Happy New Year, Game-Boat Armada! As the calendar turns to 2015, we celebrate the very best in gaming from 2014. While we’ve been pretty tough on the year in general, and rightfully so, we cannot forget the gifts that shined the brightest. In this gigantic, double-length episode, we hand out our yearly Game-Boat Awards! If you fell into a depression, tune in and find out what games you SHOULD have been playing! While the bad memories of 2014 will fade, these award winners will live in our memories forever!

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2014 Game-Boat Award Winners!

Flat Out Fun – Sunset Overdrive & Lethal League

Runners-Up: Forza Horizon 2, Super Smash Bros for Wii U

Best With Friends – Mario Kart 8 & Lethal League

Runners-Up: Forza Horizon 2, Super Smash Bros for Wii U, Towerfall Ascension, Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Best Original Score – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

Runners-Up: Bravely Default, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Shovel Knight, Wolfenstein: The New Order & Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN

Best Soundtrack: Super Smash Bros for Wii U

Runners-Up: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Mario Kart 8, Forza Horizon 2

Best Visuals – Guilty Gear Xrd Sign & Forza Horizon 2

Runners-Up: Infamous: Second Son & Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor