Game Critics Best of E3 2015 Nominees Revealed

The nominations for the Game Critics' Best of E3 2015 Awards are in, and we've got the full list of games in the running for you to check out below.

To no surprise, Bethesda's Fallout 4 and EA's Star Wars Battlefront have received plenty of love from critics after making quite a splash last month during the expo. Here's the entire list of categories, each with its corresponding nominees:

Best of Show

– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

– Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

– Oculus Touch (Oculus VR)

– Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

– Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/SCE)

Best Original Game

– Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)

– Cuphead (Studio MDHR)

– Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

– The Last Guardian (GenDesign/SCE Japan/SCE)

– Unravel (Coldwood Interactive/EA)

Best Console Game

– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

– Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

– Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

– Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

– Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/SCE)

Best Handheld Game

– Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

– Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)

– Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Atlus)

– The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)

Best PC Game

– DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)

– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

– Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios/Square-Enix)

– Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

– Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Hardware

– Microsoft HoloLens (Microsoft)

– Oculus Rift (Oculus VR)

– Oculus Touch (Oculus VR)

– Project Morpheus (Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Xbox Elite Wireless Controller (Microsoft)

Best Action Game

– DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)

– Halo 5: Guardians (343/Microsoft Studios)

– Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios/Square-Enix)

– Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

– Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Action/Adventure Game

– Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

– Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)

– Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios)

– The Last Guardian (GenDesign/SCE Japan/SCE)

– Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/SCE)

Best RPG

– Dark Souls 3 (From Software/Bandai-Namco Games)

– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

– Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

– Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)

– Sword Coast Legends (n-Space/Digital Extremes/Wizards of the Coast)

Best Racing Game

– Forza Motorsport 6 (Turn 10/Microsoft Studios)

– Need for Speed (Ghost Games/EA)

– Trackmania Turbo (Nadeo/Ubisoft)

Best Sports Game

– FIFA 16 (EA Canada/EA)

– NHL 16 (EA Canada/EA)

– Madden NFL 16 (Tiburon/EA)

– Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Konami)

– Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (EA Tiburon/EA)

Best Family/Social Game

– Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)

– Guitar Hero Live (FreeStyleGames/Activision)

– LEGO Dimensions (TT Games/WBIE)

– Rock Band 4 (Harmonix)

– Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

Best Online Multiplayer

– Call of Duty: Black Ops III (TreyArch/Activision)

– Halo 5: Guardians (343/Microsoft Studios)

– Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

– Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

– Tom Clancy's The Division (Massive/Ubisoft)

Best Indie

– Abzu (Giant Squid/505)

– Below (Capy Games) 

– Cuphead (Studio MDHR)

– No Man's Sky (Hello Games/SCE)

– Wattam (Funomena)

Which titles from E3 2015 impressed you the most? Let us know in the comments and then be sure to check out our Best of E3 2015 Awards.

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