Final Fantasy VII Remake declared Best of Show at E3 2019

Square Enix got a trio of awards at the world’s most popular gaming expo including the most important recognition as it was announced today that the upcoming game Final Fantasy VII Remake was declared Best of Show by the E3 2019 Game Critics Awards. For Square Enix, the Best of Show award wasn’t the only one it received as FFVIIR was also named Best Console Game and Best RPG.

In second place, id Software/Bethesda received two awards for Doom Eternal after the game was named Best Action Game and Best PC Game; the rest of the games only received one award.

Among the game publishers, Activision also received two awards, one for Best Racing Game (for Crash Team Racing) and Best Online Multiplayer (for Call of Duty Modern Warfare).

Check out the complete list of the 2019 winners here:

Best of Show
Final Fantasy VII Remake
(Square Enix for PS4)

Best Original Game
The Outer Worlds
(Obsidian/Private Division for PC, PS4, Xbox)

Best Console
Final Fantasy VII Remake
(Square Enix for PS4)

Best VR/AR Game
Phantom: Covert Ops
(nDreams/Oculus Studios for Oculus Quest, PC)

Best PC Game
Doom Eternal
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2
(Microsoft)

Best Action Game
Doom Eternal
(id Software/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox)

Best Action/Adventure
Watch Dogs: Legion
(Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

Best RPG
Final Fantasy VII Remake
(Square Enix for PS4)

Best Racing Game
Crash Team Racing
(Beenox/Activision for PS4, Xbox)

Best Sports Game
EFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020
(Konami for PS4, Xbox)

Best Strategy Game
John Wick Hex
(Bithell Games/Good Sheperd for Mac, PC)

Best Family/Social Game
Luigi’s Mansion 3
(Next Level Games/Nintendo for Switch)

Best Online Multiplayer
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox)

Best Independent Game
12 Minutes
(Luis Antonio/Annapurna for PC, Xbox)

Best Ongoing Game
Destiny 2
(Bungie for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox)

Special Commendations for Graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
(CD PROJEKT RED for PC, PS4, Xbox)

[Sources]: Game Critic Awards: E3 2019 Winners. Square Enix: Final Fantasy VII Remake Named Best of Show by the E3 2019  Game Critics Awards.