10. Wyrmstooth 9. Fallout: Project Brazil 8. A Clash of Kings 7. Crusader Kings 2: Thrones 6. Underhell 5. Project Reality: Battlefield 2 4. Brutal Doom 3. Rise of the Reds 2. No More Room in Hell 1. Just Cause 2: Multiplayer

As yet another year reaches its end, it is time to crown the 2013 Mod of the Year after 141,000 players choice votes. Usually the results are controversial and fiercely debated by the modding community, but it is hard to deny the universal praise the mod "Just Cause 2: Multiplayer" has received.

Modding is all about morphing already amazing games into something different, quirky, better and all of this years winners did just that. 

“Being Greenlit by the Steam community in September showed us that there is definitely a market forWorld of Diving, and development has really leapt forward since then,” says Tristan Lambert, Lead Programmer on the project. “We’ve recently added multiplayer co-op missions, and our internal testers were so enthusiastic that we decided to show it early.”

Call of Duty Ghosts downloadable content packs: ONSLAUGHT, DEVASTATION, INVASION, AND NEMESIS are available through the games Season pass. The trailer below will give you some idea of what to expect with the highlights including extra maps and a unique 4 part episodic Extinction experience. It looks like Ghosts is going to fight for the gamers wallets for the whole year.

Get ready for a full season of amazing content with the Call of Duty®: Ghosts Season Pass. With the Season Pass you’ll get 4 epic downloadable content packs: ONSLAUGHT, DEVASTATION, INVASION, AND NEMESIS – providing brand new multiplayer maps, bonus weapons and a completely unique 4-part episodic Extinction experience.  

Also included with the Season Pass is the Team Leader Digital Pack, which comes complete with a unique MP character head, weapon camo, reticle, player patch, player card and player background.

Plus, when you purchase the Season Pass, you get instant access to bonus in-game content including the downloadable multiplayer map, FREE FALL, and the Team Leader Digital Pack, which are available to download and play now.

Upgrading to a next-gen console? Purchase the Season Pass before 31st May, 2014 and the content follows you FREE within a console family, so you can play now and upgrade later.

We are happy to announce that Capture - the newest addition to the collection of team-based modes in Grand Theft Auto Online, will be available today as part of the latest free automatic update on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. With 20 new Jobs across four unique modes, this GTA twist on classic capture the flag style confrontations brings a whole new level of adversarial action to the world of Los Santos and Blaine County. Strategy plays a huge role as you run decoys, set traps and place obstacles to ensure your enemies don’t get close to your goods. These new Jobs are accessible in Freemode and spread across the four different modes described below. Read on for more details and previews of a few of our faves:

RAID

In Raid, you'll have to fight your way into your opponents' base and steal a package, then deliver it back to your base to score points. Reach the target score, or deliver more packages than your opponents do in the allotted time to win the match. 

HOLD

When playing Hold, teams must collect and store as many packages as possible in their base. Packages can either be found on the map, or stolen from the opposing team’s bases. Reach the target score, or hold the most packages when the time runs out, to win..

GTA

As the ubiquitous acronym might suggest, GTA mode tasks players with stealing target vehicles located all around the map, before bringing them back to their respective bases. Each team must fight to steal more vehicles in the allotted time than their opponents.

CONTEND

In Contend, there's only one package, situated in the middle of the map. Teams must fight to bring this package back to their respective bases, and once the package is captured it respawns in the middle of the map and is up for grabs again.

Capture will be available as part of today’s automatic update for GTA Online, which also includes a host of fixes and dynamic tuning updates. For details on those please check out the Rockstar Support page.

The world Tolkein created seems to be a very fertile breeding ground for video games, but unlike the Lego franchise this title is going for the more gritty end of the spectrum. We have attached a few screenshots and pieces of concept art but also a few points  on what these are trying demonstrate to the viewer. With the game coming to both generations of gaming we hope it will be able to live up to this early promise.

Talion 
•       Players take the form of Talion, a ranger who loses his family and everything he holds dear, only to be returned from death by a mysterious Spirit of vengeance.
Mordor 

•       Set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings,  Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor  begins on the night of Sauron’s return to Mordor, throwing the region into turmoil.

Nemesis System 
•       Discover a powerful and dynamic next-gen gameplay mechanic that allows players’ actions to shape enemy relationships and characteristics, creating personal and unique stories and gameplay arcs that remain persistent even after death.

Wraith abilities
•       Players command Wraith Powers to orchestrate and execute their vengeance to outwit enemies, infiltrate the ranks, and dominate within an adaptive world. 

Melee combat
•       A multitude of enemies will require different tactics, encouraging the player to advance their skills, abilities and weapons to become legendary through a system of rune rewards crafted according to the player's strategy. 

