 (Capcom)
Game design più innovativo:
1. DONKEY KONG: JUNGLE BEAT (Piattaforma: Gamecube - Sviluppatore: Nintendo - Casa : Nintendo)
2. THE MOVIES (Activision)
3. PAC-PIX (Namco)
Eccellenza tecnologica:
1. RESIDENT EVIL 4 (Piattaforma: Gamecube - Sviluppatore: Capcom - Casa. Capcom)
2. ROME: TOTAL WAR (Activision)
3. HALF LIFE 2 (VU Games)
Migliore presentazione non giocabile:
1. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA (Piattaforma: Gamecube - Sviluppatore: Nintendo - Casa. Nintendo)
2. PSP LINE UP (Sony)
Sorpresa dell’Expo:
1. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA (Piattaforma: Gamecube - Sviluppatore: Nintendo - Casa. Nintendo)
2. ELECTRONIC ARTS SU XBOX LIVE
3. BLACK (Criterion) - GT4 MOBILE (Sony) - Console PHANTOM - METAL GEAR ACID (Konami)
Migliore stand:
1. UBISOFT
2. THQ
3. MICROSOFT
Migliore hardware/periferica
1. PSP
2. NINTENDO DS
3. ALIENWARE
Migliore gioco dello show:
1. HALO 2 (Piattaforma: XBOX - Sviluppatore: Bungie - Casa: Microsoft)
2. RESIDENT EVIL 4 (Capcom)
3. ROME: TOTAL WAR (Activision)
In più....
E3 2004 26/05/04
Il sito internet Game Critics Awards ha pubblicato le nominations per onorare i migliori titoli presentati nell'edizione 2004 dell'E3 di Los Angeles. I vincitori, scelti dalla giuria formata da ben 35 testate americane, tra cui: TIME, Newsweek, Business 2.0, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Game Informer, Official PlayStation Magazine, ecc, saranno annunciati l'8 Giugno prossimo.
BEST OF SHOW
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
- Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
BEST ORIGINAL GAME
- Destroy All Humans! (Pandemic/THQ for PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Yoot Saito's Odama (Vivarium/Nintendo for GameCube)
BEST PC GAME
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
BEST CONSOLE GAME
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for GameCube)
BEST PERIPHAL / HARDWARE
- Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware for PC)
- Donkey Konga Bongo Drums (Nintendo for 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 for Xbox)
- F.E.A.R. (Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Prince of Persia 2 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for All Systems)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for GameCube)
- Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Insomniac Games/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- Def Jam: Fight for New York (EA Canada/EA for All Console Systems)
- Guilty Gear Isuka (Arc System Works/Sammy Studios for PlayStation 2)
- Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway Games for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Rumble Roses (KCET/Konami for PlayStation 2)
- Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Capcom for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
- Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision for PC)
BEST RACING GAME
- Burnout 3 (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Enthusia Professional Racing (Konami for PlayStation 2)
- Forza Motorsport (Microsoft for Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Street Racing Syndicate (Eutechnyx/Namco for All Console Systems)
BEST SIMULATION GAME
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for PC/Xbox)
- Pacific Fighters (1C/UbiSoft for PC)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- The Movies (Lionhead Studios/Activision for All Platforms)
- The Urbz: Sims in the City (Maxis/Electronic Arts for All Console Systems)
BEST SPORTS GAME
- ESPN NFL 2005 (Visual Concepts/ESPN Videogames for PS2/Xbox)
- FIFA Soccer 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (Neversoft/Activision for All Platforms)
BEST STRATEGY GAME
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Pikmin 2 (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Relic/THQ for PC)
BEST PUZZLE / TRIVIA / PARLOR GAME
- Donkey Konga (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
- EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (Harmonix Music Systems/Konami for PlayStation 2)
- WarioWare, Inc. DS (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/EA Games for PC)
- EverQuest II (Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Star Wars Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts for PC, PS2, Xbox)
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)