With the end of 2019, the 2010s also finally came to a close. And now that we've looked back on all the great games of 2019, it's time to take a look back at the decade as a whole and talk about the titles that really stood out as the very best of the best. It may have been a long 10 years, with lots of changes in the gaming world, but it was chock full of gaming experiences that were absolutely second to none. While it may have pained us to narrow so many fantastic games down to only a dozen, we have done exactly that, just for you. Here are our picks for the 12 best games of the 2010s:

Now that 2020 is in full swing we have finally left that dead period around the holidays behind and can get back to seeing at least some semi-regular new game releases (as well as new versions of older games). Given that the big game is this weekend, (Koei) Tecmo (and Hamster) have appropriately kicked off the football festivities with the original video game football classic, Tecmo Bowl. And it's the vastly superior arcade version as well (yes, we know the NES version has its fans too)! You may recall that Tecmo Bowl was one of the 6 Favorite Football Games spoken about on this site previously.

Of course if football isn't your thing, there've been a few other somewhat high profile releases recently that might be more to your liking. Some of which include, the console release of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire; the arcade (archives) version of the old-school Konami classic, Frogger; and an Xbox One port of the arcadey indie flight sim, Sky Rogue. "Now, strap on your helmet and go for it!" Then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last eight weeks.

Now that our Games of the Year list is behind us, we can start looking forward to this year. There are a lot of exciting new offerings on the horizon for 2020, some of which will begin releasing fairly soon. A few upcoming titles, however, have already been delayed and may, perhaps be delayed further. But regardless of when they all arrive, this should still certainly be a very entertaining year. As fits the theme of this whole site (in case you hadn't caught on yet), we've decided to lay out the top 12 highlights, along with the most current release information we have. Enjoy.

Welcome back to the now notable new game releases. This week featured the release of the latest entry in the Darksiders franchise, Darksiders: Genesis, which saw the much-needed return of Joe Mad(ureira) and his other ex-Vigil coworkers (now at Airship Syndicate) to the series. Other reasons to be excited about this game (as if that wasn't enough by itself) include the fact that this game is actually a series prequel that mixes things up with a top-down, loot-focused, action RPG style, the fact that it features optional two-player co-op this time around, or the fact that it finally introduces Strife, the long-awaited gun-toting fourth horseman, to the franchise.

Also out just recently, Steam versions of Halo - The Master Chief Collection and Red Dead Redemption II, and a Switch version of the scary-as-hell (but in a good way) Alien: Isolation. Fight through Hell and back, then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last three weeks.

We're back for the second week in a row, with more new releases. Although to be quite honest, it was a little hard to find enough noteworthy releases from just this past week. We really kinda had to stretch a bit near the bottom. That being the case, perhaps we were a touch overzealous when we said we would do this every week going forward. We will try, certainly, but depending on the quantity of quality releases from week to week, it may realistically need to often be an every two or three weeks type of thing. We'll just have to see hot it goes.

At any rate, the biggest release this week without question was (EA and) Respawn Entertainment's hotly-anticipated Star Wars game, Jedi - Fallen Order. Ever since E3, we have been practically counting down the days until we could get our hands on this title. Here's hoping it's better than EA's 2017 Star Wars disaster, Battlefront II.

Also out this past week, the latest Pokemon twofer, Sword and Shield; the third entry in the Romancing SaGa...saga; and the Arcade Archive, Yie Ar Kung-Fu. Become a Jedi, then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 7 days.

Hello 12/12 readers. For far too long now we have been much too infrequent with what was initially supposed to be weekly articles highlighting the latest new game releases on the PlayStation Store,  Nintendo eShop, and Steam. At the same time, we've been completely ignoring other great platforms like the Xbox Games Store and GOG. We would like to apologize for that. In an effort to simultaneously remedy all of these glaring issues, starting today we will be switching to a new all-encompassing article, simply titled, The Weekly New Game Releases. And, yes, we are going to try to stick to a weekly frequency this time.

For our first article in this new format, we will be covering all of the big new releases from just this past week, including the arguable highlight, NFS: Heat. Though likely very similar to its 2017 predecessor, this new Need For Speed entry does feature a few key differences such as the exclusion of loot boxes, the inclusion of Ferraris, and a brand new dynamic weather system. Plus, it's a new Need For Speed so it's got to be at least some fun to play, right?

Also out this past week, Layton's Mystery Journey for the Switch; Death Stranding for the PlayStation 4; and another River City (Ransom) game for multiple platforms. Be unruly, be expressive, then jump past the break to see these new releases, in addition to a few others that we were several weeks overdue posting about.

Happy October, 12/12 readers! I'm sure we don't have to tell you that Halloween is right around the corner now. And that being the case, what better way is there to kick off the countdown than by being visited by the frighteningly good 2009 Ghostbusters video game, now newly reanimated (and remastered) on the PlayStation 4?

Of course, if that isn't enough to stir your spirit, there's a somewhat scary number of other good recent releases to tell you about. Well, actually it's just the usual twelve...but they are all pretty good. Some of these include, From Software's much publicized, yet never actually released outside of Japan (until now), Metal Wolf Chaos; Remedy's exciting new third-person action game, Control; and the Arcade Archives version of the Sega Master System/TurboGrafx-16 classic, Vigilante. Get slimed, then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last ten weeks.

Hey! Do you like the 80s? Do you like killing Nazis? Do you like co-op shooters? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, Bethesda's got you covered. That's because this week, they released Wolfenstein: Youngblood, a standalone expansion to their (and id's) long-celebrated first-person Nazi shooter series, this time featuring online two-player co-op and a righteous alternate-1980s setting. How can you possibly go wrong?

Also out in the past two months, Wargroove, Chucklefish's extremely compelling answer to Nintendo's crazy-popular Fire Emblem games; a brand new Samurai Shodown title, simply titled, Samurai Shodown; and the Arcade (Archives) version of what is quite possibly the greatest TurboGrafx-16 game ever released, Ninja Spirit. Wolves hunt together. Jump past the break to see more new releases from the last nine weeks.

The New PlayStation Store Releases are back. And this week, we've got a good one to tell you about - Team Sonic Racing. The third title in Sega/Sumo Digital's fantastic Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing series, this one is just Sonic & co, without the other all-stars. Don't let that dissuade you from trying it out though, the game is pretty legit. It even has a slick new Team Race mode that is almost worth the price of admission alone.

Also out in the past three-and-a-half months, an Avalanche-assisted sequel to id's minor 2011 hit, Rage; Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, From Software's latest crazy-difficult swordplay game; and a long-overdue but better late than never, Devil May Cry 5. "Gear up. Speed Up." Then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last sixteen weeks.