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s that multiple reputable
video game journalists Video game journalism is a branch of journalism concerned with the reporting and discussion of video games, typically based on a core "reveal–preview–review" cycle. With the prevalence and rise of independent media online, online publicati ...
or
magazines A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination ...
have considered to be among the best of all time. The games listed here are included on at least six separate "best/greatest of all time" lists from different publications, as chosen by their editorial staffs.


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Publications

The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the 46 selected publications list the game. # ''
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die ''1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'' is a video game reference book first published in October 2010. It consists of a list of video games released between 1970 and 2013, arranged chronologically by release date. Each entry in the list ...
'' – 2013 # ''
The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory ...
'' – 2005 # ''
Collider A collider is a type of particle accelerator which brings two opposing particle beams together such that the particles collide. Colliders may either be ring accelerators or linear accelerators. Colliders are used as a research tool in particl ...
'' – 2020 # ''Digitally Downloaded'' – 2016 # '' Electric Playground Network'' – 2013 # ''
Edge Edge or EDGE may refer to: Technology Computing * Edge computing, a network load-balancing system * Edge device, an entry point to a computer network * Adobe Edge, a graphical development application * Microsoft Edge, a web browser developed ...
'' – 2000, 2015, 2017 # ''
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' was a video game magazine published in the United States from November 1982 to May 1984. For the last two issues it was renamed ''ComputerFun''. Content The magazine was split up into the following sec ...
'' - 1984 # ''
Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
'' – 2009 # ''
Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular cu ...
'' – 2003 # '' Esquire'' – 2018, 2020 # ''
FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...
'' – 2010 # '' Flux'' – 1995 # '' G4'' – 2012 # '' GamesMaster'' - 1996 # '' Gamecenter'' - 2000 # ''
Game Informer ''Game Informer'' (''GI'', most often stylized ''gameinformer'' from the 2010s onward) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles. It debuted in August 1991 w ...
'' – 2009, 2018 # ''Game On! From Pong to Oblivion'' – 2006 # ''
GameSpot ''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. In addition ...
'' – 2000, 2007 # '' GameSpy'' – 2001 # ''
Gamereactor ''Gamereactor'' is a Scandinavian online media network covering video games in multiple languages and a former print magazines network. In 2013, it was "one of the biggest games publications in Europe" according to Develop. History The Gamereac ...
'' – 2011, 2017 # ''
GamesRadar+ ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites '' Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and ''Computer ...
'' – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 # '' GamesTM'' – 2010, 2018 # ''Gameswelt'' – 2012, 2016, # ''GamingBolt'' – 2013, 2022 # '' GQ'' – 2013 # ''The Greatest Games'' – 1985 # ''
Hardcore Gaming 101 ''Hardcore Gaming 101'' is an online video game magazine founded by Kurt Kalata. Kalata established the site after graduating college, when he noticed the overabundance of game strategy guides, and felt that someone should create more books abou ...
'' – 2015, 2020 # '' Hyper'' – 1995, 1997, 1999 # ''
IGN ''IGN'' (formerly ''Imagine Games Network'') is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa distri ...
'' – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 # ''
The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...
'' – 1999 # ''
The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...
'' – 2013 # '' Jeuxvideo.com'' – 2011, 2017 # '' Mashable'' – 2020 # '' Next Generation'' – 1996, 1999 # ''
Polygon In geometry, a polygon () is a plane figure that is described by a finite number of straight line segments connected to form a closed ''polygonal chain'' (or ''polygonal circuit''). The bounded plane region, the bounding circuit, or the two to ...
'' – 2017 # ''
Popular Mechanics ''Popular Mechanics'' (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation o ...
'' – 2014, 2019 # ''
Power Unlimited ''Power Unlimited'' is a Dutch multi-format video games magazine. It is the biggest gaming magazine in the Benelux. The first issue was released in June 1993. History ''Power Unlimited'' started in June 1993 in Bjørn Bruinsma's basement as a ne ...
'' – 2015 # ''PPE'' – 2021 # '' Slant Magazine'' – 2014, 2018, 2020 # '' Stuff'' – 2008, 2014, 2017 # '' Super GamePower'' - 2001 # '' Sydney Morning Herald'' – 2002 # ''
Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...
