Dragons were slain. Dark Phoenixes rose. Arch-nemeses were turned into potatoes. And Waddle-copters took flight. It was a year to remember for sure, but which game took home Game of the Year? Listen to our deliberation process for over 20 categories! Shake your head in disbelief at how uninformed our opinions are! And marvel in disgust at how many ties we end up settling on!

We here at World 8 are masters of social media, so we've begun a bold new experiment: to be the last website on the internet to have a Facebook group. This is a huge step forward, because as we all know, no one can like you until you have a Facebook page for which others can click a Like button for.

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Over 25 categories! Who took home the prestegious "Best Game to Play while Taking a Dump", "Best Worst Accent in a Game", "Most Japanese (stiff controls)", "Most Japanese (just plain crazy)", and "Best Game that Makes You So Fucking Angry You Want to Punch a Baby, but You Keep Fucking Playing It Anyway" awards? Click Read More to find out!

Sonic 4: Episode 1 is the best console Sonic game since the Dreamcast.

It’s a true statement, but instead of being an accomplishment, it only serves to remind us how awful console Sonic games have been these past couple console cycles.

Because Sonic 4: Episode 1 is not a great game. It’s not even much of a good game. Sonic 4 is a bad tribute band trying to reignite your nostalgia with out of tune instruments playing a constant stream of sour notes.

Imagine if every time you came across a new weapon in Borderlands, you not only HAD to pick it up, but also had to equip it in your active weapon roster and use it.