Today the nominees for the Game Critics E3 Awards 2015 was announced. This time, more than 40 games were selected to participate in any of the 14 categories. As every year, a group of 30 major media around the world will reward the best of E3.
The winners will be announced on July 7 this year and Star Wars Battlefront is the most nominated game with 5 chances of being awarded, while Fallout 4 and Horizon Zero Dawn are close behind with 4 each. Then the list of nominees with all the details:
BEST GAME 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 PORTABLE 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 / SquareEnix) Star Wars: Battlefront (DICE / EA). Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft).
BEST HARDWARE
Microsoft HoloLens [/ i] (Microsoft).
Oculus Rift [/ i] (Oculus VR).
Oculus Touch [/ i] (Oculus VR).
Project Morpheus [/ i] (Sony Computer Entertainment).
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller [/ i] (Microsoft).
BEST ACTION GAME
DOOM . (id Software / Bethesda) Halo 5: Guardians (343 / Microsoft Studios). Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios / SquareEnix). Star Wars: Battlefront (DICE / EA) Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft).
BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
Dawn Horizon Zero (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 / BandaiNamco Games) Fallout 4 . (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda) Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo). Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam . (AlphaDream / Nintendo) Sword Coast Legends (nSpace / 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 / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment). Rock Band 4 (Harmonix). Super Mario Maker (Nintendo).
BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME
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 INDEPENDENT GAME
Abzu (Giant Squid / 505). Below (Capy Games). Cuphead (Studio MDHR). No Man’s Sky (Hello Games / SCE). Wattam (Funomena).