{"id":66371,"date":"2014-06-26T13:45:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T11:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=66371"},"modified":"2014-06-26T13:49:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T11:49:26","slug":"game-critics-awards-best-of-e3-nominees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/66371-game-critics-awards-best-of-e3-nominees-2","title":{"rendered":"Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/gamecriticsawards.com\/nominees.html\" target=\"_blank\">Game Critics Awards: Best of E3<\/a> nominees have been announced, comprising of 47 titles that were on display at this year&#8217;s expo. The winners will be announced on 1 July 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the nominees, based on submissions from 29 judges. Note:\u00a0The Division; Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain; and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt were not made available for the judges to play, and were not considered for an award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best of Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alien: Isolation<\/li>\n<li>Batman: Arkham Knight<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor<\/li>\n<li>No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six: Siege<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Original Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Destiny<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/li>\n<li>Splatoon<\/li>\n<li>Sunset Overdrive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Console Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alien: Isolation<\/li>\n<li>Batman: Arkham Knight<\/li>\n<li>Destiny<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Handheld Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Murasaki Baby<\/li>\n<li>Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros.<\/li>\n<li>Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best PC Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Civilization: Beyond Earth<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Far Cry 4<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six: Siege<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQ6kIzUcqsU?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Hardware<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alienware Alpha<\/li>\n<li>Oculus Rift<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation TV<\/li>\n<li>Project Morpheus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Action Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare<\/li>\n<li>Destiny<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Far Cry 4<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six: Siege<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Action\/Adventure Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alien: Isolation<\/li>\n<li>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Unity<\/li>\n<li>Batman: Arkham Knight<\/li>\n<li>Sunset Overdrive<\/li>\n<li>The Order: 1886<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best RPG<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bloodborne<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/li>\n<li>Fable Legends<\/li>\n<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor<\/li>\n<li>Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Fighting Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guilty Gear Xrd<\/li>\n<li>Killer Instinct Season 2<\/li>\n<li>Mortal Kombat X<\/li>\n<li>Persona 4 Arena Ultimax<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/boFDx7zS95U?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Racing Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driveclub<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 2<\/li>\n<li>The Crew<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Sports Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FIFA 15<\/li>\n<li>NHL 15<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Strategy Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Civilization: Beyond Earth<\/li>\n<li>Grey Goo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Social\/Casual<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Fantasia: Music Evolved<\/li>\n<li>LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham<\/li>\n<li>Mario Maker<\/li>\n<li>Yoshi&#8217;s Woolly World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Online Multiplayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Battlefield: Hardline<\/li>\n<li>Destiny<\/li>\n<li>Evolve<\/li>\n<li>Splatoon<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six: Siege<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Indie<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Axiom Verge<\/li>\n<li>CounterSpy<\/li>\n<li>Below<\/li>\n<li>No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/li>\n<li>Ori and the Blind Forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/66259-will-assassins-creed-unity-be-delayed-for-pc.html\">Will Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity be delayed for PC?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" 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