Just About’s Games of the Year and everything happening over the holiday
There's plenty to enjoy on Just About over the festive break
Happy holidays and Merry Christmas! We hope you’ve been able to have a rest and spend time with your loved ones. We’ve been on our own little break from the office, but ‘tis the season for community spirit, and there’s plenty going on on Just About.
For our final newsletter of 2023, then, we’re bringing you a quick rundown - all the bounties, new articles, and buzzing discussions - so you know what the holiday season looks like on Just About and what you can get involved in.
Games of the Year 2023
On Christmas Day, we published Just About Video Games's Game of the Year 2023. Everyone from your favourite games media site to Geoff Keighley’s glamorous Game Awards does something like this, but it’s important that player communities have a voice too. Ours does, and now you can get their take on a wild year in gaming.
The companion piece to that article is our own Video Game Awards 2023, with categories and nominations from our own community. Some are sincere enough to fit on a site that takes itself terribly seriously, others are more fun. Wondering what the best motivational sidekick in gaming was this year? You needn’t for much longer…
Our community is in full voice over on Just About EVE, too, where they’re having their say on EVE’s shooter spin-off Vanguard after its recent playtest. It’s a preliminary verdict, with much more of the game’s development still ahead, but a comprehensive statement of players’ hopes, fears, and first impressions so far.
Holiday chatter and bounty digest
The community has found plenty to discuss. Perhaps you have a go-to Christmas game? Or a view on which game defines the PlayStation? Come on in and share it!
Our festive bounty schedule is also in full swing. Here’s what’s going on:
On Just About Video Games, make a festive photoshop of a gaming character, write a gaming version of a Christmas Carol in our short fiction contest, and tell us which upcoming game you’re most excited for.
On Just About Content Creators, share some tips for managing channels while taking a break during the holidays, and for setting useful goals in 2024.
On Just About EVE, we’re sharing our favourite EVE content creators, talking fits for the new Alligator and Khizriel ships, and sharing memes about the game’s famous learning curve. Our ever-popular glossary bounty is also back with a fourth edition to catalogue and explain EVE’s vast terminology.
We’ve got big plans for next year and we can’t wait to get started. Until then, though, we hope you’re enjoying this strange limbo between Christmas and the New Year.
See you in 2024!