Callum Smith
 

The Game Critics Awards for E3 2019 show that The Outer Worlds beat Keanu Reeves’ John Wick Hex.

E3 2019 has come and gone, and the event was a pretty lacklustre affair saved only by the incredible reveal of Keanu Reeves for Cyberpunk 2077. However, despite being a bore especially for all us United Kingdom citizens who had to ditch sleep, the Game Critics Awards have highlighted the supposed “best” games that were present. And Obsidian’s Fallout New Vegas successor, The Outer Worlds, beat John Wick Hex in one of the many categories.

The Game Critics Awards are the result of more than 50 media and influencer outlets who voted for 48 products across multiple categories including Best Original, Action, and Console games, as well as best showing.

Cyberpunk 2077 wasn’t crowned best showing despite it having been the most talked about game on the internet, but this wasn’t because of the hoopla surrounding a thematically purposeful poster that offended people. Instead, Cyberpunk 2077 and the Avengers didn’t win any of the more coveted categories due to not being playable at the event for more than five minutes.

Game Critics Awards E3 2019: The Outer Worlds beats Keanu Reeves

Below you’ll find the nominees and winners of each of the categories by the Game Critics Awards.

BEST OF SHOW

Borderlands 3

Doom Eternal

Final Fantasy VII Remake (Winner)

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

The Outer Worlds

Watch Dogs: Legion

BEST ORIGINAL GAME

12 Minutes

Bleeding Edge

Control

John Wick Hex

The Outer Worlds (Winner)

BEST CONSOLE GAME

Final Fantasy VII Remake (Winner)

Luigi’s Mansion 3

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Watch Dogs: Legion

BEST PC GAME

Borderlands 3

Control

Doom Eternal (Winner)

The Outer Worlds

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

BEST VR/AR GAME

Asgard’s Wrath

Lone Echo II

Minecraft Earth

Phantom: Covert Ops (Winner)

Sniper Elite VR

BEST HARDWARE/PERIPHERAL

Sega Genesis Mini

Smach Z

Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Winner)

BEST ACTION GAME

Borderlands 3

Call of Duty Modern Warfare

Doom Eternal (Winner)

Gears 5

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

Control

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Watch Dogs: Legion (Winner)

BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Final Fantasy VII Remake (Winner)

Monster Hunter: World Iceborne

Pokémon Sword and Shield

The Outer Worlds

BEST RACING GAME

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Winner)

F1 2019

Forza Horizon 4: LEGO Speed Champions

GRID

BEST SPORTS GAME

EFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (Winner)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Madden NFL 20

Roller Champions

BEST STRATEGY GAME

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Desperados III

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

John Wick Hex (Winner)

Phoenix Point

BEST FAMILY/SOCIAL GAME

Fall Guys

Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Winner)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Minecraft Dungeons

Pokémon Sword and Shield

BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

Bleeding Edge

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (Winner)

Gears 5

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

12 Minutes (Winner)

Carrion

Fall Guys

John Wick Hex

Sayonara Wild Hearts

BEST ONGOING GAME

Destiny 2 (Winner)

Final Fantasy XIV

Fortnite

Monster Hunter: World

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS FOR GRAPHICS

Cyberpunk 2077

In other gaming news, the “minimum” file size for Cyberpunk 2077 is almost as large as Red Dead Redemption 2, and update 1.94 for Minecraft on the PS4 fixes the game’s collaboration with Toy Story and the once believed to be bisexual Woody.