Wondering which games were nominated as the best playable games at this year’s E3 event in Los Angeles? Well, The Game Critics Awards 2016 nominees have been announced! Nintendo only had one playable game at the show which was the stunning Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Link’s adventure scored 3 nominations in the Best of Show, Best Console Game, and Best Action/Adventure Game categories. There’s some stiff competition on the list but the winners will be revealed on Tuesday 5th July 2016.
Best of Show
Battlefield 1, EA
Dishonored 2, Bethesda
Horizon: Zero Dawn, Sony
Sea of Thieves, Microsoft Studios
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo
Titanfall 2, EA
Best Original Game
Abzu, 505 Games
Detroit: Become Human, Sony
Horizon: Zero Dawn, Sony
Sea of Thieves, Microsoft Studios
We Happy Few, Compulsion Games
Best Console Game
Battlefield 1, EA
Dishonored 2, Bethesda
Horizon: Zero Dawn, Sony
The Last Guardian, Sony
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo
Best PC Game
Battlefield 1, Bethesda
Civilization VI, 2K Games
Dishonored 2, Bethesda
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, CD Projekt Red
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, SEGA
Best VR Game
Batman: Arkham VR, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil VII, Capcom
Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Ubisoft
The Unspoken, Oculus Studio
Wilson’s Heart, Oculus Studio
Best Hardware
Oculus Touch, Oculus VR
PlayStation VR, Sony
Xbox One S, Microsoft
Best Action Game
Battlefield 1, EA
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Activision
Gears of War 4, Microsoft Studios
Lawbreakers, Nexon
Titanfall 2, EA
Best Action/Adventure Game
Dishonored 2, Bethesda
Horizon: Zero Dawn, Sony
Mafia III, 2K Games
The Last Guardian, Sony
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo
Best RPG
Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Square Enix
Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix
South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Ubisoft
Tyrrany, Paradox
Best Fighting Game
Absolver, Devolver
Injustice 2, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Tekken 7, Bandai Namco Entertainment
The King of Fighters XIV, ATLUS
Best Racing Game
Forza Horizon 3, Microsoft Studios
F1 2016, Codemasters
Gran Turismo Sport, Sony
Best Sports Game
FIFA 17, EA
Madden NFL 17, EA
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017, Konami
Steep, Ubisoft
Best Strategy Game
Civilization VI, 2K Games
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, CD Projekt Red
Halo Wars 2, Microsoft Studios
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, SEGA
Best Family Game
LEGO Dimensions, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Skylanders: Imaginators, Activision
Best Online Multiplayer
Absolver, Devolver
Battlefield 1, EA
Lawbreakers, Nexon
Sea of Thieves, Microsoft Studios
Titanfall 2, EA
Best Independent Game
Absolver, Devolver
Abzu, 505 Games
Cuphead, Studio MDHR
Inside, Playdead
We Happy Few, Compulsion Games
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