The Week In Review_ Name That Nominee

Yesterday, we named our four finalists for Game Of The Year. Only four. As 2010 wheels in to a fast finish, we’ll be debating the best that games had to offer this year. Mass Effect 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Red Dead Redemption and NBA 2K11. That’s a role-playing game, a shooter, a sandbox action-adventure, and in a first, a sports game. A compact list inevitably leaves off an outstanding title; more than four great games were made this year, of course. But these candidates all lay a credible claim to a comprehensive excellence that pushes their genre forward.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); We’ll be writing up our formal nominations and defenses in the weeks to come. Don’t worry, you’ll get your say; you already are, actually, if the comments on the posts announcing these nominees are any indication. rummy noble The week that was in Kotaku’s original coverage: K Monthly – November 2010 Top Stories Kotaku’s 2010 Game of the Year Concentration Camp Game Was Meant To Be ‘Fun’ Kotaku’s 2010 Gift Guide of Obscene Nicety and Sublime Naughtiness Everything You Need To Know About World of Warcraft: Cataclysm https://kotaku.com/kotakus-2010-game-of-the-year-5711686 Columns Well Played: Is the Future of PC Gaming Massive and Online? Stick Jockey: The Sports Video Games Of The Year https://kotaku.com/is-the-future-of-pc-gaming-massive-and-online-5707624 Reviews, Previews, Hands-On and Impressions Review: Tron: Evolution’s Glow Quickly Fades Review: HKS Racing Controller Is A Hot Rod For Your Hands Review: SteelSeries Shift Is A Mighty Morphin’ Power Keyboard Review: Bejeweled 3 Improves The Unimprovable Review: Rage HD Is A Great Demo Review: Tron: Legacy Is Cool But Runs Cold Review: Epic Mickey Reveals The Price Of Mischief, But With Camera Obscured https://kotaku.com/review-tron-evolutions-glow-quickly-fades-5710987 rummy satta Features The Machiavellian Plot Hidden In A Blockbuster Video Game https://kotaku.com/the-machiavellian-plot-hidden-in-a-blockbuster-video-ga-5711464 News How One Developer Cheated His Way To The Perfect Smurf Village and Why Who Steals Video Game Consoles From Children With Cancer? 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