Wow, what an amazing E3! With all the excitement surrounding the show this year, it’s easy to forget that it was all topped off with the release of The Last Of Us at the end of the week! I hope everybody is enjoying the game; it’s truly special. My recommendation: play on hard mode with the headphones cranked up… in the dark, if you dare. :)
Congrats to Naughty Dog on another amazing title. Arguably their best yet?
This year’s E3 was very special for all of us at PlayStation, with all the buzz and anticipation surrounding PS4. For me personally, I get the added privilege of working with some of the most brilliantly talented developers in the industry, who are all focused to show off their latest creations at E3. We were overwhelmed by the tremendous support we received from the gaming industry during a fantastic E3 week.
I am honored to be a member of the PlayStation team as we look forward to a time of unprecedented excitement for gamers worldwide. From the launch of PS4 this holiday season — with an amazing lineup of games like Killzone: Shadow Fall, DRIVECLUB and KNACK, and inFAMOUS Second Son coming shortly thereafter — to the release of some of our biggest blockbusters ever on PS3 with Beyond: Two Souls and Gran Turismo 6, to the exciting lineup of new PS Vita titles including Killzone Mercenary and Tearaway, to all the amazing indie game announcements (Octodad!), it’s an amazing time to be a PlayStation gamer.
On behalf of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios, I wanted to offer a humble congratulations to the all the teams who were nominated for Best of E3 awards. The developers have been working for months or even YEARS in preparation for a great showing this year. A sincere THANKS! to all the devs, the media, and most importantly, the incredible PlayStation community for your support this year. To celebrate a successful E3, we want to recognize all of the teams for their hard work. Check out the full list of awards and accolades below:
inFAMOUS Second Son
- Best PlayStation Exclusive (Nominee) – Game Informer
- Editor’s Choice Selection E3 2013 (Winner) – Polygon
- Best PlayStation Game (Winner) – IGN
- Best PS4 Game (Winner) – IGN
- Best Overall Game (Nominee) – IGN
- Best Action Game (Nominee) – IGN
- Best Console Game (Nominated) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best Action/Adventure Game (Nominated) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best PS4 Game (Winner) – Destructoid
- Game of Show (Nominee) – Destructoid
- Best PS4 Game (Winner) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best Sony Exclusive (Winner) – Digital Trends
- Best PlayStation Exclusive (Winner) – Laptop Magazine
- Best of E3 (Winner) – Yahoo!
- Best Action Game (Winner) – Hardcore Gamer
- Best PS4 Game (Winner) – Hardcore Gamer
- Best Graphics (Nominee) – Hardcore Gamer
Killzone: Shadowfall
- Best PlayStation Graphics (Winner) – IGN
- Best Overall Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Best Shooter (Nominated) – IGN
- Best PS4 Exclusive – GameTrailers
- Best Sony Exclusive – Digital Trends
- Best FPS (Nominated) – Digital Trends
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best Shooter (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best Sony Exclusive (Nominated) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best Graphics – Technical (Nominated) – GamingExcellence
- Best Shooter (Nominated) – GamingExcellence
- Best Console Experience (Nominated) – GamingExcellence
- Best Shooter (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
- Best Graphics (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
DriveClub
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Machinima
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Neoseeker
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – GamingExcellence
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
Knack
- Biggest Surprise – PlayStation (Winner) – IGN
- Best Platforming Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best Sony Exclusive (Nominated) – Digital Trends
- Best Sony Exclusive (Nominated) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best Platformer (Nominated) – PlayStation Universe
- Best PS4 Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
Hohokum
- Most Welcome Respite (Winner) – TIME Techland
- Editor’s Choice Selection E3 2013 (Winner) – Polygon
The Order: 1886
- Most Promising PlayStation Game (Winner) – IGN
- Best New Trailer (Nominated) – IGN
- Most Anticipated Game (Nominated) – PlayStation Universe
- Coolest Game We Know Nothing About (Nominated) – GamesRadar
- One to Watch (Nominated) – GameTrailers
BEYOND: Two Souls
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best Sony Exclusive (Nominated) – Digital Trends
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
Gran Turismo 6
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Machinima
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Neoseeker
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – GamingExcellence
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – GamingExcellence
- Best Racing Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
Rain
- Best PS3 Game (Winner) – IGN
- Most Innovative Game (Nominated) – IGN
- Biggest Surprise (Nominated) – IGN
- Best Original Game (Nominated) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best Downloadable Game (Nominated) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best PS3 Game (Winner) – Destructoid
- Best Digital Download (Nominated) – Digital Trends
- Best PS3 Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
Puppeteer
- Best PS3 Game (Winner) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- We Love It Awards (Winner) – The Escapist
- Best PS3 Games (Nominated) – Destructoid
Tearaway
- Best Vita Exclusive (Winner) – Game Informer
- Best Handheld Game (Winner) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best of E3 (Selection) – Yahoo!
- Best Vita Game (Winner) – GameTrailers
- Best Portable Game (Winner) – Destructoid
- Best Platformer (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best Handheld (Nominated) – Digital Trends
- Best Reach Around (Winner) – GamesRadar
- Best Vita Game (Winner) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best Vita Game (Winner) – PlayStation Universe
- Best Vita Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
Killzone: Mercenary
- Best Vita Game (Winner) – IGN
- Best Reasons to Still Own a Vita (Winner) – IGN
- Best Vita Game (Nominated) – GameTrailers
- Best Portable Game (Nominated) – Destructoid
- Best Handheld (Nominated) – Digital Trends
- Best Vita Game (Nominated) – Electronic Gaming Monthly
- Best Vita Game (Nominated) – Hardcore Gamer
Destiny of Spirits
- Best RPG (Nominated) – Digital Trends
PlayStation 4
- Best Console (Winner) – Forbes
- Console Winner (Winner) – CNBC
- Best of Show (Nominated) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best Hardware (Nominated) – Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2013
- Best of E3 Awards (Winner) – Gaming Illustrated
- Best of E3 2013 (Winner) – Gamer Theory Media
Sony PlayStation
- E3 Winner (Winner) – NY Daily News
- Best of Show (Winner) – Digital Trends
- E3 Winner (Winner) – Machinima
- Best Press Conference (Winner) – GameTrailers
- Best Conference (Winner) – Digital Spy
- E3 Winner (Winner) – Gizmodo
- E3 Winner (Winner) – The Verge
Infamous Second Son looks amazing. I loved Infamous 2, was my GotY that year.
