Gamescom a Success, Sony Leads Award Winners

August 24, 2010 12:20 PM

Gamescom 2010 wrapped up in Cologne, Germany over the weekend. By all accounts it goes into the books as a successful sophomore outing for the European counterpart to E3. Organizers report that 254,000 attendees took in sights from 505 exhibitors spread across 33 countries. Hit our Gamescom 2010 news feed to catch up on everything from the show.

No one probably came away from the week more pleased than Sony. The company took home three "Best of Gamescom 2010 awards" as decided by an independent panel comprised of representatives from European publishers and media. Gran Turismo 5 took home the award for both best of show and best console game. Sony's upcoming Move motion control system won the best accessory category. The full list follows after the jump.

Best of Gamescom: Gran Turismo 5
Best Hardware Accessory: PlayStation Move
Best Console Game: Gran Tursimo 5
Best Mobile Game: Super Scribblenauts
Best Online Game: Guild Wars 2
Best PC Game: Crysis 2
Best of Family Entertainment: Kirby's Epic Yarn

Garnett Lee

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vx2o

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August 24, 2010 12:40 PM

This year: gamescom > E3

How it goes next year? We shall see!
- wytefang
  
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  August 24, 2010 1:25 PM
  
  What makes you think that GC beat out E3 this year? Just curious...
  - vx2o
    
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    August 24, 2010 2:22 PM
    
    More interesting games on display and more interesting announcements than at E3.
    - wytefang
      
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      August 24, 2010 3:14 PM
      
      Ah, okay. Just wondering. Thanks for the info.