'' – 2012, 2016 # ''
USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgi ...
'' - 2022 # ''
TheWrap ''TheWrap'' is an American online news website covering the business of entertainment and media via digital, print and live events. It was founded by journalist Sharon Waxman Sharon I. Waxman (born c.1963) is an American author, journalist, ...
'' – 2017 # ''
Yahoo! Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Manage ...
'' – 2005


See also

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List of best-selling video games This is a list of video games that have sold the highest number of software units worldwide. The best-selling video game to date is ''Minecraft'', a sandbox game released by Mojang in May 2009 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console plat ...
* List of Game of the Year awards *
List of video games notable for negative reception This is a list of video games that have gained an enduring negative reception, often due to being perceived by reviewers as having low-quality or outdated graphics, glitches, poor controls for gameplay, or irredeemable game design faults. Su ...


Notes

The reference numbers show which publications include the game.


References

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Electronic Fun with Computers & Games ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' was a video game magazine published in the United States from November 1982 to May 1984. For the last two issues it was renamed ''ComputerFun''. Content The magazine was split up into the following sec ...
, date=March 1984, volume=2 , issue=5
{{cite book, last1=Gutman, first1=Dan, last2=Addams, first2=Shay, title=The Greatest Games: The 93 Best Computer Games of All Time, year=1985, publisher=
Compute! ''Compute!'' (), often stylized as ''COMPUTE!'', was an American home computer magazine that was published from 1979 to 1994. Its origins can be traced to 1978 in Len Lindsay's ''PET Gazette'', one of the first magazines for the Commodore PET ...
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{{cite journal, title=The Top 100 Video Games, journal= Flux, date=April 1995, issue=4 {{cite journal, title=Top 100 Video Games of All Time, journal= Hyper, date=February 1995, issue=15 {{cite journal, title=Top 100 Games of All Time, journal= GamesMaster, date=July 1996, issue=44 {{cite journal, title=Top 100 Games of All Time, journal= Next Generation, date=September 1996, issue=21, url=https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-021/Next_Generation_Issue_021_September_1996#page/n39/mode/2up, access-date=October 28, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203233916/https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-021/Next_Generation_Issue_021_September_1996#page/n39/mode/2up, archive-date=February 3, 2017, url-status=live {{cite journal, title=The 50 Best Games Ever!, journal= Hyper, date=December 1997, issue=50 {{cite journal, title=The Top 50 Games of All Time!, journal= Hyper, date=November 1999, issue=73 {{cite web , title=The 50 Best Video games: A Legend In Your Own Living-Room , website=
The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...
, date=February 6, 1999 , url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-50-best-video-games-a-legend-in-your-own-livingroom-1068932.html, access-date=May 5, 2022 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018134016/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-50-best-video-games-a-legend-in-your-own-living-room-1068932.html , archive-date=October 18, 2017
{{cite journal, journal= Next Generation, title=The Fifty Best Games of All Time, date=February 1999, issue=50 {{cite magazine, title=The 100 Best Games of All Time, magazine=
Edge Edge or EDGE may refer to: Technology Computing * Edge computing, a network load-balancing system * Edge device, an entry point to a computer network * Adobe Edge, a graphical development application * Microsoft Edge, a web browser developed ...
, issue=80, date=January 2000
{{cite web , title=The Top 40 Games of the Millennium, website= Gamecenter , date=January 5, 2000, url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Top40games/index.html, access-date=August 23, 2022 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000617031446/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Top40games/ss14.html , archive-date=June 17, 2000 {{cite web, title=GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium, url=http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/features/gotm_uk/, website=
GameSpot ''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. In addition ...
