After a month of voting and over 10,000 entries received, here are the winners in the various categories of the IVG Game of the Year 2013.
Each of these winners was picked by the IVG community and since many of the categories were very close, we’ve also included runner-ups. As always, we’ve also included the Staff pick – the nominee that the IVG team picked as its winner.
So here they are – the winners!
PC/Console Game of the Year – Grand Theft Auto V
Runner-up: The Last of Us
Staff pick: The Last of Us
Indie Game of the Year – Guacamelee!
Runner-up: Outlast
Staff pick: Papers, Please
Mobile/Handheld Game of the Year – Killzone Mercenary
Runner-up: Tearaway
Staff pick: Device 6
Multiplayer Game of the Year – Battlefield 4
Runner-up: Grand Theft Auto Online
Staff pick: Battlefield 4
Single-player Game of the Year – The Last of Us
Runner-up: Grand Theft Auto V
Staff pick: Grand Theft Auto V
Best New IP – The Last of Us
Runner-up: Beyond: Two Souls
Staff pick: The Last of Us
Best Game No One Played – Metro: Last Light
Runner-up: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Staff pick: Tearaway
Most Disappointing Game – Call of Duty: Ghosts
Runner-up: Crysis 3
Staff pick: Dead Space 3
One To Watch in 2014 – Watch Dogs
Runner-up: Infamous: Second Son
Staff pick: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
We’ll be announcing the winner of our GOTY 2013 contest and new owner of a brand new PlayStation 4 later today, and check back tomorrow to find out the overall top 10 games of 2013 as picked by the IVG community.