Whew, 2013 was a great year wasn't it? After a little bit of a hiatus, we are back with our weekly roundups of all of the most popular articles to hit GamesRadar. This week, check out our Anti-Awards for 2013, we have brand new information on Castlevania: LoS 2, Alien: Isolation, and the next shooter from the Left 4 Dead developers, and find out what secrets you probably missed from the Super Smash Bros. series. Read up on all of these articles and more in the links below.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - 16 deliciously dark things I did in the first four hours
Left 4 Dead dev's next game is called Evolve, and pits four hunters against one monster
Alien: Isolation - The first Alien game to really matter
Super Smash Bros. most secret secrets
CVG
The PlayStation revolution is here find out everything you need to know in our PlayStation Now launch centre
Control freak? We go hands on with Valve's Steam controller
Official Nintendo Magazine
Enjoy NES Remix's twisted take on classic titles with our Expert super guide nes remix
Hail to our new overlord as Nair ditched and Castle is new ONM editor
Official PlayStation Magazine
PS 4 o'clock: PlayStation Now guide
Block buster! Minecraft PS3 Edition Review
Official Xbox Magazine
Primal scream: Alien Isolation Xbox One hands-on and commentary
Thief Xbox One interview - the City, horror, replay value and exploration
Tesco Tech
Thanks to Blu-ray and HD we can now enjoy our favourite TV shows and movies in better picture quality than ever before, but there's a catch - and it has to do with your TV picture settings. Find out how to adjust things like colour, contrast and brightness quickly and easily in Make the most of your TV picture settings
Get any good Blu-rays or DVDs for Christmas? Then the chances are one or two of them may include an UltraViolet version that you can watch on your tablet, smartphone, computer. Find out how in Get started with UltraViolet Digital Copy
Total Film
Hideo Kojima originally had "no plans" for a character like Metal Gear Solid's Cyborg Ninja until Yoji Shinkawa's art had him saying "hell yeah, a ninja cyborg!"
One of the most iconic D&D RPGs ever made stood out among Baldur's Gate and Fallout as it was the "first" to make companions "feel like fully functional parts of the story"
