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Things are about to get very interesting.<\/p>\n

The video game industry never stays still for very long but even by its own standards, 2019 was one to remember.\u00a0 This year produced so many unexpected\u00a0and unlikely changes to the business that it was hard to keep track of it all.<\/p>\n

Off the top of my head, 2019 was the year that delivered: a Microsoft announcement that they would publish games on the Nintendo Switch (Ori and the Blind Forest, Cuphead<\/em>\u00a0and more expected to come soon).\u00a0 Sony also announced that they would develop and publish games on the Nintendo Switch (MLB: The Show\u00a0<\/em>initially).\u00a0 Valve revealed that a new\u00a0Half-Life<\/em>\u00a0game was on the horizon – a production that\u00a0could potentially breathe new life into big budget VR games development.\u00a0 Cross-platform online gaming becoming a reality on consoles this year (e.g Xbox players vs Nintendo players on\u00a0Fortnite<\/em>).\u00a0 Apple launched a mobile phone gaming\u00a0service that 100% excludes micro-transactions and offers a hundred games for $7 a month.\u00a0 Google launched a hardware-agnostic games platform that runs exclusively via streaming video.\u00a0 Oh and Microsoft’s ‘Netflix-of-gaming’ service Game Pass has become such a compelling proposition that it seems certain to completely up-end how we buy video games in the next few years.<\/p>\n

Phew.<\/p>\n

There’s never been a better time to play video games.\u00a0 There are games that cater to all sorts of tastes and its never been cheaper to gain access to vast libraries of hundreds of titles (seriously, try Game Pass and you’ll never look back).\u00a0 And if 2019 felt like a big deal, 2020 looks absolutely bonkers with\u00a0Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us II,<\/em>\u00a0Final Fantasy VII: Remake<\/em>,\u00a0Animal Crossing: New Horizons,\u00a0<\/em>Half Life: Alyx<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Halo: Infinite<\/em>\u00a0on the cards.\u00a0 Oh, and Playstation 5 and Next Xbox too.<\/p>\n

With that said, here were my ten favourite games of 2019.<\/p>\n

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Resident Evil 2<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

GAME OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Capcom, Playstation 4<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the best things about this current generation of consoles has been the stunning return to form of the games developer Capcom.<\/p>\n

Resident Evil 2<\/em>\u00a0is a remake of the hugely popular Playstation One title which expanded upon the original game by including two playable characters \u2013 Clair Redfield and Leon Kennedy \u2013 as they fight for survival in a police station overrun by the Umbrella Corporation\u2019s zombies.<\/p>\n

This new iteration of\u00a0RE2<\/em>\u00a0retains the basic premise of the game, the two playable leads and the same distinctive setting, and then modernizes it for a 2019 audience.\u00a0 Capcom manages to thread the needle and successfully make a game that should delight fans of the original game and also introduce a whole new generation of fans to one of the best titles in its back catalogue.<\/p>\n

Not only is it successful, it absolutely blows any and all expectations out of the water.\u00a0 We can give the game some time and perspective to decide where it ranks in the pantheon of\u00a0Resident Evil<\/em>\u00a0titles but I genuinely think this game should also be in the conversation for being one of the best remakes of\u00a0any\u00a0<\/em>video game.\u00a0 It\u2019s\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0good.<\/p>\n

Beyond the jaw-dropping new graphics, Capcom have also done an outstanding job reinventing\u00a0Resident Evil<\/em>\u00a0by making an absolute ton of quality of life improvements whilst still keeping the overall feel of a classic survival horror game.\u00a0 The notorious \u2018typewritter\/ink ribbon\u2019 save system has been streamlined.\u00a0 Both Claire and Leon have a much greater number of items that they can carry.\u00a0 Any items stored in storage containers can be accessed via other storage containers in the police station.\u00a0 The \u2018tank controls\u2019 of the original game have made way for more conventional 3D movement.\u00a0 There\u2019s variable difficulty levels to suit all playing styles.\u00a0 There\u2019s a much more rewarding experience for playing the story a second time with the other character.\u00a0 Honestly, I could go on and on.\u00a0 This game is clearly a labour of love and the amount of work that has gone into improving so many little details has paid off handsomely.\u00a0 The end result is a game that is not only hugely scary and exhilarating to play, it always feels extremely\u00a0satisfying.<\/em><\/p>\n

