The voting is over and Doritos Crash Course comes out ahead of Harm's Way as the winner of the 2010 Doritos Unlock Xbox Challenge, earning Jill Robertson of Raleigh, North Carolina $50,000.

Earlier this month the two finalists of the 2010 Doritos Unlock Xbox Challenge had their designs brought to life and uploaded to the Xbox Live Marketplace, where players would decide the final outcome of the close battle between Robertson's Doritos Crash Course and Harm's Way, a co-operative combat racer from Justin Carpenter of Ogden, Utah.

With more than two million downloads between them, Xbox 360 owners played the hell out of both games before casting their vote for the grand prize winner. When the smoke cleared, Jill Robertson's fast-paced avatar obstacle course game came out on top.

"This entire experience has been nothing short of amazing – from dreaming up my initial concept to creating the fully playable version for Xbox LIVE Arcade," said Robertson. "I'm grateful to Doritos, Microsoft and all the fans who voted for my game. Being part of this contest has given my gaming career a huge leap forward, and I'm excited to see what happens next."

Don't weep for Justin Carpenter, however. Due to overwhelmingly positive feedback from players, the Doritos brand made a slight change to the prize structure of the contest, awarding him $50,000 as well.

Both Doritos Crash Course and Harm's Way are still available for free on the Xbox Live Marketplace. If you haven't already, download them and check out why Doritos shelled out $100,000 to praise their creators.

In the final daily Speak-Up on Kotaku of 2010, commenter RascalkingTK wonders if cheap bastards tarnish other people's online multiplayer experience as much as they do his.

One of my favorite things about this generation of consoles is the multiplayer experiences. I own both an Xbox 360 and a PlayStation 3 and play them on a regular basis. I'm not one to brag, but I tend to do well in most games I play, ranking in the top 5 more often than not.

But I don't necessarily have to do well to have fun. Actually, I have a fun time as long as I have friends to laugh about it with. Then, there are the joy killers.

You've all met them. They employ tactics that cheapen the gaming experience for everyone that they are around. That world you were so immersed in just a moment ago? No longer, as you are now frustrated and slapping your leg at your now poor performance.

I never try to speak ill of my fellow players, but when someone uses a cheap tactic to come out on top I feel like I've been robbed of my fun time. Being repeatedly hit by grenade launchers in any Call of Duty can really make you feel like all the skill in the room just left the lobby. Same thing in Red Dead Redemption when - whoops - who needs another weapon when the high powered pistol can be spammed? And let's not forget the cheap hunting skills of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood when using a hidden gun, getting only 100 points for a kill instead of, say, 400 if you went up close for a stealthy kill.

Granted, this is a small minority of players but it still tends to make me want to leave the game session or go read a book or something else when it happens too often in a row. Anyone else have similar frustrations?

About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have to say has nothing to do with the stories we run. That's why we have that little box on the front page of Kotaku. You know, the one with "Got something to say?" written in it? That's the place to post anecdotes, photos, game tips and hints, and anything you want to share with Kotaku at large. Just make sure to include #speakup in your comment so we can find it. Every weekday we'll pull one of the best #speakup posts we can find and highlight it here.

Cthulhu Saves the World is an old school turn-based roleplaying game starring the high priest to the Great Old Ones, now available on Xbox Live Indie Games from Zeboyd Games. Such glory must be chronicled in song.

The music is "Hey There Cthulhu" from The Eben Brooks Band, a lovely little parody of that song from The Plain White T's that no one could escape in 2007. It's completely appropriate, as no one can escape the madness brought upon humanity by horror author H. P. Lovecraft's greatest creation, unless of course he loses his powers and has to become a hero to regain them.

That's the premise behind Cthulhu Saves the World, the latest RPG from the creators of Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. It's available right now on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 240 Microsoft points. I'd do a full Xbox Live Indie Clip featuring the game, but this video sells it without my help.

Thanks to NakatomiHMC for creating and passing along the video.

Scott Steinberg, Kotaku friend and video game consultant extraordinaire, writes up his personal selection of top ten video games for 2010 on CNN. Topping the list? Heavy Rain.

Steinberg calls the Playstation 3 exclusive an "interactive thriller that raises the bar for adventure gaming by injecting genuine choice and emotion into its suspenseful nonlinear narrative. It features storytelling that's every bit as gripping and cinematic as anything Hollywood produces."

Red Dead Redemption lands the second spot on CNN's website, with Halo: Reach wrapping up the list at the number ten spot.

Here at Kotaku we've narrowed down our list of personal favorites to just four games: Red Dead Redemption, Call of Duty: Black Ops, NBA 2K11 and Mass Effect 2.

What makes your list of favorite 2010 games?

The 10 best video games of 2010

Gotta spot em all, all fifteen of em. And then talk about it, below.

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While millions of World of Warcraft players do just fine with your standard two-button mouse, SteelSeries reckons they could do better with the extra twelve provided by the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse. Are they right?

Two years ago SteelSeries and Blizzard Entertainment joined forces to create the World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, a sexy yet cumbersome 15 button mouse dedicated to making gamers' travels in the fantasy world of Azeroth easier. Now that the Cataclysm expansion changed the face of World of Warcraft, SteelSeries changed the face of their top-end MMO mouse.

The Basics

There can be no mistaking the primary purpose of SteelSeries' latest creation, what with the World of Warcraft logo emblazoned on top of a stylized shell under laid with glowing LED lights meant to mimic molten fire and metal surface of the Cataclysm expansion's main antagonist, the dread dragon Deathwing. This is a piece of hardware created specifically for World of Warcraft players.

