Game Critics Best Of E3 Awards Nominations Revealed

The nominees for the Game Critics Best of E3 Awards have been revealed. Combing through the list of worthy candidates is evidence to the fact that this was one of the best E3s in recent memory. So much incredible content was shown off at the expo.

Check out the full list of nominees for each category below: 

Best of Show

– Destiny (Bungie/Activision)

– Oculus Rift HD (Oculus VR)

– PlayStation 4 (Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

– Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)

Best Original Game

– Destiny (Bungie/Activision)

– Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)

– Rain (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

– Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)

Best Console Game

– Batman: Arkham Origins (WBIE Montreal/WBIE)

– Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Destiny (Bungie/Activision)

– Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

– Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)

Best Handheld Game

– Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Armature Studio/WBIE)

– Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom/Capcom)

– Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Popcap/EA)

– Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Two Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)

Best PC Game

– Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)

– Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/Sega)

– The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)

– Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

– Total War: Rome II (Creative Assembly/Sega)

Best Hardware

– Oculus Rift (Oculus VR)

– PlayStation 4 (Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Blade (Razr)

– Shield (Nvidia)

– Xbox One (Microsoft)

Best Action Game

– Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)

– Call of Duty Ghosts (Infinity Ward/Activision)

– Destiny (Bungie/Activision)

– Killzone: Shadow Fall (Guerilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

Best Action/Adventure Game

– Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

– Batman: Arkham Origins (WBIE Montreal/WBIE)

– Bayonetta 2 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)

– Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best RPG

– Dark Souls II (FromSoftware/Namco-Bandai)

– The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)

– Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (AlphaDream/Nintendo)

– Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus/Atlus)

– South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian/Ubisoft)

Best Racing Game

– Forza 5 (Turn 10 Studio/Microsoft Studios)

– Gran Turismo 6 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)

– Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games/Electronic Arts)

– The Crew ( Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)

Best Sports Game

– FIFA 14 (EA Canada/EA Sports)

– NHL 14 (EA Canada/EA Sports)

– Madden NFL 25 (Tiburon/EA Sports)

– Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (PES Productions/Konami)

Best Strategy Game

– Command and Conquer (Victory Games/Electronic Arts)

– Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/Sega)

– Pikmin 3 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)

– Total War: Rome II (Creative Assembly/Sega)

Best Social/Casual

– Disney Infinity (Avalanche/Disney Interactive)

– Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)

– LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games/WBIE)

– Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time (Popcap/EA)

– Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions/Activision)

– Project Spark (Team Daokta/Microsoft Studios)

Best Online Multiplayer

– Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)

– Destiny (Bungie/Activision)

– Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

– The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)

– Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Downloadable

– Contrast (Compulsion Games)

– Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Young Horses Inc)

– Outlast (Red Barrels)

– Rain (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)

– Transistor (Supergiant Games)

Which nominee do you think deserves Best of Show? It's hard to make a case against giving it to the PlayStation 4. Let us know what your choice would be in the comments below. The winners will be revealed on July 2nd.

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