the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, was honored with more than 115 nominations and 40 awards, including many of the most prestigious accolades at E3 2012, the interactive entertainment industry’s most influential global annual conference. A re-imagining of gaming’s most celebrated heroine Lara Croft in
TOMB RAIDER
®, the triumphant return of the original assassin Agent 47 in
HITMAN®: ABSOLUTION™
, the first-person environmental puzzle game
Quantum Conundrum™
, the 25th anniversary of the highly successful
FINAL FANTASY
® franchise and the introduction of its next-generation Luminous Studio game engine firmly cemented SQUARE ENIX as an industry frontrunner.
“We feel our lineup over the coming year is remarkable and we are honored to receive these awards and accolades from our peers, media and the industry,” said Mike Fischer, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix, Inc. “This year’s E3 was a testament to the outstanding work and dedication of our teams throughout the world, and we look forward to maintaining this positive momentum.”
Key titles and awards for SQUARE ENIX at E3 2012 included:
TOMB RAIDER (Crystal Dynamics, a SQUARE ENIX Company): Lara Croft’s gritty origin story picked up 46 nominations including three Game Critics Awards (including Best of Show) and won more than 18 awards including IGN’s Best Overall Game and Best E3 Game (People’s Choice).
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION(IO Interactive, a Square Enix Company):Nominated for nineteen awardsHITMAN: ABSOLUTION follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. HITMAN: ABSOLUTION took home four awards including one of the Best of Show awards from Game Informer.
Sleeping Dogs™ (United Front Games): The open world, action-packed look into the triad underworld of Hong Kong was nominated for 6 awards and won a Best of E3 from Electric Playground.
Quantum Conundrum(Airtight Games): In Quantum Conundrum, players take on the role of a young kid searching for his eccentric uncle, Professor Fitz Quadwrangle. Players use the Inter-Dimensional Shift Device to dynamically change the world to and from a variety of different dimensions to progress through the complicated Quadwrangle Manor. Quantum Conundrum turned judges’ heads, pulling in 22 nominations including two Game Critics Awards and winning 10 awards including a Best of Show from Game Informer and a Most Valuable Game award from PC Gamer.
Kingdom Hearts® 3D [Dream Drop Distance](SQUARE ENIX): Celebrating the franchise’s 10thanniversary, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] features a spectacular story that promises to be a fun backdrop to the colorful cast of Disney characters making their 3D debut on a handheld title. Pulling in 13 nominations including a Game Critics Award (Best Role Playing Game) and winning four awards including Nintendo Power’s Most Valuable Game Award.
THEATRHYTHM™ FINAL FANTASY® ( SQUARE ENIX): With seven nominations, the music of the FINAL FANTASY franchise is celebrated with THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY, winning Best Acknowledgement of Game History by 1UP.
Gameglobe™ (Hapti.co, a SQUARE ENIX Company): The unique browser-based experience that allows players free access to endless game worlds and creative possibilities pulled in five nominations and won a Most Valuable Game Award from PC Gamer.
DEMONS’ SCORE™ (iNiS): Offering thrilling touch-based gameplay through a mind-blowing fusion of stunning graphics and music created by hit songwriters, this breakbeat action game was nominated for IGN’s Best Mobile Game.
Luminous Studio/AGNI’S PHILOSOPHY (SQUARE ENIX): Luminous Studio’s real time demonstration of AGNI’S PHILOSOPHY, its next generation technology demonstrationimpressed with four nominations, winning Destructoid’s Best Tech award.
Some of the upcoming titles from SQUARE ENIX are THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY on July 3, Quantum Conundrum on PlayStation®Network July 10 and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on July 11, HEROES OF RUIN on July 17, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] on July 31 and Sleeping Dogs on August 14.
More than 115 Nominations and 40 Awards, Including Six Game Critics Awards Nominations and IGN’s Best Overall Game of E3
LOS ANGELES (June 29, 2012) – Square Enix, Inc.,
the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, was honored with more than 115 nominations and 40 awards, including many of the most prestigious accolades at E3 2012, the interactive entertainment industry’s most influential global annual conference. A re-imagining of gaming’s most celebrated heroine Lara Croft in
TOMB RAIDER®, the triumphant return of the original assassin Agent 47 in
HITMAN®: ABSOLUTION™, the first-person environmental puzzle game
Quantum Conundrum™, the 25th anniversary of the highly successful
FINAL FANTASY® franchise and the introduction of its next-generation Luminous Studio game engine firmly cemented SQUARE ENIX as an industry frontrunner.
“We feel our lineup over the coming year is remarkable and we are honored to receive these awards and accolades from our peers, media and the industry,” said Mike Fischer, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix, Inc. “This year’s E3 was a testament to the outstanding work and dedication of our teams throughout the world, and we look forward to maintaining this positive momentum.”
Key titles and awards for SQUARE ENIX at E3 2012 included:
Some of the upcoming titles from SQUARE ENIX are THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY on July 3, Quantum Conundrum on PlayStation®Network July 10 and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on July 11, HEROES OF RUIN on July 17, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] on July 31 and Sleeping Dogs on August 14.
Edited by Nikolasvanitas