Анонсированы все номинанты E3 Game Critics Awards

E3 Game Critics Awards representatives have announced a list of nominees in all categories. The largest number of nominations goes to Microsoft and its studios: nine. The leader among the games is The Outer Worlds with four. Among platforms, the first place is held by PC: 57 nominations.

According to the rules, in order to receive a nomination in any category, there was supposed to be shown at least five minutes of gameplay at E3. Therefore, such expected games as Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring and Halo Infinite, are not in the list.

The winners of the E3 Game Critics Awards will be announced on June 27th.

Best of Show

• Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
• Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda — PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix — PS4)
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

Best Original Game

• 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna — PC, Xbox)
• Bleeding Edge (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios — PC, Xbox)
• Control (Remedy/505 Games — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd — Mac, PC)
• The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division — PC, PS4, Xbox)

Best Console Game

• Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix — PS4)
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo — Switch)
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo EPD/Nintendo — Switch)
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA — PS4, Xbox)
• Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft — PS4, Xbox)

Best PC Game

• Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
• Control (Remedy/505 Games — PC, PS4, Xbox)Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda — PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
• The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda — PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)

Best AR/VR Game

• Asgard’s Wrath (Sanzaru/Oculus Studios — PC)
• Lone Echo II (Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios — PC)
• Minecraft Earth (Mojang/Xbox Game Studios — Android, iOS)
• Phantom: Covert Ops (nDreams/Oculus Studios — Oculus Quest, PC)
• Sniper Elite VR (Just Add Water/Rebellion — PC, PS4)

Best Hardware/Peripheral

• Sega Genesis Mini (Sega)
• Smach Z (Smach)
• Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Microsoft)

Best Action

• Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda — PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
• Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios — PC, Xbox)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda — PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Control (Remedy/505 Games — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo — Switch)
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo EPD/Nintendo — Switch)
• Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

Best RPG

• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (CyberConnect2/Bandai Namco — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix — PS4)
• Monster Hunter: World Iceborne (Capcom — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Pokemon Sword and Shield (Game Freak/The Pokemon Co. — Switch)
• The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division — PC, PS4, Xbox)

Best Racing Game

• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Beenox/Activision — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• F1 2019 (Codemasters — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Forza Horizon 4: LEGO Speed Champions (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios — PC, Xbox)
• GRID (Codemasters — PC, PS4, Xbox)

Best Sports Game

• EFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (Konami — PS4, Xbox)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Sega — Switch)
• Madden NFL 20 (EA Tiburon/EA — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Roller Champions (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft — PC)

Best Strategy Game

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Wicked Witch/Forgotten Empires/Tantalus/Xbox Game Studios — PC)
• Desperados III (Mimimi Games/THQN — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo — Switch)
• John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd — Mac, PC)
• Phoenix Point (Snapshot Games — Mac, PC, Xbox)

Best Family Game

• Fall Guys (Mediatonic/Devolver — PC, PS4)
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo — Switch)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Sega — Switch)
• Minecraft Dungeons (Mojang/Xbox Game Studios — PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox)
• Pokemon Sword and Shield (Game Freak/The Pokemon Co. — Switch)

Best Online Multiplayer

• Bleeding Edge (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios — PC, Xbox)
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios — PC, Xbox)
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint (Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda — PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch Xbox)

Best Independent Game

• 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna — PC, Xbox)
• Carrion (Phobia Game Studio/Devolver — Linux, Mac, PC)
• FALL GUYS (Mediatonic/Devolver — PC, PS4)
• John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd — Mac, PC)
• Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna — Switch)

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2 (Bungie — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix — Mac, PC, PS4)
• Fortnite (Epic — Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox)
• Monster Hunter: World (Capcom — PC, PS4, Xbox)
• Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft — PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

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