Fallout 4 Wins ‘Best Of Show’ At E3 2015

Fallout 4, a video game about a grizzled German Shepherd who learns how to love, took home the Game Critics award for Best of E3 this year. Other big winners included Star Wars Battlefront and Uncharted 4.

These E3 awards are selected by the most elite, top-notch video game outlets on the planet, and also Kotaku. Here’s the full list of winners, followed by our picks.

THE WINNERS:

Best of Show

Fallout 4

Best Original Game

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Best Console Game

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Handheld Game

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

Best PC Game

Fallout 4

Best Hardware/Peripheral

Oculus Touch

Best Action Game

Star Wars Battlefront

Best Action/Adventure Game

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best RPG

Fallout 4

Best Racing Game

Need for Speed

Best Sports Game

FIFA 16

Best Family/Social Game

Super Mario Maker

Best Online Multiplayer

Star Wars Battlefront

Best Independent Game

No Man’s Sky

Special Commendation for Graphics

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

KOTAKU’S PICKS:

Best of Show
___ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

___ Oculus Touch (Oculus VR)

___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

_X_ Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)

Best Original Game
___ Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)

___ Cuphead (Studio MDHR)

___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

___ The Last Guardian (GenDesign/SCE Japan/SCE)

_X_ Unravel (Coldwood Interactive/EA)

Best Console Game
___ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

___ Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

_X_ Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)

Best Handheld Game
___ Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

___ Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)

___ Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Atlus)

_X_ The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)

Best PC Game
___ DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)

_X_ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

___ Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios/Square-Enix)

___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

___ Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Hardware
___ Microsoft HoloLens (Microsoft)

___ Oculus Rift (Oculus VR)

_X_ Oculus Touch (Oculus VR)

___ Project Morpheus (Sony Computer Entertainment)

___ Xbox Elite Wireless Controller (Microsoft)

Best Action Game
___ DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)

___ Halo 5: Guardians (343/Microsoft Studios)

_X_ Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios/Square-Enix)

___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

___ Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Action/Adventure Game
___ Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)

_X_ Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)

___ Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios)

___ The Last Guardian (GenDesign/SCE Japan/SCE)

___ Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)

Best RPG
___ Dark Souls 3 (From Software/Bandai-Namco Games)

___ Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

___ Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

_X_ Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)

___ Sword Coast Legends (n-Space/Digital Extremes/Wizards of the Coast)

Best Racing Game
___ Forza Motorsport 6 (Turn 10/Microsoft Studios)

___ Need for Speed (Ghost Games/EA)

___ Trackmania Turbo (Nadeo/Ubisoft)

Best Sports Game
___ FIFA 16 (EA Canada/EA)

___ NHL 16 (EA Canada/EA)

___ Madden NFL 16 (EA Tiburon/EA)

___ Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Konami)

___ Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (EA Tiburon/EA)

Best Family/Social Game
___ Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)

___ Guitar Hero Live (FreeStyleGames/Activision)

___ LEGO Dimensions (TT Games/WBIE)

___ Rock Band 4 (Harmonix)

_X_ Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

Best Online Multiplayer
___ Call of Duty: Black Ops III (TreyArch/Activision)

_X_ Halo 5: Guardians (343/Microsoft Studios)

___ Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)

___ Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

___ Tom Clancy’s The Division (Massive/Ubisoft)

Best Independent Game
_X_ Abzu (Giant Squid/505)

___ Below (Capy Games)

___ Cuphead (Studio MDHR)

___ No Man’s Sky (Hello Games/SCE)

___ Wattam (Funomena)

(We skipped the racing and sports categories because we didn’t feel informed enough to vote there.)

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