Die Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2003 stehen an. Die Kandidaten stehen fest. Die grösste Überraschung ist das Spiel Full Spectrum Warrior für Xbox, welches die meisten Nominierungen erreichen konnte. Damit liess es selbst grosse Spiele wie Fable (3), Halo 2 (3), Half-Life 2 (3), Gran Turismo 4 (3) und The Sims 2 (2) etwas alt aussehen.
Best of Show
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (UbiSoft for All Platforms)
Best Original Game
- Boktai (Konami for Game Boy Advance)
- Evil Genius (Elixir Studios/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- The Movies (Lionhead Studios/Activision for PC)
Best PC Game
- Call of Duty (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC)
- Deus Ex: Invisible War (Ion Storm/Eidos for PC/Xbox)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo PC (Gearbox/Bungie/Microsoft for PC)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Best Console Game
- Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (UbiSoft for All Platforms)
Best Peripheral / Hardware
- Driving Force Pro (Logitech for PlayStation 2)
- EyeToy (Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- GeForce FX 5900 (Nvidia for PC)
- Helix Gaming Device (Tapwave)
- Radeon 9800 (ATI for PC)
Best Action Game
- Call of Duty (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Electronic Arts for All Console Systems)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 (Epic Games/Infogrames for PC)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Jak II (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo for Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (UbiSoft for All Platforms)
- Starcraft: Ghost (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for All Console Systems)
- Viewtiful Joe (Capcom for GameCube)
Best Fighting Game
- Dead or Alive: Online (Tecmo for Xbox)
- Onimusha Blade Warriors (Capcom for PlayStation 2)
- Soul Calibur II (Namco for All Console Systems)
- Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (Sega for PlayStation 2)
Best Role Playing Game
- Deus Ex: Invisible War (Ion Storm/Eidos for PC/Xbox)
- Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Final Fantasy X-2 (Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (BioWare/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision for PC)
Best Racing Game
- F-Zero GX (Amusement Vision/Nintendo for GameCube)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Need for Speed Underground (Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Project Gotham Racing 2 (Bizarre Creations/Microsoft for Xbox)
Best Simulation Game
- Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (Microsoft for PC)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- Secret Weapons over Normandy (Totally Games/LucasArts for PC/PS2/Xbox)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- The Movies (Lionhead Studios/Activision for PC)
Best Sports Game
- Amped 2 (Microsoft for Xbox)
- Madden NFL 2004 (Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- NFL 2K4 (Visual Concepts/Sega for PS2/Xbox)
- SSX 3 (Electronic Arts for All Console Platforms)
- Tony Hawkís Underground (Neversoft/Activision for All Console Platforms)
Best Strategy Game
- Evil Genius (Elixir Studios/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Homeworld 2 (Relic/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Pikmin 2 (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Rise of Nations (Big Huge Games/Microsoft for PC)
- Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
- The EyeToy Games (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PlayStation 2)
- Karaoke Revolution (Harmonix/Konami for PlayStation 2)
- Mario Party 5 (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Xbox Music Mixer (Microsoft for Xbox)
Best Online Multiplayer Game
- City of Heroes (Cryptic Studios/NCSoft for PC)
- EverQuest II (Sony Online for PC)
- Final Fantasy XI (Square Enix for PC/PlayStation 2)
- Mythica (Microsoft for PC)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Sony Online/LucasArts for PC)
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)