The end of the decade is upon us and it's time to revisit the landscape of gaming that began in 2000 with the launching of the PlayStation 2 and is now ending in 2009 with three viable console platforms in the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.
Over the next 25 days, GameZone will be bringing our readers the "Top 25 Games of the Decade." Considering how many games released in the past ten years, it was an exhausting process to narrow down our initial list of more than 200 games to the top 25.
Factors that played a large part for titles that made the cut included: initial impact, lasting impact, longevity, "standing the test of time", popularity, advancements in the genre, and much more. It wasn't easy picking and choosing between our favorite children, but we feel the games that made our list are representative of the decade that was
If there's one thing Half-Life 2 was able to convey better than any other first-person shooter it would be the perfect atmosphere alongside with the chilling mood it set.
The Havok physics engine provided a huge boost with its modifications that were packaged in with the Source Engine. This fact alone gave Half-Life 2 one of the more robust weapons in recent memory - aptly titled the gravity gun.
Half-Life 3 may not be too far away from release, as the game suspected to be the third entry in the series has entered the optimization phase.
That one episode of Billy & Mandy where the very fabric of reality was destroyed when Mandy smiled. That's what'll happen when Valve finally counts to 3.
Is this kinda like when it was supposed to be at the 2024 TGAs?
A prototype build of the Half-Life expansion, Blue Shift, from the year 2000 has found its way onto to internet.
The Untold Story Behind a Meteoric Rise
I loved this weapon! I still have yet to play episode 1 or two yet :(
The gravity gun and the "weapon" in Portal have helped push the genre forward.
So Valve? Where's HL2.ep3 or HL3?
A really good game. Did a lot right.