In Real Life

Time Magazine Has A Pretty Good Game Of The Year List (For Once)

Kotaku AU

Look, it’s all opinion, and differences of opinion are good, but last year Time Magazine claimed that Alan Wake was the game of 2010 and I simply can’t jive with that. This year, however, I think Time has done a great job of their top 10 games of 2011 list. I may quibble with the order, but really — they’ve kinda nailed it.


December 1, 2011
In Real Life

I Want Its Plumage, I Want Its Suspense, My Game Of The Year Could Be A Bird Romance

If you’d asked me yesterday morning my pick for Game of the Year, I would probably have said The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Now, having witnessed Quarter to Three‘s Angie Gallant play through the English translation of bizarre bird-based visual novel Hatoful Boyfriend, I’m not so sure.


November 17, 2011
News

The Video Game Awards Nominees For 2011

The nominees for 2011′s Video Game Awards include a number of expected and unexpected titles. This full list doesn’t just include the nominees for game of the year, and best game for each platform, but the titles that stood out in their particular genres.


November 4, 2011
PC

New Alan Wake Revealed, More On Metal Gear Solid: Rising Promised Next Month

Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception all made the cut for the annual Video Game Awards’ game of the year shortlist. But you may be surprised what didn’t.


February 11, 2011
News

All The Winners From The 14th AIAS Awards

The 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards aren’t there for comedy. They’re there for the giving out of awards to 2010′s finest games. Let’s see who won big at this year’s event.


News

Live From The 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

We’re live at the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas to cover the night’s big winners and… the other thing.


January 22, 2011
PC

2010 Game Of The Year Finalist: The Reader’s Choice Award


January 21, 2011
PlayStation

2010 Game Of The Year Finalist Debate: Mass Effect 2

Because I tried to please everyone, my Commander Shepard didn’t get laid the first time I played Mass Effect 2. Because BioWare tried to please everyone, Mass Effect 2 could be our Game of the Year.


January 20, 2011
Xbox

2010 Game Of The Year Finalist Debate: Call Of Duty: Black Ops

What makes a game a game of the year? Not innovation. Not graphics. Not gameplay. Not even a combination of all three.


January 19, 2011
PlayStation

2010 Game Of The Year Finalist Debate: Red Dead Redemption

In another universe, they made a box containing Red Dead Redemption that’s just for me. The front is familiar. The back, though, boasts the kind of bullet points I might demand of a great video game: