Fiecare E3 are o serie de jocuri care se fac remarcate, fiind premiate de publicaţiile de specialitate. Aţi putut verifica deja topul nostru pentru cele mai interesante jocuri prezentate la E3 2013. Acum a venit vremea să aruncăm o privire la nominalizările realizate de Game Critics Awards, un grup al celor mai importante 30 de publicaţii de gaming din America de Nord.
Înainte de a prezenta titlurile nominalizate de aceste publicaţii de prestigiu, trebuie făcute următoarele menţiuni: The Division, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt şi Super Smash Bros. Wii-U nu au putut fi jucate de reprezentanţii juraţilor, aceste jocuri nefiind luate în calcul pentru nominalizări. De asemenea, juraţii nu au putut alcătui categoriile „Best Fighting Game” şi „Best Motion Simulation Game” din cauza insuficienţei de titluri din aceste genuri.
Iată nominalizările pentru premiile E3 2013 Game Critics Awards (am păstrat denumirile în engleză din motive evidente):
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)
Jocuri cu multiple nominalizări
Saşe nominalizări:
• Titanfall
(Titanfall stabileşte astfel un nou record de nominalizări în istoria premiilor Game Critics Awards).
Cinci nominalizări:
• Destiny
• Watch Dogs
Trei nominalizări:
• Battlefield 4
• The Elder Scrolls Online
Două nominalizări:
• Batman: Arkham Origins
• Company of Heroes 2
• Fantasia: Music Evolved
• Infamous: Second Son
• Oculus Rift
• Plants vs. Zombies 2
• PlayStation 4
• Rain
• Total War: Rome II
Nominalizări per publisher:
Electronic Arts: 16 nominalizări
Sony Computer Entertainment: 10 nominalizări
Ubisoft: 8 nominalizări
Activision: 7 nominalizări
Nintendo: 5 nominalizări
Sega: 4 nominalizări
WBIE: 4 nominalizări
Bethesda: 3 nominalizări
Disney: 3 nominalizări
Xbox: 3 nominalizări
Oculus VR: 2 nominalizări
Nominalizări per platformă:
(Titlurile multiplaform au fost contorizate în cadrul fiecărei platforme pe care vor fi publicate.)
Xbox 360: 37 jocuri
Xbox One: 34 jocuri
PC: 34 jocuri
PlayStation 4: 33 jocuri
PlayStation 3: 32 jocuri
Wii-U: 13 jocuri