Monty Oum, Rooster Teeth’s lead animator, tragically passed away. As Rooster Teeth fans feel affected,  or if you ever feel loss in your gaming world, just remember that you are in good company.  

What does the year of the gamer entail? Multiple front page hits of the New York Times? Beating TV ratings for eSports? Or maybe it just means good games? We asked our regulars about the brightest moments of 2014, and while they might seem satisfied, some still eagerly anticipate 2015 will shine brighter. 

Rooster Teeth's RTX 2014 teaches us a valuable lession:   The Internet isn’t all about numbers -  remember to take care of people who care about you.  

We asked our contributors what they thought the best trends of E3 were. The oddities and absurdities stuck out the most within our crew, like battleship golf games, WWI without gunpowder and indie exploration games. Quixotic may be the next big thing for our gamers, and here's why.