The Last of Us wins Best of Show from E3 Game Critics
The Game Critics Awards have finally been determined, and Naughty Dog has come on top with The Last of Us.
Hyperviolence was all the rage at this year's E3. However, only one hyperviolent game could take the crown. The Game Critics Awards have finally been determined, and Naughty Dog has come on top with The Last of Us. Its strong performance pushed PS3 to the top of the heap, with PS3 as the most-winning platform. Sony Computer Entertainment is the most-winning publisher as well, with 7 awards.
- Best of Show - The Last of Us
- Best Original Game - The Last of Us
- Best Console Game - The Last of Us
- Best Handheld/Mobile Game - Sound Shapes
- Best PC Game - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Best Hardware/Peripheral - Wii U
- Best Action Game - Halo 4
- Best Action/Adventure Game - The Last of Us
- Best Role Playing Game - South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Best Fighting Game - Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Best Racing Game - Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Best Sports Game - FIFA Soccer 13
- Best Strategy Game - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Best Social/Casual Game - Dance Central 3
- Best Motion Simulation Game - Dance Central 3
- Best Online Multiplayer - Halo 4
- Best Downloadable Game - Unfinished Swan
Nominees for Game Critics Awards must be playable to E3 judges, comprised of representatives from a number of outlets (Shacknews included). However, the following "Special Commendation" awards can be given to games that weren't playable at the show.
- Special Commendations for Graphics - Star Wars 1313 & Watch Dogs
- Special Commendation for Sound - The Last of Us
- Special Commendation for Innovation - Watch Dogs
Last year's winner was BioShock Infinite. With both Last of Us and BioShock Infinite releasing in 2013, it'll be interesting to see which (if either) "Best of E3" winner can steal Game of the Year.
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replyAndrew Yoon posted a new article, The Last of Us wins Best of Show from E3 Game Critics.
The Game Critics Awards have finally been determined, and Naughty Dog has come on top with The Last of Us.-
Is this game this gen or next?
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Watch Dogs is this gen too? Damn, it looked crazy good for this gen.
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Watch Dogs was running on pc. They didn't show the console version.
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They're pretty sure it's coming to current-gen consoles. (http://www.shacknews.com/article/74185/watch-dogs-confirmed-for-pc-xbox-360-and-ps3) Whether it will look half as good on console as it does on PC...well...we'll see, I guess.
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Do they ever? lol
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A few were, they just were being cagey about calling them that. The Star Wars game is the best example.
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Yeah, no dice. Watch Dogs blew everything that was shown out of the water, without a doubt.
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Nope. That's why it was ineligible for any of the main category awards.
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Maybe for you, not for me though
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I'm not sure what was cool about Watch Dogs. Graphically it looked hot.
But the gameplay? I feel like the GTA IV guys could script that in a weekend.
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Wasn't last year's BS:I presentation at E3 stage-only? I know they did have in-game with the blimp attack and such, but I don't recall it being played by attendees.
However, I felt this years E3 no-shows and little guys carried more power than the staged events: Dishonored, CoH2, ARMA3, Guild Wars 2, and Planetside 2.-
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It was playable to E3 judges.
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When the last if us was first announced I was hoping it would be more of a survival horror than an action adventure game so I was disappointed with what I saw at E3. That said my topg games of E3 were Pikmin 3, The Last of Us, Halo 4 and Watch Dogs, Beyond isn't for me just like Heavy Rain.
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