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The seven best videogame manuals of all time
An unusual and enjoyably nostalgic take on the listing genre from Ashley Davis at Destructoid. If the feature had been compiled in the UK it would doubtless have included 8bit classics, Lords of Midnight and Deus Ex Machina.
Top Ten Videogames
A vanilla list to start with, but this one from Time Magazine has been one of the most talked about this season - mostly thanks to its inclusion of iPhone title Geo-Defense Swarm at number six. Four places above Uncharted 2 - a serious game of the decade contender.
Ten sweet iPhone games
Just a simple selection of really good iPhone and iPod Touch titles, selected by Derek Yu at the excellent Independent Gaming Source.
IndustryGamer: top 20 of news stories of 2009
And one more news one, this time from fresh-faced industry blog, IndustryGamers.
Top ten overlooked games of 2009
An interesting addition to Gamasutra's 'Best of 2009' onslaught (which also includes the top five developers and companies for your further delectation). Not heard of Cryostasis or UniWar? Shame on you.
Top ten best Android applications of 2009
Not strictly a game list as there are other sorts of apps on here, but Pocket Gamer's selection is an interesting reminder that App Store doesn't have all the best stuff.
Venture Beat: top ten news stories of 2009
A more US-centric take on the year from the respected tech analysis site. Dean Takahashi's comprehensive list has all the big business stories, including the incredible rise of FarmVille and the disappointing realisation that videogames are, in fact, NOT recession proof. Dammit.
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