È Anthem il gioco che ha impressionato positivamente la critica nel corso dell’E3 2018: sono infatti stati pubblicati i nomi dei candidati per i Game Critics Awards, con il titolo di EA e BioWare che ha ottenuto ben cinque nomination. L’unico che lo insegue da vicino, con quattro candidature, è Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.Vediamo tutti i nominati nelle diverse categorie.
I candidati per i Game Critics Awards, E3 2018
Miglior gioco dello showAnthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)Resident Evil 2 (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sorta Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)
Miglior gioco originaleAnthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Days Gone (SIE Bend Studio/SIE for PlayStation 4)Dreams (Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Skull & Bones (Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Miglior gioco su consoleAssassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft for PS4, Xbox One)Dreams (Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)Resident Evil 2 (Capcom for PS4, Xbox One)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision for PS4, Xbox One)Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sorta Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)Miglior gioco VR/ARAstro Bot: Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio/SIE for PSVR)Deraciné (FromSoftware/SIE Japan Studio/SIE for PSVR)Echo Combat (Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios for PC)Tetris Effect (Resonair/Enhance Inc for PSVR)Trover Saves the Universe (Squanch Games for PlayStation 4/PSVR)Miglior gioco su PCAnthem (BioWare/EA)Battlefield V (EA DICE/EA)Metro: Exodus (4A Games/Deep Silver)Rage 2 (Avalanche/id/Bethesda)Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/Sega)Miglior hardware/perifericaNEO GEO Mini (SNK)Poké Ball Plus (Nintendo for Switch)Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PS4, Switch, Xbox One)Vantage Controller for PS4 (SCUF Gaming)Xbox Adaptive Controller (Microsoft)Miglior gioco actionAnthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Battlefield V (EA DICE/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Metro: Exodus (4A Games/Deep Silver for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Rage 2 (Avalanche/id/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Miglior Action/AdventureAssassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)Resident Evil 2 (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Massive Entetainment/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Miglior RPGDivinity: Original Sin II (Larian Studios/Bandai Namco for PS4, Xbox One)Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix for PC, PS4, Switch)Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix for PS4, Xbox One)Octopath Traveler (Square Enix/Acquire/Nintendo for Switch)Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Eevee! (Game Freak/Nintendo for Switch)
Miglior Fighting GameDead or Alive 6 (Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Jump Force (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco for PC, PS4, Xbox One)SOUL CALIBUR VI (Bandi Namco for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sorta Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)Miglior racing gameF1 2018 (Codemasters for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)Team Sonic Racing (Sumo Digital/Sega for PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)The Crew 2 (Ivory Tower/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Trials Rising (Red Lynx/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)Miglior sportivoFIFA 19 (EA Vancouver/EA for PS4, Xbox One)Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo for Switch)Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PES Productions/Konami for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Miglior strategicoMutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (The Bearded Ladies/Funcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)Two Point Hospital (Two Point Studios/Sega for PC)Wargroove (Chuckle Fish for PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) Miglior Family/Social GameDreams (Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)LEGO DC Super-Villains (Traveler’s Tales/WBIE for PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Eevee! (Game Freak/Nintendo for Switch)Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games/Team 17 for PS4, Switch, Xbox One)Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo for Switch)Miglior Online MulitplayerAnthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Battlefield V (EA DICE/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Skull & Bones (Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Miglior gioco indipendenteOri and the Will of Wisps (Moon Studios/Microsoft for PC, Xbox One)Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive for PC, Xbox One)Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games/Team 17 for PS4, Switch, Xbox One)Sable (Shedworks/Raw Fury for PC)Tunic (Andrew Shouldice/Finji for PC, Xbox One)Miglior gioco persistenteDestiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)For Honor (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)Fortnite (Epic for iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG Corp for iOS, PC, Xbox One)Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Le statistiche sui nominati
Apprendiamo anche un po’ di statistiche relative ai giochi nominati e ai publisher in lizza per i premi.5 Nomination: Anthem4 Nomination:Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice3 Nomination:Battlefield VDreamsMarvel’s Spider-ManResident Evil 2Super Smash Bros. Ultimate2 Nomination:Assassin’s Creed OdysseyCall of Duty: Black Ops 4Destiny 2: ForsakenTom Clancy’s The Division 2Mario Tennis AcesMetro: ExodusOvercooked 2Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!Rage 2Skull & BonesTotal War: Three Kingdoms
I publisher più nominatiUbisoft – 11 nomination (-3 rispetto al 2017)EA – 10 nomination (+5 rispetto al 2017)Sony Interactive Entertainment – 10 Nominatinos (+3 rispetto al 2017)Nintendo – 9 nomination (+4 rispetto al 2017)Activision – 8 nomination (+3 rispetto al 2017)Sega – 4 nomination (+2 rispetto al 2017)Capcom – 3 nomination (+3 rispetto al 2017)Microsoft Studios – 3 nomination (-1 rispetto al 2017)Square Enix – 3 nomination (+3 rispetto al 2017)Bandai Namco – 3 nomination (-1 rispetto al 2017)Deep Silver – 2 nomination (+2 rispetto al 2017) Bethesda – 2 nomination (-4 rispetto al 2017)Team 17 – 2 nomination (+2 rispetto al 2017)Gli hardware con più nomination(I multipiattaforma aggiungono un punto a ogni piattaforma su cui escono, annunci fino al 27 giugno)PS4: 58 nomination (+9 rispetto al 2017)PC: 55 nomination (+6 rispetto al 2017)Xbox One: 51 nomination (+7 rispetto al 2017)Switch: 10 nomination (-7 rispetto al 2017)I vincitori in tutte le categorie saranno annunciati il 2 luglio prossimo.