Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2019 Nominations

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We have learned the list of games nominated for the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2019, awarded to the best games of this year's edition of the fair. The winners will be announced tomorrow, June 27.

Awards and nominations are given by a body of industry media from all over the world. The Outer Worlds has the biggest chance of winning the most awards.

Among publishers, Microsoft did the best, winning nine nominations (six more than last year). In the hardware platform category, PC won with 57 games, which will compete for awards.

BEST OF SHOW

1. Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
2. Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
3. Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix for PS4)
4. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox)
5. The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)
6. Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

BEST ORIGINAL GAME

1. 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna for PC, Xbox)
2. Bleeding Edge (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
3. Control (Remedy/505 Games for PC, PS4, Xbox)
4. John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd for Mac, PC)
5. The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)

BEST CONSOLE GAME

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix for PS4)
2. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo EPD/Nintendo for Switch)
4. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA for PS4, Xbox)
5. Watch Dogs: Legion(Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PS4, Xbox)

BEST PC GAME

1. Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K)
2. Control (Remedy/505 Games)
3. Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda)
4. The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division)
5. Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda)

BEST VR/AR GAME

1. Asgard's Wrath (Sanzaru/Oculus Studios for PC)
2. Lone Echo II (Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios for PC)
3. Minecraft Earth (Mojang/Xbox Game Studios for Android, iOS)
4. Phantom: Covert Ops (nDreams/Oculus Studios for Oculus Quest, PC)
5. Sniper Elite VR (Just Add Water/Rebellion for PC, PS4)

BEST HARDWARE/PERIPHERAL

1. Sega Genesis Mini (Sega)
2. Smach Z (Smach)
3. Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Microsoft)

BEST ACTION GAME

1. Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)
3. Doom Eternal (id/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)
4. Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
5. Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

1. Control (Remedy/505 Games for PC, PS4, Xbox)
2. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)
3. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo EPD/Nintendo for Switch)
5. Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME

1. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (CyberConnect2/Bandai Namco for PC, PS4, Xbox)
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix/Square Enix for PS4)
3. Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox)
4. Pokemon Sword and Shield (Game Freak/The Pokemon Co. for Switch)
5. The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)

BEST RACING GAME

1. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Beenox/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)
2. F1 2019 (Codemasters for PC, PS4, Xbox)
3. Forza Horizon 4: LEGO Speed Champions (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
4. GRID (Codemasters for PC, PS4, Xbox)

BEST SPORTS GAME

1. eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (Konami for PS4, Xbox)
2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Sega for Switch)
3. Madden NFL 20 (EA Tiburon/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox)
4. Roller Champions (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC)

BEST STRATEGY GAME

1. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Wicked Witch/Forgotten Empires/Tantalus/Xbox Game Studios for PC)
2. Desperados III (Mimimi Games/THQN for PC, PS4, Xbox)
3. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo for Switch)
4. John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd for Mac, PC)
5. Phoenix Point (Snapshot Games for Mac, PC, Xbox)

BEST FAMILY/SOCIAL GAME

1. Fall Guys (Mediatonic/Devolver for PC, PS4)
2. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020(Sega for Switch)
4. Minecraft: Dungeons (Mojang/Xbox Game Studios for PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox)
5. Pokemon Sword and Shield (Game Freak/The Pokemon Co. for Switch)

BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

1. Bleeding Edge (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)
3. Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios for PC, Xbox)
4. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint (Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
5. Wolfenstein: Youngblood (MachineGames/Arkane/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch Xbox)

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

1. 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna for PC, Xbox)
2. Carrion (Phobia Game Studio/Devolver for Linux, Mac, PC)
3. Fall Guys (Mediatonic/Devolver for PC, PS4)
4. John Wick Hex (Bithell Games/Good Shepherd for Mac, PC)
5. Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna for Switch)

BEST ONGOING GAME

1. Destiny 2 (Bungie for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)
2. Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix for Mac, PC, PS4)
3. Fortnite (Epic for Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox)
4. Monster Hunter: World (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox)
5. Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

1. Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 - official homepage

The Outer Worlds

October 25, 2019

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