Final Fantasy XIII Nabs Top Honors at 2010 PlayStation Awards

The long-awaitedFinal Fantasy XIIItook the top"Platinum Prize"at this year's PlayStation Awards, a ceremony that celebrates the best-selling games in Japan on all PlayStation platforms (according toDengeki Online). The RPG was released last December in Japan, after the cut-off date for the 2009 awards had passed.

Only two PS3 titles qualified as second-tier"Gold Prize"winners:Yakuza 4andFist of the North Star: Ken's Rage. The rest were PSP titles likeMetal Gear Solid Peace WalkerandGod Eater.

New to the proceedings in 2010 was theUser's Choice Awards. This was the only category where any Western games made an appearance, in particularCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2(released last December in Japan) andGod of War III. Many of the Gold Prize winners also received User's Choice awards, as did Final Fantasy XIII.

To commemorate the proceedings, Sony launched a PlayStation Awards Collection campaign today that will run through January 16th. Anyone who buys a copy ofone of these recent award winnerscan register the serial number for a chance to win a Torne DVR unit for PS3.

A full list of the 2010 winners:

(Note: these are not ranked lists)

*indicates a re-release

Platinum Prize(Over 1 million copies sold):

• Final Fantasy XIII - PS3

Gold Prize(Over 500,000 copies sold):

• Yakuza 4 - PS3
• Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage - PS3
• Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker - PSP
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite* - PSP
• Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Airu Village - PSP
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
• God Eater - PSP
• Phantasy Star Portable 2 - PSP

User's Choice Awards:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - PS3
• Final Fantasy XIII - PS3
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - PSP
• Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition* - PS3
• Demon's Souls* - PS3
• Yakuza 4 - PS3
• God of War III - PS3
• Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker - PSP
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd - PSP
• The Legend of Heroes Zero no Kiseki - PSP

PlayStation Store Special Prize:

(Top sellers, no sales figures given)

• Wizardry Torawareshi tamashii no meikyu
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Deluxe Pack 1
• After Burner Climax
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Dreamy Theater
• Weekly Toro Station

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