Category: Ranks
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My Top 10 Video Game IPs That I Wish Were In Different Hands
Last week, I read an interesting article with rumors that Ubisoft was looking to sell some of its IPs to help keep its struggling business afloat. It does not appear that this was true. It looks more like Ubisoft wants to spin off its business into two separate entities, with one holding its more prominent…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Original Xbox Games
It’s funny how easily we can get wrapped up into different gaming ecosystems as a kid based on events that are likely somewhat outside of our control. I don’t think many kids or even teenagers are doing deep dives of research to determine which gaming console is going to be the best for them. And…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 N64 Games
It is finally time for another edition of my top 10 games from a past system. This is another step in my journey to eventually release a top 50 games of all time list. The N64 was an interesting time for gamers. Much like developers were trying to figure out the power of a new…
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My Top 10 Video Games With No Combat
Video games and combat are intrinsically linked, it seems. I suppose I understand why. Video games can provide special narrative experiences. But the thing that sets video games apart from other mediums is the fact that you can interact with them. And it’s much easier to sell someone on gameplay where you fight with someone…
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Ranking the 2025 Xbox Developer Direct
If you follow this blog, you may have figured out that I enjoy ranking things. I planned on catching up on reviews over the next few weeks, but after watching the Xbox Developer Direct yesterday, I just needed to write about it (and rank it). Xbox Developer Directs have become one of my favorite showcases…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 15 Most Anticipated Games of 2025
2023 was one of the greatest gaming years of my life. I felt like I played more amazing games that year than perhaps any other year in my life. I was very pessimistic about 2024 surpassing it. Then, 2024 came in and did surpass it for me by a hair. I thought 2023 was a…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Moments of 2024
Welcome to the last part of my three part series on the top moments of 2024! These are the big ones. When I look back on 2024, these are all the moments I will remember most. I’m excited to share them with you! After getting some feedback, I made all the headlines a bit more…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 40 Moments of 2024: #25-11
Welcome to part 2 of my top 40 moments of 2024! If you want part 1, I have it linked with all of my other content for the end of the year below. Let’s get to it! My Other Year-End Content So Far BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Indie Games Of 2024 AndresPlays Top 10 Games of…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 40 Moments of 2024: #40-26
I’ve been doing tons of lists for the end of the year. This might be my craziest. This is part one of three this week, going over my top 40 moments of 2024. I love video game moments because they can encapsulate such a wide variety of experiences. A lot of these are big story…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Games of 2024
One of my favorite parts about this time of year is that for a brief moment, almost everyone seems to take on my love of ranking things. I will see top 10 lists from all sorts of people on my social media feeds, even those who don’t appear to be ranking aficionados. Video games are…
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