Battlefield 3 leads EA raid on Gamescom awards
Electronic Arts titles collected four out of eight gongs at the Gamescom 2011 awards, the show’s organisers said this evening. An “expert jury of national and international media, press, and trade representatives” unanimously elected Battlefield 3 Best Of Gamescom 2011, while FIFA 12 was named Best Console Game and Star Wars: The Old Republic Best Online Game. The Sims Social also took Best Browser Game, which was a new category at this year’s awards. Sony scooped two awards, with PlayStation Vita named Best Hardware and Uncharted: Golden Abyss Best Mobile Game, while Blizzard’s Diablo III was crowned Best PC Game and Warner’s Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster Best Family Game.