Austin Walker's Top 10 Games of 2014

Austin Walker is a critic, live streamer, academic, freelancer, game designer, and probably some other stuff too. Maybe you read his piece on Shadow of Mordor? No? You should. Follow his work on Twitter, Paste, and his blog, ClockworkWorlds.com. 10. Dwarf Fortress Encouraged by this post by Graham Smith, I decided that This Would Be The Year that I learned to play Dwarf Fortress… or at least its slightly more-approachable open-world roguelike...

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Giant Bomb's 2014 Game of the Year Awards: Day Five Text Recap

Well, that's just about it from us here at Giant Bomb. Enjoy what's left of your 2014, check out today's mammoth podcast and the conclusion to our video documentary, and we'll be back at you with fresh faces, fresh places, and fresh... spaces? For 2015? OK, that doesn't really make any sense. Hey, just have a good time and stay safe out there. Thanks for checking out our awards! While big-budget video games forgot about horror for a few...

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Brad Shoemaker's Top 10 Games of 2014

Hmm, yes, "2014 was a weak year" and "consoles are taking forever to prove themselves" and so on and so forth. You've heard plenty of that by now, so let's just move on to the good stuff, huh? While I feel like every game on this list comes with a caveat of one sort or another and there weren't any standouts that felt like true, indelible classics, there was also a huge number of good games that I really enjoyed this year, too many to make it...

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Giancarlo Varanini's Top 10 Games of 2014

Giancarlo Varanini is GameSpot's Executive Sandwich Artist and a regular member of Giant Bomb's Powerbombcast. He likes Fester's Quest, The Undertaker, and you following him on Twitter. Destiny is a mess of a game, and I can't get enough of it. I...

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