BioShock Infinite Wins 75 E3 2011 Editorial Honors, Including ‘Game of Show’ by Game Critics Awards
Wow.. that’s a lot of awards!
-(BUSINESS WIRE)–2K Games today announced that BioShock Infinite, the next installment in the BioShock series developed by Irrational Games, has earned 75 E3 2011 editorial awards, including 39 “Game of Show” awards.
“At this year’s E3, members of the Irrational team were honored to see the amazing games our industry friends and colleagues are producing. And we are thrilled that the gaming media selected BioShock Infinite as a standout title at the show”
In addition to these honors, the press had high praise for what they saw of the game at E3 2011:
E! Online called BioShock Infinite “simply gorgeous, the best looking game at E3,” while USA Today said BioShock Infinite was “The most talked-about game at E3.” The New York Times wrote, “In narrative depth and intellectual ambition, Infinite appeared to be the top of the class at E3.”
“At this year’s E3, members of the Irrational team were honored to see the amazing games our industry friends and colleagues are producing. And we are thrilled that the gaming media selected BioShock Infinite as a standout title at the show,” said Ken Levine (@iglevine), creative director and president of Irrational Games.
In addition to the many independent editorial awards, BioShock Infinite also earned the industry’s most coveted E3 honor, the Game Critics Awards’ “Game of Show.” This marks another significant win for a title developed by Irrational Games, as the original BioShock was awarded the Game Critics Awards’ “Best Action/Adventure Game” honor in 2007.
A complete list of awards follows.
Best of Show Honors
1UP
CNET
CNET TV
Cheat Code Central
Destructoid
Digital Trends
EGM
Electric Playground
Eurogamer.it
Everyeye.it
Examiner
FPSGuru
G4 X-Play
Game Informer
Game Informer — #1 Game in E3 Hot 50
Game Rant
Game Critics Awards
GameReactor TV
Game Revolution
GamerNode
Gamer Theory
GameSpy
GameTrailers
gamrFeed (VGChartz)
Giant Bomb
GotGame
IGN
Lazygamer.net
Machinima
Meristation
MovieStinger
MSNBC
MTV Multiplayer
Official Xbox Magazine UK
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Game Guy Blog
Ripten
USA Today
Venture BeatVideogamer
Other Awards and Honors
Eurogamer.it – Best FPS of E3
G4 X-Play – Biggest Surprise
Game Critics Awards – Best Original Game
Game Critics Awards – Best PC Game
Game Critics Awards – Best Action/Adventure Game
Game Informer – Best Multiplatform Game
Game Informer – Best Action Game
GamePro – Most Awards Award
GamePro – Modern Warfare 3 vs. Battlefield 3 Award
Gamer Theory – Most Anticipated Games After E3
Gamer Theory – Best FPS
GameSpy – Best Multiplatform Game
GameSpy – Best Shooter
GamesRadar – Most Valuable GameGameTrailers – Best PC
GameTrailers – Best X360
GameTrailers – Best PS3
GameTrailers – Best First Person Shooter
GamingExcellence – Best Graphics – Artistic
GamrFeed (VGChartz) – Best First-Person Shooter
Glitchytasty – Most Artsy
Glitchytasty – Best Story Teller
GotGame – Best FPS
IGN – Best Xbox 360 Game
IGN – Best PC Game
IGN – Best Shooter
Jeuxvideo – Best FPS
Lazygamer.net – Best Shooter
Meristation – Best FPS
MSNBC – Best Art Direction
Nowgamer – Best First Person Shooter of E3
Official Xbox Magazine – Most Valuable Game
PC Gamer – Most Valuable Game
PlayStation: The Official Magazine — Most Valuable Game
Spaziogames – Best Action/Adventure
Xbox 360 Achievements – Most Anticipated Games of E3
About BioShock Infinite
With the United States emerging as a world power, the floating City of Columbia is a mighty symbol of American ideals, launched with great fanfare to the cheers of a captivated public. But what begins as an endeavor of hope soon turns to disaster, as the city disappears into the clouds, its whereabouts unknown.
The player assumes the role of former Pinkerton agent Booker DeWitt, sent to Columbia to rescue Elizabeth, a young woman imprisoned there since childhood. He will develop a relationship with Elizabeth, augmenting his abilities with hers so the pair may escape from a city that is literally falling from the sky. DeWitt will learn to fight foes in high-speed Sky-Line battles, engage in combat both indoors and amongst the clouds, and harness the power of dozens of new weapons and abilities.
BioShock Infinite is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information on BioShock Infinite please visit www.bioshockinfinite.com.
About BioShock
BioShock is the “genetically enhanced” first-person shooter that lets players do things never before possible in the genre: turn everything into a weapon, biologically modify their character’s body with plasmids, hack devices and systems, upgrade weapons and craft new ammo variants, and experiment with different battle techniques.
Players experience the game as a castaway in Rapture, an underwater Utopia torn apart by civil war. Caught between powerful forces and hunted down by genetically modified “splicers” and deadly security systems, players will have to come to grips with a deadly, mysterious world filled with powerful technology and fascinating characters. No encounter ever plays out the same, and no two gamers will play the game the same way.
BioShock is currently available and rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For additional game details, visit http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/bioshock.html.