I'm always behind the curve by a few months, in some cases even years, but still, here's the short version:

My favorite MOVIE this year was "The Intouchables", hands down. Only the French can come up with such a captivating story.

As for GAMES, well, since I have played just two AAA titles this year, my favorite has to be an indie game, unsurprisingly. "FTL: Faster Than Light" was a blast. Perma death rarely works in favour of a game, but in this case, it became the foundation of the thrill FTL provides.
"Deadlight" was also fun, very stylish, but not extraordinary. And "X Rebirth" was postponed once again, so it'll be my game of the year 2013 instead.

TV was just the same ol', MUSIC as well.

BOOKS is a hard one. Or maybe not. A cursory check of my collection tells me I haven't read a single book that was published this year.

I just played through the Deadlight demo, really impressive visuals. Also I found some behind-the-scenes videos on their website. posted here: http://videosift.com/video/Deadlight-Diaries-Part-1-Back-to-the-80s

Derry? Ain't that the place where the deadlights manifest and devour the living? Obviously he has his priorities in order. Get the fuck outta Derry.