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)