Using It

This updated version of the original World of Warcraft gaming mouse houses a grand total of fourteen buttons: Two standard mouse buttons; five thumb-accessible buttons on the left side; six buttons on the top of the unit (including the scroll wheel); and one on the right side of the mouse's base. Each of the twelve additional buttons can be mapped to commands, skills, and magical spells commonly used in World of Warcraft.

Customization is handled via World of Warcraft-themed configuration software, where users can tweak mouse sensitivity, set up multiple custom control profiles to tailor the device to each character in their lineup, and even choose the color, intensity, and pulsation of the mouse's LED lighting.

Configuring the unit is relatively simple. Once you've downloaded and installed the configuration program, the default World of Warcraft profile is loaded automatically, giving players one-button access to oft-used commands like opening up the in-game map, cycling through hostile or friendly targets, or opening all bags in their inventory to help gauge how much longer they can adventure before hitting up a vendor and selling off extra items. Clicking on any button on the configuration screen opens a list of common World of Warcraft actions, making it simple for even novice users to set up the mouse to their liking, while more experienced players can strong together custom commands to create shortcut buttons for complicated actions.

Blizzard worked closely with SteelSeries in developing the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse, going as far as to include an option within the game to assign skills and commands to the device's buttons on the fly without even having to touch the configuration software.

What We Liked

The original World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse featured a unique design that unfortunately sacrificed ergonomic comfort in favor of style. But while the Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse looks and feels like a standard (albeit slightly larger-than-normal) mouse, its twelve additional buttons are situated in such a way that they are never in the way during normal operation, yet always within easy reach when needed. It's a marked improvement.

The configuration software is intuitive and easy to understand, allowing the user to tailor all aspects of the mouse's function without much hassle. Configuring each button is as simple as selecting from a list of common World of Warcraft commands. Want to assign the button near your ring finger to trigger the spell in slot nine of your WoW shortcut bar? Two clicks and it's done. Ten different profile slots means the player can tailor the mouse for several different characters, switching between configurations with the press of a button. One profile can even be saved directly to the mouse's memory, so the player can simply plug the mouse into a new system and start playing with their settings intact.

The integration with the World of Warcraft game is extremely convenient. When my low level warrior gained an ability called Execute that grants her a powerful attack once the engaged enemy drops below 20 percent health, I kept missing my opportunity to hit the keyboard key associated with the skill. All I had to do was enter into the game's key binding menu, assign an unused mouse button to the skill, and presto! The power to Execute was at my fingertips.

Not only is the mouse flexible and functional it's also quite fashionable, if you're into the whole Cataclysm look.

What We Didn't Like

Like its predecessor, the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse is a single-minded peripheral, meant for use primarily with one game and one game only. This means that while it will function amazingly in terms of that single game, it's not going to be the ideal device for gamers that play a wide variety of titles other than Blizzard's MMO. If World of Warcraft is just one of the many PC or Mac games you crave additional buttons for, there are more flexible solutions in the pipeline.

My only other issue with the Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse is related to the function that allows players to import their character information from the World of Warcraft Armory in order to personalize their profiles with their character's name and portrait. This functionality was not working when I received the mouse several weeks ago, and is still not functioning today. SteelSeries is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, but a non-working feature is a non-working feature.

The Bottom Line

The dedicated World of Warcraft player couldn't ask for a finer pointing device than the SteelSeries World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse. It's a glowing testament to the love fans have for the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, packed with fine functionality specifically tailored to enhance their adventures in the lands of Azeroth and beyond. While the narrow focus coupled with the hefty $100 price tag will likely put off PC gamers with broader tastes, there are millions of players around the globe that might not mind being catered to.

The World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse was developed by SteelSeries and Blizzard for the Mac and PC, released in December. Retails for $99.99. A unit was given to us by the manufacturer for reviewing purposes. Spent several weeks using the mouse in World of Warcraft and other games, utilizing it in my day-to-day work activities as well. Changed the glow color at least two dozen times.

To: Crecente
From: Bash
RE: Taking Down the Lights

My parents still have their lights up. I think they're going to keep them up until we leave. Don't tell the Christmas Police!

Oh, and before anyone asks, I like American movies, not necessarily only VHS ones. Watch the clip. It should make sense.

(Luke says the clip is just condiments and cars — hey, American condiments and cars rule!)

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A mysterious trademark for Final Fantasy Type-0 popped up in a European trademark database.

The trademark is for "Final Fantasy Type-0" and was filed yesterday. The trademark also included a logo, which is 零式, or "Type-0" written in Japanese kanji.

It's not clear whether the game is in fact a reboot, but Tomb Raider, which Square Enix now owns, is getting another reboot called simply "Tomb Raider".

Next month, Square Enix is holding "Square Enix 1st Production Department Premiere" in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills. New titles will be revealed at the event. Will Final Fantasy Type-0 one of them?

And is it a reboot? A remake? A prequel? What?

Square Enix Preparing Final Fantasy Type-0? [Siliconera]

Sig Hansen, Captain of the ship featured on TV's "Deadliest Catch", explains his ideal crab fishing game. We'll pass, thanks.

Savvy collectors may already be aware of artist Tyler Stout, who whips up re-imagined movie posters. These Star Wars pieces are his latest work. And maybe his best.

Sure, his Last Starfighter poster was great, and his Iron Man one was greater, but these are going to take some beating.

There are six available, three regular editions (one from each movie) and three limited runs (the gold ones). "Limited" being a relative term, of course, since no poster is being made in numbers greater than 850.

The "Revenge of the Jedi" title is a nice touch, but if the gods are smiling, that Empire Strikes Back one will be mine.

The posters will go on sale sometime later today, and will be available here.