L'edizione 2011 dei Game Critics Awards pubblica oggi i candidati ai premi all'interno delle varie categorie, mostrando una certa preferenza generale per quanto riguarda Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception e Bioshock Infinite.
Le valutazioni si basano in gran parte su quanto visto al recente E3 2011, dove i due titoli in questione erano presenti piuttosto in forze, mentre altre candidature importanti si rivelano essere Battlefield 3, Tomb Raider, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Star Wars: The Old Republic, From Dust e Sound Shapes, tutti con tre nomination a testa.
Ecco tutte le candidature per ogni diversa categoria:
- Best of Show
- Batman: Arkham City
- BioShock Infinite
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Tomb Raider
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- Best Original Game
- Bastion
- BioShock Infinite
- From Dust
- Journey
- Sound Shapes
- Best Console Game
- Batman: Arkham City
- Mass Effect 3
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Tomb Raider
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- Best Handheld/Mobile Game
- Contre Jour
- Mario Kart
- Sound Shapes
- Super Mario
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss
- Best PC Game
- Battlefield 3
- BioShock Infinite
- End of Nations
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Torchlight 2
- Best Hardware
- PlayStation Vita
- Rocksmith
- Sony 3D Display
- Wii U
- Zoom for Kinect
- Best Action Game
- Battlefield 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Gears of War 3
- Prey 2
- Rage
- Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Batman: Arkham City
- BioShock infinite
- Tomb Raider
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- Best Role Playing Game
- Dark Souls
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
- Mass Effect 3
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Best Racing Game
- Driver: San Francisco
- Forza 4
- Mario Kart
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Wipeout 2048
- Best Fighting Game
- Skullgirls
- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition
- Street Fighter X Tekken
- Soul Calibur V
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- WWE 12
- Best Sports Game
- FIFA Soccer 12
- Madden NFL 12
- NBA 2K12
- SSX
- UFC Undisputed 3
- Best Strategy Game
- Age of Empires Online
- End of Nations
- From Dust
- Skulls of the Shogun
- Trenched
- Best Social/Casual Game
- Dance Central 2
- Disneyland Adventures
- Rocksmith
- Rhythm Heaven
- Sound Shapes
- Best Motion Simulation Game
- Dance Central 2
- Fruit Ninja Kinect
- Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
- The Gunstringer
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Best Online Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Gears of War 3
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- Best Downloadable Game
- Bastion
- From Dust
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
- Journey
- Papo & Yo
