Weekly Wrap-Up: Best Of The Year Edition

This week we reflected on this past year, 2011. I can't remember a year that has offered so many quality games and so many shocking announcements. On Wednesday X-Play announced their best of the year winners and a Videogame Deathmatch winner was chosen as well. The viewers voted, and you chose The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Congrats, Link!

You should check out our excellent selection of web shows:

• Feedback: This week on Feedback, Blair welcomed special guests Cliff Bleszinssi and Ted Price.
• The MMO Report: Casey covers the latest MMO news.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler talks morality in video games.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler talks the latest and greatest comics.

And now for the news...

Monday

• New details emerge on the story and voice cast in Naughty Dog's Saturday evening reveal, The Last of Us.
• Kojima Productions sets the record straight on Metal Gear Riasing: Revengeance following the game's Saturday reveal.
• Lee Perry, the director of Epic Games' just-announced Fortnite, points to Minecraft as "an inspiration" for the game.
• Skyrim director Todd Howard says that the eventual DLC releases will "make the game better" rather than just adding more.
• The Behemoth releases Alien Hominid: PDA Games, a collection of 500 minigames, on the iOS platform for just $0.99.
• The newest trailer for BioShock Infinite is a doozy. Words aren't sufficient. Watch it now.
• Was the title of the new Batman game revealed as "Batman: Arkham World."
• The name of the new Alan Wake game was revealed.
• This year, professional StarCraft 2 player, Drew "col.drewbie" Moysey has put out the hilarious "A Very Drewbie Christmas."
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sold over $1 billion in just 16 days.
• Check out our list of the top platformers of 2011.
• On this week's Fresh Ink Online Top Cow’s Filip Sablik reviews Luther Strode and more comics
• Check out our preview of Gotham City Impostors.
• Turbine has announced the fifth content update for the free-to-play The Lord of The Rings Online.
• we're holding a fantastic console charity auction for "Child's Play" the Penny Arcade charity.
• Check out the first trailer for Epic Games' newly announced action-survival title, Fortnite.

Tuesday

• Hideo Kojima confirms that Rising is just a spinoff, and stealth fans can look forward to a 'true sequel' for Metal Gear Solid.
• Instructions packed in with new Super Hero LEGO sets include ads confirming LEGO Batman 2 - Super Heroes.
• Nintendo confirms 2012 release dates for Kid Icarus 3DS, Rhythm Heaven Fever, Mario Party 9 and more.
• The sixth and latest title update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 addresses various multiplayer issues.
• The Dragon Shouts in PC versions of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim get more awesome with this Thundercat-themed mod.
• Check out X-Play's review of Minecraft!
• Ask Feedback questions.
• The Star Wars: The Old Republic early access began today for those who pre-ordered the massive BioWare MMO.
• Gears of War 3 now has its third piece of DLC content, Raam's Shadow.
• Read our thoughts on the latest Gears of War 3 DLC release RAAM's Shadow!
• Read our Star Wars: The Old Republic Bounty Hunter Guide.
• Adam ponders moral decisions in video games and how they can act as a litmus test for the gamers who are playing them
• Check out our list of the best indie PC games of 2011.
• Check out our video of Assassin's Creed: Revelations "Ancestors" DLC.
• The lawsuit over the PlayStation 3's Add Other OS feature has been dismissed.
• Telltale Games has announced their next game will be Law & Order: Legacies.
• Check out this video featuring the bucket-head trick from Skyrim in real life!
• In the video below, Batman serenades The Catwoman with a funny song.
• Listen up as Kristen Adams gives you the scoop on our latest Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception cheat.
• It's the final Videogame Deathmatch Best Games of 2011 Nerdfight between Zelda and Assassin's Creed.

Wednesday

• Nintendo will reportedly release the final 10 3DS Ambassador Program downloadable games this Friday.
• The fifth, Cartman-created character class in Obsidian Entertainment's South Park RPG is 'Jew.'
• Remedy officially confirms that Alan Wake will be coming to PC in early 2012, with previously released DLC.
• BioWare talks up some of the planned future features for Star Wars: The Old Republic as Early Access begins.
• Flying Wild Hog's beautiful old-school FPS Hard Reset is getting an 'Extended Edition' retail release in March 2012.
• Survival horror game Alan Wake is coming to PC in early 2012.
• We somehow managed to convince Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski and Insomniac's Ted Price to stop by Feedback.
• The final Guild Wars 2 profession: The Mesmer has been leaked.
• The beautiful fantasy MMORPG Aion is going free-to-play in February 2012, according to NCSoft.
• The pirate RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters will be released on April 24.
• Perhaps the first 15 minutes of Raam's Shadow will help you make up your mind
• Check out our murder-guide to Skyrim.
• Check out our offers of free games from Good Old Games.
• Infinity Ward just announced that user-created game modes are coming to MW 3's multiplayer.
• Downloadable Russian doll game Stacking will be coming to the PC.
• To commemorate the 10th anniversary Grand Theft Auto 3, we're throwing an epic sweepstakes that you GTA fans will undoubtedly love.

Thursday

• New details emerge on Remedy Entertainment's upcoming XBLA release, Alan Wake's American Nightmare.
• An update on Nintendo of Japan's website promises a fix for the game-breaking Zelda: Skyward Sword glitch.
• The Japanese release of Ninja Gaiden 3 will include a playable demo of Dead or Alive 5 with console-specific fighters.
• Electronic Arts will release a pack of nine new cars for Need for Speed: The Run on December 20.
• Bethesda Softworks confirms that the recently released v1.3 PC patch for Skyrim is now available on Xbox 360 consoles.
• Check out the new cars coming to Gran Turismo 5.
• Check out the trailer for Grand Theft Auto Anniversary for the iPad and iOS.
• Max Payne 3 is the first entry in franchise history to include multiplayer.
• Infinity Ward is giving away 13.5 year bans for those caught doing something bad in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
• Capcom has announced the Xbox-exclusive Capcom Digital Collection.
• Capcom has just announced the multiplayer mode for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.
• We wanted to know what makes a great FPS map, so we talked to the devs of the best FPS ever made.
• Casey discusses the final class revealed for Guild Wars 2, the newest expansion for EVE Online, and digs into Santa Casey's Mail Bag!
• If you want to know how to be a successful game developer you might want to listen to what Insomniac's Ted Price has to say.
• Anarchy Reigns has been delayed according to its publisher Sega.

Friday

• Can there be peace between Star Wars and Star Trek? Find out in this week's Links Of TheFeed
• The public playlists for Modern Warfare 3 will be updated today to include a new mode and a major change for Hardcore.
• Bethesda Softwork's celebrates the continued success of Skyrim, confirming more than 10 million copies shipped so far.
• Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has posted a screenshot from a mysterious upcoming game that uses the Fox Engine.
• Radical Entertainment reveals the "hunting" gameplay mechanics in a new dev diary for Prototype 2.
• Valve reveals the Australian Christmas update for Team Fortress 2, which includes new gear and a Mann Co. sale.
• Check out the XXX Lara Croft!
• Check out the multiplayer modes in Gotham City Impostors.
• Check out our list of the top mobile games of the week this week.
• We've got another great guide on how the experts build great FPS maps.