14 DAY TRIAL // Gamescom 2013 closed its doors yesterday and the prestigious conference has now revealed the different winners of its variety of awards, with Destiny impressing in many categories such as the best game for a Sony console or the best action title.
Gamescom 2013 managed to improve on the already-impressive figures of last year's edition, as over 340,000 attendees from 88 countries crossed the doors of the Koelnmesse complex between August 21 and August 25.
In this time, many games impressed attendants, and the organizers have just revealed their favorites.
While at E3 2013 Titanfall managed to win over Destiny, at Gamescom 2013 the tables have turned and Bungie's online shooter managed to trump Respawn's title in quite a few categories.
Check out the list of winners below, via the official website.
Best Console Game Sony: Destiny
Best Console Game Nintendo: Mario Kart 8
Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox: Titanfall
Best Next Generation Console Game: Titanfall
Best Action Game: Destiny
Best Role Playing Game: The Elder Scrolls Online
Best Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 5
Best Sports Game: FIFA 14
Best Simulation Game: WarThunder
Best Family Game: Mario Kart 8
Best Hardware including Peripheral: PlayStation 4
Best Mobile Game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Best Online Multiplayer Game: Destiny
Best PC Game: Battlefield 4
Best Social/Casual/Online Game: The Elder Scrolls Online
What's more, the conference's organizers also offered some other statistics about the impressive event, so check them out below.
Attendance figure: 2013: > 340,000 (2012: > 275,000) No. of trade visitors: 2013: 29,600 (2012: 24,500) Internationality of visitors: 2013: 88 countries (2012: 83 countries) Number of exhibitors: 2013: > 635 (2012: > 600) Internationality of exhibitors: 2013: 40 countries (2012: 40 countries) Exhibition space: 2013: 140,000 sqm (2012: 140,000 sqm) No. of novelties (approx.): 2013: 400 (2012: 330) Journalists: 2013: 6,000 (2012: 5,200) Internationality of journalists: 2013: 61 countries (2012: 54 countries) Visitors at the Gamescom festival: 2013: 120,000 (2012: 120,000)
Gamescom 2014 will take place between August 13 and August 17.