As usual we are honoring the best games of the year, but where things go right, things also go wrong. Though we won't insult developers by compiling a list of worst games of the year, we do have the Warshaw Awards. The what?

Scott Warshaw was one of the great developers back in the Atari days. He was the author of two excellent titles: Raiders of the Lost Ark and the classic Yar's Revenge. Sadly, he's mostly remembered for his third game: E.T. for the Atari 2600. Yes, Scott Warshaw, is the author of the game that is considered by many to be the worst of all time. Some people even blame E.T. for single handedly causing the industry crash that followed its release (although that's a serious exaggeration as far as I'm concerned). Just like Scott, there were plenty of bad moves made this year. Here's a list (which is no doubt far from complete) of some of the worst missteps of the year. ...