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The team at Shacknews has joined forces with our Chatty community to count down the Top 10 Games of 2018. Please take a look.

A special project for Microsoft's Xbox team opens the world of gaming to a whole new audience. Increased accessibility and modularity make the Xbox Adaptive Controller the best new hardware of 2018.

In a world where love means nothing, Nintendo still managed to capture our adoration with Mario Tennis Aces, Shacknews's choice for Best Sports Game of 2018.

We are kicking off The Shacknews Awards 2018 by honoring a bunch of games, developers, and performances that stood out this year. Please take a look and check back all week for more awards.

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.