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New York, NY – May 30, 2006 – 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.”

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)

IGN (cont.)

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)

jmke

quite a lot of praise for this game

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jmke

BEST OF SHOW
Wii
(Nintendo)

BEST ORIGINAL GAME
Spore
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

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Spore
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

BEST CONSOLE GAME
Gears of War
(Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)

BEST HANDHELD GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
(Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

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Wii
(Nintendo)

BEST ACTION GAME
Gears of War
(Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
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(Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3)

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Heavenly Sword
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BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
Mass Effect
(Bioware / Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)

BEST RACING GAME
Excite Truck
(Nintendo for Wii)

BEST SIMULATION GAME
Spore
(Maxis / Electronic Arts for PC)

BEST SPORTS GAME
Wii Sports
(Nintendo for Wii)

BEST STRATEGY GAME
Supreme Commander
(Gas Powered Games / THQ for PC)

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Guitar Hero II
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BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME
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