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It was great, albeit strange, year for game music. We heard a lot of amazing music from some unexpected places. It feels particularly strange to me not seeing any nominees from major publishers including Square Enix, Sega, Ca...
| Jayson Napolitano |
Our multiplayer picks this year looked at multiplayer as a whole, encompassing both cooperative and competitive experiences. Multiplayer in any aspect is a key part of gaming, yet sadly we see two many companies attempt to sh...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Another hour, another award announcement! It's time now to reveal the best console exclusive of the year and it's certainly an interesting category for us. While big-budget home console games generally get the most attention,...
| Conrad Zimmerman |
While the past is often looked upon positively, it's easy to forget how good we have it now. This holds true for PC gaming, as the barrier to entry for not only who can design games but also play them has become so very low. ...
| Jordan Devore |
Modern-day gaming is nothing without a strong visual design. From simple retro aesthetics, to visuals that push a gaming machine to its limits, we're treated to a wide range of visuals that evoke any number of feelings. Even ...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Phew. What a week. While it's not over yet, we here at Destructoid have been busy putting together our nominations for not only Game of the Year, but a bunch of categories ranging from specific genres to soundtracks to platfo...
| Jordan Devore |
All games are, at their core, exercises of risk versus reward. Few genres demonstrate this more capably than the games we consider "strategic." The best titles in this field strike a balance by making moment-to-moment decisio...
| Conrad Zimmerman |
Role-playing games have been the backburner genre for the past few years, but things are picking up lately with some excellent titles. Some were saying that the RPG is dying in past years. Psssh. RPGs are not dying off, and t...
| Dale North |
2012 was a particular good year for shooters, as long-established franchises attempted to shake up the formula by introducing significant changes. Then you have titles that presented dark and twisted stories on top of the cor...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
[Update: Voting closed! Winner announced shortly!] It's that time of the year again! From now until next Thursday, we're asking you in the Dtoid community to sound off on your favorite games of 2012! Below is just a sampling ...
| Mr Andy Dixon |
Even for those who aren't into playing fighting games so much as watching those with far greater skill compete, the raw energy and spectacle of the genre make it one of gaming's most exciting. This year saw notable releases f...
| Jordan Devore |
Action and adventure have been at the heart of videogames since their conception. Tense combat, thrilling chases and the emotional highs which result from them are the cornerstones of a genre which keeps players gasping for b...
| Conrad Zimmerman |
Army men? Soldiers? Space men? Spies? You can keep that crap. I am and always will be a platformer guy. 2012 was good for everyone, but it was especially good for my fellow platform fans with its bounty of great games to pick...
| Dale North |
While most attention is given to consoles and PC, there's no denying the portable gaming space can be as interesting, entertaining, and controversial as any other. Handheld systems are improving at a rapid pace, to the point ...
| Jim Sterling |
My, how things have changed. When it came time for the staff here at Destructoid to sit down and pick our favorite soundtracks of the 2012, I was surprised to see most big-name composers and franchises absent from the list. T...
| Jayson Napolitano |
Videogames offer a ton of different experiences, and in this modern age we can connect with the world over in order to save the day cooperatively, or just shoot the hell out of each other in the face while screaming through h...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
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