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.

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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.

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.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    June 26, 2012 10:00 AM

    Andrew 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.

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      June 26, 2012 10:04 AM

      Is this game this gen or next?

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      June 26, 2012 10:09 AM

      No nods to CODBLOPS2?

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      June 26, 2012 10:33 AM

      Yeah, no dice. Watch Dogs blew everything that was shown out of the water, without a doubt.

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        June 26, 2012 10:34 AM

        Was it playable for the judges?

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          June 26, 2012 10:42 AM

          Nope. That's why it was ineligible for any of the main category awards.

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        June 26, 2012 11:45 AM

        Maybe for you, not for me though

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        June 26, 2012 2:05 PM

        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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      June 26, 2012 11:27 AM

      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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        June 26, 2012 11:29 AM

        BS:I? It has to be playable by judges, not attendees to be considered afaik.

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      June 26, 2012 11:35 AM

      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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        June 26, 2012 11:52 AM

        I think it's going to end up being a good mix. I'm sure they wanted to show off the more action oriented stuff in the E3 presentation however the health-bar, health that doesn't regen and limited ammo points toward some major survival horror type stuff as well.

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      June 26, 2012 11:39 AM

      I read naughty dog and thought naughty bear

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      June 26, 2012 12:42 PM

      XCOM: Enemy Unknown FTW

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      June 27, 2012 7:18 AM

      I think South Park winning best RPG is quite indicative of the lack of RPGs at E3 this year. Not that it doesn't look any good. I'm personally quite intrigued... great timing I guess...

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