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  • WRUP: What are your '10 Years, 10 Great Games' ?

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    Alexander Sliwinski
    Alexander Sliwinski
    07.11.2014

    In celebration of our tenth anniversary, all this week the Joystiq crew have been sharing our 10 favorite games of the past 10 years. You can watch all of the top picks from the Joystiq staff in the YouTube playlist above. Now let's hear yours! Here are the rules we had to follow: 1) Yes, they must be from 2004-2014. 2) No remakes, reissues, HD remixes, etc. The original version of the game must be from the past decade. Share your top ten after the break or just let us know what you're playing this weekend.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Ludwig's picks

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    Ludwig Kietzmann
    Ludwig Kietzmann
    07.11.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. To close out the Joystiq staff's picks for favorite games of the last decade, Editor-in-Chief Ludwig Kietzmann ventures to a beautiful and peaceful land and proceeds to destroy every living creature.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Xav's picks

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    Xav de Matos
    Xav de Matos
    07.11.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For his top selection, Feature Content Director Xav de Matos discusses the industrywide implications that have evolved out of the release of a shooter sequel in 2004.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Anthony's picks

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    Anthony John Agnello
    Anthony John Agnello
    07.10.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For his number one selection, Community Manager Anthony John Agnello reminds us of a beloved RPG franchise from Square Enix that isn't a Final Fantasy.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Sam's picks

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    S. Prell
    S. Prell
    07.10.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. Weekend Editor Sam Prell talks about being Joystiq's "MOBA guy" with his pick of the last decade, one of the most populated online games available today.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Thomas' picks

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    Thomas Schulenberg
    Thomas Schulenberg
    07.10.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite – not "best" – games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For his top game of the last decade, Weekend Editor Thomas Schulenberg talks about one of the latest games starring the video game industry's most beloved mascot.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Susan's picks

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    Susan Arendt
    Susan Arendt
    07.09.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. Joystiq Managing Editor Susan Arendt marvels at sentient bear suits with her pick, one of Atlus' most beloved RPG titles.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Alexander's picks

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    Alexander Sliwinski
    Alexander Sliwinski
    07.09.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. News Content Director Alexander Sliwinski details his pick, a more refined and accessible installment of one of the world's most beloved strategy franchises.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Mike's picks

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    Mike Suszek
    Mike Suszek
    07.08.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For his number one pick, Contributing Editor Mike Suszek details his love for the epic second installment of BioWare's sci-fi RPG series.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Earnest's picks

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    Earnest Cavalli
    Earnest Cavalli
    07.08.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For his top game of the last decade, Contributing Editor Earnest Cavalli discusses the dark world of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Danny's picks

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    Danny Cowan
    Danny Cowan
    07.08.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. As his number one pick, Contributing Editor Danny Cowan selects a game that a former Joystiq staffer infamously despised. The rest of his list is a mashup of weird and wonderful pieces of entertainment.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Richard's picks

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    Richard Mitchell
    Richard Mitchell
    07.07.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For his number one selection, Reviews Content Director Richard Mitchell surprises all by picking The Behemoth's multi-player brawler, Castle Crashers, before diving into other games he loved over the last ten years.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Jessica's picks

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    Jessica Conditt
    Jessica Conditt
    07.07.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For her number one selection, Senior Editor Jessica Conditt reveals why the emotionally impactful and suspense-rich first season of Telltale's The Walking Dead was her favorite game of the last decade.

  • 10 Years, 10 Great Games: Sinan's picks

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    Sinan Kubba
    Sinan Kubba
    07.07.2014

    Throughout the week, Joystiq celebrates its tenth anniversary by revealing each writer's favorite - not "best" - games of the last decade. Aside from selecting a number one, each list is unordered. For his number one selection, Contributing Editor Sinan Kubba battles his love between two of From Software's hellish action-RPGs, finally giving the nod to Dark Souls. That doesn't mean, however, that Demon's Souls has been forgotten in the rest of his ten favorite games of the last decade.

  • 10 Years Gone: Today is Joystiq's most decadent birthday

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    Anthony John Agnello
    Anthony John Agnello
    06.16.2014

    Shunted out of the Los Angeles sunshine and E3's all-encompassing embrace, the Joystiq crew returned to their respective homelands over the weekend, finding solace on both sides of the Atlantic. They returned to loved ones, frequently photographed pets, and much-needed rest. Today, the crew celebrates completing not just another E3 but an altogether more momentous occasion: JOYSTIQ IS TEN YEARS OLD, Y'ALL! It was on June 16, 2004 that the little ol' website known as Joystiq was born. Appropriately, it was E3 2004 that demonstrated a need for Joystiq in the first place. Our sibling site Engadget, overwhelmed by covering the show that year, realized that maybe there was something to these video game things and so Joystiq was created to cover that wide realm. We've expanded and contracted over the years, ballooning out into blogs like Xbox 360 Fanboy and others, with myriad podcasts and shows created along the way. Ten years on, we're at our most focused, entertaining and potent, with the Super Joystiq Podcast, Joystiq Streams, and the kind of daily writing that makes grown men and women weep with joy. We're going to be celebrating our Tin Anniversary with all kinds of special stories, including a massive look back at our favorite games of the past decade. Stay tuned for those over the next few weeks, and stick around for the next ten years.