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E3 2018: Game Critics Awards Winners

Kenzodielocke

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Note on Game Eligibility
To be eligible for nomination, games must be "hands-on playable" to voting publications for at least 5 minutes of gameplay during E3 2018.

Due to this rule, the following games were disqualified:
Battletoads, Beyond Good and Evil 2, Control, Crackdown 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, Devil May Cry 5 ; DOOM Eternal, Dying Light 2; Fallout 76; Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Gears 5, Gears Tactics, Ghost of Tsushima, Halo Infinite, Just Cause 4, Madden NFL 19, ; NBA Live 19, Nioh 2, Stormland,The Last of Us Part II, Wolfenstein: Youngblood
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Best of Show
Resident Evil 2
(Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Original Game
Dreams
(Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)

Best Console
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/Sorta 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)

Winner Breakdown By # of Wins


Two Wins:
Anthem
Cyberpunk 2077 (2 Commendations)
Marvel's Spider-Man
The Last of Us Part 2 (2 Commendations)


One Win:
Battlefield V
Dreams
FIFA 19
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Ghost of Tsushima (Commendation)
Kingdom Hearts III
Ori and the Will of Wisps
Overcooked 2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tetris Effect
Total War: Three Kingdoms
Xbox Adaptive Controller

Publisher Breakdown

Six Wins:
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Four Wins:
Electronic Arts

Three Wins:
Microsoft

Two Wins:
CD PROJEKT RED

One Win:
Capcom
Epic Games
Square Enix
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http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html
 
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DMVfan123

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Spider-Man best console and action-adventure game LETS GO
Anthem with best PC and action game too I see you Bioware
 
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Elandyll

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Oct 25, 2017
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So excited for Dreams and Spider-Man.

Please Media Molecule announce the Beta soon!

Edit: yep, great result for Sony as a Publisher
 
patapon

patapon

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Heck yeah, congrats Sony on Six wins. Excellent stuff. Can't wait to play Spidey and so so good to see Dreams winning!!
 
The Last One

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So fucking deserved for Best of the Show and Best RPG.
 

Wulfram

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Worth mentioning that only games that were playable (as demos or whatever) at E3 were eligible
 
Derrick01

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I was really surprised by how great RE2 looks and how intense it seems to be. I feel safe in saying it'll blow the original away on every level since it seems to be actually scary, and not because of the controls. Spiderman looked great as well and would have been a very acceptable choice for best game too.

I'm glad total war 3 kingdoms got some recognition too. A modern RotK game that doesn't suck has been near the top of my wanted list for many years now and I really hope they don't drop the ball. You never really know what to expect from CA anymore. Rome 2 devastated me when it launched.
 
Border

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At this point what in God's name is the difference between and Action game and an Action/Adventure game?
 
Izanagi89

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Damn right Resident Evil 2 was best of the show. Looks amazing, had a hands-on demo, and a release date that is a few months away. Pssssh. Best. Of. E3. Period.
 
Wise

Wise

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Oct 27, 2017
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I'm happy KH3 won best RPG. Resident Evil 2 deserves the best of show award.

I'm also happy Dreams won something.
 
Phendrift

Phendrift

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Oct 25, 2017
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Wow @ Dreams!! Wish the game would be shown off/promoted more.

With Cyberpunk not eligible, there wasn't a clear cut winner like there was last year and 2016 with Odyssey and BotW. Good job on RE2make for taking it home.
 
LiquidSolid

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Oct 26, 2017
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No offence to Moon Studios but isn't Ori a Microsoft owned and funded game? How is that independent?

Congrats to all the winners though. I'm very happy RE2 took top prize and Dreams got some recognition.
 
Nirolak

Nirolak

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Border said:
At this point what in God's name is the difference between and Action game and an Action/Adventure game?
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Generally Action games are games where you overwhelmingly only have combat, whereas Action/Adventure games include a heavier focus on non-combat elements.

Mind, I'm not sure they always get the buckets right, but historically Action games were mainly things like shooters where you run through 12 levels shooting everyone you see, and Action/Adventure might have you sneaking around, picking up items, talking to people, platforming, that kind of thing.
 
Flibbertygiblet

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Can somebody give me a good explanation of what defines an Indie game?

Ori and the Will of the Wisps won best indie game, but it has the support of Microsoft Studios behind it. Does this mean that as long as an independent studio develops a game, it doesn't matter who else is involved? If so, does that make Spider-man an indie game? I need answers!
 
Geoff Keighley

Geoff Keighley

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Nirolak said:
Generally Action games are games where you overwhelmingly only have combat, whereas Action/Adventure games include a heavier focus on non-combat elements.

Mind, I'm not sure they always get the buckets right, but historically Action game were mainly things like shooters where you run there 12 levels shooting everyone you see, and Action/Adventure might have you sneaking around, picking up items, talking to people, platforming, that kind of thing.
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The genre split between action, action/adv, and RPG is getting tougher every year. It's something we think about for Game Awards too. So many games in those genre categories, but the delineation is tough.
 
Toriko

Toriko

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Dec 29, 2017
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Congrats Sony! Looking forward to Spidey and Dreams!

RE2 is looking fantastic as well!
 
Plum

Plum

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May 31, 2018
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Sony's really letting Dreams down by not promoting it as much as their other big titles. It looks amazing but, damn, you shouldn't have to seek it out as much as you have to.

I'm not too enthused in RE2Make but, considering the competition, I'd say it deserves to be there. It had a fully playable demo that impressed, and in this E3 that was more than enough to take the win.
 
AlexxKidd

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Even when Microsoft so-called "wins" E3, it's really Sony who wins E3. At the end of the day, it's not about your flashy presentation and empty promises, it's about the games you are delivering.
 
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