The hardware should serve the games, not the other way around. With Nintendo's tremendous pedigree in making games, it's good to see them reaching this stage with the Wii U. I don't believe this is an admission of defeat, because these kinds of features helped drive sales in the mainstream market.

Mods expand the developer's scope.

This franchise is creatively dead. Make one every three years by the same studio and work harder on it. You know you're flogging a dead horse when you have to rotate your studios to keep milking the cash cow.

Looks the same to me. Anyway, a redesign won't revive a dying franchise — gameplay will.

PC America strikes again.

Is there an "Xbox off" command?

And this is why I have no interest in an Xbox One. It doesn't stop listening just because you ask :P

These are awesome

Dammit America.

EA could have saved themselves boatloads of trouble if they'd just let Maxis do this in the first place. Sadly I long since gave up on SimCity, since the features that do supposedly benefit from online connection (interaction between cities) barely work anyway.

The British public would only go for it if they were biting a wasp's nest to see if it was chocolate.

Britain loves misery too much to have chocolate on a game show.

Looks like Australia won't be getting this one.

Well, Mr. Hamilton, I hope this isn't why they pay you. You should have called it the "Top Controller Buttons Of 2013"; then it would have been unmissable.

This saddens me a little, but I'm still intrigued by Bravely Default. If this is the extent of its censorship (which I'm principally opposed to) I'll dramatically grit my teeth and not deprive myself of what looks like a good game.

I'd love to see either Kenny or Lilly. Kenny was probs my fav character from season 1.

This is why Tomb Raider is my GOTY. I've played some great games this year but none has been so satisfying, rewarding and simply joyous as Tomb Raider. On paper it's formulaic, like lots of these candidates, but the fact that if feels so fresh and flawless in execution is truly a remarkable achievement.

Considering I'd figured I was going to have to make Clementine eat him what happened was actually a relief.

What I want to know is who the "I thought you were dead" person is in the next episode teaser. Bets?

Stupid sexy Link.