Icel.me’s special show celebrating 2013 in video games: the good, the bad, and the very ugly!

Show Breakdown

• 00:00:00 Pre-show Shenanigans
• 00:05:10 Start of Show
• 00:06:40 Biggest Disappointment
• 00:13:45 Most Overrated Game of the Year
• 00:18:30 Most Underrated Game of the Year
• 00:25:30 Biggest Surprise
• 00:35:20 Best Soundtrack
• 00:35:46 Special appearance by Kerrigan the dog
• 00:41:12 Honorable mention for Dust: An Elysian Tail
• 00:42:50 Best Example of How Great the Game Industry Is
• 00:50:00 Best Example of How Terrible Gaming Has Become
• 01:16:22 Game of the Year
• 01:27:10 Post-show Discussion

Award List

Biggest Disappointment

• Strike Suit Zero
• Dota 2

Most Overrated Game of the Year

• StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
• Bioshock: Infinite
• Fez
• Path of Exile

Most Underrated Game of the Year

• Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
• Game Dev Tycoon
• Antichamber

Biggest Surprise

• Don’t Starve
• Papers, Please
• Hearthstone

Best Soundtrack

• DmC: Devil May Cry
• Rayman Legends

Honorable Mention

• Dust: An Elysian Tail

Best Example of How Great the Game Industry Is

• Ouya
• The Stanley Parable

Best Example of How Terrible Gaming Has Become

• SimCity: Always On DRM, Micro-Transactions, Broken on Launch
• Total War: Rome II
• Aliens: Colonial Marines
• Ride to Hell: Retribution
• Early Access & Preorders: Godus, Prison Architect
• Freemium Model
• Steam Game List
• Deadspace III

Game of the Year

• Shadowrun: Returns
• Beyond: Two Souls
• Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death