1. And the award goes to...
    From action to RPG, check out the winners for our Best of 2012 Genre Awards.
    Best Of 2012 Genre Award Winners »
  2. Wheeling and Dealing
    Lead designer Stone Librande reveals how the global market can transform the most environmentally friendly city planner into a high-rolling oil tycoon.
    Supply, Demand, and SimCity's Global Market »
  3. Gears of War: Judgment
    Epic retools the series' familiar structure with a slew of features that extend the life of the game and potentially the series as well.
    Gears of War: Judgment »
  4. You will die
    Tom Mc Shea hypothesizes how Dark Souls II could retain the series' punishing appeal while welcoming in new players.
    Dark Souls 2 »
  5. Best of 2012
    The second part of Round 1 of GameSpot's Best of 2012 People's Choice Award voting has begun! Vote now before the round ends on December 15th.
    Best of 2012 People's Choice Round 1B »
  6. GameSpot GamePlay Podcast
    Planetside 2 Creative Director Matt Higby joins Kevin and crew to discuss creativity, conspiracies, and whether developers ever make things they're ashamed of.
    GameSpot GamePlay Podcast »
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    The GameSpot UK team are looking back at the year with a fiendish mega-news quiz from the warped mind of Mark Walton.

  2. 3DS surpasses PS3 lifetime sales in Japan Thumbnail
    News | about 3 hours ago |

    Media Creates report state that Nintendo sold eight million units of the portable device so far.

  3. Sound Byte: Best of 2012 In Game Music Thumbnail
    Article | about 9 hours ago |

    We take you to an audio-filled ride on the game soundtracks that made this year great.

  4. Rockstar dreaming of GTA title combining all cities in the franchise - Report Thumbnail
    News | about 9 hours ago |

    Grand Theft Auto series producer Leslie Benzies says studio would like to develop a GTA title with "one big world containing all our cities"; highlights challenges of creating games with mature themes.

  5. Sound Byte 2012 Year In Review ThumbnailPlay Video
    Video | about 10 hours ago |

    GameSpot's Jonathan Toyad brings you to a musical tour of 2012's greatest in video game music.

  6. Supply, Demand, and SimCity's Global Market Thumbnail
    Article | about 14 hours ago |

    Lead designer Stone Librande reveals how the global market can transform the most environmentally friendly city planner into a high-rolling oil tycoon.

  7. Humble THQ Bundle closes with $5 million Thumbnail
    News | about 16 hours ago |

    Beleaguered publisher's name-your-own-price drive closes with more than $5 million; $10,000 came from THQ president Jason Rubin.

  8. Dark Souls II Wii U petition nets 10,000 signatures Thumbnail
    News | about 17 hours ago |

    Online petition to bring From Software's role-playing game to Nintendo's first HD console reaches 10,000 signatures.

  9. Microsoft creating franchise that blends games and film Thumbnail
    News | about 17 hours ago |

    Company hiring producer to contribute to "AAA corre game" that meshes games with hollywood and TV.

  10. Devil May Cry hits PC January 25 Thumbnail
    News | about 18 hours ago |

    2013 action game will be available digitally through Steam and Origin ten days after console versions launch.

  11. Minecraft franchise sales hit 17.5 million  Thumbnail
    News | about 19 hours ago |

    Mojang reveals Pocket Edition of creation game hits 5 million in sales, boosting total franchise figure to new milestone.

  12. Cliff Bleszinski wants to redefine his legacy Thumbnail
    News | about 20 hours ago |

    Former Epic Games director doesn't want to be known for Gears of War alone; working on new IP codenamed Silverstreak, intends to start new studio.

  13. Meet Defiance: 2013's Multi-Media Sci-Fi Extravaganza ThumbnailPlay Video
    Video | about 20 hours ago |

    Defiance is both a game and a TV show that are launching in April 2013. Guy Cocker has everything you need to know.

  14. Hitman HD Trilogy confirmed Thumbnail
    News | about 21 hours ago |

    Murder-minded $40 three-pack arriving January 29 in North America for Xbox 360 and PS3; Europe and PAL regions February 1.

  15. Dead Space 3 gets Kinect voice controls Thumbnail
    News | about 21 hours ago |

    Visceral Games' upcoming action shooter will feature Kinect functionality for voice commands on Xbox 360.

  16. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. rights disputed Thumbnail
    News | about 21 hours ago |

    GSC Game World claims it is the sole owner of the IP rights to game series, challenging bitComposer's assertion.

  17. Arma III delayed Thumbnail
    News | about 22 hours ago |

    Bohemia Interactive postpones release of military shooter into 2013; extra development time will help game "reach its full potential."

  18. Metro: Last Light Wii U canceled early on  Thumbnail
    News | about 22 hours ago |

    THQ rep says "some work" was done on Wii U version of upcoming shooter, but decision to cancel the game was made "fairly early on."

  19. Mass Effect 4 in 2014 or 2015 - Report Thumbnail
    News | about 23 hours ago |

    [UPDATE] Entire original interview pulled, information provided was "deemed to be obtained from an inaccurate source."

  20. GLaDOS voice appears in Pacific Rim trailer Thumbnail
    News | about 23 hours ago |

    First trailer for Guillermo del Toro's monster action movie features voicework of Ellen McLain as a roboto AI.