Kao što je bilo i najavljeno, 34 publikacije koje glasuju za Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2012 danas su objavile nove pobjednike.

Best of Show
The Last of Us
(Naughty Dog/SCEA za PlayStation 3)

Best Original Game
The Last of Us
(Naughty Dog/SCEA za PlayStation 3)

Best Console Game
The Last of Us
(Naughty Dog/SCEA za PlayStation 3)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Sound Shapes
(Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita, PS3)

Best PC Game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
(Firaxis Games/2K Games za PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Wii U
(Nintendo)

Best Action Game
Halo 4
(343 Industries/Microsoft Studios za Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game
The Last of Us
(Naughty Dog/SCEA za PlayStation 3)

Best Role Playing Game
South Park: The Stick of Truth
(Obsidian Entertainment/THQ za PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Fighting Game
Injustice: Gods Among Us
(NetherRealm Studios/WBIE za PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U)

Best Racing Game
Need for Speed Most Wanted
(Criterion Games/EA za PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Sports Game
FIFA Soccer 13
(EA Canada/EA Sports za PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Strategy Game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
(Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Social/Casual Game
Dance Central 3
(Harmonix/Microsoft Studios za Xbox 360)

Best Motion Simulation Game
Dance Central 3
(Harmonix/Microsoft Studios za Xbox 360)

Best Online Multiplayer
Halo 4
(343 Industries/Microsoft Studios za Xbox 360)

Best Downloadable Game
Unfinished Swan
(Giant Sparrow/SCEA za PlayStation 3)

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Special Commendations for Graphics
Star Wars 1313
(LucasArts za TBD platforme)

Watch Dogs
(Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft za PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Special Commendation for Sound
The Last of Us
(Naughty Dog/SCEA za PlayStation 3)

Special Commendation for Innovation
Watch Dogs
(Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft za PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Kao što se može vidjeti, Sony je izišao kao pobjednik. Ekskluziva The Last of Us pobijedila je u 5 kategorija, a Sony kao izdavač ima 7 nagrada. Slijedi ga Microsoft sa 4 nagrade, 2K Games, Ubisoft i EA sa 2 nagrade, te LucasArts, Nintendo, THQ i Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment sa 1 nagradom. Uz The Last of Us više od jedne nagrade osvojili su Dance Central 3, Halo 4, Watch Dogs i XCOM: Enemy Unknown.