Monday, 26 August 2013

Destiny and PS4 dominate Gamescom Awards 2013, attendance hits 340,000

Destiny and PS4 dominate Gamescom Awards 2013, attendance hits 340,000


The Gamescom 2013 winners were announced today, crowning the PlayStation 4 with Best Hardware of show, awarding Destiny with three wins, and pinning TitanfallMario Kart 8 and The Elder Scrolls Online with two awards each.
Bungie's upcoming cross-platform sci-fi shooter, Destiny, received awards for Best Console Game Sony PlayStation: and Best Online Multiplayer Game. Respawn Entertainment's online-only multiplayer-focused shooter, Titanfall, took out Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox and Best Next Generation Console Game.
Mario Kart 8 won Best Console Game Nintendo Wii and Best Family Game and The Elder Scrolls Online walked away with Best Role Playing Game and Best Social/Casual/Online Game.
Sony's next-generation console, the PlayStation 4, beat out Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo's Wii U for Best Hardware. Check out the full list of winners below.
According to officials, more than 340,000 people — including 6,00 media representatives — attended this year's Gamescom, featuring more than 635 exhibitors from 40 countries. Attendance saw a 23 percent increase over last year's figures, which was more than 275,000. The year before that was at "about 275,000."
Gamescom ran from Aug. 21-25 in Cologne, Germany. Check out Polygon's stream for full coverage of the games event.
Best Console Game Sony Playstation:Destiny (Activision Blizzard)
Best Console Game Nintendo WII:Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox:Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
Best Next Generation Console Game:Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
Best Action Game:Destiny (Activision Blizzard)
Best Role Playing Game:The Elder Scrolls Online (ZeniMax)
Best Racing Game:Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
Best Sports Game:FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
Best Simulation Game:WarThunder (Gaijin Entertainment)
Best Family Game:Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo Europe)
Best Hardware incl. Peripheral:PlayStation4 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Mobile Game:The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo)
Best Online Multiplayer Game:Destiny (Activision Blizzard)
Best PC Game:Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
Best Social/Casual/Online Game:The Elder Scrolls Online (ZeniMax)

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