Well hi, hello and how do you do? There's just one last festive tradition to tick off the list before we resume work for the new year, and it's the finest tradition of them all - the Eurogamer reader's top 50 games of the year! 2018 was a fascinating, diverse year for new games, and your list beautifully reflects that - as do your comments. Thank you so much for taking part, and see you all again soon! 50. Sonic Mania Plus What we said: "Mania takes everything that was memorable about Sega's pioneering 2D platformers - that joy in momentum always teetering on the brink of disaster, the deranged magnificence of those levels, the mournful bassnote as poor, faithful Tails stampedes into all the traps you've just triggered in passing - and rejuvenates it, to the point where you can only put down the pad in astonishment. Sonic the Hedgehog happened, everybody. "He's supposed to be all washed up - gaming's Birdman, a balding, leather-jacketed C-lister they wheel on whenever some Mario … [Read more...] about Eurogamer readers’ top 50 games of 2018
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Valve lists the 100 best-selling Steam games of 2018
As we approach the end of 2018, Valve has revealed its traditional best-of-the-year lists, which includes a tiered ranking of the 100 top-selling Steam games by revenue, as well as the games that drew in the most players.All the games you'd expect to be in the top 12 best-sellers, grouped in the Platinum tier, have made it, such as Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Rainbow Six Siege, Far Cry 5 and PUBG. Free-to-play games also make it by virtue of in-game transactions, including Dota 2 and Warframe. Elder Scrolls Online is also in the group, likely because of its various expansions this year.It's good to see The Witcher 3, still the best game you can play on PC, make the Gold tier, which means it's one of the 24 top sellers on Steam. It's sitting alongside the likes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Path of Exile. It's worth browsing through the full top 100 to see if any have escaped your library, and their prices and current discounts are clearly marked.The … [Read more...] about Valve lists the 100 best-selling Steam games of 2018
Valve reveals the 100 best-selling Steam games of 2018
As we approach the end of 2018, Valve has revealed its traditional best-of-the-year lists, which includes a tiered ranking of the 100 top-selling Steam games by revenue, as well as the games that drew in the most players.All the games you'd expect to be in the top 12 best-sellers, grouped in the Platinum tier, have made it, such as Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Rainbow Six Siege, Far Cry 5 and PUBG. Free-to-play games also make it by virtue of in-game transactions, including Dota 2 and Warframe. Elder Scrolls Online is also in the group, likely because of its various expansions this year.It's good to see The Witcher 3, still the best game you can play on PC, make the Gold tier, which means it's one of the 24 top sellers on Steam. It's sitting alongside the likes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Path of Exile. It's worth browsing through the full top 100 to see if any have escaped your library, and their prices and current discounts are clearly marked.The … [Read more...] about Valve reveals the 100 best-selling Steam games of 2018
The five best years in PC gaming history
Here's the thing about PC gaming: every year is great for one reason or another. Just for fun, though, we let the PC Gamer staff select the best years in PC gaming, through a vigorous process of putting a line next to the years they wanted to vote for, based on the games that were released in those twelve months. The results below definitely reflect the respective ages of the team (most of us are in our thirties), so it's worth keeping that in mind. This process offered an interesting at-a-glance perspective of how quickly PC gaming changed, and how certain types of games would come and go. Let us know your choice for PC gaming's best year in the comments. 5: 1999Key releases: System Shock 2, Everquest, Unreal Tournament, Planescape Torment, Homeworld, Age of Empires 2, Alpha Centauri, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, X-Wing Alliance, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Team Fortress Classic, Alien versus Predator, Driver, Dungeon Keeper 2, Outcast, Soul Reaver, Quake 3 Arena, C&C: … [Read more...] about The five best years in PC gaming history
The best Xbox One games in 2018: every must-play on Xbox One S and One X
These are the best Xbox One games, officially and painstakingly selected especially for you, dear reader. Some great games are on the horizon for Xbox One. Just this week Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was announced, and with State of Decay 2 imminent and Crackdown 3 rumoured to be coming soon, 2018 looks like its going to be a good year. We’ve recently added Capcom’s life-consuming action-RPG Monster Hunter World to this list, as well as overnight streaming sensation Fortnite: Battle Royale. Microsoft’s first AAA-exclusive of the year – Sea of Thieves – dropped in March. Despite some launch issues, it’s such swashbuckling fun that it’s made our list too. At the tail end of last year the beautiful Egyptian open-world of Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Nazi-splattering FPS extravaganza, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus both made the cut. It was also time to bid farewell to Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, as Middle Earth: Shadow of War … [Read more...] about The best Xbox One games in 2018: every must-play on Xbox One S and One X