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   First of all, I must outline the fact that such a list, no matter the extra information provided, is going to be open to debates. Nothing wrong with that, it should prove interesting enough for most of us to see how those entitled to make such comparison, place our beloved games in the "mix". At this point, we could point our forefinger towards Next-Gen. The list of the "The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century" was compiled with the aid of the following criterions:

- Stats, ordering and research;
- Game rankings according the units sold and the generated revenue;
- In case of a tie, game rankings according to Gameranking average review scores;
- Game rankings according to the highest selling SKU only;
- This list only features games released since January 2000 for Windows PC;
- Compendiums of older PC games and shareware are not included in the list;
- 21st century precursors or sequels do not affect overall placing;
- Revenues from subcriptions are not taken into account.

   Don't worry, I'm not going to list all 100 titles, just a mere selection of the top 3 "worst" games and top 3 "high rated" ones. Enjoy:

100. Hard Trucks 2 (Jewel Case SKU)
Publisher: ValuSoft
Developer: Softlab
Released: Dec ‘00
Estimated Sales: 210,000
Franchise Sales: 790,000
Revenues: $2.1 Million
Game ranking: 60.7%
Other Franchise Hits: Hard Trucks, Hard Trucks: 18 Wheels of Steel

99. Ultimate Hunt Challenge
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Sports
Released: Mar ‘00
Estimated Sales: 210,000
Franchise Sales: 210,000
Revenues: $3.4 Million
Game ranking: 68.0%
Other Franchise Hits: None

98. Slots 2: Betty Boop
Publisher: Masque
Developer: Masque
Released: Oct ‘01
Estimated Sales: 210,000
Franchise Sales: 1.4 Million
Revenues: $3.8 Million
Game ranking: None
Other Franchise Hits: Slots, Slots from Bally Gaming

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3. World of Warcraft
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Released: Nov ’04
Estimated Sales: 1.4 Million
Franchise Sales: 1.4 Million
Revenues: $68.1 Million
Game ranking: 91.6%
Other Franchise Hits: None

2. Diablo II
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard North
Released: Jun ’01
Estimated Sales: 1.7 Million
Franchise Sales: 4.5 Million
Revenues: $67.1 Million
Game ranking: 88.4%
Other Franchise Hits: Lords of Destruction expansion, Diablo

1. The Sims
Publisher: EA
Developer: Maxis
Released: Feb ‘00
Estimated Sales: 3.2 Million
Franchise Sales: 17.6 Million
Revenues: $129.9 Million
Game ranking: 89.8%
Other Franchise Hits: The Sims 2, any expansion for either game

   For the full list, take a look at the Nex-Gen website.