Electronic Entertainment Expo - E3 2009

Today the Game Critics announced their awards for the Best of E3!  EA, BioWare and Valve, an EA Partner studio came away with awards as listed:

Best PC Game: Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts)

Best Role Playing Game: Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)

Best Sports Game: Fight Night Round 4 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Online Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)

Check out the full list of winners on the Game Critics Awards site.

What games from E3 2009 are you most excited to get your hands on??

The Game Critics Best of E3 Awards Nominees were named today, an EA was the publisher with the most games nominated!  (18 nominations total!) Stay tuned, winners will be announced Tuesday June 23.

In the meantime take a closer look at EA's nominees for the Best of E3!

If you're at the show, check out today's events on the EA Live Stage at the EA Booth, #1501 in South Hall!  If not, stay tuned for coverage on EA.com!

11:00 AM? NCAA Football 10—Get a firsthand look at TeamBuilder, NCAA Football 10’s highly anticipated create-a-school feature, as presented by senior product manager, Kendall Boyd and designer, Ben Haumiller.  Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get a run-through of TeamBuilder straight from the folks that created what is being celebrated as “the best new feature of any sports game this year.”

12:00 PM? Fight Night Round 4: Get up close and personal with boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, as he takes to the EA SPORTS stage to go toe-to toe with Fight Night producer Mike Mahar. Watch the jabs, slips and weaves, as punches fly in the first ever physics-based boxing game from EA SPORTS.

1:00 PM? Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.  Join Paul Barnett, Creative Director of Mythic Entertainment, as he talks dragons, aliens and Jedis with the 2 most famous physicians in gaming.  BioWare co-founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk reveal new details of the 3 biggest, most ambitious games to come out of BioWare, along with their latest mind-blowing trailers.

2:00 PM ?Star Wars: The Old Republic – come by and witness the world Premier cinematic trailer from BioWare and LucasArts, “Deceived,” which showcases events around the destruction of the Jedi Temple. It was the crowning achievement of the Sith Empire’s ambitious military strategy and the moment that changed the history of the Old Republic forever. You may have read about it before, but our first cinematic trailer captures this event with breathtaking action and beautiful detail.

5:00 PM ?All Points Bulletin – Conflict, customization and celebrity, the three C’s that define All Points Bulletin, the latest game from Realtime Worlds. Join Realtime Worlds own Dave Jones as he walks you through the mean streets of San Paro and introduces you to  the Criminals and Enforcers that make up this modern, crime-ridden city.

Please come by the EA booth (South Hall #1501) to check out EA’s E3 Live stage show presentations with special guests, interviews and game presentations from the EA line up all hosted by Mythic Creative Director, Paul Barnett.

Tuesday, June 2:

12:30 PM
Brutal Legend – Be sure to catch Double Fine’s own Tim Schafer and the brand new trailer from Brutal Legend, as well as an entirely new Brutal Thought with Jack Black entitled “Human Video Game”. Also, Tim will reveal exclusive photo’s of the Tenacious D inspired Brutal Legend guitar, which one lucky person will have the chance to win at http://e3.brutallegend.com

2:00 PM
Tetris® Turns 25!—Video game industry legends Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov celebrate Tetris’ 25th anniversary at E3! IGN’s Levi Buchanan interviews the two men behind Tetris as they reveal what it took to create and publish the world’s most popular casual computer game. Join the celebration as Rogers and Pajitnov sign autographs, award prizes, and premiere their documentary, “The Tetris Effect.”

3:00 PM
Star Wars: The Old Republic – come by and witness the world Premier cinematic trailer from BioWare and LucasArts, “Deceived,” which showcases events around the destruction of the Jedi Temple. It was the crowning achievement of the Sith Empire’s ambitious military strategy and the moment that changed the history of the Old Republic forever. You may have read about it before, but our first cinematic trailer captures this event with breathtaking action and beautiful detail.

4:00 PM
Spore Galactic Adventures- Find out what planetary rest stops, pig weddings, and banana monkey wars all have in common during a stage demo of Robot Chicken missions in the upcoming expansion pack, Spore Galactic Adventures! Writers of the Emmy-winning stop-motion animation pop culture parody series, Robot Chicken, will be discussing their involvement in the creation of these outrageously funny missions, which will be available as free downloadable content when the game launches on June 23. Expect hilarity to ensue!

5:00 PM
All Points Bulletin – Conflict, customization and celebrity, the three C’s that define All Points Bulletin, the latest game from Realtime Worlds. Join Realtime Worlds own Dave Jones as he walks you through the mean streets of San Paro and introduces you to the Criminals and Enforcers that make up this modern, crime-ridden city.

-On Stage: Tom French-The Saboteur, have your way with Paris!

-On Stage: John Riccitiello- EA Partners

-On Stage: Tim Schafer, President of Double Fine Studios, Brutal Legend

-Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Black in game.

-Brutal Thoughts by Jack Black video

-On Stage: Cevat Yerli- Announcing Crysis 2! Will be simultaneously available on PS3, PC and Xbox 360.

-New partners for EA: Realtime World

-On Stage: Dave Jones- Game announced: APB (All Points Bulletin)

-On Stage: 20 STAR WARS stormtroopers and light sabres, Daryl Rodrigues (LucasArts) and Ray Muzka (BioWare)

-Star Wars: The Old Republic.  The first fully-voiced MMORPG.  May be the biggest voiceover project in history for videogames or any entertainment.

-First Star Wars cinematic trailer plays.

-Farewell from John Riccitiello.  Stay tuned for more at the show!!!