Еще не подошел к концу 2012 год, а отдельные игровые издания уже начали объявлять победителей в различных категориях. Предлагаю освещать и обсуждать в данной теме шорт-листы самых известных "судей" от игровой прессы: Eurogamer, Game Informer, IGN и т.п.
Для затравки:
X-Play's Best of 2012 Awards Results:
*Победители выделены жирным
Most Original Game:
Papo & Yo
Journey
Fez
The Unfinished Swan
Xenoblade Chronicles
Best Multiplayer Game:
Awesomenauts
Day Z
Assassin’s Creed 3
Halo 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Best Multiplayer Co-Op Game:
Halo 4
Guild Wars 2
Borderlands 2
Mass Effect 3
Journey
Best Sports Game:
NBA 2K13
Madden NFL 13
NHL 13
UFC Undisputed 3
MLB 12: The Show
Best Downloadable Game:
Fez
Mark of the Ninja
Journey
The Unfinished Swan
The Walking Dead
Best Shooter:
Halo 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Max Payne 3
Far Cry 3
Borderlands 2
Best Role-Playing Game:
Mass Effect 3
Guild Wars 2
Xenoblade Chronicles
The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Dragon’s Dogma
Best Fighting Game:
SoulCalibur V
Persona 4 Arena
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
Skullgirls
Best Art Direction:
Journey
The Unfinished Swan
Fez
Halo 4
Darksiders 2
Best Animation:
Hitman: Absolution
Skullgirls
Far Cry 3
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Max Payne 3
Best Writing:
Borderlands 2
Spec Ops: The Line
Far Cry 3
Assassin’s Creed III
The Walking Dead: The Game
Best Soundtrack:
Guild Wars 2
Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation
Darksiders 2
Spec Ops: The Line
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Best Sound Design:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Diablo 3
Journey
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Sound Shapes
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Assassin’s Creed 3
The Walking Dead
Mark of the Ninja
Sleeping Dogs
Hitman: Absolution
Best Social Game:
Simpsons Tapped Out
Marvel: Avengers Alliance
Draw Something
SongPop
The Grinns Tale
Best Platformer:
Fez
Journey
Sound Shapes
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Best Puzzle/Strategy Game:
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
FTL: Faster Than Light
Vessel
Botanicula
Hotline Miami
Best Mobile Game:
The Pinball Arcade
God Of Blades
10000000
Bad Piggies
Plague Inc.
Best Voice Acting Performance:
Troy Baker - Jazz, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Adrian Hough - Haytham Kenway, Assassin’s Creed 3
Nolan North - Walker, Spec Ops: The Line
Jennifer Hale - Female Shepard, Mass Effect 3
Will Yun Lee - Wei Shen, Sleeping Dogs
Best Remake/Retro Release:
Okami HD
Double Dragon: Neon
The Ratchet & Clank Collection
The Pinball Arcade
Jet Set Radio HD