May 30, 2006
2K’s BioShock Sweeps E3 Best of Show Awards
Innovative Shooter Wins 17 Awards and is
Nominated for Four Best of Show E3 Game Critics Awards
2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc. announced today that BioShock has received multiple nominations
in the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Game Critics Awards and to date has
won 17 E3 awards including a sweep of Best of Show awards from IGN, GameSpot,
and GameSpy. BioShock is an innovative shooter in development at Irrational
Games, a wholly owned 2K studio. BioShock will be available for next generation
systems in 2007.
“We are very pleased with the overwhelming
enthusiasm BioShock received at E3,” said Christoph Hartmann, President, 2K.
“Irrational Games is at the forefront of defining next generation gaming with
BioShock. Set in a rich underwater utopia gone horribly wrong, BioShock features
emergent gameplay driven by player choice which seamlessly integrates RPG,
adventure, and shooter elements.”
Awards:
- E3 Game Critics – Winner to be announced
- Nominated: Best of Show
- Nominated: Best Original Game
- Nominated: Best Console Game
- Nominated: Best Action/Adventure Game
GameSpot
- Winner: Best of Show
- Winner: Best Xbox 360™ Game
- Winner: Best Action Adventure Game
IGN
- Winner: Best Game in Show
- Winner: Best RPG (Xbox 360)
- Winner: Best RPG (Overall)
- Winner: Best Artistic Design (Xbox 360)
- Winner: Best Artistic Design (Overall)
- Winner: Console Game of Show (Xbox 360)
- Winner: Console Game of Show (Overall)
GameSpy
- Winner: Best of Show (Overall)
- Winner: Game of Show (PC)
GamesRadar
- Winner: Best of E3 (Xbox 360)
Team Xbox
- Winner: Best Sound
DailyGame
- Winner: Best of Show (FPS)
CV Games
- Winner: Game of the Show
- Winner: Best of Show (Xbox 360)
Playboy.com
- Selected as one of the top 5 best of show
Scripps Howard Syndicate
- Selected as one of 10 notable games