I played a ton of games, big and small, in 2019 and nothing topped\u00a0Resident Evil 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Slay the Spire<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

MegaCrit,\u00a0Nintendo Switch<\/em><\/p>\n

Deck building games became a popular genre in 2019 and the cream of the crop is MegaCrit’s insanely addictive rogue-like dungeon crawler\u00a0Slay the Spire<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The gameplay loop works something like this.\u00a0 The player begins with a handful of cards, a\u00a0health meter that carries over from battle to battle, some gold coins and a randomly assigned relic that\u00a0offers\u00a0a unique ability.\u00a0 As the player battles and defeats creatures using their cards, they need to manage their deck by acquiring powerful new cards, shedding less useful old ones, investing money in upgrades and making sure they stay healthy.\u00a0 As each creature is defeated, the player ascends the spires and once they die, it’s right back to the bottom to start all over again.\u00a0 There aren’t any experience points and no cards or items carry over.\u00a0 You learn lessons from how best to manage your hand and start again.<\/p>\n

It’s a simple game but the quick and efficient learning curve and the compelling “just one more go” gameplay really got its hooks into millions of players.\u00a0 No manner of describing the mechanics of the game can do it justice.\u00a0 MegaCrit’s developers clearly have a knack for understanding how to design a deck-building game with late stage cards and relics that make the player feel powerful, but never invulnerable.<\/p>\n

At $30 bucks, its one of the best value games of 2019.\u00a0 I expect most players will end up pouring countless hours into\u00a0Slay the Spire<\/em>.\u00a0 It is concentrated video gaming crack.<\/p>\n

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Luigi’s Mansion 3<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Next Level Games,\u00a0Nintendo Switch<\/em><\/p>\n

Luigi’s Mansion 3<\/em>\u00a0might well be the most gorgeous looking game on the Nintendo Switch.\u00a0 With butter smooth animation and beautifully crafted character models that look like they could be straight out of a big budget animated film, Next Level Games’ all-ages adventure title was one of the most pleasant surprises of the year.<\/p>\n

Abandoning the more open ended structure of its predecessors,\u00a0Luigi’s Mansion 3<\/em>\u00a0has the player tackle a haunted hotel floor by floor, using Luigi’s trusty flashlight, his Poltergust and his trusty new gimmick – the delightfully named “Gooigi” – to take down spooky ghosts and ghouls and recover the buttons on the elevator to get to the next level.<\/p>\n

Next Level keeps the player on their toes by wildly mixing up the challenges from floor to floor and their investment in creativity pays off handsomely.\u00a0 This is one of the most crowd-pleasing games of the year with lots of surprises and gimmicks to keep you hooked for all seventeen floors.<\/p>\n

Luigi’s Mansion 3<\/em>\u00a0is likely the best Nintendo published game of 2019.<\/p>\n

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Control<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Remedy Entertainment,\u00a0Playstation 4<\/em><\/p>\n

After a couple of misfires in recent years, its great to see\u00a0Remedy Entertainment return to form with the wonderfully atmospheric sci-fi action game\u00a0Control<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Players take on the role of protagonist Jesse who arrives at the Federal Beaureau of Control only to find it is almost entirely abandoned.\u00a0 A mysterious janitor points her towards to the office of the\u00a0Director who has apparently committed suicide.\u00a0 When Jesse picks up the Director’s supernaturally powerful sidearm, she finds herself assuming the role of new FBC Director and is transported to the Astral Plane to battle the paranormal Hiss.<\/p>\n