Furmins are invading the US PlayStation store this week (17th December) and we will be bringing you a review in the next few days.  Until then we have a trailer and a screenshot to help you to get to grips with the principle of this devilishly fun puzzle title. Releasing on the Vita the game makes use of the full array of controls including the back screen. There is a larger features list below and a quick spoiler this game is actually a lot of fun.

FEATURES:
-      Unique blend of physics based set-up-and-go gameplay and real-time interaction
-      Multiple solutions offer players lots of creativity
-      108 game levels across 9 game worlds (one as DLC)
-      Gorgeous HD graphics
-      Touchscreen or rear touch pad controls
-      Global and world scoreboards with filters (overall, friends, your score)
-      12 shiny PlayStation®Network trophies for outstanding performanc

World of Tanks is growing with Japan entering the fray in update 8.10. The entry of the new faction shows the continued level of support for the game. This is on the back of the recent launch of World of Warplanes (see our review here). The game is also getting a visual boost with an overhaul of the lighting system giving the game extra visual punch. For a FTP title to work players must be entertained and rewarded and it seems Wargaming get this and are doing their level best to stay as number 1.

Wargaming, the leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, today announced the first details for Update 8.10 for its massively popular free-to-play MMO action World of Tanks. The upcoming update will add two branches of Japanese tanks into the game.

The new national tech tree will launch with 14 Japanese armored machines, including 4 light tanks, topped with the Type 5 Ke-Ho, and 9 medium machines, headed by the top-tier STB-1, along with the Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai premium medium tank.

Fans of visual enhancements can look forward to a major overhaul in the game’s lighting system. Built to offer a more immersive experience, the revamped lighting and shadow system will also add a greater degree of realism to the game.

Today, we’re pleased to announce that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available for £4.99 on select iOS devices via the App Store and here, including iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPod Touch 5th gen, iPad 2, 3rd and 4th generation, iPad Air, iPad Mini and iPad Mini with Retina Display. Coming soon to select Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Phone devices.

 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas features a vast open-world covering the state of San Andreas and its three major cities – Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas. In addition to enhanced visual fidelity and over 70 hours of gameplay, the game has received several technical upgrades for the iOS version and has been specially modified for use with mobile devices. Upgrades and enhancements include:

 •             Re-mastered, high-resolution graphics including lighting enhancements, an enriched color palette and improved character models;

•             Dynamic detailed shadows and real-time environmental reflections (iPhone 5 series/iPad 4th Gen and above);

•             Physical controller support for all Made-for-iOS controllers;

•             Cloud save support for playing across all of your iOS devices for Rockstar Social Club Members;

•             Updated checkpoint system;

•             Dual analog stick controls for full camera and movement control;

•             Three different touch control schemes and customizable controls.

 Five years ago, Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Now it’s the early 90’s and Carl’s got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

Velocity Ultra launches on the Steam store at 6PM GMT (1PM EST) today, and will also be available from Today to buy on Green Man Gaming and Gamersgate. The game will be available in all regions for the excellent price of £6.49 / $9.99 / €8.99.

The game launches with a 10% discount lasting until the new year, but Steam users who already own or purchase Curve Studio’s ‘Stealth Bastard Deluxe’ or Devolver Digital’s ‘Hotline Miami’ will receive a 20% money-off voucher with the game in their Steam inventories, allowing them to pick up the game for around £5, or $8.

Rather get a free game than money off? Users buying Velocity Ultra from Green Man Gaming or Gamersgate will receive a DRM-free copy of Curve Studio’s SNES-inspired retro platformer ‘Explodemon’.

But wait, there’s more! Owners of Velocity Ultra on Steam will receive a 50% Steam discount off Devolver Digital’s excellent hardcore tower defence game, ‘Defense Technica’.

All these deals mean you literally have no excuse not to pick up Velocity Ultra. One of the highest rated PlayStation Vita titles ever made, the PC version of Velocity Ultra brings the arcade masterpiece to the big screen with full HD graphics and a fully bind-able control set including full support for controllers.

Free GTA Online Deathmatch & Race Creators Update Now Available

If you are waiting to play the first season of the Walking Dead you may want to avoid this trailer. For everyone else this is where we start to learn what life as Clementine really is going to feel like. The girl with a small stature but a big heart is going to have to do some growing up and it looks like its going to be one hell of a ride.

"The terrifying nature of Robert Kirkman's world has allowed Telltale to push the boundaries of interactive drama in video games to a place that has had fans anxious to know what will happen next in this series," said Dan Connors, Co-Founder and CEO of Telltale Games. "Today we can finally lift the veil, albeit only a little, on how this story will continue, and we'll soon be putting players in the shoes of a lead role that will challenge their expectations of how to survive in a world where no one can be trusted."

Xbox360 TV spot Video

The key to our awards is not the release date but when we played the game in question.