Game Critics Awards name their best of E3 2014

Every year, prior to E3,the show floor is opened to a number of critics in order to get some hassle-free hands-on time with the games of the show. For a week, following said time, they get to openly criticise and put down their thoughts, all in the name of deciding what looked the best in a number of categories. What follows that deliberation and debate is a gathering of journalists and a vote on everything they saw. This is the Game Critics Awards - Best of E3 2014: Best of Show: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) Best Original Game: No Man's Sky (Hello Games for PlayStation 4) Best Console Game: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (Sora/Namco-Bandai/Nintendo for 3DS) Best PC Game: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Hardware/Peripheral: Oculus Rift (Oculus VR) Best Action Game: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) Best Action/Adventure Game: Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady/WBIE for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Role Playing Game: Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare/EA for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Sora/Namco-Bandai/Nintendo for Wii U) Best Racing Game: The Crew (Ivory Tower/Reflections/Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

Best Sports Game: NHL 15 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) Best Strategy Game: Civilization: Beyond Earth (Firaxis/2K Games for Linux, OSX, OC) Best Social/Casual/Family Game: Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii U) Best Online Multiplayer: Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) Best Independent Game: No Man's Sky (Hello Games for PlayStation 4)

Special Commendation for Innovation: No Man's Sky (Hello Games for PlayStation 4) Having had some hands-on time with Evolve, we can definitely see why it took home the coveted "Best of Show" award. It's not only a breath of fresh air but offers solid gameplay and scrumptious visuals. Beyond that, having previously shocked us with how immense it plans to be, we're not at all surprised that No Man's Sky took the indie gaming award. We'd also much prefer The Witcher 3 to take top RPG spot, but we can't have everything our way; as such, there are some awards we agree with and others we do not. Should you disagree, however, let us know in the comments below. For example, was their anything in particular that jumped out at you?