In a year defined by Nintendo's willingness to reinvent itself, Breath of the Wild's developers stripped away convention to create a masterpiece that will stand the test of time.

Now that the Shacknews staff has shared its favorites of the year so far, it's Chatty's turn.

With improvements that arguably make it the best Dragon Age title in the series, Dragon Age: Inquisition takes our Game of the Year award for 2014.

Far Cry 4 makes fighting a civil war against well-armed soldiers, surviving against deadly animals, and confronting a crazy dictator sound like fun! Fending off honey badgers and riding atop an elephant to overrun outposts in the beautiful country of Kyrat must be a great time, because it's our number two pick for 2014's Game of the Year.

Even as Nintendo's Wii U struggles, games like Mario Kart 8 make the platform more than worth your while.

2014 was the year for shovelry!

For our seventh choice of our Game of the Year countdown, we take a trip down to South Park to meet some friends of ours.

Blizzard's addictive take on collectible card games consumed countless hours of our life this year, earning it a spot in our top ten.