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The Game Critics Awards - Best of E3 2012 winners have been announced and The Last of Us has made a clean sweep, taking home awards in multiple categories.

After the excitement of Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the 34 voting publications that make up the Game Critics Awards declared Naughty Dog's The Last of Us as Best of Show at this year's E3.

In total, The Last of Us took home a whopping five awards which also included Best Original Game, Best Console Game, Best Action/Adventure Game and a Special Commendation for Sound award.

The Unfinished Swan, from developer Giant Sparrow, walked away with Best Downloadable Game, South Park: The Stick of Truth from Obsidian Entertainment was awarded Best Role Playing Game and Queasy Games' Sound Shapes took home Best Handheld/Mobile Game.

Other Game Critics Awards category winners included NetherRealm Studios' Injustice: Gods Among Us for Best Fighting Game, Criterion Games' Need For Speed: Most Wanted for Best Racing Game, EA Canada's FIFA 13 for Best Sports Game and XCOM: Enemy Unknown from Firaxis Games for Best Strategy Game.

Ubisoft Montreal's Watch Dogs received both Special Commendation for Innovation and Special Commendation for Sound awards.

Sony Computer Entertainment Australia would like to congratulate all 2012 Game Critics E3 Awards nominees and resulting winners.