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Game of the Year on PC
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Game of the Year on PC, Nominees

This is the highest honor that we bestow upon a PC game, and with it we acknowledge the one game that stands out from all the rest as being the hands-down greatest, most highly recommendable game of them all. In considering this category, we weigh all of a game's various accomplishments and consider everything from its technical merits to its story to its lasting value to its impact on the industry, though of course the sheer level of fun and entertainment the game provides is what ends up being the most important consideration. As such, we narrowed down our PC Game of the Year contenders to the following:

Battlefield 1942

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions
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This is a pick-up-and-play action extravaganza, a comic book version of WWII.

Mafia

Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Developer: Illusion Softworks
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Quite simply, Mafia is one of the best games of the year.

Neverwinter Nights

Publisher: Atari Games
Developer: BioWare
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Neverwinter Nights is one of those exceedingly rare games that has a lot to offer virtually everyone, even if they aren't already into RPGs.

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way

Publisher: Sierra
Developer: Monolith Productions
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No One Lives Forever 2 is a rousing success on every level.

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
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It's just an outstanding game, filled with all the charm, all the detail, and all the lasting appeal that characterizes all of the finest games ever made.

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