What Was Kotaku's 2012 Game of the Year? We'll Know... Soon
On Monday, January 7, you will know what Kotaku's 2012 Game of the Year is. But before then, you're going to see us try…
The Best Video Game Tips Of 2012
It's fun to discover a video game on your own, but every so often, you need a helping hand. We're here to be that hand.…
The Best Conversations We Had In 2012
Playing video games is a lot of fun. Kind of goes without saying, right? But talking about games is just as much fun,…
The Best Surprises Of 2012
Sure, 2012 was a year rife with disappointments. But it was also filled with surprises of the best sort. Since we…
2012: The Year The PC Showed Everyone Who's Boss
For years it slumbered in darkness, deep within the earth. An Old God, maybe even the First God, its hibernation marked…
The 5 Best Board Games of 2012
It's Christmas, and we know what that means. Board games!
The Year in Kotaku East
It's been a long year! Can you believe it? Time has flown by. Let's take this opportunity to look back at 2012, Kotaku…
My Gaming Year
I'm obsessed with video games. No news flash there. I can mark months of my life with the games I've played, the games…
The Year in Cosplay
The 2012 year is almost over. Soon, it'll be time to get out those top hats and ring in the New Year. But many you…
The Best Japan-Only Games of 2012
Japan: The birthplace of Mario, Sonic, Final Fantasy, and Street Fighter—just to name a few. Each year scores of games…
The Year In Music At Kotaku
Nietzsche once said, "Without music, life would be a mistake."
The Biggest Disappointments Of 2012
2012 was a hell of a year for video games. We got a ton of fantastic games to play, surprises of all shapes, sizes, and…
Gorgeous Games of 2012: Need for Speed: Most Wanted
It's not easy to idle like this in Need for Speed: Most Wanted the excellent open-world racing game from EA's Criterion…
Our 25 Most Popular Stories Of The Year, According to Math
We published a lot of stories this year. You loved some. You hated others. Some were great. Some were arrows.
The Best Stealth Moments Of 2012
2012 was a banner year for stealth games. From January up through December, we got to play a healthy variety of games…
Gorgeous Games of 2012: Far Cry 3
Everyone loves a tropical island. Rolling green hills, crimson sunsets, crashing blue waves; when we think "paradise,"…
The Year in Arrows Starts Right Now!
On Feb. 12, 2012, Kotaku introduced "The Kotaku Network," which brings you the best that TV has to offer: regularly…
The Best Controls Of 2012
Video games are more than lasers and explosions, rules and design, music and graphics. They require input, and so they…
The Best Video Game Music of 2012
You press a button, and the beat drops. Forward you fly, straight into the perilous unknown, beats pushing against your…
The Year in NSFW
It's been a long, hard year. But 2012 is coming to an end, climaxing in the end of year holidays. There's been a…