The list of E3 2019 games (opens in new tab) was long and good, and now the Game Critics Awards have narrowed down their picks for the Best of E3 2019 to 17 winners. More than 50 media and influencer outlets from around the world (including GamesRadar+) cast their votes for 48 products across multiple categories, and the Game Critics Awards (opens in new tab) are finally ready to share the results.
Before you start wondering where games like Marvel's Avengers (opens in new tab) and Halo Infinite (opens in new tab) are, part of the criteria for voting was that each game must have been playable for at least five minutes at the show. That also ruled out Cyberpunk 2077 (opens in new tab), though it still didn't leave empty-handed from the awards. Here are the nominees and winners for each category.
Best of Show
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (opens in new tab) (Winner)
Borderlands 3 (opens in new tab)
Doom Eternal (opens in new tab)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (opens in new tab)
The Outer Worlds (opens in new tab)
Watch Dogs: Legion (opens in new tab)
Best Original Game
The Outer Worlds (Winner)
12 Minutes
Bleeding Edge
Control
John Wick Hex
Best Console Game
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (Winner)
Luigi’s Mansion 3
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Watch Dogs: Legion
Best PC Game
Doom Eternal (Winner)
Borderlands 3
Control
The Outer Worlds
Wolfenstein: Youngblood (opens in new tab)
Best VR/AR Game
Phantom: Covert Ops (Winner)
Asgard’s Wrath
Lone Echo II
Minecraft Earth
Sniper Elite VR
Best Hardware/Peripheral
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Winner)
Sega Genesis Mini
Smach Z
Best Action Game
Doom Eternal (Winner)
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare (opens in new tab)
Gears 5 (opens in new tab)
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Best Action/Adventure
Watch Dogs: Legion (Winner)
Control
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Best RPG
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (Winner)
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Monster Hunter: World Iceborne
Pokemon Sword and Shield
The Outer Worlds
Best Racing Game
Crash Team Racing (Winner)
F1 2019
Forza Horizon 4: LEGO Speed Champions
GRID
Best Sports Game
eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (Winner)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Madden NFL 20
Roller Champions
Best Strategy Game
John Wick Hex (Winner)
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition
Desperados 3
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Phoenix Point
Best Family/Social Game
Luigi's Mansion 3 (Winner)
Fall Guys
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Minecraft Dungeons
Pokemon Sword and Shield
Best Online Multiplayer
Call of Duty Modern Warfare (Winner)
Bleeding Edge
Gears 5
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint (opens in new tab)
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Best Independent Game
12 Minutes (Winner)
Carrion
Fall Guys
John Wick Hex
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Best Ongoing Game
Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) (Winner)
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite (opens in new tab)
Monster Hunter: World (opens in new tab)
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (opens in new tab)
Special Commendations for Graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
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