Best of 2012

Out of all of our nominee categories this year, discussion over ourRPG categorywas the most heated by far. And it makes sense. Things looked rough for role-playing games for a few years, but now it’s one of the most varied and popular genres of games. From western to Japanese to massively multiplayer, RPGs are now fully in the spotlight. Feels good, right?

Narrowing the list down to five was one hell of a task, but a clear winner has emerged.

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And the winner is …

Guild Wars 2

Some call it the second coming of MMOs. We’re just calling it our RPG of the year. This fresh, rewarding, innovative, and grind-free MMO is exciting enough that it pushed ahead of more traditional western and console RPGs in our voting. Easy to get into, even easier to get hooked on, wonderfully community driven, and incredibly beautiful to look at,Guild Wars 2made veteran MMO players sit up and take notice, and even had novices jumping in.

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A snap of the upcoming MESA update in PEAK

Naked Snake sneaking around in MGS Delta.

Battlefield 6 aiming RPG at a helicopter

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Milla Jovovich portraying Alice in Resident Evil 2002, wearing a red dress and holding a gun in her hand.