Sony And Nintendo Headline E3 2016’s Game Critics Award Winners

Now that the dust has settled on E3 2016, the show’s Game Critics Awards have been announced after much deliberation, and Sony, Horizon Zero Dawn and Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild emerged as the big winners.

Collating members from 40 different media outlets, the awards represent a conclusive overview of E3 2016, and it’s hardly surprising that Breath of the Wild clinched three awards in total: Best of Show, Best Console Game, and Best Action/Adventure Game.

Horizon Zero Dawn, meanwhile, nabbed Best Original Game – Guerrilla Games’ new IP is one of the few to break the mould in the open-world genre – whereas Sony and Nintendo ranked highly in the publisher awards.

Here’s a rundown of the respective winners.

E3 2016 Game Critics Awards

Best of Show:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best Original Game:

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Best Console Game:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best VR Game:

Batman: Arkham VR

Best PC Game:

Civilization VI

Best Hardware/Peripheral:

PlayStation VR

Best Action Game:

Battlefield 1

Best Action/Adventure Game:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best Role-Playing Game:

Final Fantasy XV

Best Racing Game:

Forza Horizon 3

Best Sports Game:

Steep

Best Family Game:

Skylanders: Imaginators

Best Online Multiplayer:

Titanfall 2

Best Independent Game:

Inside

Special Commendation for Graphics:

God of War

Winner Breakdown By # of Wins

Three Wins:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Two Wins:

Civilization VI

One Win:

Batman: Arkham VR
Battlefield 1
Final Fantasy XV
Forza Horizon 3
God of War
Horizon Zero Dawn
Injustice 2
Inside
PlayStation VR
Skylanders: Imaginators
Steep
Titanfall 2

Publisher Breakdown

Three Wins:

Nintendo
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Two Wins:

2K
Electronic Arts
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

One Win:

Activision
Microsoft Studios
Playdead
Square Enix
Ubisoft

What do you make of the list of winners? Remember, you can catch up on our collection of E3 2016 previews right here.