Brash Games’ Top 5 Biggest Surprises of 2010

Call of Duty: Black Ops selling a bazillion copies, yearly sports updates, bad Nintendo Wii adverts at Christmas – the game industry is often a pretty predictable place. Of course, the internet doesn’t help; the clamour for up to date, accurate information has led to an industry that is often all but devoid of surprises. Still, regardless of the efforts of sites such as ourselves, there are always a few titbits that fall through the cracks, a few games that seemingly come out of nowhere and a handful of titles that, despite the blanket coverage, manage to exceed expectations or fall desperately short of their potential.