June 6^th, 2002 (12:00am) - E3 has passed and many gamers have been left drooling in anticipation for many games to come in the future. On June 18th the winners will be announced here are the nominees.

Best of Show

DOOM III (PC)
Metroid Prime (GC)
Neverwinter Nights (PC)
The Legend of Zelda (GC)
The Sims Online (PC)

Best Original Game

Animal Crossing (GC)
Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Xbox)
Psychonauts (Xbox)
The Getaway (PS2)
The Sims Online (PC)

Best PC Game

Age of Mythology
Command & Conquer: Generals
DOOM III
Neverwinter Nights
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided

Best Console Game

Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Xbox)
Metroid Prime (GC)
Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
The Getaway (PS2)
The Legend of Zelda (GC)

Best Console Hardware

AirFlo Controllers (Nyko, for multiple platforms)
e-Reader (Nintendo for GBA)
Steel Battalion Controller (Capcom for Xbox)
WaveBird Wireless Controller (Nintendo for GameCube)
Xbox Communicator Headset / Xbox Live Service (Microsoft for Xbox)

Best Action Game

Dead to Rights (Xbox)
DOOM III (PC)
Metroid Prime (GC)
Panzer Dragoon: Orta (Xbox)
Shinobi (PS2)

Best Action / Adventure Game

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2)
Splinter Cell (Multiple Platforms)
Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
The Getaway (PS2)
The Legend of Zelda (GC)

Best Fighting Game

Godzilla: Destroy all Monsters Melee (GC)
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Multiple Platforms)
Tao Feng (Xbox)
Tekken 4 (PS2)
War of the Monsters (PS2)

Best Role Playing Game

Deus Ex 2: The Invisible War (Multiple Platforms)
Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
Neverwitner Nights (PC)
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (PC)
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)

Best Racing Game

Auto Modellista (PS2)
Colin McRae Rally 3 (Multiple Platforms)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Multiple Platforms)
Pro Race Driver (Multiple Platforms)
Sega GT 2002 (Xbox)

Best Simulation Game

Combat Flight Simulator 3 (PC)
Lock On: Modern Air Combat (PC)
SimCity 4 (PC)
Steel Battalion (Xbox)
The Sims Online (PC)

Best Sports Game

Madden NFL 2003 (Multiple Platforms)
NBA 2K3 (Multiple Platforms)
NFL 2K3 (Multiple Platforms)
NFL Fever 2003 (Xbox)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (Multiple Platforms)

Best Strategy Game

Age of Mythology (PC)
Command & Conquer Generals (PC)
Republic: The Revolution (PC)
Rise of Nations (PC)
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC)

Best Puzzle / Trivia / Parlor Game

Super Monkey Ball 2 (GC)
Mario Party 4 (GC)

Best Online Multiplayer Game

City of Heroes (PC)
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (PC)
The Sims Online (PC)
Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC)
World of WarCraft (PC)