The Nerd Agenda's Top 11 Games of 2012!

So it's the end of the year 2012, looking back at it all I can say is that it was an overall mixed year. We had the Vita and the Wii U being released, we had indie games becoming more mainstream than ever before, Kickstarter became a way for upstarts to gather funding for their games but at the same time we are in one of the longest game console cycles in history and we lost several fine studios who will all be truly missed.

Now I have seen several Top Ten Lists everywhere on the interwebs so I decided to be slightly (ever so) by listing my Top 11 games. Now the simple rule is that any game released in 2012 was eligible to be on my list and it had to be a game where I invested several hours in. So with that in mind I thought long and hard about what my games would be and I am finally comfortable with my current list.

More after the jump

News of the Gaming World! 29th December 2012

December might not be the biggest time for new games but as we all know it is a time to buy games at discount prices even though it will destroy the interior of your wallet.

And yes, these sort of pieces might not be regular on my site but I will try to make it more common sight...on my site.

Horrible puns aside here are the headlines in the gaming world today.

Far Cry 3 Review

                          

Now before I start let me make something clear, when I first saw Far Cry 3 being demoed at E3 I was put off by it, I didn't like the way it handled, the way it looked and the way it played overall. Now that it has been released all I can say is that my mouth is full of crow and it is one of the best games I have ever played in 2012. More after the jump

A Love Letter to THQ

Dear THQ,

We as gamers know you, your work, your achievements and your follies. Many of us such as myself have been raised on your games for over 10 years now and we have seen everything from gangbangers wielding gigantic dildos over their heads to the Horseman of Death taking on a giant golem to seeing our created wrestler win the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania. *More after the break*

How Video Games Saved Me

Now let me get something out of the way first, this article, opinion piece or rant or whatever you want to call it is basically a summary of how video games saved me throughout my life. More after the break.