The Game Critic Awards, of which some editors of this website (not me!) are judges, have announced their nominees for the 2013 Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 awards. These are the real deal; while individual sites can slap a ribbon or badge on anything they want, these nominees were settled on by a hivemind of representatives of 30 of the biggest and most influential video game outlets on the planet. A quick note on which games were eligible and which weren't: a game had to be playable by judges. Which is why some games not playable on the showroom floor are on this list, and why others not playable by anyone - like Metal Gear Solid V, Smash Bros. Wii U and The Division - were excluded. The winners will be announced next Tuesday. Best of Show- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)- Oculus Rift HD (Oculus VR)- PlayStation 4(Sony Computer Entertainment)- Titanfall (Respawn Games/Electronic Arts)- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)Best Original Game- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)- Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)- Rain (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)- Titanfall (Respawn Games/Electronic Arts)- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)Best Console Game- Batman: Arkham Origins (WBIE Montreal/WBIE)- Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/Sony Computer Entertainment)- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)- Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment)- Titanfall (Respawn Games/Electronic Arts)- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)Best Handheld Game- Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Armature Studio/WBIE)- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (Capcom/Capcom)- Plants vs. Zombies 2 (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/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/Electronic Arts)Best Action/Adventure Game- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)- Batman: Arkham Origins (WBIE Montreal/WBIE)- 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 Scrolsl Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (AlphaDream/Nintendo)- Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus/Atlus)- South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian/Ubisoft)Best Racing Game- Forza 5 (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- FIFA 14 (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)- Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games/WBIE)- 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/Electronic Arts)- The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)Best Downloadable- Contrast (Compulsion Games)- Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Young Horses Inc)- Outlast (Red Barrels)- Rain (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)- Transistor (Supergiant Games)