Remedy games in the past\u00a0have often felt like a compromise – they’ve either had great gameplay or great writing but they’ve struggled to bring the two together.\u00a0\u00a0Control<\/em>\u00a0has some terrific writing that is evocative of the weirdest and most memorable episodes of\u00a0The X-Files<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Twilight Zone<\/em>.\u00a0 This is supported by enthralling combat sequences as Jesse uses an arsenal of gravity bending, physics defying weaponry to battle the Hiss.\u00a0 It’s the studios best work and one of the best games of the year.<\/p>\n

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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nintendo EAD,\u00a0Nintendo Switch<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a funny thing, two years after the release of\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em>\u00a0which famously upended the traditional Zelda template \u2013 doing away with traditional dungeons and rigid linearity \u2013 here we are getting excited about\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening<\/em>, a remake of a video game from 1993, that squarely takes us back to the format that Nintendo fans had been playing for three decades.<\/p>\n

But for the most part, it\u2019s a welcome return.\u00a0 Unless you had been going out of your way to revisit the Zelda back catalogue, the last time anyone had an opportunity to play a traditional top down Zelda game in this style was 2013\u2019s excellent\u00a0A Link Between Worlds<\/em>.\u00a0 Absence makes the heart grow fonder and six years is an eternity in video games.\u00a0 And for all the good that\u00a0Breath of the Wild<\/em>\u00a0did, I think in retrospect, everyone can agree the absence of traditional dungeons is a knock against the game.\u00a0 In\u00a0Link\u2019s Awakening<\/em>, you get eight glorious dungeons waiting for you to jump in and explore.<\/p>\n

The original\u00a0Link\u2019s Awakening<\/em>\u00a0on the Gameboy was actually a rather quirky, oddball iteration of Zelda.\u00a0 Firstly, there\u2019s no Princess Zelda.\u00a0 Secondly, the game is littered with cameos from other titles including some fairly straightforward ones (Bob-ombs and Princess Peach from Mario) and some downright obscure ones (Will Wright\u2019s likeness from the Super Nintendo version of\u00a0Sim City<\/em>).\u00a0 But it suits the tone that the game is going for and I\u2019m glad Nintendo kept these cameos when modernizing the game for the Switch.<\/p>\n

Link’s Awakening<\/em>\u00a0is a fun remake and an excellent way to revisit an early gem from Nintendo’s catalogue of Zelda titles.<\/p>\n

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Judgement<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Playstation 4<\/em><\/p>\n

After delivering eight rounds of bone crunching\u00a0beat em up action with the cult favourite\u00a0Yakuza<\/em>\u00a0series,\u00a0developers Ryu Ga Gotoku branched out in a new direction with\u00a0Judgement.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Players take on the role of Takayuki Yagami, a lawyer turned detective who is investigating a series of gruesome murders by a serial killer who gouges out the eyes of his victims.\u00a0 Yagami himself is struggling to recover his social standing as he helped a man accused of murder get acquitted, only for the man to seemingly kill again as soon as he was freed from prison.<\/p>\n

Judgement<\/em>\u00a0certainly has the hallmarks of a Ryu Ga Gotoku developed game.\u00a0 It is set in the same fictional city of Kamurocho\u00a0as the\u00a0Yakuza<\/em>\u00a0games and the player is spoiled with a variety of side missions, mini games (pinball, Mahjong, darts, karaoke) and retro Sega arcade games (Space Harrier, Puyo Puyo, Virtua Fighter 5<\/em>) to keep them busy.<\/p>\n

But the main attraction with\u00a0Judgement<\/em>\u00a0is the fantastic crime caper at the heart of the narrative.\u00a0 Full of memorable characters, great plot twists and compelling melodrama,\u00a0Judgement<\/em>\u00a0is one of the best narrative driven games I played this year.<\/p>\n

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Crash Team Racing<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Beenox, Playstation 4<\/em><\/p>\n

