For the second year in a row, Oculus Rift wins the award for the Best Hardware presented at E3 and awarded by the Game Critics Awards, an independent group formed by 29 of the main North American media dedicated to the video game industry. Every year. the Game Critics Awards present their awards to the best of E3, which express their recognition to the games and devices that will shape the future of interactive entertainment.
The full list of awardees is:
The Best of E3
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 console game/mobile phone
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/Peripherals
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 running 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 mention to innovation
No Man’s Sky
(Hello Games for PlayStation 4)
