Die E3 2018 war mal wieder DAS große Gaming-Event, welches vom 12. bis 14. Juni stattgefunden hat. Neben ersten Gameplay-Material zu The Last of Us Part II gab es außerdem noch einem Story-Trailer zu Cyberpunk 2077. Natürlich auch große Erwartungen wie Fallout 76 und Anthem.
Am Ende der E3 2018 gab es die Game Critics Awards, welche von 54 Pressevertretern in 17 Kategorien abgestimmt wurden.
Die Gewinner
Best of Show: Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
Best Original Game: Dreams (Media Molecule/SIE)
Best Console: Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best VR/AR Game: Tetris Effect (Resonair/Enhance/Monstars Inc.)
Best PC Game: Anthem (BioWare/EA)
Best Hardware/Peripheral: Xbox Adaptive Controller (Microsoft)
Best Action Game: Anthem (BioWare/EA)
Best Action/Adventure: Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best RPG: Kingdom Hearts 3 (Square Enix)
Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sorta Ltd./Nintendo)
Best Racing Game: Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios)
Best Sports Game: FIFA 19 (EA Vancouver/EA)
Best Strategy Game: Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/Sega)
Best Family/Social Game: Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games/Team 17)
Best Online Multiplayer: Battlefield 5 (EA DICE/EA)
Best Independent Game: Ori and the Will of Wisps ((Moon Studios/Microsoft)
Best Ongoing Game: Fortnite (Epic)
Special Commendations for Graphics: Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) & The Last of Us Part 2 (Naughty Dog/SIE) & Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch/SIE)
Special Commendation for Sound: The Last of Us Part 2 (Naughty Dog/SIE)
Special Commendation for Innovation: Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)