This might be blasphemous but after pouring hours and hours of time into Beenox\u2019s excellent\u00a0Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled<\/em>, I think it might be the better kart racer than\u00a0Mario Kart 8<\/em>.\u00a0 Sure it doesn\u2019t have a patch on the cast of characters on offer in Nintendo\u2019s legendary racer, but the level design and the finesse required to master its triple-boost drifting mechanic makes it a more enjoyable experience for me.<\/p>\n

Nitro Fueled<\/em>\u00a0has also been absurdly generous with the amount of content on offer, with not just an initial massive selection of karts and tracks but new monthly content that could be unlocked\u00a0post-launch, by playing the daily\/weekly\/monthly challenges.<\/p>\n

After nearly a decade in the wilderness, its great to see how\u00a0Crash Bandicoot<\/em>\u00a0has bounced back.\u00a0 Surely a brand new game must be on the cards soon, Activision?<\/p>\n

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Death Stranding<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kojima Productions, Playstation 4<\/em><\/p>\n

The video game equivalent of giving David Lynch a blank cheque and full creative freedom,\u00a0Death Stranding<\/em>\u00a0is developer Hideo Kojima’s first game\u00a0from his freshly minted personal development studio after nearly three decades at Konami making\u00a0Metal Gear\u00a0<\/em>games.<\/p>\n

Death Stranding<\/em>\u00a0proved to be a critically divisive game when it released a few weeks ago.\u00a0 Kojima appears to have been given free rein to indulge in all his eccentricities and the end result is a beautiful looking game that is also mind-bogglingly weird and at times downright baffling.\u00a0 It is also one of the most star studded games ever made with a cast boasting Mads Mikkelsen, Guillermo Del Toro, Norman Reedus and Conan O’Brian (!).<\/p>\n

I can’t say I liked everything about\u00a0Death Stranding<\/em>.\u00a0 Being reductive, its a 50 hour long hiking simulator sandwiched between a bunch of cut scenes that are hard to understand.\u00a0 But I like that a project so personal and so wilfully peculiar exists on this scale and with this budget.\u00a0 And if I’m honest, I like most of Kojima’s weirdness.\u00a0\u00a0Most<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Dragon Quest XI S<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Square Enix,\u00a0Nintendo Switch<\/em><\/p>\n

I love JRPGs.\u00a0 Well, I say I do, but if I\u2019m honest, I mostly love Super Nintendo era JRPGs.\u00a0\u00a0Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana<\/em>.\u00a0 The classics.\u00a0 There was something about the later\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em>\u00a0games that\u00a0lost a lot of the charm and\u00a0mystique of those titles.\u00a0\u00a0As it turns out, I was simply playing the wrong games.\u00a0 Despite being a three decade old series that is revered in Japan, it somehow took me until 2019 to play my first\u00a0Dragon Quest<\/em>\u00a0game.<\/p>\n

Dragon Quest XI<\/em>\u00a0is very obviously a game that traces its lineage back to the NES\/SNES era of JRPGs.\u00a0 The game has a bright, vividly-realised open world but it paints its heroes, villains and creatures in the same broad brushstrokes that stir the imagination the way\u00a0Earthbound<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Breath of Fire<\/em>\u00a0does.<\/p>\n

The game is an almost perfect distillation of what made those old games so great and is also sprinkled with modern quality of life improvements (skill trees, fast travel, checkpoints) that make it hugely enjoyable to play.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of those titles where everything just clicks.\u00a0 The cast is awesome, the storyline is engrossing and the presentation (particularly on the Switch version with the orchestral score) is outstanding.<\/p>\n

A modern day JRPG classic.<\/p>\n

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Neo Cab<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chance Agency,\u00a0Nintendo Switch<\/em><\/p>\n

