It’s been a great year for games. So for our special end of the year Game/Show, we’ve brainstormed the brightest and boldest ideas of the past twelve months. Of course there have been moments we’d rather forget (we’re looking at you, Resolutiongate), but overall 2013 was a melange of technical innovation and social change that makes us optimistic for 2014.

A few trends we love that made the list? Women uniting into a force to be reckoned with, narrative designers becoming the hot new thing, and bots fighting each other so we don’t have to. Phew! Oh yeah, new consoles came on the scene. But did this year mark the end of the dedicated game machine as we know it? 

Watch the episode to find out, and let us know what you think in the comments!