Best of Gaming

As judged by our all-star panel! Check out the best FPS, the coolest classic games, the hottest heroines and more.

Author:: Maxim Staff
Updated:: Dec 14, 2015
Original:: Oct 11, 2011

Video games have been a constant source of joy for us, never more so than the time we saw our annoying step brother accidentally get his schlong stuck in the cartridge slot of a Sega Genesis. Here, our panel of experts – Doom designer John Romero; Atari founder Nolan Bushnell; Kotaku reporter Michael Fahey; BioShock creator Ken Levine; former G4 host Olivia Munn; and design director of Gears of War makers Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski - round up the greatest games in video game history.

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