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Gamescom's jury awards Sony's long awaited and announced, 3D-enabled racing game as the best of show, best console title; PlayStation Move, Kirby, Crysys 2, Guild Wars 2 also take home something to be proud off at this years Gamescom. 

Annually, The EEE or E3, presents a panel of experts, game journalists from different top press outlets to decided and bestow the Game Critics Awards on the convention's top games. (You know that little sticker that is usually outside of that Fallout 3 Game case that says Game Critcs Award, yeah this is it.) Nintendo's 3DS took top honors this year round, along with Bethesda and id's post apocalyptic shooter-driving game Rage.



Today, Gamescom recently announced the recipients of its own equivalent of the Game Critics Awards. A jury of press and industry figures selected by the organizers of the Cologne, Germany-based convention handed out awards in seven categories. Sony's  Gran Turismo 5, the long-awaited racing game from Polyphony Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment, won in two of those categories: Best of Gamescom and Best Console Game. 

Sony also earned another trophy for Best Hardware Accessories with its PlayStation Move motion-sensing system, due out in North America on September 19. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and 5th Cell snagged the Best Handheld/Mobile Game prize with Super Scribblenauts, and NCsoft got the Best Online Game award for Guild Wars 2. 


The Best PC Game honor went to the recently delayed Crysis 2, which will also be out on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Curiously, the jury also handed out an award in a Best Family Entertainment category, which Nintendo nabbed with Kirby's Epic Yarn for the Wii. 




Best of Gamescom: Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Best Console Game
: Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment) 



Best Hardware Accessories
: PlayStation Move (Sony Computer Entertainment) 

Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Super Scribblenauts (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) 


Best Online Game
: Guild Wars 2 (NCsoft) 



Best PC Game
: Crysis 2 (EA/Crytek) 



Best Family Entertainment: Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo)

Posted by Lance Saturday, August 21, 2010

21 comments

  1. Gran Turismo 5? Seriously LOL.

     
  2. EPheonix07 Says:
  3. PS3 is the best

     
  4. Moh_Sakhali Says:
  5. have played so many racing games that I can not stand another one I hope others enjoy GT5.
    Personally, I can not wait for crysis2 however.

     
  6. Onuross83 Says:
  7. Behold before TH3 C3LL POW3R!Kneel before the ps3 you Xfanboyzzz!!!

     
  8. Malachi Says:
  9. Beautiful anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering present here. That is truly an accomplishment for console graphical presentations all in itself.
    Can't wait for this game.

     
  10. Copman221 Says:
  11. Best Hardware Accessories: PlayStation Move. They aren't kidding. I have the Move already and it is awesome. Play 100x better than the wii. For all the nay sayers check me out testing the move games on youtube. search ENFORCER266.

     
  12. Johnny300 Says:
  13. @Supernaught 360

    From youre user name everybody can tell youre a 360 fanboy and i agree with @TheDecoy214 be a gamer and buy both consles.

     
  14. Ahpuck Says:
  15. honestly, why even bother with the 360 anymore? its time has come and gone, it was fun but time to move on to bigger and better things.

     
  16. theku Says:
  17. @mrzero1982 "yeah, the xbox has DOMINATED in the past few years" . Yeah right son. *sarcasm* Selling 5 million consoles ahead of Sony with a 1 year advantage is anything but domination. When the PS3 also came out, it was the most expensive console out there so taking that into account plus the huge amount of kids around the world, the Wii is dominating unfortunately. So congratulations, you are false on your own assertion by two fold. When it comes to comparing consoles, you should look at the quality of the titles that came out in the past couple of years. As a 360 and PS3 owner, I can say with certainty there are way better games on the PS3. Xbox has a better online service though. Some examples of the past couple of years where "xbox has dominated" include , the greatest game of all time MGS4, killzone 2, infamous, little big planet, Demon Souls, UNCHARTED 2, Resistance 2, GOD OF WAR 3, Mod nation racers, Heavy Rain, do I need to keep going? Now that GT5 is coming out, its gonna blow any game that XBOX has to offer straight out of the water. 3D simulation, PERIOD!

