In this week Kotaku offered its four nominees for Game of the Year and engaged a public discussion of which deserved the honor. Hundreds of you joined the fray, which was the purpose all along.
The arguments for the nominees were, roughly speaking: Most fun (Black Ops); Best in class (NBA 2K11); Best of two genres (Mass Effect 2) and Most complete (Red Dead Redemption). We had our say, you may still have yours, through all of today and tomorrow. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.
https://kotaku.com/2010-game-of-the-year-finalist-the-readers-choice-awar-5739768
But 2010’s best games were not the only news of the week. Nintendo’s 3DS got a price and a release date in the west, plus a slew of hands-on impressions from us. Developments in the Infinity Ward lawsuit, and with a Starcraft mod, kept Activision’s lawyers busy. And MLB 2K11 took its camera direction, if not its cues, from yours truly. The week that was in original coverage.
Kotaku’s 2010 Game of the Year
2010 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: Mass Effect 2
2010 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
2010 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: Red Dead Redemption
2010 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: NBA 2K11
https://kotaku.com/2010-game-of-the-year-finalist-debate-mass-effect-2-5735908
Nintendo 3DS
What We Know So Far About The Nintendo 3DS
Zelda Remake Will Be More User-Friendly On The 3DS, Probably Not Longer
Short Cords, Long Friend Lists And Other Burning 3DS Questions Answered
The Price Of The 3DS Is Too Damn High (And Other Complaints)
How To Get Hot Hardware Like The 3DS…Easy!
How Does The Nintendo 3DS Price Stack Up?
The 23 3DS Games You Can Play By June
It’s Official: You Can Transfer Your Purchases From DSi to 3DS
Nintendo Finally Makes Online Play Easy With 3DS
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits Europe On March 25
Nintendo 3DS U.S and Euro Preview Bonanza And Liveblog
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99
https://kotaku.com/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-nintendo-3ds-5737925
Columns
Well Played: How The Human Face Could Be the Future of Gaming
Stick Jockey: Can Sports Close Facebook Gaming’s Credibility Gap?
https://kotaku.com/how-the-human-face-could-be-the-future-of-gaming-5735120
Reviews, Previews, Hands-On and Impressions
Yoostar2 Takes Guitar Hero Fun, Aims It At Movies
The Chameleon X-1 Wireless Gamepad Mouse Gets It Half Right
Review: LittleBigPlanet 2 Is Good For The Greedy Gamer
Red Faction Armageddon And The Beauty Of Reversing Chaos
D.C. Universe Online MMO Log Part One: Making A Name For Myself – And Another
Hands-On With Dead Or Alive: Dimensions And Its Unusual Controls
Hands-On With Kid Icarus Uprising, A Superb-Looking 3DS Game
Hands-On With Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
Hands-On With the 3DS’ Picture-Morphing, Monster-Seeing Freebies
Hands-On With Pilotwings Resort
Hands-On With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
PS3 Assault Rifle Misfires Even With Move
An MMA Challenger Walks The Line Of Violence – And Reality
https://kotaku.com/yoostar2-takes-guitar-hero-fun-aims-it-at-movies-5740243
Features
Before They Were Game Of The Year Finalists…
StarCraft Modder’s Tense Week Gets A Storybook Conclusion
A Nintendo Argument Against Achievements
Meet The Man Responsible For Gaming’s Hottest Tune
China Is Totally Freaking Out Japan
This Man Is Final Fantasy Come To Life
Forget Dragons, Japan’s Biggest Quest Is For English
Japan’s Biggest Pornstar To Become China’s Biggest Popstar?
https://kotaku.com/before-they-were-game-of-the-year-finalists-5740354/
Press Play
1,000 Spikes Is More Than Enough To Kill You
Let’s All Play This Adventure Game Together
Three Things To Love About Red Faction Armageddon
Hands-On With Steel Diver on the 3DS
3DS’ Augmented Reality Turns Cards Into 3D Dragons
A First Look At the 3DS’ Free Apps and Surprising Multitasking
This Is A 14-Year-Old’s Blockbuster Game
Xbox Live Indie Clips: The Charge Is Only Briefly Sexy
https://kotaku.com/boom-checkmate-5740166
News
Did The Creators of Call of Duty Delay A Map Pack To Help Out The Competition?
Wait A Minute, This Game Isn’t About Strippers!
Will Nintendo And Hollywood Get It Right This Time?
Learn the Secrets of Nintendo’s 3DS From the Man Behind Mario Kart and Nintendogs
The Game That Exists In Trailers Only
Is Microsoft Pissing Off Japanese Game Makers?
Portal’s Creators Want To Give You Free Games
The 3DS Might Be Making Japan Sick
He’s Exorcised Satan, And Now Narrating A Hit Franchise
Hacker Holds Video Game Hostage
Japanese Youth Shunning Sex For…What, Exactly?!
https://kotaku.com/did-the-creators-of-call-of-duty-delay-a-map-pack-to-he-5738885
App of the Day
Not Much Bounce In Bouncing’s Step
https://kotaku.com/the-perfect-game-for-the-ipad-5736016
Sports
MLB 2K11’s New Broadcast View Features Kotaku’s Camera Work
https://kotaku.com/mlb-2k11s-new-broadcast-view-features-kotakus-camera-wo-5739983
Perspectives
My Unexpected Desire To Play More 3DS Games In 3D
https://kotaku.com/my-unexpected-desire-to-play-more-3ds-games-in-3d-5739800
Reactions
Are Games Giving Us Too Much Freedom?
Are We Ready For The Next Generation Of Game Consoles?
How Realistic Do Gamers Want Their Games To Get?
These Video Game Achievements Should Not Exist
https://kotaku.com/bring-back-world-war-ii-5739702
Screengrabs
The Illustrated Guide To Role-Playing Monsters
Dress Like You Mean To Survive Fallout’s Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Backstage at Nintendo World Winners
https://kotaku.com/the-illustrated-guide-to-role-playing-monsters-5739482/
Announcements
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https://kotaku.com/kotaku-editorial-board-beta-goes-live-soon-5736775
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