DreamStation.cc: BioShock Infinite Earns Over 75 Honors at This Years E3

DreamStation.cc PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PSP, and PC news, reviews, interviews, podcast, and discussion forums. BioShock Infinite Earns Over 75 Honors at This Years E3 30 Jun 2011, 9:25 pm NEW YORK, Jun 30, 2011 (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. 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. Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.