Assim como dita a tradição, pouco tempo depois da realização da popular E3, é revelada a lista de nomeados para os prémios "Best of E3", realizados pela Game Critics Awards.
Este ano não poderia ser exceção, e os nomeados de 2019 já foram revelados oficialmente. O prémio desejado por todos é o "Best of Show", que vai eleger o melhor jogo do evento. No total, serão atribuídos 16 prémios, que demonstram de forma perfeita a grande variedade de segmentos no mundo gaming.
Best of Show
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
- Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix for PS4)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
Best Original Game
- 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna for PC, Xbox)
- Bleeding Edge (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
- Control (Remedy/505 Games for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd for Mac, PC)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)
Best Console Game
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix for PS4)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo EPD/Nintendo for Switch)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA for PS4, Xbox)
- Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PS4, Xbox)
Best PC Game
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
- Control (Remedy/505 Games for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
Best VR / AR Game
- Asgard’s Wrath (Sanzaru/Oculus Studios for PC)
- Lone Echo II (Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios for PC)
- Minecraft Earth (Mojang/Xbox Game Studios for Android, iOS)
- Phantom: Covert Ops (nDreams/Oculus Studios for Oculus Quest, PC)
- Sniper Elite VR (Just Add Water/Rebellion for PC, PS4)
Best Hardware / Acessórios
- Sega Genesis Mini (Sega)
- Smach Z (Smach)
- Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Microsoft)
Best Action Game
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
Best Action / Adventure Game
- Control (Remedy/505 Games for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo EPD/Nintendo for Switch)
- Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
Best Role Playing Game (RPG)
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (CyberConnect2/Bandai Namco for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix for PS4)
- Monster Hunter: World Iceborne (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (Game Freak/The Pokemon Co. for Switch)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)
Best Racing Game
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Beenox/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- F1 2019 (Codemasters for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Forza Horizon 4: LEGO Speed Champions (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
- GRID (Codemasters for PC, PS4, Xbox)
Best Sports Game
- eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (Konami for PS4, Xbox)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Sega for Switch)
- Madden NFL 20 (EA Tiburon/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Roller Champions (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC)
Best Strategy Game
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Wicked Witch/Forgotten Empires/Tantalus/Xbox Game Studios for PC)
- Desperados III (Mimimi Games/THQN for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo for Switch)
- John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd for Mac, PC)
- Phoenix Point (Snapshot Games for Mac, PC, Xbox)
Best Family / Social Game
- Fall Guys (Mediatonic/Devolver for PC)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Sega for Switch)
- Minecraft Dungeons (Mojang/Xbox Game Studios for PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox)
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (Game Freak/The Pokemon Co. for Switch)
Best Online Multiplayer Game
- Bleeding Edge (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint (Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch Xbox)
Best Independent Game
- 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna for PC, Xbox)
- Carrion (Phobia Game Studio/Devolver for Linux, Mac, PC)
- Fall Guys (Mediatonic/Devolver for PC)
- John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd for Mac, PC)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna for Switch)
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2 (Bungie for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix for Mac, PC, PS4)
- Fortnite (Epic for Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox)
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