Congratulations on a fantastic E3! Can’t wait for the PS4.
congrats. can’t wait to pick up my launch PS4 day 1. The show was just amazing. The you guys knocked it outta the park at the presser and the booth was just amazing. Just wish I coudla gotten my hands on some of the bigger games instead of watching demos. still really cool stuff. Greatness Awaits indeed!
Amazing E3 Sony! Looking forward to hearing more information on PS4/Vita Remote Play and the Playstation Cloud. Also, please give us Uncharted 4 and another Uncharted game on the Vita!!!
I love you sony. so glad im in the ps family.
Hope Rey was right about Gamescom.. I’ve been hyping all my buddies too on VITA announcements since they were light at E3..
I realize that you guys didn’t want Vita games to be overshadowed by the PS4 launch.. but they really wouldn’t have… people are looking for a reason to pick up the Vita because of the compatibility with the PS4.. but can’t justify it until they can see it work!.. Give them a reason via Vita exclusives!! :)
I love my Vita and I’m a big fan of your work Sony..
Made by gamers, for the gamers.. and I can tell.
Greatness Awaits
Eat it, M$.
Don’t forget Jack Tretton who won PlayStation LifeStyle’s Best of E3 Award!
You guys forgot to list Hohokum as Conan O’Brien’s favorite game of E3! lmao
Well-deserved accolades. I’m very excited about all the possibilities this year and that’s on top of a ridiculous year-old backlog of PS3 and Vita games.
I’m getting most of these games, eventually. But Infamous Second Son is the one I’m expecting the most.
Is Second Son open world type? Mostly all ive seen so far is cut scenes so i cant tell.
<3 Sony #TIGERBLOOD #WINNING
Infamous: Second Son was the best game I played at e3, Sucker Punch deserve a lot of credit and should be given the go for early advertising with PS4. If this is what’s coming in launch window I’m really impressed with what these studios have to go on.
I wasn’t really impressed by Drive Club, Evolution have a lot of work to do, the unveiling and video was great but the actual game was below par compared to it’s other Next Gen counterparts.
Wow, I should get a job with Sony after college. :D
I’m getting pretty excited for Second Son, it’s great to see that it won those big awards!
Don’t forget that PS4 won People’s Choice Winner on IGN as well! ;)
Ps4, Knack, Killzone Shadow Fall on launch date!!!!!!! inFAMOUS Second Son whenever is released.
oh and Killzone Mercenary, Tearaway, Beyond Two Souls and Puppeteer are so bough.
bought lol
Look there a lot of great awards for PS4, & it’s only going to get better.
The difference between Playstation and its’ competitors has never been this great since PS2, but this time it’s much, MUCH bigger. It was a landslide victory for Sony at this E3.
PS4 is the definitive console to dominate the next generation, no contest.
Congrats on a great showing guys and gals!
Beyond: Two Souls didn’t win anything? Not one award? wow.
Well, the people at IGN found that it was kind of “buggy”
The PS4 is going to blow me away! I just know it! :D
First off, Second son, killzone Shadow Fall, and Tearaway look EPIC! Not to mention the Ps4, Game system of dreams come true right there. But, i am disappointed to hear that you will have to pay for online play on the Ps4. But what bothers me even more, is that fact that Sony is trying to hide it, in a way. Ive sent out posts but have gotten no responses. i had to google it to finally fiend out why. and they said, that for them to keep up with the new cloud serves and online streaming stuff, they need us to, i quote, “help share the burden” to help give it the support it needs. other then that, i have not seen any where else talking a bought it at all, excluding Sonys blog. Sony, if you want this “fee” to work, at least let people know a bought it, don’t let it be a shock when they buy there system and plug it in and want to play on line, and then fiend out they need to “pay” more money, to be able to do that… :(
Congrats to you all, you definitely deserve it. Especially can’t wait for the PS4, The Order, and Infamous Second Son.
Sony you blew me away. i will be getting PS4 and most of these games at launch.
Greatness Awaits!
@28 redj944
What are you talking about? Everyone knows they are charging to play online. They announced it at E3 and Tretton even said it in an interview with Goeff Keighly after E3. But its not a big deal. You’re going to get huge discounts and hundreds of free games for less than the price of one full game so what are you crying about? Having better servers is something worth paying for, but unlike Micro$haft who just charges to play online and blocks out access to your other subscriptions that you already paid for like Netflix, Sony will actually give you something back to justify the cost. Even better, most of us are already Plus members, so if PS4 were to launch tomorrow, we’d already be able to play online and even get Drive Club.
SONY are you going to do a rewards program for ps4 like you did on ps3 for the people who buy the system day 1 ???
I already preordered my Playstation 4 and infamous sec son… Cant wait
Also is the cam included most people are confused about this gamestop said it is not can you confirm this
It is really nice to see this!!!
Second son really looks interesting
Haven’t played Infamous 2 yet but gonna get there some time! The Last of Us has been taking up most of my PSTime nowadays!
That’s a lot of best of e3 critics ever seen earned by a single company.
Probably one of Sony’s best year and more to come.
what Ps4 Release ??