2012: This year’s biggest surprises

Whether it’s a refund from the tax man or one of those elusive Kit-Kats that’s accidentally had the wafer left out, we all like a nice surprise. Here are eight games from 2012 that exceeded all expectations: Binary Domain – PS3, 360 When Sega’s Japan-developed shooter was first shown it looked rather grey in both …

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Spider-Man, climbs the chart like a good game can

We very nearly had an all-new UK top 5 this week. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes remains at #1 and is followed by new entries The Amazing Spider-Man at #2, Spec Ops: The Line at #3 and London 2012 at #4. FIFA 12 falls from #2 to #5. See, Activision. If you release decent …

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