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Games of the Year 2012: The Surprises, the Worthy, and the Games of the Year | FanBolt

FanBolt writes: "A lot of great games were released and I've had many favorites, but only a few, like the ones listed below, have truly captured my attention. The same goes for all of us on the FanBolt Gaming team, only those games that we've had the most fun with and experienced the greatest moments with, have made it on our 'Games of the Year' list."

Dwalls11714149d ago

I think downloadable games were best this year...ofcourse halo and blackopps2 were great but...if you want somthing different go look at psn only games

ZBlacktt4149d ago

Totally agree on Sleeping Dogs! Was a damn good game! I hope GTAV can live up to the hype. Otherwise Sleeping Dogs 2 is where a lot of fans will be going. Since they are so very close in game play and style. Only Sleeping Dogs added better fighting skills with slow motion time.

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It's A Crime That There's No Sleeping Dogs 2 Yet

Huzaifah from eXputer: "Sleeping Dogs from the early 2010s is one of the best open-world games out there but in dire need of a resurgence."

LG_Fox_Brazil17d ago

I agree, I consider the first one a cult classic already

isarai17d ago

You say "yet" as if it's even possible anymore. United Front Games is gone, along with anyone that made this game what it is

CrimsonWing6916d ago

That’s what happens when games sell poorly. And I’ve seen people wonder why people cry when a game sells badly… this is your answer.

solideagle16d ago

Majority of the time it's true but if a company/publisher is big (in terms of money), they can take a hit or 2. e.g. I am not worried about Rebirth sales as Square will make Remake 3 anyway but if FF 17 doesn't sell then Square might need to look for alternative. <-- my humble opinion

Abnor_Mal16d ago

Doesn’t Microsoft own the IP now since they acquired Activision?

DaReapa16d ago

No. Square Enix owns the IP.

Abnor_Mal16d ago

Oh okay, Activision owned True Crime, but when that didn’t sell as intended it was canceled. Six months later Square Enix bought the rights and changed the title to Sleeping Dogs.*

*As per Wikipedia

boing116d ago (Edited 16d ago )

Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit back then. It was fantastic. It actually still is. Would love a sequel to this, or at least a revive of True Crime series.

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Top 30 Best Open World Games of All Time – 2023 Edition

The past few years have seen some excellent open-world titles on top of the existing classics. Here are some of the very best that you should play.

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Nobodyreally163d ago (Edited 163d ago )

watching the video is better then going through 31 pages of gamingbolt.

LG_Fox_Brazil163d ago

Do they explain in the video why there are two numbers 3? Starfield and Tears of the Kingdom?

xeniate157d ago

It's always refreshing to see games embracing the streaming community.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown - A Welcome Rebirth

XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the series back in 2012, and has since inspired numerous new strategy game series to be born.

shinoff2183187d ago (Edited 187d ago )

If someone gets into this I'd recommend getting the enemy within version. It's got all the dlc included so it's the better version. Wish the author would've atleast mentioned it. I didn't see it.

Fantastic game though. Xcom 2 is top notch also. I've spent countless hours in these games.

ModsDoBetter186d ago

Excellent game.
Played to death on PS3 years ago.

S2Killinit186d ago

What other games were inspired by this game?

JL2930186d ago

Gears Of War Tactics, Phoenix Point. Many others.

shinoff2183186d ago

Phoenix point if I remember was created by the original xcom developer or something to that affect. I did try gears tactics some months ago and I just couldn't get into it. It's probably just me

JL2930185d ago (Edited 185d ago )

It was, but it was really closer to the newer XCOM than the older ones. Gears Tactics was okay but was hard to get into knowing there probably wont be a sequel.