Open-ended questions are tough. Depending on which lens you view the last year through, '2013 was the year of...' could be answered a lot of different ways. We can the last year through our personal experiences as gamers, as industry watchers, as developers, as financial analysts - everybody wears a different hat, and everyone's '2013 was' would be different.

As the Editor-in-Chief of Gamezebo, these are mine. There's a mix of industry observation, personal feelings, and unavoidable truths - but what I really what to write about are YOUR thoughts on what 2013 was the year of. Unfortunately for me, the only one who can do that is you.

Once you've read through my thoughts on the year, let us hear yours in the comments below! What do you think 2013 was the year of?