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The Last of Us wins five Best of E3 2012 awards
It’s hard to argue with those who believe The Last of Us reigned supreme at this year’s E3 Expo. That claim has been given some further validation by the Game Critics Awards, which handed five “Best of E3 2012” statues to Naughty Dog for The Last of Us.
The game, which stars two survivors of a post-apocalyptic America, won “Best of Show,” “Best Original Game,” “Best Console Game,” and “Best Action/Adventure Game.” It also took home a “Special Commendation for Sound.”
No other game came close, though Dance Central 3, Halo 4, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown all won two awards and Watch Dogs collected two Commendations.
The Wii U was mostly shut out of the awards show, though the system itself won “Best Hardware” and the multiplatform Injustice: Gods Among Us won for “Best Fighting Game.”
A complete list of winners can be found after the break. (more…)
Game Critics Awards announce nominees for Best of E3 2012
The world’s biggest gaming websites, including Kotaku, IGN, Nintendo Power, Joystiq and The Escapist (don’t worry, Warp Zoned will be there one day!) have released their full list of nominees for awards pertaining to what was shown and played at this year’s E3 Expo. Some of the highlights of the show, such as Star Wars: 1313 or Ubisoft’s surprise Watch Dogs do not qualify, as the rules state the journalists must be able to “manipulate a game in real-time while running on its native platform.” However, it seems there was not much love for Nintendo’s Wii U, with no mention of the system’s most-anticipated game, ZombiU. Although both Wii Fit U and Game & Wario made it into the “Best Motion Simulation” category.
The awards will be handed out at GameCriticsAwards.com on June 26. The full list of nominees is available after the break. (more…)
MS @ E3 12: You are the new kid in South Park: The Stick of Truth
Trey Parker and Matt Stone came out on stage at the Microsoft Press Conference to talk about South Park: The Stick of Truth. Approached to make a game a few years ago, they said they were excited to make the game, but only if they could make it feel like you were in an episode of South Park. They’ve had to do a lot of work with it, though – one of the things they had to work out was an actual map of the world. Before, they could just cut to Kyle’s house, but now that you have to walk there, they have to know where it is.
All of your favorite characters are present, and now you are a character as well. You have to work hard to become cool with the South Park boys, get accepted by them, and become the savior. Maybe then you can wear the Baratheon crown and take out some teenage vampires, too.
South Park: The Stick of Truth will be released on March 5, 2013.
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