A popular category in need of some innovation. Well, this year would be a step in the right direction.  VR shooting would be taken more seriously, Battlefield returned with tighter mechanics.  Lastly, Call of Duty embraced the power of Battle Royale.  Here is our winner for Best Shooter:

Battlefield V (PC, PS4, XO)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (PC, PS4, XO)

DUSK (PC)

Far Cry 5 (PC, PS4, XO)

Firewall Zero Hour (PSVR)

 

Best Shooter of 2018 Goes to:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Treyarch/Activision

“The best thing I can say about Blackout is that it takes what PUBG started and makes it polished, creating a smooth, beautiful looking world map to explore with excellent feeling weapons. There is no base-building in Blackout, and because it is played from a first-person perspective only, it feels like Fortnite will largely remain unaffected by this player base. Many wondered if Blackout would be 100 players, and when playing in squads of 4 it is, when playing solo or with another player it’s 88 players. The map is diverse, big enough to be able to disappear yet small enough where rounds don’t last forever. It’s extremely fine-tuned.” -Zombie Zac