, access-date=September 5, 2022, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815090929/http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/features/gotm_uk/, archive-date=August 15, 2000, date=January 2, 2000
{{cite web , title=GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time , website= GameSpy , year=2001 , url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/july01/top50index/ , access-date=April 22, 2022 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604135802/http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/july01/top50index/ , archive-date=June 4, 2004 {{cite magazine , date=January 2001 , title=Os melhores games de todos os tempos , trans-title=The best games of all time , language=pt-BR , magazine= Super GamePower, location=
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, publisher=Editora Nova Cultural , issue=82
{{cite news, first=David, last=Hollingworth, url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/top-50-video-games-of-all-time-20020606-gdfcdk.html, title=Top 50 video games of all time, date=June 6, 2002, website= Sydney Morning Herald, access-date=May 3, 2022, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126020406/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/top-50-video-games-of-all-time-20020606-gdfcdk.html, archive-date=January 26, 2021, url-status=live, type=Published in print, with additional preface, as part of the ''Heralds monthly ''e)mag'' supplement. {{cite magazine, title=We rank the 100 greatest videogames, date=May 13, 2003, url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/05/13/we-rank-100-greatest-videogames/, magazine=
Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular cu ...
, access-date=March 8, 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309120251/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/05/13/we-rank-100-greatest-videogames/, archive-date=March 9, 2018, url-status=live
{{cite web , title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time , website=
IGN ''IGN'' (formerly ''Imagine Games Network'') is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa distri ...
, year=2003 , url=http://top100.ign.com/2003/ , access-date=December 17, 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120250/http://top100.ign.com/2003/ , archive-date=December 7, 2014
{{cite news , url=https://www.theage.com.au/news/livewire/the-50-best-games/2005/10/04/1128191720699.html , title=The 50 best games , date=October 6, 2005 , newspaper=
The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory ...
, access-date=March 9, 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135541/https://www.theage.com.au/news/livewire/the-50-best-games/2005/10/04/1128191720699.html , archive-date=March 10, 2018 , url-status=live
{{cite web , url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/ , title=IGN's Top 100 Games, 2005 , year=2005 , website=
IGN ''IGN'' (formerly ''Imagine Games Network'') is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa distri ...
, access-date=November 19, 2013 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213111424/http://top100.ign.com/2005/ , archive-date=December 13, 2013
{{cite web, title=The 100 greatest computer games of all time, url=http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/, website=uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com, publisher=
Yahoo! Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Manage ...
, access-date=October 28, 2017, date=2005, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050801002743/http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/, archive-date=August 1, 2005
{{cite book, last1=McCarthy, first1=David, last2=Curran, first2=Ste, last3=Byron, first3=Simon, title=Game On! From Pong to Oblivion – The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time, year=2006, publisher=
Headline Publishing Group Headline Publishing Group is a British publishing brand and former company. It was founded in 1986 by Tim Hely Hutchinson. In 1993, Headline bought Hodder & Stoughton and the company became Hodder Headline Ltd. In 1999, Hodder Headline was acq ...
, isbn=978-0755315703
{{cite web, title=The Top 100 Games of All Time!, url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/, website=IGN, access-date=October 28, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203021612/http://top100.ign.com/2007/, archive-date=December 3, 2007, url-status=dead, date=2007 {{cite web, title=The Greatest Games of All Time, url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/index.html, website=
GameSpot ''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. In addition ...
, access-date=May 9, 2020, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726155641/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/index.html, archive-date=July 26, 2008, date=2007
{{cite journal, journal= Stuff, title=100 Greatest Games, date=October 2008, pages=116–126 {{cite web, title=The 100 Greatest Games Of All Time, date=2009, url=http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/, publisher=
Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
, website=www.empireonline.com, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515221956/http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/, archive-date=May 15, 2011, url-status=dead
{{cite journal, journal= GamesTM, title=GamesTM Top 100, date=October 2010, issue=100 {{cite magazine, magazine=
Game Informer ''Game Informer'' (''GI'', most often stylized ''gameinformer'' from the 2010s onward) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles. It debuted in August 1991 w ...
, title=The Top 200 Games of All Time, date=January 2010, issue=200
{{cite magazine, last1=Clack, first1=David, url=http://www.fhm.com/reviews/console-games/fhms-100-greatest-games-of-all-time-20090901, title=FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time, magazine=
FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...
