2015
Nominees
The 38 judging publications for the 2015 Game Critics Awards: Best
of E3 are proud to announce this year's nominees, comprised of 40
products displayed at E3 2015.
FAST FACTS:
Which game publisher and console picked up the most nods? Click
here to find out with
our fast fact breakdown by game, publisher and system.
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)
Please note: The following games were
not made playable to Game Critics judges at E3 and therefore
disqualified
from main award consideration: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Tom Clancy's
Ghost Recon: Wildlands, and XCOM 2.