Futuristic, sci-fi noir tale\u00a0Neo Cab<\/em>\u00a0is one of my favourite narrative games of 2019.\u00a0 Set in the city of Los Ojos, players take on the role of one of the last remaining human cab drivers Lina who is also on the lookout for her missing best friend.\u00a0 The city is ruled by mega-corporation Capra who has almost succeeded in entirely automating transportation and controlling the roads with self-driving vehicles.\u00a0 The majority of the game is experienced through Lina’s night job as an app-based taxi driver, picking up strangers in the city and taking them to their destination.\u00a0 Some of the passengers are amused at the novelty of a human driver and others are appalled and ask for an AI-driven alternative.<\/p>\n

Neo Cab<\/em>\u00a0has a fantastic and timely central premise and its cautionary tale about a near-future society shackled by automation is richly and vividly brought to life by the game’s eccentric cast of passengers.\u00a0 Chance Agency have\u00a0skilfully weaved together a tale that explores futurism,\u00a0corporate malfeasance and tech horror.\u00a0 Honestly, the ideas explored in\u00a0Neo Cab<\/em>\u00a0feel shockingly contemporary and this sort of storytelling is usually the domain reserved for independent cinema.<\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses\u00a0[Nintendo Switch]<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>the latest iteration of Intelligent System’s turn based strategy game is the biggest and boldest yet in this story of three kingdoms going to war.\u00a0 The game is stacked full of content (you can play all three houses and experience the story from each of their perspectives) and\u00a0Fire Emblem<\/em>\u00a0has never looked better than on the Switch.<\/p>\n

Void Bastards\u00a0[Xbox One]\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 when a ship in space with a million prisoners breaks down, they are sent out one by one to scavenge for parts to restore the hyper-drive.\u00a0 Blue Manchu’s sci-fi rogue-like first person shooter is evocative of\u00a0Bioshock<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Judge Dredd<\/em>\u00a0and is one of the most enjoyable shooters of the year.\u00a0 Better still, it was one of the many video game gems that could be enjoyed on Microsoft’s Game Pass service.<\/p>\n

Tetris 99\u00a0[Nintendo Switch]\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The popularity of\u00a0Tetris<\/em>\u00a0endures with this unexpected and highly entertaining multiplayer iteration on the Nintendo Switch.\u00a0\u00a0Tetris 99<\/em>\u00a0is exactly what it sounds like – you play the classic Alexey Pajitnov puzzle game against 99 others online simultaneously and its last man standing rules.\u00a0 I never won a single game of\u00a0Tetris 99\u00a0<\/em>(I’ve finished in the top ten a handful of times) but I enjoyed trying.<\/p>\n

Grindstone\u00a0[Apple Arcade]\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Capybara’s\u00a0Grindstone<\/em>\u00a0was hands down my favourite game of the launch titles on the Apple Arcade service.\u00a0 Playing very much to their roots, this colour and beautifully animated puzzle game draws its lineage from Capy’s back catalogue and is a worthy successor to the likes of\u00a0Critter Crunch<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Clash of Heroes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Steam World Quest: Hand of Gilgamech\u00a0[Nintendo Switch]<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>a narrative driven deck building game,\u00a0Steam World Quest<\/em>\u00a0isn’t quite as good as\u00a0Slay the Spire<\/em>\u00a0but it is not without its charms.<\/p>\n

Biggest Disappointments<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Fall of Bioware<\/strong><\/p>\n

A generation ago, Bioware gave us the incredible Mass Effect<\/em> trilogy and the excellent\u00a0Dragon Age<\/em> series.\u00a0 Their catalogue of games includes legendary titles like\u00a0Baldur’s Gate I & II<\/em> and\u00a0Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic<\/em>.\u00a0 But this generation has not been kind to Bioware and after the hugely disappointing\u00a0Mass Effect Andromeda<\/em>, they served up the critically and commercially disasterous\u00a0Anthem<\/em> in 2019.<\/p>\n

Not only is the game a total bust, its a failure on a scale that threatens the very existence of the studio.\u00a0 It’s a sad state of affairs considering the studio’s incredible legacy.<\/p>\n

