Top 10 Video Game Posts of 2011

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​If you're a regular OC Weekly reader and a gamer, our video game writer Peter Mai is probably your hero. Our video game columnist consistently gets hundreds of thousands of page views every week with his insightful and well-written blogs. Which ones were the most popular this year? Find out after the jump.

10. Five Video Games With the Worst Bugs of 2011

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A look at five of the most notable video game bugs and glitches of 2011, including Dark Souls (PlayStation 3),  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (XBOX 360, PS3, PC) and Dead Island (XBOX 360, PS3, PC) and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii).

9. Three of Nintendo's Awesome Japanese Services That We Will Never See
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A few of the Japanese services on 3DS that will probably never see the light of day in America, including the Nintendo TV Guide Channel and the Wiinoma Channel.

8. Top Five Classic Games That HAVE Modernized Well

​There's a reason you would still play games such as Castlevania, Metroid and Pac-Man--it's because certain games that were popularized on the NES that have retained their classic charm and feel, yet have matured enough in order to make it a brand-new experience with present day sensibilities.