{"id":61226,"date":"2014-01-04T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=61226"},"modified":"2014-01-04T12:05:37","modified_gmt":"2014-01-04T10:05:37","slug":"2013-was-not-a-great-year-for-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/61226-2013-was-not-a-great-year-for-games","title":{"rendered":"2013 was not a great year for games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metacritic has released its year in review, checking out which titles were ranked tops among the plethora of games released in 2013.<\/p>\n

Casting your mind back, you may agree that 2013 wasn’t the greatest year in terms of memorable gaming titles.<\/p>\n

As Metacritic notes, only 7 unique console games scored higher than 90% on average. When counting iOS and PC releases, the number of 90+ games climbs to just 18.<\/p>\n

Xbox 360, PS3, and PC titles saw their overall average Metascores drop in 2013, while the Wii U, 3DS, and PS Vita saw their average rise.<\/p>\n

It is believed that the transition from the old generation consoles to the new may have been holding back the creative floodgates for some developers, while publishers were reluctant to develop new and exciting IP for ageing platforms.<\/p>\n

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2013 games scoring comparison<\/p><\/div>\n

2013’s top scoring games<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The 90+ Club: The Best-Reviewed Games of 2013 (Any Platform*)<\/td>\nTitle \/ Platform<\/td>\nMetascore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nGrand Theft Auto V PS3<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGrand Theft Auto V Xbox 360<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThe Last of Us PS3<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBioShock Infinite PS3<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBioShock Infinite PC<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nSuper Mario 3D World Wii U<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBioShock Infinite Xbox 360<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nFire Emblem: Awakening 3DS<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nRayman Legends Wii U<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nFez PC<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nflower PS4<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nRayman Legends PS3<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Wii U<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nSpelunky PC<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nBrothers: A Tale of Two Sons PC<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nDota 2 PC<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nRayman Legends Xbox 360<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Hopefully 2014 proves to be more exciting, with shiny new next-gen consoles waiting for their killer games to launch, and a resurgence of PC gaming goodness waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n

Which games are you looking forward to in 2014?<\/p>\n

Source: Metacritic<\/a><\/h6>\n

More gaming news<\/h3>\n

Cyber-attack takes down Steam, Origin services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steam download stats for SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marvel games disappear from digital stores<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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