E3 2010, in all its booth-babe-filled resplendent glory has ridden into the twilight, meaning it's time for the Game Critics Awards!

Leading the charge is Rage from id Software (those crazy kids who brought Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake, etc.) with five nominations.

Here's Rage's unique premise: it's a post-apocalyptic world and you need to run around killing everyone who gets in your way.

Now, I'm not going to say they stacked the deck or anything (Game Critics Awards Best of Show in 2008? Fallout 3), but in the time that I spent at E3, I didn't see anything about Rage. Not only didn't I see anything, but I didn't play it, no one tried to woo my vote…heck, no one even tried to give me some worthless t-shirt with the game logo on it.

This leaves me with only one conclusion: id Software must have had an amazing behind-closed-doors, game-critics-only kinda deal going. Seriously, it's enough work to pry these guys (and gals) out from behind their cubicles from playing games all day, we don't need to give them extra special treatment to try and secure their votes do we publishers?

<strong>Some notes on a few of the nominees:</strong>
<ul>
	<li>I imagine the 3DS is cool, but waiting 5 hours to play something for 10 minutes wasn't worth my time.</li>
	<li> Epic Mickey's booth was impressively Epic, including a DJ spinning and a neo-artist working some magic -- plus, Disney artists!</li>
	<li> Bulletstorm: buy it. (No seriously, preorder it now.)</li>
	<li> The Move is the Wii, except suckier.</li>
	<li> Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, there's no better way to spend time with your friends than by sticking a blade in the back of their head (digitally of course).</li>
	<li> Gran Turismo 5, it's exactly what you would imagine.</li>
</ul>
After the break, check out the complete list of the nominees.<!--more-->

<strong>Best of Show </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Dance Central (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Disney's Epic Mickey (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)</li>
	<li> Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo)</li>
	<li> Portal 2 (Valve for PC / Mac, PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Original Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Bulletstorm (People Can Fly/Epic Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Child of Eden (Q Entertainment/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Dance Central (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Disney's Epic Mickey (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)</li>
	<li> Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Console Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Disney's Epic Mickey (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)</li>
	<li> InFamous 2 (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)</li>
	<li> Kirby's Epic Yarn (Good-Feel/Nintendo for Wii)</li>
	<li> Portal 2 (Valve for PC / Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Handheld Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li> Ghost Trick (Capcom for Nintendo DS)</li>
	<li> God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Ready at Dawn/Sony Santa Monica for PSP)</li>
	<li> Okamiden (Capcom for Nintendo DS)</li>
	<li> Super Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)</li>
	<li> Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega for PSP)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best PC Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Civilization V (Firaxis/2K Games)</li>
	<li> Crysis 2 (CryTek/Electronic Arts)</li>
	<li> Portal 2 (Valve)</li>
	<li> Rage (id Software/Bethesda)</li>
	<li> Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Hardware </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Kinect (Microsoft for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Move (Sony for PlayStation 3)</li>
	<li> Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo)</li>
	<li> Rock Band 3 Pro Guitars (Harmonix/MTV Games/Mad Catz)</li>
	<li> Rock Band 3 Keyboard (Harmonix/MTV Games/Mad Catz)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Action Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Bulletstorm (People Can Fly/Epic Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Call of Duty: Black Ops (TreyArch/Activision for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Gears of War 3 (Epic Game/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Halo: Reach (Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Rage (id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Action/Adventure Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Disney's Epic Mickey (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)</li>
	<li> Portal 2 (Valve for PC / Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Role Playing Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal/Square-Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Fable III (Lionhead/Microsoft Game Studios for PC and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian/Bethesda for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA for PC)</li>
	<li> The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (CD Projekt RED STUDIO/Atari for PC)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Racing Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Gran Turismo 5 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)</li>
	<li> MotorStorm: Apolcalypse (Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)</li>
	<li> Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Test Drive Unlimited 2 (Eden Games/Atari for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Fighting Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Capcom for PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Mortal Kombat (NetherRealm/WBIE for PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> WWE All Stars (THQ San Diego/THQ for PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Sports Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>EA Sports MMA (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Madden NFL 11 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> NBA Jam (EA Canada/EA Sports for Wii)</li>
	<li> NCAA Football 11 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> NHL 11 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Strategy Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Civilization V (Firaxis/2K Games for PC)</li>
	<li> Company of Heroes Online (Relic/THQ for PC)</li>
	<li> End of Nations (Petroglyph/Trion Worlds for PC)</li>
	<li> Shogun 2: Total War (The Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Social/Casual Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Dance Central (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> DJ Hero 2 (FreeStyle Games/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)</li>
	<li> Kinect Adventures (Good Science Studio/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Rock Band 3 (Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Motion Simulation Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Child of Eden (Q Entertainment/Ubisoft for PS3 and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Dance Central (Harmonix/MTV Games/Microsoft for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Socom 4 (Zipper/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)</li>
	<li> The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)</li>
	<li> Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)</li>
</ul>
<strong>Best Online Multiplayer Game </strong>
<ul>
	<li>Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Gears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360 )</li>
	<li> Halo Reach (Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Medal of Honor (EALA/DICE/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)</li>
	<li> Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts/EA for PC)</li>
</ul>
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