Company Of Heroes 2 - The Soviet SU-76 In Action (Photo: Business Wire)
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that its upcoming strategy game Company of Heroes ® 2 has received critical acclaim coming out of E3 winning a number of awards.
Company of Heroes 2 impressed E3 judges and secured seven Best of E3 2012 wins thanks to its cutting edge Essence™ 3 Engine. Notable achievements include Best PC Game from G4 X-Play and Machinima as well as a number of Best Strategy Game plaudits from other outlets.
On top of the wins mentioned above Company of Heroes 2 was nominated for over 18 Best of E3 2012 awards including Best PC and Strategy game in the official Game Critics Awards and Best Overall Game for IGN.
Michael Lustenberger, Vice President of Global Brand Management - Online commented, “The original Company of Heroes set a lofty standard and we are delighted that the sequel can now join it as a multi-award winner coming out of E3. What we showed press was just a taste of what is still to come with this title.”
The full list of awards and nominations is below:| Awards |
| Best PC Game – G4 X-Play |
| Best PC Game – Machinima |
| Most Valuable Game – PC Gamer |
| Best Strategy Game – Gaming Excellence |
| Best Strategy Game – Neoseeker |
| Best Strategy Game – Comics & Gaming Monthly |
| Best Sound – Flesh Eating Zipper |
| Nominations |
| Best PC Game - Game Critics Awards |
| Best Strategy Game - Game Critics Awards |
| Best Overall Game - IGN |
| Best PC Game - IGN |
| Best Strategy Game - IGN |
| Best PC Game - G4’s X-Play |
| Best Strategy Game - G4’s X-Play |
| Best PC Game - Machinima |
| Best Strategy Game - Machinima |
| Best Strategy Game - Neoseeker |
| Best Strategy Game - GameSpy |
| Best PC Game - Destructoid |
| Best Strategy Game - Neoseeker |
| Best PC Exclusive Game - Gaming Excellence |
| Best Strategy Game - Gaming Excellence |
| Best Strategy Game - Comics & Gaming Monthly |
| Best of E3 - Multiplayer.it |
| Best Sound - FleshEatingZipper.com |
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