I hate it when people talk about Metascores, they are not accurate or reliable, but come on now... The lowest scoring God of War still received critical acclaim on the PSP at 86 on metashit, what makes you think the successor to the best-selling and most critically acclaim hack 'n slash ever is going to score less than that or fail completely? You can't judge a game over 9 months away from release on a speed run playthrough of a 7 min demo that you haven't even played for yourself. A franchise nearing 22 million units sold in 7 years isn't dying, DMC is having a reboot because it was dead with its latest game failing miserably critically and commercially, Ninja Gaiden is also dead now with their last hope pinned on the Wii U release, God of War is the only big (massive) hack 'n slash left that isn't dying and hasn't had a game anything less than brilliant released, it doesn't need a reboot, when the PS4 comes out I think God of War 4 will release as the start of a new trilogy like Halo 4, 5 & 6 and will involve different mythologies.

I bet once you get God of War: Ascension you'll love it and wonder why you were being so cynical and hostile towards the game, if you liked past games why not at least try to be a little optimistic, what's the point in being negative about something that will give you many hours of joy? Unless you're one of those people who expect the worst and hope for the best?

Anyhow, you're going to lose your bet to Pezus by the way. ;)

We will see about that. And I have explained the reasons why I am so cynical.

Digital Spy

Best Action - Assassin's Creed 3

Best Shooter - Halo 4

Best Strategy - SimCity

Best Racer - Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Best Platformer - Rayman Legends

Best Multiplayer - Halo 4

Best New Game - Watch Dogs

Best Conference - Ubisoft

Best Publisher - Ubisoft

http://www.digitalspy.ie/gaming/news/a386510/e3-2012-digital-spys-best-of-e3-awards.html

Game Informer:

Best Action Game
ASSASSIN’S CREED III

Best Adventure Game
THE CAVE

Best MMO Game
PLANETSIDE 2

Best Multiplayer Game
HALO 4

Best Music/Rhythm Game
DANCE CENTRAL 3

Best Platformer
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U

Best Racing Game
NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED

Best Role-Playing Game
SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH

Best Shooter
BORDERLANDS 2

Best Sports Game
FIFA 13

Best Strategy Game
XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN

Best Tech
UNREAL ENGINE 4

Best Downloadable Game
THE CAVE

Best Multiplatform Game
ASSASSIN’S CREED III

Best Handheld Game
PAPER MARIO: STICKER STAR

Best PC Exclusive
PLANETSIDE 2

Best Wii U Exclusive
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U

Best PlayStation 3 Exclusive
THE LAST OF US

Best Xbox 360 Exclusive
HALO 4

Best In Show
ASSASSIN’S CREED III (no clue why op has hitman as best of show)

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/06/13/game-informer-39-s-best-of-e3-2012-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=1

North American press-voted Best of E3 picks

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)

GameTrailers: Best of E3 2012 Awards

Game of the Show

Assassins Creed 3

Best Xbox 360 Game

Assassins Creed 3

Best PlayStation 3 Game

Assassins Creed 3

Best Action/Adventure Game

Assassins Creed 3

Best PC Game

Assassins Creed 3

Best First-Person Shooter

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2

Best Wii U Game

Assassins Creed 3

Best Strategy Game

Pikmin 3

Best Downloadable Game

The Unfinished Swan

Best 3DS Game

Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate

Best Racing Game

Forza Horizon

Best Co-Operative Game

Halo 4

One to Watch

Watch Dogs

Best Free-to-Play Game

Hawken

Ill post the rest later.