Game Critics hat Awards für die E3 vergeben, die fett geschriebene sind die Gewinner:
Best of Show
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
- Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Original Game
- Destroy All Humans! (Pandemic/THQ for PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Yoot Saito's Odama (Vivarium/Nintendo for GameCube)
Best PC Game
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Console Game
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for GameCube)
Best Peripheral / Hardware
- Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware for PC)
- Donkey Konga Bongo Drums (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
- Phantom Gaming Service (Infinium Labs, Inc.)
- Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Action Game
- Doom 3 (Vicarious Visions/id/Activision for Xbox)
- F.E.A.R. (Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Prince of Persia 2 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for All Systems)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for GameCube)
- Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Insomniac Games/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Fighting Game
- Def Jam: Fight for New York (EA Canada/EA for All Console Systems)
- Guilty Gear Isuka (Arc System Works/Sammy Studios for PlayStation 2)
- Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway Games for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Rumble Roses (KCET/Konami for PlayStation 2)
- Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Capcom for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
Best Role Playing Game
- Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
- Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
(Obsidian/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision for PC)
Best Racing Game
- Burnout 3 (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Enthusia Professional Racing (Konami for PlayStation 2)
- Forza Motorsport (Microsoft for Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Street Racing Syndicate (Eutechnyx/Namco for All Console Systems)
Best Simulation Game
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for PC/Xbox)
- Pacific Fighters (1C/UbiSoft for PC)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- The Movies (Lionhead Studios/Activision for All Platforms)
- The Urbz: Sims in the City (Maxis/Electronic Arts for All Console Systems)
Best Sports Game
- ESPN NFL 2005 (Visual Concepts/ESPN Videogames for PS2/Xbox)
- FIFA Soccer 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Tony Hawks Underground 2 (Neversoft/Activision for All Platforms)
Best Strategy Game
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/EA Games for PC)
- Pikmin 2 (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Rome: Total War (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Relic/THQ for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
- Donkey Konga (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
- EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (Harmonix Music Systems/Konami for PlayStation 2)
- WarioWare, Inc. DS (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Best Online Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/EA Games for PC)
- EverQuest II (Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
- Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Star Wars Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts for PC, PS2, Xbox)
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
Zusammenfassung:
Halo 2-3 Auszeichnungen
Splinter Cell 3-3 Auszeichnungen
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat-2 Auszeichnungen
Sony PSP-2 Auszeichnungen
Burnout 3-1 Auszeichnung
Def Jam: Fight for New York-1 Auszeichnung
Jade Empire-1 Auszeichnung
Madden NFL 2005-1 Auszeichnung
Sims 2-1 Auszeichnung
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth-1 Auszeichnung