Game Critics Awards 2012: Die Gewinner

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 PlayStation 3)
- Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Original Game
- Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
- 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 PlayStation 3)
- Unfinished Swan (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

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 PlayStation 3)
- 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 PlayStation 3)
- Dishonored (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
- The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
- 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 PlayStation 3)
- 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 PlayStation 3, 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 PlayStation 3, 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 PlayStation 3)

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 PlayStation 3)

Besonderes Lob für die Grafik:
- Star Wars 1313 (LucasArts, Plattformen tba)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Besonderes Lob für den Sound:
- The Last of Us (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Besonderes Lob für Innovation:
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Gewinner nach der Anzahl der Awards:

Fünf Awards:
The Last of Us

Zwei Awards:
Dance Central 3
Halo 4
Watch Dogs
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Ein Award:
FIFA Soccer 13
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Sound Shapes
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Star Wars 1313
Unfinished Swan
Wii U


Gewinner nach Publisher:

Sieben Awards:
Sony Computer Entertainment

Vier Awards:
Microsoft Studios

Zwei Awards:
2K Games
EA
Ubisoft

Ein Award:
LucasArts
Nintendo
THQ
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment


Gewinner nach Plattform (Multiplatform Spiele werden für alle Systeme angerechnet, für die die Spiele angekündigt sind. Stand ist der 25.6.2012.)

PlayStation 3: 15 Awards
(+4 from 2011; +6 from 2010; +8 from 2009; +7 from 2008)

Xbox 360: 12 Awards
(-2 from 2011; +2 from 2010; +4 from 2009; +3 from 2008)

PC: 7 Awards
(-4 from 2011; -2 from 2010; +1 from 2009; Same as 2008)

PSVita: 1 Award
(same as 2011)

Wii U: 1 Award
(new)