For those of you, here are the genre nominees for IGN’s Best of Games 2014. Action comes in a lot of different flavors, and there’s no one recipe for coming up with the perfect results.

The beat 'em up genre has been around since the days of arcades. Although it's not as prominent as it once was, games like ...

Released in 2004, World of Warcraft brought new meaning to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game genre. Even ...

but the gameplay is more refined with various mechanics stacked on top of each other. These hack and slash games were hidden gems on the PS3, perfect for fans of the genre. For most, there is one ...

War games come in all shapes in sizes, with each taking place in varying locations, time periods, and with a massive variety of relevant weapons pertaining to each setting. That’s without even ...

New to the adventure game genre or returning ... has compiled a list of the top adventure games available right now. From the gripping narratives to the challenging puzzles reminiscent of popular ...

RPGs of all types have some of the best horror stories in the medium, thanks to the focus on expansive worlds and player ...

Each entry in the Dragon Age series ... but it's easily one of the best in the genre on the platform, and one of the best Mario games out there. We're hooked on the brothers!

What are the best ... puzzle game. Grow a multitude of plants as you, Arabella Greene, expand your knowledge and your Forgotten Flora research book, gradually unlocking the secrets of each plant ...

As you would expect, each playable ... That’s all the best grand strategy games you can expect to find on PC. Suffice it to say that the Total War series dominates this sub-genre quite a bit ...

However, these are some of the best games the genre currently has to offer ... so if you want to sit next to each other and play on the same screen you’ll need one of the console versions.