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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Halo 4, Dishonored and The Last of Us top Game Critics Awards nominations]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/halo-4-dishonored-and-the-last-of-us-top-game-critics-awards-no/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/halo-4-dishonored-and-the-last-of-us-top-game-critics-awards-no/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/halo-4-dishonored-and-the-last-of-us-top-game-critics-awards-no/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/halo-4-dishonored-and-the-last-of-us-top-game-critics-awards-no/"><img alt="E3 2012 Game Critics Awards nominees revealed" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/critics.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 530px; height: 122px; " /></a></div>The nominees of the E3 2012 Game Critics Awards have been announced. Nominees for best of show include <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/dishonored"><em>Dishonored</em></a>, <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/halo-4"><em>Halo 4</em></a>, <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/the-last-of-us">The Last of Us</a></em>, <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/tomb-raider-2013"><em>Tomb Raider</em></a> and <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/assassins-creed-3"><em>Assassin's Creed 3</em></a>. The games to receive the most nominations overall were <em>Halo 4</em>, <em>The Last of Us</em> and <em>Dishonored</em>, which each racked up four nominations. Meanwhile, the publisher to walk away with the most nominations was Sony Computer Entertainment at 12 nods, with Microsoft, Nintendo and EA tied in second place with eight each.<br /><br />The nominees were voted on by various publications across print and the web, including our personal favorite: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/">Joystiq</a>. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 26.<br /><br />You can see a full breakdown of nominations - sorted by category, genre and platform - on the <a href="http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/nominees.html">Game Critics Awards website</a>. Take in some more detailed stats - including platform and publisher nominations, and the number of nominations per game - right <a href="http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/nom-stats-2012.html">here</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/halo-4-dishonored-and-the-last-of-us-top-game-critics-awards-no/">Halo 4, Dishonored and The Last of Us top Game Critics Awards nominations</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/halo-4-dishonored-and-the-last-of-us-top-game-critics-awards-no/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20262642/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/halo-4-dishonored-and-the-last-of-us-top-game-critics-awards-no/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>e3-2012</category><category>e3-2012-game-critics-awards</category><category>Game-Critics-Awards</category><category>microsoft</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>playstation-vita</category><category>ps3</category><category>vita</category><category>wii</category><category>wii-u</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>