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

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Capcom for PS3 and Xbox 360
Mortal Kombat - NetherRealm/WBIE for PS3 and Xbox 360
WWE All Stars - THQ San Diego/THQ for PS3 and Xbox 360

Best Sports Game

EA Sports MMA - EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360
Madden NFL 11 - EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360
NBA Jam - EA Canada/EA Sports for Wii
NCAA Football 11 - EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360
NHL 11 - EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360

Best Strategy Game

Civilization V - Firaxis/2K Games for PC
Company of Heroes Online - Relic/THQ for PC
End of Nations - Petroglyph/Trion Worlds for PC
Shogun 2: Total War - The Creative Assembly/Sega for PC

Best Social/Casual Game

Dance Central - Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360
DJ Hero 2 - FreeStyle Games/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
Kinect Adventures - Good Science Studio/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360
Rock Band 3 - Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii

Best Motion Simulation Game

Child of Eden - Q Entertainment/Ubisoft for PS3 and Xbox 360
Dance Central - Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360
SOCOM 4 - Zipper/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360

Best Online Multiplayer Game

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360
Gears of War 3 - Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360
Halo Reach - Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360
Medal of Honor - EALA/DICE/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Star Wars: The Old Republic - BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA for PC.