2010 Year in review

2010 might be over, but my memories of the year's games still live on and on. Here are some of my favorite gaming…

I had many fond memories playing my way through 2010, but none were as fond as these.

A fluke victory in a multiplayer game. A memorable battle against a giant foe. An amazing come-from-behind win.…

Last month, we started wondering what a video game Mt. Rushmore would like. Into it would be carved not the faces…

I finished more than 50 video games in 2010. I did not plan to. But here's the list.

What would the new year be without a massive graphical detailing of the highs and lows of the year previous? Let's…

Every year in sports has its winners and losers, but in sports video games, the results aren't about pennants and…

Some year-end retrospectives play out to the accompaniment of a tinkly piano. Others to a cheese-cloth montage. Our…

It was a controversial year for gaming. The past 12 months saw the in-game assassination of Castro, playable…

There were so many things to get excited about in 2010! So many things to cherish! Sadly, life isn't all kittens and…

With Comiket just starting (and thus, Comiket cosplay), now is as good a time as any to take stock of 2010 in…

Movie trailers suck. They lie, and they spoil. Game trailers, on the other hand, are an artform.

Can we still be surprised by video games in an industry rife with rumors, leaks and publishers who prefer safe bets…

Motion control neither revitalized nor ruined video games in 2010, the year when finally everyone was doing it. You…

The negative video game news stories are always the easy ones to remember. But this past year was not a cesspool of…

Greg LoPiccolo didn't have to leave his office in a brick building near Boston this year to see how two of the…

What was 2010? Maybe it was the year we got past the "are-games-art" debate. Game developer Kellee Santiago hopes…

Video game trailers are now such a key part of the landscape that they've taken on a life of their own, often times…