     
  18. Saren7 Says:
  19. @ahpuck your opinion is invalid when so many people disagree with you

     
  20. Mr.Zero1982 Says:
  21. @theku and you have proven my point. you take your love too seriously. in every one of my posts i have never said "sony sucks" and this is coming from a guy who bleeds the green of the xbox360. im pretty sure that competition is great in this world, but when folks take words too seriously, it is pretty sad. previous generations, i had all 3 consoles(n64, ps1, then ps2, psp, dreamcast, xbox, gba, ds) and every time a game came out, i was like "oh yay, that is good, thats cool" i never said "its better on system a" why? because competition DRIVES companies. yeah, microsoft has some solid exclusives, so does sony, but do you see me saying "yeah, you are DUMB for owning a system?" no. god, i have said it before and i will say it again. the love and hate for systems, especially on forums? its like the east coast west coast rap rivalry, the crips and bloods. dude, just drop it. if you cant be positive about it, just dont say it.

     
  22. Frostnut Says:
  23. GT5,FFXIV,Mass Effect2(PS3 version),Killzone 3,Infamous2,man it s gonna cost me so much money to keep up with all the good games that are coming out!!!!

     
  24. Thumbs up for PS3 FTW

     
  25. theku Says:
  26. @mrzero1982 You still didn't give me a reason to bother with the 360. For the last few years, xboxos have been bashing the PS3, now they come waiving the white flag by telling ps3 owners to stop bashing the xbox, please! It's not about being a fanboy, it's about returning the favor. Besides, for the last two decades, part of being a gamer is bashing the other console, it's just part of the fun, don't take it too seriously.

     
  27. Ahh, another story turned into a fanboy war. Shame really, GT5 looks great.

     
  28. A_res Says:
  29. @Compman221. Haters gonna hate bro. Mzero is definitely hating on the fact that you have your hands on the Move ahead of schedule. I for one like those youtube videos you posted, because I was thinking of getting the move and eye toy for my PS3. Your videos were informative because it comes from someone who clearly owns all three consoles and is just giving people info on how the Move handles. Keep it up bro.

     
  30. Copman221 Says:
  31. @mrzero1982 by your hater comments the only fanboy here seems to be you. If you looked at my videos you would see that I OWN ALL THE SYSTEMS!! I'm not hating on any system. All I'm doing is telling it the way I see it since I have the move already. If mommy can't afford to buy you more than one system I'm sorry for you.. Each system has it share of great games.. Don't be a jealous hater as it just makes you look a foolish juvenile..

     
  32. JohnnyKev Says:
  33. I'll never understand why there needs to be hatred directed from one console preference to the other. I'm a gamer. I would think most people on here are. We want good games, period. This looks good. I certainly hope it lives up to my long awaited expectations. And the same goes for many games on other consoles as well.

     
  34. Raazter Says:
  35. Congrats to PD for winning those two awards with Gran Turismo 5. I preordered GT5 so I can't wait for it to come out. Finally, I can stop playing shooting games and start back into my gaming roots. I grew up playing racing games(yes even though I am only 16).Only recently I started playing shooters as of 2008 but now that this game is out, I can actually buy peripherals for it to actually do a simulated race or drive.

    Now a word to all platforms. I do have a PC and a PS3 to play games on, but each console has its own stuff. Xbox has Halo, Forza, GoW, etc. PS3 has Uncharted, Killzone, GT5, etc. Wii has whatever games it has like Super Mario, Mario Kart, etc. All consoles are good, and therefore you cannot go wrong in purchasing any one of those. I have owned an Xbox, Wii, and now I own a PS3.

    Now in financial and futuristic terms, the PS3 is showing a huge growth potential by its new features and the features to come. Yes the Xbox 360 sold more, but that's because of the 1 year earlier release date and its less expensive parts. The PS3 may have only gone through a new SKU 1 year ago, but now the demand is greater for the PS3 than the Xbox 360. Hate on me if I said that, but THIS IS TRUE. The Xbox 360 is a great console, but the PS3 is destined to overtake the 360 sales and is destined to get some of their stuff too. EA is now mainly partnered with PS3. Activision is mainly partnered with 360. Lol, why did i write this essay? anyway CANT WAIT FOR GT5. Who's with me?

     
  36. DarkAges2 Says:
  37. Lol at the fanboys.... never fails to give me a good laugh here.... PS3 vs 360, lol... go on guys, keep believing in your consoles, as pointless as it is to argue between the 2.

     
  38. Mr.Zero1982 Says:
  39. @willywils what you said, i agree with wholeheartedly. i like competition, but i am glad with what i own(an xbox) i am glad the ps3 took gamescom with gt5. we all knew it would be beautiful, why? because they took what, 10 years to make it? they put effort into making the game. what is wrong with saying i like a game on a system i do not own? seriously, if you own it, be happy, if you dont own it, at least be glad something is out there which is super excellent and makes you want to buy another console, heck even have the competition! @copman221, @theku you get that? im pretty sure you did.

     

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