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Article posted: 12/26/2012 6:00 AM

‘Dishonored’ tops a diverse year in video games

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The revenge drama in "Dishonored" combined a witty plot, crisp gameplay and an uncommonly distinctive milieu, making it one of the best video games of 2012.

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The video game universe in 2012 is a study in extremes. At one end, you have the old guard striving to produce mass-appeal blockbusters. At the other end, you have a thriving community of independent game developers scrambling to find an audience for their idiosyncratic visions. Can’t we all just get along? Turns out, we can. Here are this year's top 10 games.