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The 100 Best Games To Play Today

Edge Staff — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:25:59 +0000

The following article is an abridged version taken from Edge’s landmark‭ ‬200th issue,‭ ‬which goes on sale March‭ ‬12.‭
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The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century

Edge Staff — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:54:21 +0100

Next-Gen has ranked the top 100 PC games released since January 2000, based wholly on unit sales. Revenues, aggregate review scores, commentary, franchise information and more are included.

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Oh. My. God!!!

Edge Staff — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:16:35 +0100

Sometimes all it takes to propel a game from "memorable" to "awe-inspiring" is a moment of jaw-dropping magnificence.

Over the following pages are 50 moments of inspiration, fright, laughter and intense sadness. We invite readers to add to the list in the comments section--we realize there are many more moments besides what we've listed here--but these are the moments that will stay with us forever.
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Valve: Are Games Too Expensive?

Mary Jane Irwin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:44:18 +0000

Games may be too expensive.

That is the message Valve Software President Gabe Newell gave the assembled developers at the annual DICE Summit on Wednesday. While the topic of his keynote was the game industry's transition from retail industry to service industry, he revealed sales data from Steam that suggests games are too expensive.

The reason why few have arrived at this conclusion is because you cannot easily experiment with pricing at retail, says Newell. But you can with Steam, Valve's burgeoning digital distribution platform.

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Edge's Top 30 of 2008

Edge Staff — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:17:40 +0000

While we were impressed with last year's slew of strong offerings, the sheer amount of acclaim-worthy titles was astounding across all genres of games in 2008. The fact that the games industry is on track for yet another record year despite economic downturn is no coincidence--a multitude of games have arrived that demand to be purchased by consumers of all types, casual through hardcore.

Here are Edge's top 30 game picks for a remarkable year.

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The 20 Best Games at TGS

Tim Rogers — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:23:27 +0100

As Tokyo Games Show wraps up for another year, Edge looks at the 20 Japanese games that we feel represent what's best about Japanese development right now. Here are our favorite games of the show... 

  20. 7th Dragon
Sega, DS  

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The 60 Biggest Selling Games of the Last 12 Months

Edge Staff — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:31:00 +0000

Each year, at around this time, Edge attempts to tally up the biggest selling games of the previous 12 months. Using a variety of sources, we try to estimate sales of games across North America and Europe.
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The Hot 100 Game Developers of 2009

Edge Staff — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:33:00 +0000

Every year, Edge selects its Hot 100 based on a series of unchanging criteria. The primary factor taken into account is market success—those who saw games release to strong sales in 2008, or who are expected to see a friendly market in 2009. Critical reception and contributions to the art and craft of development are also weighed heavily in Hot 100 placement.

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Edge's Top 20 Publishers 2008

Matt Matthews — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:44:20 +0100

Edge Online has documented its top 20 publishers of 2008, based on various criteria including revenues, profits, growth and publishing success in the industry's definitive annual game publisher rankings.

This feature lists each publisher in the top 20 and has aligned all companies' fiscal years to 4/1/2007 to 3/31/2008 for the sake of comparison. You can view exact criteria here.

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The Top 100 Selling Games of the Last 12 Months

Edge Staff — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Next-Generation has compiled the top selling 100 games from the last year across North America and Europe, including sales figures.

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The Top 25 Game Industry Heroes for 2008

Edge Staff — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:12:00 +0000

Welcome to Edge's 2008 Top 25 Game Industry People of the Year Awards. This is the third year that we've collected and presented a list of the 25 people we felt have had the most positive impact on the game industry in the past 12 months.
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Ten Most Annoying DRM Methods

Joe Keiser — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:58:00 +0100

Digital rights management is the bogeyman of PC gaming. Most publishers demand it to help stave off piracy, yet the pirates seem to hack through it as effortlessly as if it was not there at all. Meanwhile, the people caught in the middle—the gamers who are forced to jump through activation hoops and endure limited usage licenses—are made to feel like they are being punished for the virtue of not being a thief.

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Can Gamers Stop Worrying About Red Ring?

Kris Graft — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:26:41 +0000

Along with all of the commercial and critical software hits of the Xbox 360, Xbox Live's innovations in online, and Microsoft's successes against more established videogame hardware makers, the ugly blemish staining those accomplishments will be the defect known as the "Red Ring of Death."

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How Consoles Die

Kris Graft — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:18:19 +0100

Death, they say, is part of life.

But in the case of game consoles, sometimes death is just death. Here are 12 of the industry's most notable dead consoles. Some whimpered in their last days, some went out in a hail of gunfire and glory and some were DOA. In any case, here's our tribute to the dead.

Note that dates are generally Western-centric.

Headstone:
Atari 2600 (VCS)
1977-1984
"My Bad”

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Japan Votes on All Time Top 100

Edge Staff — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:10:04 +0000

Famitsu readers have voted on their all-time favorite 100 games, in a list which is sure to provoke debate and argument on forums around the gaming world. Next Generation has the full list...
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The Year Ahead: Xbox 360 Games

Rob Crossley — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:01:49 +0000

Though Peter Molyneux’s assertions that 2009’s release list is “all looking a bit dry” certainly raised enough eyebrows, there still remains a circulating sentiment that this year won’t be able to replicate the successes of the previous two.
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RPGs to Rule the World

Joe Keiser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:31:00 +0100

This is part three of our genre-oriented look at the games market in the near future. For our reasoning and methodology behind this series, please check out our first entry on shooters. Part two on action adventures is also available.
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50 Books For Everyone In the Game Industry

Edge Staff — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:10:52 +0100

Next-Gen has compiled a list of the 50 books from which everyone in the game industry could learn something. Our list covers game design theory to histories of games companies to sociological texts to novels. Compiled by game designer and author Ernest Adams...
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The 15 Clearest Benefits of Gaming

Kris Graft — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:43:43 +0000

Over the past decades, videogames have undoubtedly come under fire from a multitude of sources, whether it’s a bill claiming games incite violence, a musician damning Guitar Hero or agenda-driven researchers coming to questionable conclusions.

Just like prescription drugs or food, gaming outside the bounds of moderation can lead to serious drawbacks. But most reasonable experts in fields such as psychology, education and research acknowledge that interactive entertainment has important benefits that have the potential to shape the world’s future.
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The Year Ahead: Wii Games

Rob Crossley — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:35:32 +0000

You’re not alone if you feel a touch spoilt by the sheer mass of compelling software that has been released over the past two years. Mario Galaxy, GTA IV, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3 and the Orange Box are but a handful of fantastic titles that peppered the 2007 and 2008 release lists. Can 2009 repeat the same feat?
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