This year for E3, much like last year, we dispensed with categorization and just went straight for the thirty best things we saw. These are our nominees – the things we think are great. Later this week, once we’ve had more time to think, we’ll tell you which were the absolute best of show. What was eligible to be nominated? We had one simple criteria: It had to be touchable, playable, listenable. It had to call to us. Here’s what did:
Alien Isolation
From Sega
Assassin’s Creed Unity
From Ubisoft
Far Cry 4
From Ubisoft
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
From Ubisoft
The Crew
From Ubisoft
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The Sims 4
From Electronic Arts
Dragon Age Inquisition
From Electronic Arts
Splatoon
From Nintendo
Bayonetta 2
From Nintendo
Super Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS
From Nintendo
Destiny
From Activision and Bungie
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition
From Activision and Blizzard
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
From 2K Games and Gearbox
Evolve
From 2K Games and Turtle Rock Studios
Civilization: Beyond Earth
From 2K Games and Firaxis
Batman Arkham Knight
From Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
Shadows of Mordor
From Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
Entwined
From Sony
LittleBigPlanet 3
From Sony and Media Molecule
Battlecry
From Bethesda
The Oculus Rift
From Oculus VR
Elite: Dangerous
From Frontier Developments
Homefront: The Revolution
From Deep Silver
Titan Souls
From Devolver Digital
Hatoful Boyfriend
From Devolver Digital
Fable Legends
Sunset Overdrive
Star Citizen
Below
Neverending Nightmares
Curious about what won? Here’s our Best of E3 2014 winners.
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Published: Jun 12, 2014 12:37 am