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GamesRadar's E3 2012 Important Stuff Awards

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By GamesRadar Staff published 13 June 2012

Honoring the best, worst, and most important E3 stuff

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Just look at this stuff - seriously, just look at it

Just look at this stuff - seriously, just look at it

And with that, we've created a follow-up award: GamesRadar's E3 2012 Important Stuff Awards. Here, we give out awards not for being the best, but for being the most important. Take a look...

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Best Jam Session: Rayman Legends Surf Rock stage

Best Jam Session: Rayman Legends Surf Rock stage

even better than Mario Wii U

Runner-up: Rock Band Blitz

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Page 2 of 22
Best Ellen Page: Jodie from Beyond

Best Ellen Page: Jodie from Beyond

15 years in character Jodies life

we saw on the run

Runner-up: Girl from The Last of Us

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Page 3 of 22
Best Place to Stab Someone in an E3 2012 Demo: Neck

Best Place to Stab Someone in an E3 2012 Demo: Neck

Runner up: Anywhere with an arrow. Seriously, it happened like 20 times. Check out this video as proof:

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Page 4 of 22
Best Hitman Game: Dishonored

Best Hitman Game: Dishonored

Dishonored preview

Runner up: Assassins Creed III

Honorable mention: Hitman: Ascension

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Page 5 of 22
Best Non-Sequel: Watch Dogs

Best Non-Sequel: Watch Dogs

A seedy cyberpunk tale set in a grounded-in-reality near future

Runner-up: Beyond

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Page 6 of 22
Biggest Wince: Brick as face-smashing weapon in The Last of Us

Biggest Wince: Brick as face-smashing weapon in The Last of Us

Runner-up: Lara Croft stepping into a bear trap

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Page 7 of 22
Biggest Obvious Trend in Sports Games: Momentum/dynamic gameplay

Biggest Obvious Trend in Sports Games: Momentum/dynamic gameplay

Runner-up: RPG elements becoming more pronounced

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Page 8 of 22
Best Trailer that Didnt Actually Show the Game: ZombiU

Best Trailer that Didnt Actually Show the Game: ZombiU

hands-on preview

Runner-up: Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2

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Page 9 of 22
Best use of Time Travel as a Plot Device: Dance Central 3

Best use of Time Travel as a Plot Device: Dance Central 3

Dance crimes? No, seriously, can you come up with a better idea? We dont wanna hear it.

Runner-up: Assassin's Creed III

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Best "Real" Trailer: Assassins Creed III

Best "Real" Trailer: Assassins Creed III

Assassins Creed III preview

Runner up: South Park: Stick of Truth

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Strangest Animal Abuse: Killing tigers in Far Cry 3

Strangest Animal Abuse: Killing tigers in Far Cry 3

Runner up: Killing deer with bows in Tomb Raider

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Page 12 of 22
Biggest Announcement to get Swept Under the Rug: Mass Effect 3 coming to Wii U

Biggest Announcement to get Swept Under the Rug: Mass Effect 3 coming to Wii U

Runner-up: EA's UFC partnership

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Biggest Letdown: Nintendo Land

Biggest Letdown: Nintendo Land

as we explain in our preview

Runner-up: The lack of Vita news during Sony presser

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Page 14 of 22
Most Interminable Press Conference Demo: Wonderbook

Most Interminable Press Conference Demo: Wonderbook

Runner-up: Nintendo Land

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Page 15 of 22
Best Burnout Paradise Sequel not Actually Called Burnout Paradise 2: Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Best Burnout Paradise Sequel not Actually Called Burnout Paradise 2: Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Enter Need for Speed: Most Wanted. It handles like Burnout Paradise, it takes place in an open world full of challenges like Burnout Paradise, and indeed, you can slap on the booster and take down opponents - just like Burnout Paradise. Yet, even as Paradise integrated a certain degree of social engagement, Most Wanted feels like a perfect wedding of Autolog and Facebook-level connectedness. It is, in short, the sequel to Paradise that weve wanted for years.

Runner up: Nothing. Seriously, the next Need for Speed is essentially Burnout Paradise 2 - how awesome is that?

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Best taste of Next-Gen: Unreal Engine 4

Best taste of Next-Gen: Unreal Engine 4

pre-E3 screenshots

utterly stunning

tomorrows games

Runner-up: Watch Dogs

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Best month to release a game shown at E3: March

Best month to release a game shown at E3: March

Runner-up: February

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Best Face Punch: The Flash

Best Face Punch: The Flash

Injustice preview

Runner up: Parappa punching a Big Daddy, just because

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Page 19 of 22
Best ...well, Yeah, that's Exactly what we Expected: Pikmin 3

Best ...well, Yeah, that's Exactly what we Expected: Pikmin 3

Pikmin 3 preview

Runner up: Gears of War, Call of Duty, God of War, and Halo

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Best Game of the Show: Watch Dogs

Best Game of the Show: Watch Dogs

And thats before the amazing and immersive look into this hackable Chicago. Its got elements that remind us of Assassins Creed. Its got a level of technological Superman thats appealing. And, apparently, theres going to be much more to it, from a social standpoint, than weve been shown?

Runner-up: Assassins Creed III

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E3 2013 is only a year away

E3 2013 is only a year away

What do you think should have made the list? Are there are categories you would have added? If so, let us know in the comments below.

And if you want more E3 reactions, check out the top 7 E3 2012 no-shows and our Most Valuable Games of E3 2012.

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