Of course, we didn't do this all by ourselves. We actually had a method: We solicited opinions from developers and freelance press and asked them what their Top 10 games were. We also asked them to offer some comments on why those games were so special to them. In addition, the GameSpy team weighed in with its votes.

After the votes were in, we assigned each game points by where they ranked on a person's top 10 list. A game listed as 10th would get one point, while a game listed as first would get 10 points. I think you can figure the numbers in between. We compiled the votes and limited the games to the Top 50.

We received more than 100 responses and got a wide variety of games. To make it more interesting, we are including on each page two prominent developers and their Top 10s. On Friday, not only will you get the Top 10 games of all time (based on the voting), but we combined games in a series and came up with the Top 10 Game Series of All Time as well. For instance, All of the Ultima games (except the Underworlds) were combined, as was Quake, Baldur's Gate, Legend of Zelda, etc. The final tally proved quite interesting ... and not as predictable as some may have thought.

So sit back an enjoy the week. We enjoyed putting it together. Below is a schedule of what is coming and what developer Top 10s will presented.

Thanks to all the developers and writers for taking the time to respond.