With E3 2015 now several weeks behind us, this year's event wowed us with the likes of Fallout 4, Star Wars: Battlefront, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and Horizon: Zero Dawn, with the annual Game Critics Awards once again providing a consensus on the best of E3 2015.
Following the group's nomination announcement last week, the Game Critics Awards revealed their winners for the best of E3 2015, with Fallout 4 and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End tying for the most wins at three awards each, followed by Star Wars: Battlefront just behind with two wins:
Three Wins:
Fallout 4
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Two Wins:
Star Wars Battlefront
One Win:
FIFA 16
Horizon Zero Dawn
Need for Speed
No Man's Sky
Oculus Touch
Super Mario Maker
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
Breaking the winners down even further, the wins by publisher were as follows:
Five Wins:
Sony Computer Entertainment
Four Wins:
Electronic Arts
Three Wins:
Bethesda Game Studios
Two Wins:
Nintendo
One Win:
Oculus VR
Breaking down the awards by platform, PS4 took the top number of wins with 12 awards in all categories, including multiplatform titles and hardware where appropriate:
PlayStation 4: 12 (Same as 2014)
PC: 9 (Same as 2014)
Xbox One: 7 (-2 from 2014)
Wii U: 1 (-1 from 2014)
3DS: 1 (Same as 2014)
The full list of winners from this year's Game Critics Awards for Best of E3 2015 are below:
Best of Show
Fallout 4
(Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Original Game
Horizon Zero Dawn
(Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4)
Best Console Game
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertianment for PlayStation 4)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
(Nintendo for 3DS)
Best PC Game
Fallout 4
(Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
Oculus Touch
(Oculus VR)
Best Action Game
Star Wars Battlefront
(DICE/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4)
Best Role Playing Game
Fallout 4
(Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Racing Game
Need for Speed
(Ghost Games/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Sports Game
FIFA 16
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Family/Social Game
Super Mario Maker
(Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii U)
Best Online Multiplayer
Star Wars Battlefront
(DICE/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Independent Game
No Man's Sky
(Hello Games for PC, PlayStation 4)
Special Commendation for Graphics
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4)