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Resident Evil 2's Remake And Anthem Lead Game Critic Award Winners
Another E3 has passed us by and with it, here comes the final capping of that event with the Game Critic awards. This was a pretty competitive year when you think of all the titles that were on display and in attendees' hands, but still, some games definitely stood out from the pack. It's worth noting that the games had to be playable at E3 for the judges to be considered for all categories except the Special Commendation categories, which included non-playable games and trailers.
Here are the big winners for 2018.
Best of Show
Resident Evil 2
(Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Original Game
Dreams
(Media Molecule/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Best Console Game
Marvel’s Spider-Man
(Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Best VR/AR Game
Tetris Effect
(Resonair/Enhance Inc for PSVR)
Best PC Game
Anthem
(BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
Xbox Adaptive Controller
(Microsoft)
Best Action Game
Anthem
(BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Action/Adventure
Marvel’s Spider-Man
(Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Best RPG
Kingdom Hearts III
(Square Enix for PS4, Xbox One)
Best Fighting Game
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
(Bandai Namco Studios/Sora Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)
Best Racing Game
Forza Horizon 4
(Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)
Best Sports Game
FIFA 19
(EA Vancouver/EA for PS4, Xbox One)
Best Strategy Game
Total War: Three Kingdoms
(Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)
Best Family/Social Game
Overcooked 2
(Ghost Town Games/Team 17 for PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
Best Online Multiplayer
Battlefield V
(EA DICE/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Best Independent Game
Ori and the Will of Wisps
(Moon Studios/Microsoft for PC, Xbox One)
Best Ongoing Game
Fortnite
(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)
Ghosts of Tsushima
(Sucker Punch/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Special Commendation for Sound
The Last of Us Part II
(Naughty Dog/SIE for PlayStation 4)
Special Commendation for Innovation
Cyberpunk 2077
(CD PROJEKT RED for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
For more on Resident Evil 2's remake, be sure to check out what we thought of our playthrough of the E3 demo here.
Really interesting to see a remake of a game from 1998 win Best in Show. Our Best In Show pick was Spider-Man but we're excited to play this new version of Resident Evil 2 as well.
Products In This Article
Resident Evil 2
Kingdom Hearts III
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