I have a secret, but I'm terrible at keeping secrets. Do you want to know what it is? We really like board games here at Gamezebo. So much so that when we're not writing about video games - when we decide to unplug from the computer and unwind - it's often around the kitchen table with cards, dice and friends.
When people think of playing games in their browser, most tend to think of one destination: Facebook. But there are millions of gamers out there who steer clear of the social giant, yet manage to have a great time on the web anyways. Today's Best of 2012 category celebrates those great web-based games that don't have any interest in spamming your friends on their Facebook Wall.
It wasn't too long ago that everyone had stars in their eyes about HTML5. It was supposed to be the future of casual games. Relatively easy to develop for, web playable on just about every platform - how could it miss? But flash forward to a year later, and it's far from the dominant programming language in gaming - and the folks behind Goko think they know why.