E3 2018 is almost a distant memory as most gamers dig into their backlogs or add to them with the Steam Summer Sale 2018. Geoff Keighley and his band of game critics have cast all of their votes and we are happy to share the Best of E3 2018 winners with you today. Thanks again to to the Game Critics Awards for inviting Shacknews to become an official judge this year.
Before you get all hot and bothered over Cyberpunk 2077 not being given all of the awards, please understand that there are rules.
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 (Xbox); Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Ubisoft); Control (505 Games); Crackdown 3 (Microsoft); Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red); Daemon x Machina (Nintendo); Death Stranding (PlayStation); Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom); DOOM Eternal (Bethesda); Dying Light 2 (Techland); Fallout 76 (Bethesda); Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo); Gears 5 (Xbox); Gears POP! (Xbox); Gears Tactics (Xbox); Ghost of Tsushima (PlayStation); Halo Infinite (Xbox); Just Cause 4 (Square Enix); Madden NFL 19 (EA); NBA Live 19 (EA); Nioh 2 (PlayStation); Super Mario Party (Nintendo); Stormland (Insomniac Games); The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit (Square Enix); The Last of Us Part II (PlayStation); Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Bethesda).
These games are still eligible for Special Commendations. Without further ado, here are the winners of the Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2018.
Best of Show
(Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Original Game
(Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Best Console Game
(Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Best VR/AR Game
(Resonair/Enhance Inc for PSVR)
Best PC Game
(BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
(Microsoft)
Best Action Game
(BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Action/Adventure
(Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Best RPG
(Square Enix for PS4, Xbox One)
Best Fighting Game
(Bandai Namco Studios/Sorta Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)
Best Racing Game
(Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)
Best Sports Game
(EA Vancouver/EA for PS4, Xbox One)
Best Strategy Game
(Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)
Best Family/Social Game
(Ghost Town Games/Team 17 for PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
Best Online Multiplayer
(EA DICE/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Independent Game
(Moon Studios/Microsoft for PC, Xbox One)
Best Ongoing Game
(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)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Special Commendation for Sound
(Naughty Dog/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Special Commendation for Innovation
(CD PROJEKT RED for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
In case you are wondering who these judges are, here is a list of the outlets who have come together in true Voltron form to become the Game Critics.
Judges
The following global media and influencer outlets submitted ballots for The Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2018.
NORTH AMERICA:
- ArsTechnica
- CGMagazine
- Easy Allies
- Electric Playground
- Entertainment Weekly
- Forbes
- Game Informer
- GameSpot
- Gannett
- Giant Bomb
- Hollywood Reporter
- IGN
- Kinda Funny
- LA Times
- Mashable
- Newsweek
- PC Gamer
- Polygon
- Shacknews
- The Verge
- US Gamer
- Variety
- VentureBeat
- Waypoint
- WIRED
INTERNATIONAL:
- Atomix (Mexico)
- AusGamers (Australia)
- Cultura Geek (Argentina)
- EDGE (UK)
- EuroGamer (UK)
- Everyeye.it (Italy)
- Famitsu (Japan)
- GamePro (Germany)
- GameReactor (Nordic)
- Gamesky (China)
- GamesRadar (UK)
- GameStar (Germany)
- Hobbyconsolas (Spain)
- Igromania (Russia)
- Jeux Video Magazine (France)
- Level Up (Mexico)
- Malditos Nerds (Argentina)
- Meristation (Spain)
- Multiplayer.It (Italy)
- PC Games N (UK)
- Press Start (Australia)
- Saudi Gamer (Middle East)
- Stevivor (Australia)
- Tec.Com.Pe (Peru)
- The Enemy (Brazil)
- True Gaming (Middle East)
- Valdal.net (Spain)
- Voxel (Brazil)
Congratulations to all the winners and be sure to catch up on all of our E3 2018 coverage that you may have missed.
Source: Shacknews Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2018 Winners Announced