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Evolve Wins Game Critics Award For Best Of Show
Thirty-nine publications have submitted their ballots, and the results are in. The Game Critics Best of E3 2014 Awards have been announced.
Turtle Rock’s Evolve takes home the Best of Show award (coincidentally, it was our winner for the same accolade). Evolve also came away with three other awards.
Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky won Best Original game. It rivaled Evolve with three of its own awards. Here’s the complete list:
Best of Show
Evolve
(Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Original Game
No Man's Sky
(Hello Games for PlayStation 4)
Best Console Game
Evolve
(Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
(Sora/Namco-Bandai/Nintendo for 3DS)
Best PC Game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
(Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
Oculus Rift
(Oculus VR)
Best Action Game
Evolve
(Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Batman: Arkham Knight
(Rocksteady/WBIE for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Role Playing Game
Dragon Age: Inquisition
(BioWare/EA for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
Best Fighting Game
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
(Sora/Namco-Bandai/Nintendo for Wii U)
Best Racing Game
The Crew
(Ivory Tower/Reflections/Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Sports Game
NHL 15
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
Best Strategy Game
Civilization: Beyond Earth
(Firaxis/2K Games for Linux, OSX, OC)
Best Social/Casual/Family Game
Mario Maker
(Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii U)
Best Online Multiplayer
Evolve
(Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Independent Game
No Man's Sky
(Hello Games for PlayStation 4)
Special Commendation for Innovation
No Man's Sky
(Hello Games for PlayStation 4)
As a reminder, games were only eligible if judges could play them. This excluded titles like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, The Division, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. For the full list of nominations, click here.
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