With GameSpot's Best of 2012 Awards and People's Choice still running, we figured it was appropriate to celebrate the music of 2012's games. Truth be told, we were blessed with a lot of genres of music this year: we had orchestras aplenty, electronica and house, ambiance and leit motifs, and dozens more that can work outside the context of the experiences they're tailored for.

　　Without further ado, here's 2012's finest in video game music.

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　　Done with the video and have the sudden urge to buy the albums for your personal enjoyment and help give due to the talented folks who crafted them? Here are the album titles and the links to various online stores:

　　Diablo III Collector's Edition Soundtrack – iTunes

　　Gravity Daze Original Soundtrack (Gravity Rush)- Play Asia

　　The Last Story Original Soundtrack – Amazon

　　Journey Original Soundtrack – iTunes, Amazon

　　Skullgirls Original Soundtrack – Official Site

　　Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta Original Soundtrack - iTunes

　　Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Original Sound Track - Play-Asia

　　Max Payne 3 The Official Soundtrack - Rockstar

　　Fez Original Soundtrack - Disasterpeace website

　　The Secret World Original Soundtrack - iTunes, Amazon

　　Darksiders II Original Soundtrack - Sumthing Distribution

　　Hotline Miami - BandCamp , SoundCloud

　　Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Square Enix store

　　Double Dragon Neon - Jake Kaufman's BandCamp page

　　Dust: An Elysian Tail Original Soundtrack – Hyperduck Soundworks' BandCamp page

　　Endless Space Original Soundtrack – Comes free with the game via Steam

　　Mass Effect 3 Original Soundtrack - iTunes, Amazon

　　Hitman: Absolution – Not available at the moment

　　Max Anarchy Original Soundtrack (Anarchy Reigns) - Amazon

　　Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami Soundtrack (Kid Icarus: Uprising) - Wayo Shop

　　Dragon's Dogma Original Soundtrack - Sumthing Distribution

　　If you like what you hear, or wish to highlight other game soundtracks we missed out, do let us know on the comments box below.