Star Wars: Battlefront, Fallout 4 Lead E3 2015 Awards Nominees
The nominees have been announced for the E3 2015 Game Critics Awards, with DICE's shooter Star Wars: Battlefront leading the way with five total nominations, including one for overall Best of Show.
Battlefront, due November 17 across console and PC, was also nominated for Best Console Game, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, and Best Online Multiplayer.
Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 4 and Killzone developer Guerrilla Games' new IP Horizon: Zero Dawn followed with four nominations each.
Looking at nominations by publisher, Electronic Arts and Sony led the way with 11 nods each, followed by Bethesda (seven), and Microsoft and Nintendo with six each.
See below for the full rundown of nominees for the E3 2015 Game Critics Awards. These were decided by a panel of 38 publications, including GameSpot. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 7.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, XCOM 2, and Ghost Recon: Wildlands were not made playable to judges so they were not in the running.
Best of Show
Fallout 4
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Oculus Touch
Star Wars: Battlefront
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Best Original Game
Abzu
Cuphead
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Last Guardian
Unravel
Best Console Game
Fallout 4
Horizon Zero Dawn
Star Wars: Battlefront
Super Mario Maker
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Best Handheld Game
Fallout Shelter
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Persona 4 Dancing All Night
The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes
Best PC Game
Doom
Fallout 4
Just Cause 3
Star Wars: Battlefront
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Best Hardware
Microsoft HoloLens
Oculus Rift
Oculus Touch
Project Morpheus
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller
Best Action Game
Doom
Halo 5: Guardians
Just Cause 3
Star Wars: Battlefront
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Best Action/Adventure Game
Horizon Zero Dawn
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Rise of the Tomb Raider
The Last Guardian
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Best RPG
Dark Souls 3
Fallout 4
Fire Emblem Fates
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Sword Coast Legends
Best Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 6
Need for Speed
Trackmania Turbo
Best Sports Game
FIFA 16
NHL 16
Madden NFL 16
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Best Family/Social Game
Disney Infinity 3.0
Guitar Hero Live
Lego Dimensions
Rock Band 4
Super Mario Maker
Best Online Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Halo 5: Guardians
Star Wars: Battlefront
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Tom Clancy's The Division
Best Indie
Abzu
Cuphead
No Man's Sky
Wattam
