THE EDGE AWARDS
In last year’s Edge Awards, we suggested there was cause for optimism, which was borne out by the quality of videogames released in 2022. Two Edge 10s in one year (the 23rd and 24th) has precedent – it’s happened six times before, which suggests great games tend to come in pairs – and they were just the start. Even discounting remakes and expansions, we had too many 9s to fit in our top ten. Had we extended our list to squeeze in all the 8s (some of which came perilously close to a higher mark), we’d have needed to make it a top 40.