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E3 2018 Game Critics Awards winners announced

The E3 2018 Game Critics Awards winners have today been announced.

The winners are as follows:

Best of Show

  • Resident Evil 2 (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Original Game

  • Dreams (Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Best Console Game

  • Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Best VR/AR Game

  • Tetris Effect (Resonair/Enhance Inc for PSVR)

Best PC Game

  • Anthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Hardware/Peripheral

  • Xbox Adaptive Controller (Microsoft)

Best Action Game

  • Anthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Action/Adventure

  • Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Best RPG

  • Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix for PS4, Xbox One)

Best Fighting Game

  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sora Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)

Best Racing Game

  • Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)

Best Sports Game

  • FIFA 19 (EA Vancouver/EA for PS4, Xbox One)

Best Strategy Game

  • Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)

Best Family/Social Game

  • Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games/Team 17 for PS4, Switch, Xbox One)

Best Online Multiplayer

  • Battlefield V (EA DICE/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Independent Game

  • Ori and the Will of Wisps (Moon Studios/Microsoft for PC, Xbox One)

Best Ongoing Game

  • Fortnite (Epic for iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)

Special Commendations for Graphics

  • Cyberpunk 2077 (CD PROJEKT RED for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/SIE for PlayStation 4)
  • Ghosts of Tsushima (Sucker Punch/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Special Commendation for Sound

  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Special Commendation for Innovation

  • Cyberpunk 2077 (CD PROJEKT RED for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

As you may know, Stevivor was one of three outlets representing Australia as part of the Game Critics Awards judging panel. We’re over the moon with the results — what do you think of them?


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