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The Best Of Kotaku, This Week

Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content.

The gorgeous image above is part of my favorite design for a proposed BioShock Infinite reversible box art. It’s one of six choices, but so far my second choice seems to be winning out (as of this writing).

https://lastchance.cc/you-can-vote-for-bioshock-infinites-reversible-cover-ar-5967888%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Moving on to our Best Of content this week, we kick things off as usual with a comment from the community.


The Best Comment From The Community

Our favorite comment of this week comes to you from Synitare:

https://lastchance.cc/ubisoft-brags-assassins-creed-iii-has-sold-through-7-5967912%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

So then, according to Ubisoft that means that ~133,000,000 copies have been pirated.

For context

https://lastchance.cc/ubisoft-says-93-95-of-their-pc-games-get-stolen-by-pir-5936855%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E


The Good And Bad of Battlefield 3, One Year (Or So) Later

https://lastchance.cc/the-good-and-bad-of-battlefield-3-one-year-or-so-lat-5967112%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

David Veselka gauges the growth of Battlefield 3ā€˜s multiplayer in the year since its release. MoreĀ Ā»


The Imperfect Art of Judging a Game Before It’s Out

https://lastchance.cc/the-imperfect-art-of-judging-a-game-before-its-out-5967183%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Stephen Totilo explains why it’s difficult to judge a game on a preview. MoreĀ Ā»


The Smartest and Dumbest Things Microsoft Did in 2012

https://lastchance.cc/the-smartest-and-dumbest-things-microsoft-did-in-2012-5967152%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Holden Miller rounds up what Microsoft’s year looked like. MoreĀ Ā»


Aliens: Colonial Marines Will Make You Jump at Every Freakin’ Shadow You See

https://lastchance.cc/aliens-colonial-marines-will-make-you-jump-at-every-fr-5967473%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Evan Narcisse uncovers what made the Aliens films so great in this first-person shooter. MoreĀ Ā»


Thirteen Things You Should Know About Metro: Last Light

https://lastchance.cc/thirteen-things-you-should-know-about-metro-last-light-5967488%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Jason Schreier is impressed with how much alcohol there is in this game (ok and other things, too). MoreĀ Ā»


The Smartest & Dumbest Things Sony Did in 2012

https://lastchance.cc/the-smartest-dumbest-things-sony-did-in-2012-5967291%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Holden rounds up a look at Sony’s happenings in 2012. MoreĀ Ā»


The Year in NSFW

https://lastchance.cc/the-year-in-nsfw-5967102%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Brian Ashcraft rounds up all the NSFW news this year. MoreĀ Ā»


Assassin’s Creed IIIā€˜s Final Chase Sequence Was The Worst Thing I Played All Year

https://lastchance.cc/assassins-creed-iii-s-final-chase-sequence-was-the-wors-5967220%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Kirk Hamilton is really sick of running and dodging over and over again. MoreĀ Ā»


Take a Look at The Legend of Zelda Manga Inside The Hyrule Historia

https://lastchance.cc/take-a-look-at-the-legend-of-zelda-manga-inside-the-hyr-5967537%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Evan gets us an exclusive look at the 35-page Hyrule Historiamanga. MoreĀ Ā»


The Best PC Mods of 2012

https://lastchance.cc/the-best-pc-mods-of-2012-5967378/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Luke Plunkett rounds up a ton of awesome PC mods we’ve seen over the last year. MoreĀ Ā»


Changing Its Testimony, Gears of War: Judgment Remains True to Its Story

https://lastchance.cc/changing-its-testimony-gears-of-war-judgment-remains-5967732%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Owen Good takes an early look at the next Gears of War chapter. MoreĀ Ā»


The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: The Kotaku Review

https://lastchance.cc/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-the-kotaku-review-5967737%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Jason finds The Hobbit captivating, even with its flaws. MoreĀ Ā»


No Longer a Rookie, Bryce Harper Wants to Welcome You to The Show

https://lastchance.cc/no-longer-a-rookie-bryce-harper-wants-to-welcome-you-t-5967696%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Owen Good reveals MBL 13 The Showā€˜s new difficulty beginner’s mode. MoreĀ Ā»


The Smartest & Dumbest Things Nintendo Did in 2012

https://lastchance.cc/the-smartest-dumbest-things-nintendo-did-in-2012-5967846%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Holden looks at Nintendo’s best and worst moves in 2012. MoreĀ Ā»


The Most WTF Review Scores of the Year

https://lastchance.cc/the-most-wtf-review-scores-of-the-year-5968002%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Stephen rounds up the worst video game reviews of the year. MoreĀ Ā»


Kotaku Timeline: The Last Guardian

https://lastchance.cc/kotaku-timeline-the-last-guardian-5964547%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

AndrÔs Neltz gives us a historical rundown of The Last Guardian. More »


Judgment Delivers the Multiplayer Feature Gears of War Fans Demanded

https://lastchance.cc/judgment-delivers-the-multiplayer-feature-gears-of-war-5968005%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Owen plays around with what’s basically Beast Mode vs. Horde Mode. MoreĀ Ā»


Here Are Three Possible Reasons For Including Rape In Far Cry 3

https://lastchance.cc/here-are-three-possible-reasons-for-including-rape-in-f-5967772%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Patricia Hernandez considers the possible reasons rape was included in Far Cry 3. MoreĀ Ā»


Reality Check: There’s a Strong Chance We’ll Have a PS4 and Xbox 720 A Year From Now

https://lastchance.cc/reality-check-theres-a-strong-chance-well-have-a-ps4-a-5968211%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Stephen speculates that we’ll get new consoles fairly soon. MoreĀ Ā»


The Hobbit Feels Like A Video Game. That’s Not A Good Thing.

https://lastchance.cc/the-hobbit-feels-like-a-video-game-thats-not-a-good-th-5968069%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Kirk dislikes The Hobbit in ways he can relate to a video game. MoreĀ Ā»


The Smartest & Dumbest Things Square Enix Did in 2012

https://lastchance.cc/the-smartest-dumbest-things-square-enix-did-in-2012-5968003%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Jason covers Square Enix’s biggest moves this year. MoreĀ Ā»


Weapons of Mass Disruption #1: It’s The Best Time To Be A Gamer, And Here’s How That Happened

https://lastchance.cc/weapons-of-mass-disruption-1-its-the-best-time-to-be-30768142%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Ben Cousins debuts a new column about what’s going on in gaming. MoreĀ Ā»


Beginner Mode: A Tutorial for MLB The Show’s Non-Tutorial

https://lastchance.cc/beginner-mode-a-tutorial-for-mlb-the-shows-non-tutoria-5968306%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Owen explains what ā€œBeginner Modeā€ in MLB 13 The Show is all about. MoreĀ Ā»


The Best Video Game Music of 2012

https://lastchance.cc/the-best-video-game-music-of-2012-5968289%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Kirk rounds up a bunch of this year’s best video game soundtracks and leaves out Halo 4 (Hi Kirk!). MoreĀ Ā»


Baldur’s Gate 3 Was Almost Made Four Years Ago

https://lastchance.cc/baldurs-gate-3-was-almost-made-four-years-ago-5967965%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Jason teases us with news that Obsidian Entertainment almost made Baldur’s Gate 3. MoreĀ Ā»


The Year In Controls

https://lastchance.cc/the-best-controls-of-2012-5968528%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Kirks looks at video games that exhibited the best control schemes this year. MoreĀ Ā»


The Smartest & Dumbest Things Valve Did in 2012

https://lastchance.cc/the-smartest-dumbest-things-valve-did-in-2012-5967968%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Holden considers Valve’s news this past year. MoreĀ Ā»


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