2013
Nominees
The 30 judging publications for the 2013 Game Critics Awards: Best
of E3 are proud to announce this year's nominees comprised of 49
different games and products. Winners are now announced
here.
FAST FACTS:
Which game publisher and console picked up the most nods? Click
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our fast fact breakdown by game, publisher and system.
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)
Please note the
following games were
not made playable to Game Critics judges and therefore disqualified
from award consideration: The Division; Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom
Pain; The Witcher III; Super Smash Bros. Wii-U. In addition, the judges
did not find a sufficient number of nominees to award "Best Fighting
Game" and "Best Motion Simulation Game" at E3 2013.