Game Critic Awards: Best of E3 2012

E3 has come and gone, revealing many interesting games coming throughout the year. Now the only thing left is to see who won what at E3. Thirty-four leading North American media outlets have casted their votes and the result are in:

Best of Show: The Last of Us(Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Original Game: The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Console Game: The Last of Us(Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita, PS3) Best PC Game XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Hardware/Peripheral: Wii U (Nintendo)

Best Action Game: Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game: The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Role Playing Game South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian Entertainment/THQ for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Fighting Game Injustice: Gods Among Us (NetherRealm Studios/WBIE for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U)

Best Racing Game: Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion Games/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Sports Game: FIFA Soccer 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Strategy Game: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Social/Casual Game: Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Best Motion Simulation Game: Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Best Online Multiplayer: Halo 4(343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)

Best Downloadable Game: Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

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Special Commendations for Graphics: Star Wars 1313 (LucasArts for TBD Platforms)

Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Special Commendation for Sound: The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Special Commendation for Innovation: Watch Dogs

The Last of Us has come out on top of this years E3, winning five awards. Of  course all the games deserve consideration those that won something and those that didn’t. For more on the breakdown on the choices please visit this site:

http://gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html