, access-date=October 28, 2017, date=January 11, 2010, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430073137/http://www.fhm.com/reviews/console-games/fhms-100-greatest-games-of-all-time-20090901, archive-date=April 30, 2013
{{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-100-best-games-of-all-time/ , title=The 100 best games of all time , date=April 1, 2011 , website= GamesRadar , access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118151554/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-100-best-games-of-all-time/ , archive-date=January 18, 2012 {{cite web , url=https://www.gamereactor.no/topp100 , title=Gamereactor Kårer Tidenes 100 Beste Spill! , date=August 31, 2011 , website=
Gamereactor ''Gamereactor'' is a Scandinavian online media network covering video games in multiple languages and a former print magazines network. In 2013, it was "one of the biggest games publications in Europe" according to Develop. History The Gamereac ...
, access-date=October 27, 2019 , archive-date=July 8, 2020 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708095943/https://www.gamereactor.no/topp100 , url-status=live
{{cite web, title=Les 100 meilleurs jeux de tous les temps, url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossiers/00014196/les-100-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps.htm, website=Jeuxvideo.com, access-date=March 5, 2019, date=March 4, 2011, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627150823/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossiers/00014196/les-100-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps.htm, archive-date=June 27, 2018, url-status=live {{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , title=The 100 best games of all time , date=April 20, 2012 , website= GamesRadar , access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509195913/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=May 9, 2012 {{cite web , url=https://www.gameswelt.de/gameswelttv/video/plaetze-81-100-165185 , title=Gameswelt Top 100 , date=July 26, 2012 , website=Gameswelt , access-date=May 14, 2022 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512080827/https://www.gameswelt.de/gameswelttv/video/plaetze-81-100-165185 , archive-date=May 12, 2022 {{cite web, title=G4TV's Top 100 Games, date=October 6, 2012, url=http://www.g4tv.com/top-100, publisher= G4, website=www.g4tv.com, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-100, archive-date=November 23, 2014, url-status=dead {{cite magazine, title=All-TIME 100 Video Games, url=http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/, magazine=
Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...
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{{cite book, editor=Tony Mott, title=
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die ''1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'' is a video game reference book first published in October 2010. It consists of a list of video games released between 1970 and 2013, arranged chronologically by release date. Each entry in the list ...
, year=2013, publisher=
Universe Publishing Rizzoli Libri, formerly Rizzoli Libri S.p.A. and RCS Libri S.p.A. is an Italian book publisher and a division of Mondadori Libri, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. RCS Libri was a former subsidiary of RCS MediaGroup, but in ...
, isbn=978-1844037667
{{cite web, url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uoO3csitWN_KHRByq0eyPagW2z9FKYW, title=Reviews on the Run - Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time! , date=August 14, 2013 , publisher= Electric Playground Network, website=
YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...
, access-date=May 28, 2021
{{cite web, url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/, title=The 100 best games of all time , date=February 15, 2013 , website= GamesRadar , access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123082433/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=January 23, 2014 {{cite web, first=John, last=Tones, language=es, title=Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia, url=https://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951, website= GQ, access-date=August 14, 2022, date=April 23, 2013, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916015442/http://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951/image/625976, archive-date=September 16, 2016, url-status=live {{cite news, first=Joe, last=Griffin, url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/the-50-best-videogames-of-all-time-1.1610521, title=The 50 best videogames of all time, date=November 29, 2013, newspaper=
The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...
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{{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , title=The 100 best games of all time , date=March 7, 2014 , website= GamesRadar , access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321161256/http://gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=March 21, 2014 {{cite web, url=http://gamingbolt.com/top-100-greatest-video-games-ever-made , title=Top 100 greatest video games ever made , website=www.gamingbolt.com , publisher=GamingBolt , date=April 19, 2013 , access-date=December 30, 2014, url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026161536/http://gamingbolt.com/top-100-greatest-video-games-ever-made , archive-date=October 26, 2014 {{cite web, title=The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time, url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/p10%20100%20greatest%20video%20games%20of%20all%20time, website=slantmagazine.com, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712044110/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/P10, archive-date=July 12, 2015, date=June 9, 2014 {{cite web, title=Best Games Ever: the 20 greatest games of all time, url=https://www.stuff.tv/my/features/best-games-ever-20-greatest-games-all-time, publisher= Stuff.tv, access-date=April 10, 2021, date=March 11, 2014, url-status=live, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401100654/https://www.stuff.tv/my/features/best-games-ever-20-greatest-games-all-time, archive-date=April 1, 2016 {{cite magazine, url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/g134/the-100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/ , magazine=
Popular Mechanics ''Popular Mechanics'' (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation o ...
