Last week, we told you the nominations for the Game Critics Awards, a “best of E3” as decided by a panel made up of members of the largest, mostly North American video game publications. The results are now in – and coming as no surprise to anybody at all, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us has pretty much cleaned up.
The Last of Us not only won best of shows – but bagged Best Original Game, Best Console Game, Best Action/Adventure Game, and Best Sound as well. Halo 4 and Dance Central 3 were the Xbox 360 exclusives that garnered awards – with Halo 4 winning Best Online Multiplayer and Best Action, while Dance Central 3 won Best Social game, and Best Motion game. Predictably, Nintendo’s Wii U nabbed best hardware. interestingly, though Ubisoft’s incredible looking Watch Dogs wasn’t playable, it did get a special commendation for Innovation – as well as for graphics, along with Star Wars 1313.
Here’s the list in full:
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)
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 – (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Last Updated: June 27, 2012