ARTICLE: 2012 Golden Hammer Video Game Awards

Tomorrow we will be counting down to a New Year. In celebration, we present to you the first ever Golden Hammer Video Game Awards!

Best Action/Adventure/Platformer

Nominees:
Assassin's Creed III (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Darksiders II (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
New Super Mario Bros. U (WiiU)
The Walking Dead (360/PS3/PC)

Winner:
Assassin's Creed III

Runner Ups: 
New Super Mario Bros. U
The Walking Dead

Best Role-Playing Game

Nominees:
Borderlands 2 (360/PS3/PC)
Diablo III (PC)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (360/PS3)
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)
Mass Effect 3 (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS)
Pokemon Black 2/Pokemon White 2 (DS)

Winner:
Mass Effect 3

Runner Up:
Pokemon Black 2/White 2   

Best Shooter

Nominees:
Borderlands 2 (360/PS3/PC)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)      
Halo 4 (360)
Planetside 2 (PC)
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)

Winner:
Halo 4

Runner Up:
Borderlands 2

Best Fighting Game

Nominees:
Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale (PS3/Vita)
Soulcalibur V (PS3/360)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom (Vita)

Winner:
Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale

Runner Up:
Soulcalibur V

Best Sports Game

Nominees:
FIFA 13 (360/PS3/WiiU/Vita)
Madden 13 (360/PS3/WiiU/Vita)
Mario Tennis Open (3DS)
NHL 13 (360/PS3)
WWE 13 (360/PS3)

Winner:
FIFA 13

Runner Up:
WWE 13

Best Xbox 360 Game

Nominees:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Minecraft
The Walking Dead

Winner:
Halo 4

Runner Up:
The Walking Dead

Best PS3 Game

Nominees:
Assassin's Creed III
Borderlands 2
Journey
Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale

Winner:
Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale

Runner Up:
Assassin's Creed III

Best Wii U Game

Nominees:
Batman: Arkham City
Mass Effect 3
New Super Mario Bros. U
Nintendo Land

Winner:
Nintendo Land

Runner Up:
New Super Mario Bros. U

Best DS Game

Nominees:
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Pokemon Black 2/White 2
Pokemon Conquest

Winner:
Pokemon Black 2/White 2

Runner Up:
Pokemon Conquest

Best 3DS Game

Nominees:
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Resident Evil: Revelations
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy

Winner:
Kid Icarus: Uprising

Runner Up:
Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Best PC Game

Nominees:
Black Mesa
Counterstrike: Global Offensive
Diablo III
Planetside 2
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

Winner:
Black Mesa

Runner Ups:
Diablo III
Planetside II

Best Multiplatform Game

Nominees:
Assassin's Creed III (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Borderlands 2 (360/PS3/PC)
Far Cry 3 (360/PS3/PC)
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)
The Walking Dead (360/PS3/PC)

Winner:
Assassin's Creed III

Runner Ups:
Borderlands 2
Far Cry 3

Best Console Game

Nominees:
Assassin's Creed III (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Far Cry 3 (360/PS3/PC)
Halo 4 (360)
Nintendo Land (WiiU)
The Walking Dead (360/PS3/PC)

Winner:
Halo 4

Runner Ups:
Assassin's Creed III
Nintendo Land

Best Handheld Game

Nominees:
Angry Birds: Star Wars (IP)
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS)
Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale (Vita)
Pokemon Black 2/White 2 (DS)
Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS)

Winner:
Pokemon Black 2/White 2

Runner Up:
Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Best Music

Nominees:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Diablo III (PC)
Halo 4 (360)
Mass Effect 3 (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
New Super Mario Bros U. (WiiU)
Nintendo Land (WiiU)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS)
The Walking Dead (360/PS3/PC)
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (PC)

Winner:
Halo 4

Runner Up:
Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Best Graphics

Nominees:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (WiiU)
Far Cry 3 (360)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3)
Halo 4 (360)

Winner: 
Halo 4

Runner Up:
Final Fantasy XIII-2

Best Multiplayer

Nominees:
Assassin's Creed III (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Diablo III (PC)
Halo 4 (360)
Nintendo Land (WiiU)
Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale (PS3)

Winner:
Halo 4

Runner Up:
Nintendo Land

Best Original Story

Nominees:
Assassin's Creed III (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (360/PS3)
Halo 4 (360)
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)
Mass Effect 3 (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
The Walking Dead (360/PS3/PC)

Winner:
Assassin's Creed III

Runner Up:
Halo 4

Best Voice Actor

Nominees:
Jen Taylor as Cortana (Halo 4)
Jennifer Hale as Leah (Diablo III)
John de Lancie as William Miles (Assassin's Creed III) 
Liam O'Brien as Caius Ballad (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
Michael Wincott as Death (Darksiders II)
Steve Downes as Master Chief (Halo 4)

Winner:
Jen Taylor as Cortana (Halo 4)

Runner Up:
John de Lancie as William Miles (Assassin's Creed III)

Best New Character

Nominees:
Clementine (The Walking Dead)
Colress (Pokemon Black 2/White 2)
Haytham Kenway (Assassin's Creed III)
Leah (Diablo III)
Lee (The Walking Dead)
Monita (Nintendo Land)
Noel Kreiss (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
Pyrrhon (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
Viridi (Kid Icarus: Uprising)

Winner:
Haytham Kenway (Assassin's Creed III)

Runner Up:
Monita (Nintendo Land)

Most Anticipated for 2013  

Nominees:
Grand Theft Auto V (360/PS3)
The Last of Us (PS3)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (360/PS3)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
Pikmin 3 (WiiU)

Winner:
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Runner Up:
Grand Theft Auto V

Game of the Year

Nominees:
Assassin's Creed III (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
Borderlands 2 (360/PS3/PC)
Diablo III (PC)
Far Cry 3 (360/PS3/PC)
Halo 4 (360)
Mass Effect 3 (360/PS3/WiiU/PC)
The Walking Dead (360/PS3/PC)

Runner Up:
Assassin's Creed III

Game of the Year:
Halo 4

Thank you for a very great first year from all of us here at LifesAHammer! Have a great New Year!

Nominations and Voting By:
Giuliano V.
Matteo C.
Gino C.
Justin D.
Riley D.

(With Special Voting on "Best Sports Game" by Kevin R, Joseph V, and Matthew M)