Slow Starting Games\u00a0On Game Pass<\/strong><\/p>\n

Microsoft’s Game Pass is a wonderful service.\u00a0 You pay $12 a month to gain access to a huge library of excellent games – both old and new, both big budget and indie.\u00a0 But having access to so many good games at once can spoil a player and I found myself becoming increasingly impatient with games that didn’t immediately get their hooks into me.\u00a0 So apologies to\u00a0Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice<\/em>,\u00a0Devil May Cry 5<\/em> and\u00a0Creature from the Well<\/em>, all of which I played for under an hour before I lost interest and jumped on the next game in my queue.\u00a0 The worst was\u00a0Kingdom Come: Deliverance<\/em>, a fantasy RPG that opens with a fetch quest where you’re asked to gather not one but\u00a0four<\/em> items kicking around a village.\u00a0 I uninstalled that thing so fast my Xbox was spinning.<\/p>\n

Not Enough Time To Play Video Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

I played a lot of amazing games in 2019 but I also missed out on a ton more.\u00a0 When you have a full time job and a family, there’s never enough hours in the day.\u00a0 Outer Worlds, Outer Wilds, Gears of War 5, Pathologic 2, Disco Elysium, Telling Lies, Untitled Goose Game<\/em>\u00a0and Man of Medan\u00a0<\/em>are all games I hoped to play but never found the time for.\u00a0 I’d like to think I’ll play them in 2020 but when I see whats coming out on the horizon, I’m not holding my breath.<\/p>\n

Best Platform of the Year<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Nintendo Switch is the best selling console of 2019 and its also my favourite of all the current devices.<\/p>\n

The Switch had fantastic games straight out of the gate but its really hit its stride in 2019 with a seemingly never ending cycle of great new games, welcome re-releases of beloved classics and an astonishingly regular output of great indy games.\u00a0 In the past I had been critical of Switch Tax – games on the Switch that sold for a premium – but this year there has also been some excellent deep discount sales that have made the software library a little more accessible.<\/p>\n

For anyone who’s a parent, the pick up and play nature of the Switch makes it the best games device on the market.\u00a0 If you want me to be more specific about\u00a0what<\/em> was great on the Switch in 2019, I spent tons of time on\u00a0Slay the Spire, Super Nintendo – Switch Online, Fire Emblem Three Kingdoms, Neo Cab, Link’s Awakening<\/em>…the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

What’s exciting to think is that in 2020, there’s a new Playstation and Xbox on the market and this should force Nintendo’s hand to work even harder to release more great games in the next twelve months.\u00a0 Could we see\u00a0Breath of the Wild 2<\/em> in 2020?\u00a0 Nintendo 64 and Gamecube Games on the Nintendo Online service?\u00a0 A new Mario game?<\/p>\n

Archives<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 201<\/a>8
\nGame of the Year\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Astro Bot: Rescue Mission\u00a0(Playstation VR)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013\u00a0Playstation 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2017<\/a>
\nGame of the Year\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Super Mario Odyssey\u00a0(Nintendo Switch)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013\u00a0Nintendo Switch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2016<\/a>
\nGame of the Year\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Stardew Valley\u00a0(Playstation 4)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013 Playstation 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2015<\/a>
\nGame of the Year\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0The Witcher 3\u00a0(Playstation 4)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013 Playstation 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2014<\/a>
\nGame of the Year\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013 Wii U<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2013<\/a>
\nGame of the Year\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0The Last Of Us (Playstation 3)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013 Playstation 3<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2012<\/a>
\nGame of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0(Xbox 360)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013\u00a0Xbox 360<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2011<\/a>
\nGame of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Clash of Heroes: Might and Magic (Xbox 360)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013 Xbox 360<\/strong>
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Top Ten Video Games of 2010<\/a>
\nGame of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013 Xbox 360<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Top Ten Video Games of 2009<\/a>
\nGame of the Year \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves (Playstation 3)
\n<\/em>Platform of the Year \u2013 Playstation 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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