Game Critics Awards: nominations announced
Among all the games mentioned, one that has received the greatest number of mentions is Xbox 360/PC One/ Titanfall of Respawn Entertainment with 6 nominations: This marks the game record with multiple nominations in the entire history of GCA. The title and is followed at a short distance from Destiny and Watch Dogs with five nominations each, and Battlefield 4 and The Elder Scrolls Online with three nominations. Finally, it should be noted as the only participants were those games playable by the jury. Titles like MGS v: The Phantom Pain , The Division , The Witcher III and others were not playable, so were excluded from the competition.
The complete list of nominees: the winners will be announced on July 2.
Best of Show
-Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
-Oculus Rift HD (Oculus VR)
-PlayStation 4 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
-Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
Best Original Game
-Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
-Fantasy: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)
-Rain (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
-Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
Best Console Game
-Batman: Arkham Origins (WB GAMES Montreal/WB GAMES)
-Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
-Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
-Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
Best Handheld Game
-Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Reinforcements Studio/WB GAMES)
-Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney-Dual Destinies (Capcom/Capcom)
-Plants vs. 2 Zombies (Popcap/EA)
-Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Two Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
Best PC Game
-Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
-Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/Sega)
-The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)
-Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
-Total War: Rome II (Creative Assembly/Sega)
Best Hardware
-Oculus Rift (Oculus VR)
-PlayStation 4 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Blade (Razr)
-Shield (Nvidia)
-Xbox One (Microsoft)
Best Action Game
-Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
-Call of Duty Ghosts (Infinity Ward/Activision)
-Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
-Killzone: Shadow Fall (Guerilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Best Action/Adventure Game
-Assassin's Creed II: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
-Batman: Arkham Origins (WB GAMES Montreal/WB GAMES)
-Bayonetta 2 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
-Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Best RPG
-Dark Souls II (FromSoftware/Namco-Bandai)
-The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)
-Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (AlphaDream Corporation/Nintendo)
-Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus/Atlus)
-South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian/Ubisoft)
Best Racing Game
-5 Force (Turn 10 Studio/Microsoft Studios)
-Gran Turismo 6 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
-Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games/Electronic Arts)
-The Crew (Ivory Tower, Ubisoft)
Best Sports Game
14-FIFA (EA Canada/EA Sports)
-NHL 14 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
-Madden NFL 25 (Tiburon/EA Sports)
-Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (PES Productions/Konami)
Best Strategy Game
-Command and Conquer (Victory Games/Electronic Arts)
-Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/Sega)
-Pikmin 3 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
-Total War: Rome II (Creative Assembly/Sega)
Best Social/Casual
-Disney Infinity (Avalanche/Disney Interactive)
-Fantasy: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)
-LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games/WB GAMES)
-Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time (Popcap/EA)
-Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions/Activision)
-Project Spark (Team Daokta/Microsoft Studios)
Best Online Multiplayer
-Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
-Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
-Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
-The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)
-Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Best Downloadable
-Contrast (Compulsion Games)
Octodad: Catch-Dadliest (Young Horses Inc.)
-Outlast (Red Barrels)
- RainĀ (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)
-Transistor (Supergiant Games)