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Journey wins Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards

[Update: The show is over! Check below for a recap of all the winners. We'll be posting clips of the show as they become available. The 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards are live tonight, and will be starting at any moment. These ...   more

Journey wins Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards photo

Journey, Dishonored top Game Developers Choice Awards

The nominees for the 2013 Game Developers Choice Awards are in, and it looks like Journey, Dishonored and The Walking Dead are leading. Hey, those were our favorite games too. Journey took six nominations as the top favorite,...   more

Journey, Dishonored top Game Developers Choice Awards photo

Journey leads D.I.C.E. awards with 11 nominations

The 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards take place next month in Las Vegas and the nominations have been announced by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. I'm not at all surprised to see Journey taking the t...   more

Journey leads D.I.C.E. awards with 11 nominations photo

Independent Games Festival 2013 finalists announced

The annual Independent Games Festival will be taking place on March 27 during GDC 2013 and the list of main competition finalists has now been revealed. Pruned from a list of over 580 entries, the nominees here are truly some...   more

Independent Games Festival 2013 finalists announced photo

Metacritic's top rated games of 2012

Metacritic has released its annual list of the top rated games of 2012, organizing its review averages to find which titles received the most critical acclaim throughout the last year. Unsurprisingly, The Walking Dead took to...   more

Metacritic's top rated games of 2012 photo

Mega64's hands out awards for only the best of 2012

My final post of 2012 is a Mega64 video share. I'M LAZY LOL! Maybe my resolution should be to do some real editorial work in 2013, am I right, haters!? Mega64 runs an awards show every year, and the results are always predic...   more

Mega64's hands out awards for only the best of 2012 photo

Jimquisition: The Sh*tiest games of 2012

There's something to be said for tradition, and the Jimquisition's most sacred tradition is the year-end evisceration of the very worst games released. Quake in fear, O ye creatively impoverished fools! Presented to you...   more

Jimquisition: The Sh*tiest games of 2012 photo

Jimquisition Awards Game of the Year: The Walking Dead

The final Jimquisition Award is here! Four days have passed, four winners have been crowned. Now is time to hail the game of the year. This is 2012's ultimate champion. Was there any doubt as to what it was?   more

Jimquisition Awards Game of the Year: The Walking Dead photo

Our favorite new characters of 2012

What makes a great videogame character is not what makes a great character in film and literature. It's been a long learning process for developers, but videogames have become increasingly nuanced and impactful in storytellin...   more

Our favorite new characters of 2012 photo

Jimquisition Awards: Lollipop Chainsaw

The very first Jimquisition Awards are here! Five days, five games, five awards! Games win awards for being innovative, intelligent, mature and memorable. Not many win them for being bloody funny. Lollipop Cha...   more

Jimquisition Awards: Lollipop Chainsaw photo

Zork creators to be given Pioneer Award from AIAS

Zork was, for many, a critical release in the history of videogames. One of the first major successes in terms of home computer games, it also opened eyes as to the potential of games to create worlds for players to become lo...   more

Zork creators to be given Pioneer Award from AIAS photo

The best videogame covers of 2012

Even as retail stores die a slow death and digital sales take their place, box covers matter. Look no further than the controversy around BioShock Infinite's decidedly safe (and dull) cover for an impassioned example. A good ...   more

The best videogame covers of 2012 photo

Jimquisition Awards: Journey

The very first Jimquisition Awards are here! Five days, five games, five awards! Very rarely, a game comes along that strikes a near-perfect balance between interactivity, visuals, and sound design. Journey&nb...;   more

Jimquisition Awards: Journey photo

The worst videogame covers of 2012

Most game covers are forgettable and generic, but a select few transcend into levels of such awfulness that they stick with us all year long, like a never-ending scab. From cheap shovelware to incredibly awkward sports photos...   more

The worst videogame covers of 2012 photo

Jimquisition Awards: Lone Survivor

The very first Jimquisition Awards are here! Five days, five games, five awards! The Jimquisition Awards aren't just here to honor the big AAA retail games. This winner is a humble indie release from a single developer, but it is worthy of standing tall alongside the biggest and most explosive games of the year. This is how you do survival horror, folks!   more

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Jimquisition Awards: Dishonored

The very first Jimquisition Awards are here! Five days, five games, five awards! We kick off with one of the most compelling new retail IPs released this year, a classic in the making from Arkane Studios and Bethesda. Yep, it could only be Dishonored!   more

Jimquisition Awards: Dishonored photo




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