Fallout 4, a video game about a grizzled German Shepherd who learns how to love, took home the Game Critics award for Best of E3 this year. Other big winners included Star Wars Battlefront and Uncharted 4
These E3 awards are selected by the most elite, top-notch video game outlets on the planet, and also Kotaku. Here’s the full list of winners, followed by our picks.
THE WINNERS:
Best of Show
Fallout 4
Best Original Game
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Best Console Game
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Best Handheld Game
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
Best PC Game
Fallout 4
Best Hardware/Peripheral
Oculus Touch
Best Action Game
Star Wars Battlefront
Best Action/Adventure Game
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Best RPG
Fallout 4
Best Racing Game
Need for Speed
Best Sports Game
FIFA 16
Best Family/Social Game
Super Mario Maker
Best Online Multiplayer
Star Wars Battlefront
Best Independent Game
No Man’s Sky
Special Commendation for Graphics
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
KOTAKU’S PICKS:
Best of Show
___ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)
___ Oculus Touch (Oculus VR)
___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)
_X_ Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)
Best Original Game
___ Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)
___ Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)
___ The Last Guardian (GenDesign/SCE Japan/SCE)
_X_ Unravel (Coldwood Interactive/EA)
Best Console Game
___ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)
___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)
___ Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
_X_ Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)
Best Handheld Game
___ Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
___ Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)
___ Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Atlus)
_X_ The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)
Best PC Game
___ DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)
_X_ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
___ Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios/Square-Enix)
___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)
___ Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Best Hardware
___ Microsoft HoloLens (Microsoft)
___ Oculus Rift (Oculus VR)
_X_ Oculus Touch (Oculus VR)
___ Project Morpheus (Sony Computer Entertainment)
___ Xbox Elite Wireless Controller (Microsoft)
Best Action Game
___ DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)
___ Halo 5: Guardians (343/Microsoft Studios)
_X_ Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios/Square-Enix)
___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)
___ Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Best Action/Adventure Game
___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)
_X_ Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)
___ Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios)
___ The Last Guardian (GenDesign/SCE Japan/SCE)
___ Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)
Best RPG
___ Dark Souls 3 (From Software/Bandai-Namco Games)
___ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
___ Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
_X_ Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)
___ Sword Coast Legends (n-Space/Digital Extremes/Wizards of the Coast)
Best Racing Game
___ Forza Motorsport 6 (Turn 10/Microsoft Studios)
___ Need for Speed (Ghost Games/EA)
___ Trackmania Turbo (Nadeo/Ubisoft)
Best Sports Game
___ FIFA 16 (EA Canada/EA)
___ NHL 16 (EA Canada/EA)
___ Madden NFL 16 (EA Tiburon/EA)
___ Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Konami)
___ Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (EA Tiburon/EA)
Best Family/Social Game
___ Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)
___ Guitar Hero Live (FreeStyleGames/Activision)
___ LEGO Dimensions (TT Games/WBIE)
___ Rock Band 4 (Harmonix)
_X_ Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
Best Online Multiplayer
___ Call of Duty: Black Ops III (TreyArch/Activision)
_X_ Halo 5: Guardians (343/Microsoft Studios)
___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)
___ Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
___ Tom Clancy’s The Division (Massive/Ubisoft)
Best Independent Game
_X_ Abzu (Giant Squid/505)
___ Below (Capy Games)
___ Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
___ No Man’s Sky (Hello Games/SCE)
___ Wattam (Funomena)
(We skipped the racing and sports categories because we didn’t feel informed enough to vote there.)
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