Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2013

Game of the Year

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1. The Last of Us
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
3. BioShock Infinite
4. Gone Home
5. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
6. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
7. Dota 2
8. Divekick
9. Papers, Please
10. Rogue Legacy

Worst Game

• Ride to Hell Retribution
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Runners-Up

• RIPD: The Game
• The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

Please Stop

• Games That Require Post-Launch Apologies
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Runners-Up

• Full-Priced Games That Are Lousy with Microtransactions
• Outrageously Priced Mobile Ports

Best Horror Game - Patrick Klepek's Biggest Scare of 2013

• Year Walk
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Runners-Up

• Outlast
• Dreadhalls

Biggest News

• Xbox One DRM Reversal
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Runners-Up

• John Carmack Leaves id for Oculus
• Valve Builds Its Own OS and Controller

Best Use of a Licensed Song

• "God Only Knows" (BioShock Infinite)
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Runners-Up

• "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Battlefield 4)
• "Black Betty" (Rayman Legends)

Best Moment or Sequence

• End Sequence (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)
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Runners-Up

• "Clicking" Achievement (The Stanley Parable)
• Final Conversation with Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us)

Hottest Mess

• Xbox One
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Runners-Up

• SimCity
• Battlefield 4

Best Debut

• The Last of Us
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Runners-Up

• Gunpoint
• Rogue Legacy

Best Trend

• Expanded Rights for Digital Games
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Runners-Up

• PlayStation Cross-Buy
• Advancements in Console Cloud Saving

Apology of the Year

• Ashes Cricket 2013
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Runners-Up

• Battlefield 4
• NBA Live 14

Best Exclusive Launch Game

• Dead Rising 3
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Runners-Up

• Killer Instinct
• Resogun

Best New Character

• Lamar (Grand Theft Auto V)
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Runners-Up

• The Luteces (BioShock Infinite)
• Mr. Drippy (Ni no Kuni)

Best Music

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
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Runners-Up

• BioShock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto V

Most Disappointing Game

• SimCity
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Runners-Up

• Dead Space 3
• Forza Motorsport 5

Best Story

• The Last of Us
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Runners-Up

• Gone Home
• BioShock Infinite

Best-Looking Game

• The Last of Us
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Runners-Up

• Battlefield 4
• Proteus

Best Surprise

• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
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Runners-Up

• DmC Devily May Cry
• Killer Instinct

URL of the Year

• Candy Box
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Runners-Up

• Superhot
• Bubsy 3D

2013's Old Game of the Year

• Windjammers
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Runners-Up

• Dark Souls
• BioForge

Jeff Gerstmann

1. BioShock Infinite
2. Antichamber
3. Saints Row IV
4. Rogue Legacy
5. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
6. Divekick
7. Gunpoint
8. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
9. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
10. The Stanley Parable

Vinny Caravella

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
2. The Last of Us
3. Gone Home
4. BioShock Infinite
5. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
6. Saints Row IV
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. DmC Devil May Cry
9. Dead Rising 3
10. The Stanley Parable

Brad Shoemaker

1. Dota 2
2. The Last of Us
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
4. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
5. Rogue Legacy
6. Gone Home
7. Saints Row IV
8. BioShock Infinite
9. DmC Devil May Cry
10. Dead Rising 3

Drew Scanlon

1. BioShock: Infinite
2. The Last of Us
3. Gone Home
4. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
6. Papers, Please
7. Beyond: Two Souls
8. The Stanley Parable
9. Gunpoint
10. F1 2013

Alex Navarro

1. The Last of Us
2. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
3. Super Mario 3D World
4. Rayman Legends
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
6. Gone Home
7. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
8. Saints Row IV
9. BioShock Infinite
10. Tear Away / Papers, Please (tie)

Patrick Klepek

1. Papers, Please
2. Super Mario 3D World
3. The Last of Us
4. Gone Home
5. Year Walk
6. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
7. The Stanley Parable
8. Fire Emblem: Awakening
9. The Swapper
10. Rayman Legends

1. BioShock Infinite
2. The Last of Us
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Tomb Raider
5. Gone Home
6. Saints Row IV
7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
8. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
9. Fire Emblem: Awakening
10. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons