Lt. Dan is the face of New Year’s. So much hope and enthusiasm in that distant stare of his. We should all aspire to be as happy as Lt. Dan. Don’t be a sourpuss likeJim Carrey.

Everyone was out celebrating this weekend, but there are still a few choice stories for you guys. We’ve got Maurice’s list of franchise successes and failures in 2011, more glorious user comments, our first Vita review inUncharted: Golden Abyss, and hype for theTalking to Women about Videogamesalbum.

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Destructoid Original:MassDebate: Sequelitis – RESULTSLive show: A Hangover for auld lang syneThe success and failure of franchises in 2011Get hype: The full TtWaV album drops on January 3rdComments of the Year: Part 2

Community:Community blogs of12/31 & 1/1Forum thread of the day:2012 New Year’s Resolutions

A battle scene in Battlefield 6 Open Beta

Reviews:Review: Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Offbeat:Why, yes! The Ace Attorney movie is looking awesome!Mega64’s Game Awards 2011

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A snap of the upcoming MESA update in PEAK

Naked Snake sneaking around in MGS Delta.

Battlefield 6 aiming RPG at a helicopter

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Milla Jovovich portraying Alice in Resident Evil 2002, wearing a red dress and holding a gun in her hand.