Arrivano finalmente i risultati dei Game Critics Awards, la premiazione dei migliori titoli presentati in occasione dell'E3 2012. All' unanimità, le più famose redazioni Americane hanno proclamato i vincitori delle seguenti categorie: Best of Show, Best Original Game, Best Console Game, Best Handheld/Mobile Game, Best PC Game, Best Hardware/Peripheral, Best Action Game, Best Action/Adventure Game, Best Role Playing Game, Best Fighting Game, Best Racing Game, Best Sports Game, Best Strategy Game, Best Social/Casual Game, Best Motion Simulation Game, Best Online Multiplayer Game, Best Downloadable Game, Special Commendations for Graphics, Special Commendation for Sound e Special Commendation for Innovation. Sony vince la maggior parte dei premi, grazie soprattutto al The Last of Us dei Cagnacci. In calce trovate nomination e, in grassetto, i vincitori.

Best of Show

Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for Ps3)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Original Game

Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/SCEE for Ps3)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Quantum Connundrum (Airtight Game/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for Ps3)
Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for Ps3)

Best Console Game

Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for Ps3)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square-Enix for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

Assassin's Creed III Liberation (Ubisoft Sofia/Ubisoft for PSVita)
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (Dreamrift/Disney Interactive Studios for 3DS)
Infinity Blade Dungeons (Epic Games/Epic Games for iOS)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games/Nintendo for 3DS)
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for 3DS)
Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita)

Best PC Game

Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/THQ for PC)
Hawken (Adhesive Games/Meteor Entertainment for PC)
PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
SimCity (Maxis/EA for PC)
X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC)

Best Hardware/Peripheral

Astro A50 Wireless Gaming Headset (Astro)
Rift VR Headset (Palmer Lucky/John Carmack/id Software)
Wii U (Nintendo)
Wonderbook (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)
Skylanders: Giants Figures (Toys for Bob/Activision)

Best Action Game

Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Crysis 3 (Crytek/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengence (Platinum Games/Kojima Pro/Konami for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game

Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360)
Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/SCEE for Ps3)
Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for Ps3)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Role Playing Game

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (Square Enix/Square Enix for 3DS)
Ni No Kuni (Level-5/Namco Bandai for Ps3)
Persona 4 Golden (Atlus/Atlus for PSVita)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard (BGS/Bethesda for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian Entertainment/THQ for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Fighting Game

Dead or Alive 5 (Team Ninja/Tecmo Koei for PS3, Xbox 360)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (NetherRealm Studios/WBIE for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U)
Persona 4 Arena (Arc System Works/Atlus for PS3, Xbox 360)
PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale (SuperBot/SCEA for Ps3, PSVita)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai Games/Namco Bandai Games for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Racing Game

F1 2012 (Codemasters/Codemasters for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Forza Horizon (Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
LittleBigPlanet Karting (United Front Games/Media Molecule/SCEA for PS3)
Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion Games/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (Sumo/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, 3DS)

Best Sports Game

FIFA Soccer 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Madden NFL 13 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
NBA 2K13 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
NHL 13 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES Productions/Konami for PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, 3DS)

Best Strategy Game

Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/THQ for PC)
End of Nations (Petroglyph Games/Trion Worlds for PC)
SimCity (Maxis/EA for PC)
Pikmin 3 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii U)
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)
Game & Wario (working title) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo for Wii U)
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (TT/WBIE for PC, PS3, PSVita, X360, Wii, 3DS)
Nintendoland (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii U)
Rock Band Blitz (Harmonix for Ps3, Xbox 360)

Best Motion Simulation Game

Dance Central 3 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Fable: The Journey (Lionhead/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Game & Wario (working title) (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo for Wii U)
Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Wii U)
Wii Fit U (Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii U)
Wonderbook: Books of Spells (London Studio/SCEE for Ps3)

Best Online Multiplayer Game

Borderlands 2 (Gearbox/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Treyarch/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Halo 4 (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion/EA for PC, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360)
PlanetSide 2 (Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment for PC)

Best Downloadable Game

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Arkedo Studio/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Quantum Conundrum (Airtight Games/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Retro City Rampage (VBlank Entertainment for PC, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360, Wii)
The Cave (Double Fine/Sega for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for Ps3)

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 Ps3)

Special Commendation for Innovation

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