The Escapist‘s Best of E3 2014 Nominations

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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:

Table of Contents
  1. Alien Isolation
  2. Assassin’s Creed Unity
  3. Far Cry 4
  4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
  5. The Crew
  6. The Sims 4
  7. Dragon Age Inquisition
  8. Splatoon
  9. Bayonetta 2
  10. Super Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS
  11. Destiny
  12. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition
  13. Evolve
  14. Civilization: Beyond Earth
  15. Batman Arkham Knight
  16. Shadows of Mordor
  17. Entwined
  18. LittleBigPlanet 3
  19. Battlecry
  20. The Oculus Rift
  21. Elite: Dangerous
  22. Homefront: The Revolution
  23. Titan Souls
  24. Hatoful Boyfriend
  25. Fable Legends
  26. Sunset Overdrive
  27. Star Citizen
  28. Below
  29. Neverending Nightmares

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

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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Table of Contents
  1. Alien Isolation
  2. Assassin’s Creed Unity
  3. Far Cry 4
  4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
  5. The Crew
  6. The Sims 4
  7. Dragon Age Inquisition
  8. Splatoon
  9. Bayonetta 2
  10. Super Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS
  11. Destiny
  12. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition
  13. Evolve
  14. Civilization: Beyond Earth
  15. Batman Arkham Knight
  16. Shadows of Mordor
  17. Entwined
  18. LittleBigPlanet 3
  19. Battlecry
  20. The Oculus Rift
  21. Elite: Dangerous
  22. Homefront: The Revolution
  23. Titan Souls
  24. Hatoful Boyfriend
  25. Fable Legends
  26. Sunset Overdrive
  27. Star Citizen
  28. Below
  29. Neverending Nightmares
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Table of Contents
  1. Alien Isolation
  2. Assassin’s Creed Unity
  3. Far Cry 4
  4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
  5. The Crew
  6. The Sims 4
  7. Dragon Age Inquisition
  8. Splatoon
  9. Bayonetta 2
  10. Super Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS
  11. Destiny
  12. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition
  13. Evolve
  14. Civilization: Beyond Earth
  15. Batman Arkham Knight
  16. Shadows of Mordor
  17. Entwined
  18. LittleBigPlanet 3
  19. Battlecry
  20. The Oculus Rift
  21. Elite: Dangerous
  22. Homefront: The Revolution
  23. Titan Souls
  24. Hatoful Boyfriend
  25. Fable Legends
  26. Sunset Overdrive
  27. Star Citizen
  28. Below
  29. Neverending Nightmares
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Table of Contents
  1. Alien Isolation
  2. Assassin’s Creed Unity
  3. Far Cry 4
  4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
  5. The Crew
  6. The Sims 4
  7. Dragon Age Inquisition
  8. Splatoon
  9. Bayonetta 2
  10. Super Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS
  11. Destiny
  12. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition
  13. Evolve
  14. Civilization: Beyond Earth
  15. Batman Arkham Knight
  16. Shadows of Mordor
  17. Entwined
  18. LittleBigPlanet 3
  19. Battlecry
  20. The Oculus Rift
  21. Elite: Dangerous
  22. Homefront: The Revolution
  23. Titan Souls
  24. Hatoful Boyfriend
  25. Fable Legends
  26. Sunset Overdrive
  27. Star Citizen
  28. Below
  29. Neverending Nightmares