Weekend Confirmed 201 - Starbound, Rust, Lightning Returns
Jeff Cannata is preparing for his play's premiere on Friday night, so that leaves host Garnett Lee to lead Weekend Confirmed into Episode 201 with Shacknews' Ozzie Mejia playing the co-pilot role. They welcome in Sega Mobile's Ethan Einhorn and Area 5's (and former 1up Show ...
READ MORE >2013 Game of the Year: Super Mario 3D World
Created in Nintendo's vacuum, 3D World eschews modern gaming trends. It doesn't aspire to justify the medium to Hollywood types. Instead, it focuses on the singular goal of just being fun, gosh darn it.
READ MORE >"Oh, and M&L:Dream Team, and Lego City Undercover, and Pokemon. Hell of a list!"
see all 42 commentsBest of 2013: #2 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds shows Nintendo's understanding of what made the classics so special, paired with a capacity for change and evolution that we haven't seen for years. It's our Shacknews #2 Game of the Year.
READ MORE >"I'm rooting for Mario too, but things rarely rarely ever go my way."
see all 17 commentsBest of 2013: #3 - Gone Home
Gone Home is remarkable in just how unremarkable it is. It's not avant-garde or experimental. With a first-person perspective and fully explorable 3D world, it feels instantly familiar, but chooses to use these to tell a simple story. Which is great. It may seem obvious enou...
READ MORE >"I enjoyed Gone Home, but its not avant-garde at all.... heck its not even original in its idea ..."
see all 57 commentsBest of 2013: #4 - The Last of Us
Perhaps no other game in 2013 could be as easily pointed to by the mainstream as proof that games are art.
READ MORE >"Wow this seems really low. This game was easily my GOTY - though I didn't really play much ..."
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"It was ok. Gameplay seemed sort of dated. It was the same click the 'use' key to pick up ..."
see all 4 commentsBest of 2013: #6 - Dota 2
Dota 2 is brilliant, but an absolute pig and a game I cannot recommend you play. You should, because it's the best game. But you won't like it, so don't. But honestly, do.
READ MORE >"Couldn't have put it better. Its a horrible, horrible, wonderful, engrossing game."
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"It also had the best music this year as far as I'm concerned. Beautiful game for both the eyes ..."
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"It's really a crime that this awesome game has sold roughly about 200000 on Wii U. I get that ..."
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"Great game. I've played the holy heck out of it. Well worth the $49.00 I paid for it."
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"Farewell Garnett and the Weekend Confirmed crew for now. I started listening around episode ..."
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