Square Enix has dominated the E3 2019 Game Critics awards, as Doom Eternal goes home with two separate wins.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake has been named as the best game of E3 2019, while also picking up awards for Best Console Game and Best RPG.
Doom Eternal was the only other game to get more than two awards, winning Best PC Game and Best Action Game.
The awards are judged by a range of video game critics from around the world, of which we were one, but with the exception of the special commendation awards are only handed out to playable games
Square Enix was the only publisher to win three awards, with Bethesda and Activision both picking up two – the latter for Crash Team Racing as Best Racing Game and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare for Best Online Multiplayer.
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Other notable winners included The Outer Worlds for Best Original Game, Watch Dogs: Legion for Best Action/Adventure, and John Wick Hex for Best Strategy.
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12 Minutes was named as best indie game, while Cyberpunk 2077 – which wasnt playable at the show – won the Special Commendations for Graphics.
The full list of winners is below and you can see previous years awards, going back all the way to 1998, here.
GAME CRITICS AWARDS: BEST OF E3 2019 WINNERS
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
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)
