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Encyclopedia > Game of the Year

Game of the Year is a distinction awarded by various magazines and websites to a deserving PC or console video game. Many publications will award a single "Game of the Year" to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievement that year, as well as smaller awards (e.g. "Best Strategy Game" or "Best Shooter"). Publications awarding some form of Game of the Year include: This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... “Computer Games” redirects here. ... A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... Chess is one of the most well-known and played strategy games of all time. ... Shooter games cover a fairly broad spectrum of sub-genres that have the commonality of controlling a character who is usually armed with a firearm that can be freely aimed. ...

Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. ... GAMES Magazine is a United States based magazine devoted to games published by GAMES Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. ... GameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. ... Opinion polls are surveys of opinion using sampling. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... G-Phoria is an annual video game awards show started in 2003 and produced by G4. ... IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ... This article is about the Nintendo of America produced publication. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled PC Gamer US and PC Gamer UK. (Discuss) PC Gamer US April 2005 cover covering Call of Duty 2 PC Gamer is a computer games magazine, founded in 1993. ... Pelit (meaning games) is a Finnish video games magazine published 11 times a year by Sanoma Magazines. ... Penny Arcade is a webcomic and blog written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. ... X-Play logo X-Play (previously Gamespot TV and Extended Play) is a video game review television show hosted by Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb. ...

References

  1. ^ Poll of the Day: BEST OF 2006: Game of the Year (Final Vote). GameFAQs (2007-01-13). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.

GameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ...

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