God of War Wins Game Of The Year At The 2018 Game Awards
God of War is the 2018 Game Awards’ Game of the Year, beating out stiff competition from games both big and small…
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2017
We downloaded, we installed, we played. We nominated, we debated, we decided. Here, in alphabetical order, are Kotaku’s…
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2016
First, we spent a year playing video games. Then we spent a couple weeks debating which ones were best. Here, in…
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2015
We came, we saw, we played. We nominated, we debated, we decided. Here, in alphabetical order, are Kotaku’s top 12…
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2014
We came, we saw, we played. We nominated, we debated, we decided. Here, in alphabetical order, are Kotaku's top 12…
The Games Of The Year, As Decided By Cold Hard Numbers
Now that the end of the year is here, everyone is starting to declare their "game of the year"—and Metacritic has now…
That's It, I'm Done With Facebook Games
Today Facebook announced its 2014 Games of the Year. The top winner? Cookie Jam, a Candy Crush Saga clone. If this is…
Game of the Year Editions Are So Silly
You've probably noticed this by now, but every year, nearly everything gets repackaged in a Game of The Year Edition.…
The Speakys have spoken, and it's a unified Game of the Year championship belt for The Last of Us—Game of the Year (Kota…
Pranksters Almost Voted An Erotic Game As Our Readers' Game of the Year
Well, that was close! Thousands of loyal Kotaku readers voted in our Game of the Year poll last week, and they have…
The Last of Us Is Kotaku's 2013 Game of the Year
We have a winner, as voted on by Kotaku’s staff: The Last of Us — Kotaku’s Game of the Year.
Vote For Kotaku's 2013 Reader's Choice Award
We're nearing the end of our Game of the Year conversations here at Kotaku. This year, we opened up nominations to…
Last Chance To Nominate For Our GOTY And Reader's Choice Awards
We're in the midst of evaluating and voting for Kotaku's Game of the Year for 2013. This year, plenty of readers have…
Kotaku's Game Of The Year Nominations
The year is finally over. The games have all come out, and boy did we play them. Now, it's time to decide which one…
New Dishonored Package Comes With All The Trimmings
One of 2012's best games is getting a special edition: starting October 8 in North America (and October 11 in Europe)…
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is Kotaku's 2012 Game of the Year
The staff of Kotaku nominated nine games for 2012 Game of the Year. One game, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, blew the competition…
Why XCOM: Enemy Unknown Should Be Game of the Year
April 16, 2015
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Operation: Extraterrestrial Terrorism Response
Codename: Lost Spark
Mission…
Why Super Hexagon Should Be Game of The Year
Earlier today, our own Luke Plunkett nominated Crusader Kings II for Kotaku 2012 game of the year, writing that it's…