With E3 2013 behind us, we had a chance to check out a ton of great games, new console unveilings, and a handful of big surprises. We've still got plenty of E3 coverage to follow in the coming weeks and months leading up to what is sure to be an amazing holiday season, but for now, we wanted to recognize the best games and technology on display at this year's E3 Expo.
Our annual E3 awards are about recognizing standouts of the show, games that wowed, surprised, and left us grasping for more. Here's a look at this years nominations. We'll announce the winners on Friday June 28th.
Special Achievement
Best Downloadable Game
Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Young Horses, Inc)
Tearaway (SCEA / Media Molecule)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Activision / Red Fly Studio)
Transistor (Supergiant Games)
Warframe (Digital Extremes)
Best Graphics - Technical
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts / EA DICE)
Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Killzone: Shadow Fall (SCEA / Guerrilla Games)
Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Best Graphics - Artistic
Dark (Kalypso Media / RealmForge)
Disney Infinity (Disney Interactive Studios / Avalanche Software)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo / Retro Studios)
Rayman Legends (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft / Obsidian Entertainment)
Best Trailer
Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / WB Games Montreal)
Metal Gear Solid V (Konami / Kojima Productions)
Mirror's Edge 2 (Electronic Arts / EA DICE)
The Order: 1886 (SCEA / Ready at Dawn)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)
Special Recognition for Technological Innovation
ViviTouch Haptic Rumble Techology
Special Recognition for Technological Achievement
Razer Blade Gaming Laptop
Genre Awards
Best Action Adventure Game
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / WB Games Montreal)
Beyond: Two Souls (SCEA / Quantic Dream)
Disney Infinity (Disney Interactive Studios / Avalanche Software)
Saints Row IV (Deep Silver / Volition Inc.)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Toronto)
Thief (Square Enix / Eidos Montreal)
Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Best MMO
Dust 514 (CCP Games)
The Elder Scrolls Online (Bethesda Softworks / ZeniMax Media)
Final Fantasy XIV Online (Square Enix)
World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft Game Studios / Wargaming.net)
World of Warships (Wargaming.net)
Best Platformer
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo / Retro Studios)
Max: The Curse of the Brotherhood (Press Play)
Rayman Legends (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)
Sonic Lost World (SEGA / Sonic Team)
Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo)
Best Racing/Driving Game
DriveClub (SCEA / Evolution Studios)
Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Gran Turismo 6 (SCEA / Polyphony Digital)
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
Need for Speed Rivals (Electronic Arts / Ghost Games)
The Crew (Ubisoft / Ivory Tower)
Best Role Playing Game
Dark Souls II (Namco Bandai Games / From Software)
The Elder Scrolls Online (Bethesda Softworks / ZeniMax Media)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft / Obsidian Entertainment)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)
Best Shooter
Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts / EA DICE)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision / Infinity Ward)
Destiny (Activision / Bungie Software)
Killzone: Shadow Fall (SCEA / Guerrilla Games)
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts / PopCap)
Titanfall (Electronic Arts / Respawn Games)
The Division (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Massive)
Best Strategy Game
Command & Conquer (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Company of Heroes 2 (SEGA / Relic)
Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
Project X Zone (Namco Bandai Games / Banpresto)
Total War: Rome II (SEGA / Creative Assembly)
Platform Awards
Best PC Exclusive Game
Command & Conquer (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Company of Heroes 2 (SEGA / Relic)
The Elder Scrolls Online (Bethesda Softworks / ZeniMax Media)
Total War: Rome II (SEGA / Creative Assembly)
World of Warships (Wargaming.net)
Best Console Exclusive Game
Beyond: Two Souls (SCEA / Quantic Dream)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo / Retro Studios)
Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Killzone: Shadow Fall (SCEA / Guerrilla Games)
Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
Project Spark (Microsoft Game Studios)
Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo)
Titanfall (Electronic Arts / Respawn Games)
Best Multi-Platform Console Game
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / WB Games Montreal)
Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts / EA DICE)
Destiny (Activision / Bungie Software)
Saints Row IV (Deep Silver / Volition Inc.)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft / Obsidian Entertainment)
The Division (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Massive)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)
Thief (Square Enix / Eidos Montreal)
Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Best Handheld Game
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Armature Studio)
Dragon's Crown (ATLUS / Vanillaware)
Project X Zone (Namco Bandai Games / Banpresto)
Rayman Legends (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo)
Game of the Show
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / WB Games Montreal)
Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts / EA DICE)
Company of Heroes 2 (SEGA / Relic)
Destiny (Activision / Bungie Software)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo / Retro Studios)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)
Titanfall (Electronic Arts / Respawn Games)
Watch Dogs (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