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{{cite web, title=HG101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time, url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/hg101-presents-the-200-best-video-games-of-all-time/, website=hardcoregaming101.net, access-date=October 28, 2017, date=December 5, 2015, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065018/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/hg101-presents-the-200-best-video-games-of-all-time/, archive-date=October 29, 2017, url-status=live {{cite web, date=September 19, 2016, url=http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2016/09/the-top-100-of-all-time-how-many-have.html , title=The top 100 of all time! How many have you played? , access-date=February 27, 2022 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226234118/http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2016/09/the-top-100-of-all-time-how-many-have.html , website=DigitallyDownloaded.net, archive-date=February 26, 2022 {{cite web , url=https://www.gameswelt.de/top-100/news/waehlt-eure-lieblingsspiele-260600 , title=Gameswelt Top 100 , date=July 18, 2016 , website=Gameswelt , access-date=May 14, 2022 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512080821/https://www.gameswelt.de/top-100/news/waehlt-eure-lieblingsspiele-260600 , archive-date=May 12, 2022 {{cite magazine, date=August 23, 2016, url=http://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time , title=The 50 Best Video Games of All Time , access-date=August 30, 2016 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830154639/http://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time/ , magazine=
Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...
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{{cite web, last=Owen, first=Phil, title=The 30 Best Video Games of All Time, Ranked, url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-30-best-video-games-of-all-time-photos/, website=thewrap.com, access-date=October 29, 2017, date=March 13, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029172938/https://www.thewrap.com/the-30-best-video-games-of-all-time-photos/, archive-date=October 29, 2017, url-status=live {{cite magazine, title=Edge Presents: The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time, magazine=
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Gamereactor ''Gamereactor'' is a Scandinavian online media network covering video games in multiple languages and a former print magazines network. In 2013, it was "one of the biggest games publications in Europe" according to Develop. History The Gamereac ...
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{{cite web, title=Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps, url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossier/694881/top-100-des-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps/, website=Jeuxvideo.com, language=fr, access-date=March 3, 2019, date=September 10, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914085021/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossier/694881/top-100-des-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps/, archive-date=September 14, 2017, url-status=live {{cite web, last1=Hayward, first1=Andrew, title=Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time, url=https://www.stuff.tv/features/stuffs-best-games-ever-50-greatest-games-all-time, website=stuff.tv, access-date=October 28, 2017, date=September 27, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015054923/https://www.stuff.tv/features/stuffs-best-games-ever-50-greatest-games-all-time, archive-date=October 15, 2017, url-status=dead {{cite web, last=Polygon Staff, title=The 500 Best Video Games of All Time, url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/27/16158276/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-500-401, website= Polygon.com, access-date=December 1, 2017, date=November 27, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303210843/https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/27/16158276/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-500-401, archive-date=March 3, 2018, url-status=live {{cite web, title=Top 100 beste video games aller tijden, url=https://www.pu.nl/artikelen/feature/top-100-games-aller-tijden/, website=Power Unlimited, access-date=March 3, 2019, date=March 16, 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316202451/https://www.pu.nl/artikelen/feature/top-100-games-aller-tijden/, archive-date=March 16, 2018, url-status=live {{cite web , last1=Pope , first1=Nick , last2=Nicholson , first2=Tom , last3=Clark , first3=Murray , title=The (Real) Greatest Video Games Of All-Time , url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a24173497/the-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/ , website= Esquire , access-date=May 1, 2022 , language=en , date=October 31, 2018 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107001605/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a24173497/the-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/ , archivedate=November 7, 2018 , url-status=live {{cite magazine, magazine=
Game Informer ''Game Informer'' (''GI'', most often stylized ''gameinformer'' from the 2010s onward) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles. It debuted in August 1991 w ...
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Popular Mechanics ''Popular Mechanics'' (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation o ...
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Collider A collider is a type of particle accelerator which brings two opposing particle beams together such that the particles collide. Colliders may either be ring accelerators or linear accelerators. Colliders are used as a research tool in particl ...
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USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgi ...
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