Newsbrief: Evolve and No Man’s Sky were the big winners of this year’s Game Critics Awards Best of E3, voted for by 29 media outlets. Evolve from Turtle Rock Studios took Best of Show, as well as Best Console Game, Best Action Game and Best Online Multiplayer. No Man’s Sky, meanwhile, took away Best Original Game, Best Independent Game and the Special Commendation for Innovation. Other winners included Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Batman: Arkham Knight, The Crew, and Civilization: Beyond Earth. Here’s the complete list: Best of Show: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games) Best Original Game: No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) Best Console Game: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games) Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (Sora/Namco-Bandai/Nintendo) Best PC Game: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) Best Hardware/Peripheral Oculus Rift (Oculus VR) Best Action Game: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games) Best Action/Adventure Game: Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady/WBIE) Best Role Playing Game: Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare/EA) Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Sora/Namco-Bandai/Nintendo) Best Racing Game: The Crew (Ivory Tower/Reflections/Ubisoft) Best Sports Game: NHL 15 (EA Canada/EA Sports) Best Strategy Game: Civilization: Beyond Earth (Firaxis/2K Games) Best Social/Casual/Family Game: Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo Best Online Multiplayer: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games) Best Independent Game: No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) Special Commendation for Innovation: No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
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