The Game Critics Awards for E3 2019 have been announced and they have seen Square Enix taking away three prizes with Final Fantasy VII Remake, including Best of the Show, Best Console Game and Best Role Playing Game (RPG). Bethesda got two prizes with DOOM Eternal (Best PC Game and Best Action Game).
Perhaps the biggest surprise is that Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt RED has been largely ignored by the outlets voting for the Game Critics Awards. It only got a prize titled 'Special Commendations for Graphics', which isn't wrong by any means, but Cyberpunk 2077 is much more than that. For our part, we awarded the game not only the Best Tech Showcase prize but also the most important one, Best Game of E3 2019.
Below you can find the full list of Game Critics Awards winners for E3 2019.
Best of Show
Final Fantasy VII Remake
(Square Enix for PS4)
Best Original Game
The Outer Worlds
(Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)
Best Console Game
Final Fantasy VII Remake
(Square Enix for PS4)
Best VR/AR Game
Phantom: Covert Ops
(nDreams/Oculus Studios for Oculus Quest, PC)
Best PC Game
Doom Eternal
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2
(Microsoft)
Best Action Game
Doom Eternal
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
Best Action/Adventure
Watch Dogs: Legion
(Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
Best RPG
Final Fantasy VII Remake
(Square Enix for PS4)
Best Racing Game
Crash Team Racing
(Beenox/Activision for PS4, Xbox)
Best Sports Game
EFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020
(Konami for PS4, Xbox)
Best Strategy Game
John Wick Hex
(Bithell Games/Good Sheperd for Mac, PC)
Best Family/Social Game
Luigi's Mansion 3
(Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)
Best Online Multiplayer
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)
Best Independent Game
12 Minutes
(Luis Antonio/Annapurna for PC, Xbox)
Best Ongoing Game
Destiny 2
(Bungie for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
Special Commendations for Graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
(CD PROJEKT RED for PC, PS4, Xbox)
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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