- Name
- Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2013
- Aliases
- GB GOTY 2013,Giant Bomb GOTY 2013
Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2013
The sixth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
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Overview
1980s Game Reviews
Giant Bomb's Game of the Year Awards celebrates 2013's best and worst in the world of video games.
2013 was a year for incredible games both big and small, but also for two new consoles. For this year's skits, the Giant Bomb crew took everyone on a journey through the decades of gaming.
Deliberations
Daily Recap Videos
Articles
The Awards
| ===Worst Game===
Runners-Up * RIPD: The Game
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===Please Stop===
Runners-Up * Full-Priced Games That Are Lousy with Microtransactions
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| ===Best Horror Game - Patrick Klepek's Biggest Scare of 2013===
Runners-Up * Outlast (Game)
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===Biggest News===
Runners-Up * John Carmack (Person) Leaves id for Oculus
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===Best Use of a Licensed Song===
Runners-Up * "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Battlefield 4 (Game))
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===Best Moment or Sequence===
Runners-Up * "Clicking" Achievement (The Stanley Parable (Game))
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| ===Hottest Mess===
Runners-Up * SimCity
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| ===Best Debut===
Runners-Up * Gunpoint (Game)
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===Best Trend===
Runners-Up * PlayStation Cross-Buy
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| ===Apology of the Year===
Runners-Up * Battlefield 4 (Game)
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| ===Best Exclusive Launch Game===
Runners-Up * Killer Instinct
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| ===Best New Character===
Runners-Up * The Luteces (BioShock Infinite (Game))
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| ===Best Music===
Runners-Up * BioShock Infinite (Game)
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| ===Most Disappointing Game===
Runners-Up * Dead Space 3 (Game)
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| ===Best Story===
Runners-Up * Gone Home (Game)
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| ===Best-Looking Game===
Runners-Up * Battlefield 4 (Game)
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| ===Best Surprise===
Runners-Up * DmC Devily May Cry
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| ===URL of the Year===
Runners-Up * Superhot (Game)
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| ===2013's Old Game of the Year===
Runners-Up * Dark Souls (Game)
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Staff Picks
Links in names go to each staff members' written breakdown.
===Jeff Gerstmann===
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===Vinny Caravella===
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===Brad Shoemaker===
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===Drew Scanlon===
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===Alex Navarro===
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===Patrick Klepek===
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Guest Lists
- Brad Muir
- Cara Ellison
- Carrie Gouskos
- Casey Malone
- Dan Teasdale
- Dave Lang
- Dan Ryckert
- David Jaffe
- Dean Evans
- Eric Pope
- Greg Kasavin
- Greg Miller
- John "Cowboy" Bellomy
- John Carpenter
- John Drake
- Ken Levine
- Mike Drucker
- Paul Barnett
- Rich Gallup
- Will Smith
- Xavier Woods
- ZMF
- Zoe Quinn
Community
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- Ashes Cricket 2013 (Game)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Game)
- BioShock Infinite (Game)
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Game)
- Candy Box (Game)
- Dead Rising 3 (Game)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Game)
- Ride to Hell: Retribution (Game)
- SimCity (Game)
- The Last of Us (Game)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Game)
- Windjammers (Game)
- Year Walk (Game)