Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this weekās best content.
You see that up there? That up there is what we call wishful thinking, also known as a potentially awesome video game realization of one of the best comics there is: Calvin & Hobbes. Unfortunately itās currently just a concept work done by Johan Vinet
Tim Rogersā game of the year is Gasketball. MoreĀ Ā»
Zac Gorman shares his favorite games through his animated drawings. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-zero-escape-virtues-last-reward-should-be-game-of-5972462%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Jason Schreier explains why Zero Escape: Virtueās Last Reward is his game of the year. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-far-cry-3-should-be-game-of-the-year-5972473%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Mike Fahey makes a case for Far Cry 3 as the game of the year. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/the-best-video-game-tips-of-2012-5972307%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Kirk Hamilton rounds up our best pieces of advice for different games. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/hey-game-developers-please-steal-these-ideas-in-2013-5972254%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Tina Amini shares the best little ideas video games used in 2012 that we want to see more of. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/the-best-conversations-we-had-in-2012-5972298%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Kirk rounds up our best conversation-style posts about different games in 2012. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/the-creepiest-game-youve-never-heard-of-5972242%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Chris Person shows us the very strange The Dark Eye. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-the-walking-dead-should-be-game-of-the-year-5972488%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Tina nominates the beautiful and depressing The Walking Dead for game of the year. MoreĀ Ā»
Patricia Hernandez explains the culture behind those montage first person shooter videos that glorify no-scope headshots, 420 and dubstep. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-journey-should-be-game-of-the-year-5972879%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Kirk puts his vote in for Journey as the game of the year. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-papo-yo-should-be-game-of-the-year-5972773%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Evan Narcisse nominates Papo & Yo as the best game of this year. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-spelunky-should-be-game-of-the-year-5972757%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Patricia makes her case for Spelunky as the game of the year. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/all-my-life-ive-been-told-i-was-special-it-was-a-lie-5972316%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Matthew Duhamel shares what itās like to grow up as part of the generation that was constantly told they were special, even if the only time thatās true is in video games. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-crusader-kings-ii-should-be-game-of-the-year-5972744%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Luke Plunkett throws his nomination down on Crusader Kings II, a strategy game unlike many others. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-super-hexagon-should-be-game-of-the-year-5973147%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Stephen Totilo makes a compelling case for Super Hexagon as his GOTY. MoreĀ Ā»
Ralph Barbagallo is concerned about what free2play games might do to the future of gaming, and perhaps only The Greatest Generation can save it. MoreĀ Ā»
https://lastchance.cc/why-boss-battles-matter-5973138%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Jason explains the significance of boss battles in JRPGs. MoreĀ Ā»
Stephen tells us about the unauthorized Halo-branded bullets, and Microsoftās reaction to them. MoreĀ Ā»
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