BioShock Infinite, Uncharted 3 Lead Game Critics Awards Nominations

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Irrational Games' BioShock Infinite and Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception earned four nominations each from Game Critics Awards' annual Best of E3 picks, leading other notable contenders that were showcased at this month's E3 industry convention in Los Angeles.

BioShock Infinite was nominated in the categories best of show, best original game, best PC game and best action-adventure game. Uncharted 3's nominations include best of show, best console game, best action-adventure game and best online mulitplayer game.

The BioShock and Uncharted franchises are no strangers to the Game Critics Awards, which are judged by North American game critics. The original BioShock won best action-adventure game in 2007 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves won best in show, best console game and best action-adventure game in 2009. id Software's Rage came away with the most E3 Game Critics Awards last year, capturing three awards, but the game only received one nomination this year in the best action game category.

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"Uncharted: Golden Abyss" News Dump

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OH LORDY I've been so caught up in keeping up with Drake's Deception that I completely forgot about the portable Uncharted game Golden Abyss! Here are a few links to information pertaining to the Portable Game, apparently available on the Vita contraption coming out:



'Uncharted: Golden Abyss' will push Vita into your hands:

Sony has unveiled its forthcoming handheld game machine – PlayStation Vita. With its sprawling 5-inch OLED screen, dual thumbsticks and intriguing front and back-side touch screens, it is proving to be an impressive piece of game gadgetry.

But while Vita’s tech specs are wow-worthy, it’s really the games that matter when it comes to deciding whether you want to spend the $249 this thing will cost when it launches at the end of the year. And if there is one game that’s going to sell this gadget to gamers, it’s going to be "Uncharted: Golden Abyss." Sony has been showing this title off at the Electronic Entertainment Expo taking place in L.A. this week. And having had a chance to spend some time playing it, I can say that "Golden Abyss" is looking excellent. The game, developed by Sony’s Bend studio, takes place before "Drake’s Fortune" — the first game in the hit "Uncharted" franchise. And here once again our hero Nathan Drake is on a treasure hunting, jungle hopping adventure full of action, stealth and combat.

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