Die E3 2004 gehört seit fast zwei Wochen der Vergangenheit an, doch die Nachbearbeitung ist nicht nur bei uns im vollen Gange. So werden am 8.Juni die von der internationalen Fachpresse gewählten "Best of E3-Gamecritics-Awards" vergeben, für die nun die Nominierungen bekannt gegeben wurden. Großer Favorit ist Halo 2, das insgesamt vier Mal auf die Liste kam, dicht gefolgt von Jade Empire, Splinter Cell 3, God of War und Half-Life 2, die jeweils drei Mal nominiert wurden. Nachfolgend findet ihr die komplette Nominierungsliste.

Spiel der E3 
Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
Splinter Cell 3 (Ubi Soft Montreal/Ubi Soft - PC)

Bestes Original-Spiel
Destroy All Humans! (Pandemic/THQ - PlayStation 2, Xbox)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo - GameCube)
God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft - Xbox)
Odama (Vivarium/Nintendo - GameCube)

Bestes PC-Spiel
Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts - PC)
Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision - PC)
Die Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts - PC)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft - PC)

Bestes Konsolen-Spiel 
God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft - Xbox)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo - GameCube)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom - GameCube)

Beste Peripherie/Hardware
Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware - PC)
Donkey Konga Bongo Drums (Nintendo - GameCube)
Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
Phantom Gaming Service (Infinium Labs, Inc.)
Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)

Bestes Action-Spiel 
Doom 3 (Vicarious Visions/id/Activision - Xbox)
F.E.A.R. (Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo - GameCube)

Bestes Action-Adventure 
God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
Prince of Persia 2 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft - All Systems)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom - GameCube)
Ratchet & Clank: Up your Arsenal (Insomniac Games/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft - PC)

Bestes Kampfspiel 
Def Jam: Fight for New York (EA Canada/EA - All Console Systems)
Guilty Gear Isuka (Arc System Works/Sammy Studios - PlayStation 2)
Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway Games - PlayStation 2/Xbox)
Rumble Roses (KCET/Konami - PlayStation 2)
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Capcom - PlayStation 2/Xbox)

Bestes Rollenspiel
Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft - Xbox)
Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix - PlayStation 2)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft - Xbox)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords (Obsidian/LucasArts - PC/Xbox)
Vampire: Die Maskerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision - PC)

Bestes Rennspiel
Burnout 3 (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts - PlayStation 2/Xbox)
Enthusia Professional Racing (Konami - PlayStation 2)
Forza Motorsport (Microsoft - Xbox)
Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment - PlayStation 2)
Street Racing Syndicate (Eutechnyx/Namco - All Console Systems)

Beste Simulation 
Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ - PC/Xbox)
Pacific Fighters (1C/UbiSoft - PC)
Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts - PC)
The Movies (Lionhead Studios/Activision - All Platforms)
The URBZ: Sims in the City  (Maxis/Electronic Arts - All Console Systems)

Bestes Sportspiel
ESPN NFL 2005 (Visual Concepts/ESPN Videogames - PS2/Xbox)
FIFA Football 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts - All Platforms)
Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts - All Platforms)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts - All Platforms)
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Neversoft/Activision - All Platforms)

Bestes Strategiespiel 
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts - PC)
Pikmin 2 (Nintendo - GameCube)
Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision - PC)
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War (Relic/THQ - PC)

Bestes Puzzle-/Trivia-/Gesellschaftsspiel
Donkey Konga (Nintendo - GameCube)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo - GameCube)
EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems/SCEA - PlayStation 2)
Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (Harmonix Music Systems/Konami - PlayStation 2)
WarioWare, Inc. DS (Nintendo - Nintendo DS)

Bestes Online-Multiplayerspiel
Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/EA Games - PC)
EverQuest II (Sony Online Entertainment - PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox)
Star Wars: Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts - PC, PS2, Xbox)
World of WarCraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games - PC)