Welcome to the first Around the Network of 2012, if you don't know the drill by now, it runs thusly: charming, intelligent and ridiculously good-looking as every member of the CVG team is, we're not the only ones doing games you know. On no, not by any means, we have plenty of esteemed (though slightly less attractive) colleagues, earnestly beavering away on the very best gaming has to offer, solely for your delectation and here are the finest things they've uncovered this week. Welcome to the year of gaming which we call 2012!
GamesRadar
Worst Games 2011: GamesRadar editors' (personal) Anti-Games of the Year 2011.
Video game boxes: The Top 7... Most significant boxes in video games from 2011.
Snow in video games: The miracle of Christmas snow via the medium of 100 different video games.
Official PlayStation Magazine
Prototype 2 gameplay and interview the devs at Radical.
The God Of War 4 rumours continue with a composer's CV listing the game as 'upcoming'.
PS Vita unboxing video and hands on review.
Official Nintendo Magazine
Zelda Skyward Sword 2 would be difficult
Zelda timeline may feature contradictions - Aonuma
Official Xbox 360 Magazine
Skyrim DLC: 17 mods we want on Xbox 360