Author: Westen
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Video Game Endings Of All Time
This might be a bad way to start off a “top 10 video game endings list,” but I strongly believe that video game endings are a bit overrated. A poorly done ending in a video game often brings outrage that I think is a bit over the top. I believe that people are too quick…
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SOMA’s Ending Makes Me Think About How We Treat People On The Internet
This post contains spoilers… obviously. I kept the main plot summary in one section that is marked. But major events in the game are alluded to throughout the piece. So there’s no fully avoiding spoilers here. One of the most fascinating aspects of art is how easy it can be to take away completely different…
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BigNerdGaming’s 25 Most Anticipated Games of 2026
The last three years have made me love gaming more than ever before, which I certainly didn’t think was possible. There have literally never been as many good video games coming out as there have been since 2023, at least if you are tracking critic scores. AAA Studios seem to be more consistent than ever,…
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My WAY WAY Too Early 2026 Game Awards Nominee Predictions
For the last two years, I have done something that I consider to be truly sick. I have attempted to predict most of The Game Awards nominees a bit after Summer Game Fest. This is a very difficult task, as some games do not yet have release dates, and many games with release dates get…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Games of 2025
As much work as I put into all of my various 2025 lists, there really is nothing else like a plain old year end top 10. I can make a million different types of weird lists to hype various games up, but there’s literally no way for me to tell you to play a game…
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The 2025 BigNerdGaming Awards
Welcome to year three of the BigNerdGaming Awards! All year long, every time I complete a game, one of the first things I do is open a “notepad” document on my laptop. From there, I update quite a few things that I track all year, but nothing more than my various BigNerdGaming Awards categories. I…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 20 Moments of 2025
This is probably my second favorite post I do every year. As great as it is talking about the characteristics of different video games, there’s something extra special about diving deep and exploring individual moments from those games. If someone tells me their favorite video games from a year, I think there are things I…
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BigNerdGaming’s 2025 Honorable Mentions
The point of an honorable mention is exactly that, to be a quick mention. When it comes to video game top 10s, the honorable mentions are meant to be a way to briefly remark on a very good game that missed the cut, and then move on from there. But I refuse to do that.…
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My 11 Favorite Pieces Of Gaming Content From Friends In 2025
Merry Christmas Eve! When I started this blogging journey a little over two years ago, I had plenty of reasons for doing so. It helped fulfill a dream, it gave me an outlet for my many gaming takes, and it keeps my writing muscles a bit sharper. But also, it felt like a great avenue…
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The 2025 Nerdys: All Of My Dumbest Video Game Awards
Welcome to part one of six for Big Nerd Gaming’s year-end content! The coming weeks will feature many lists with very serious rankings that I truly poured my heart into. Today, things are a bit less prestigious, but I still put a lot of effort into tracking these all year! The Nerdys are my way…
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