Rage Leads Game Critics Awards Nominations for E3

The nominations for the video games shown at the E3 event have been announced for the Game Critics Awards. The most nominated game is Rage, the id made shooter, managing to score five possible awards, followed by the likes of Portal 2, Epic Mickey and Dace Central, each with four. EA Sports is dominating the sports category while those linked with strategy games and racing look a bit anemic. The full list of winners is set to be unveiled on July 6.

Here's the full list of nominees:

Best of Show Dance Central - Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360 Disney's Epic Mickey - Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii Nintendo 3DS - Nintendo Portal 2 - Valve for PC / Mac, PS3 and Xbox 360 Rage - id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Best Original Game

Bulletstorm - People Can Fly/Epic Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 Child of Eden - Q Entertainment/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360 Dance Central - Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360 Disney's Epic Mickey - Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii Rage - id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Best Console Game

Disney's Epic Mickey - Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii InFamous 2 - Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3 Kirby's Epic Yarn - Good-Feel/Nintendo for Wii Portal 2 - Valve for PC / Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360 Rage - id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Best Handheld Game

Ghost Trick - Capcom for Nintendo DS God of War: Ghost of Sparta - Ready at Dawn/Sony Santa Monica for PSP Okamiden - Capcom for Nintendo DS SuperScribblenauts - 5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS Valkyria Chronicles 2 - Sega for PSP

Best PC Game

Civilization V - Firaxis/2K Games Crysis 2 - CryTek/Electronic Arts Portal 2 - Valve Rage - id Software/Bethesda Star Wars: The Old Republic - BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA

Best Hardware

Kinect - Microsoft for Xbox 360 Move - Sony for PlayStation 3 Nintendo 3DS - Nintendo Rock Band 3 Pro Guitars - Harmonix/MTV Games/Mad Catz Rock Band 3 Keyboard - Harmonix/MTV Games/Mad Catz

Best Action Game

Bulletstorm - People Can Fly/Epic Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 Call of Duty: Black Ops - TreyArch/Activision for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 Gears of War 3 - Epic Game/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360 Halo: Reach - Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360 Rage - id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Best Action/Adventure Game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 Dead Space 2 - Visceral Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 Disney's Epic Mickey - Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii Portal 2 - Valve for PC / Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii

Best Role Playing Game

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos Montreal/Square-Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Fable III - Lionhead/Microsoft Game Studios for PC and Xbox 360 Fallout: New Vegas - Obsidian/Bethesda for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 Star Wars: The Old Republic - BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA for PC The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - CD Projekt RED STUDIO/Atari for PC

Best Racing Game

Gran Turismo 5 - Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3 MotorStorm: Apolcalypse - Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3 Need for Speed Hot Puruit - Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 Test Drive Unlimited 2 - Eden Games/Atari for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360

Best Fighting Game