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This week marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Deus Ex. The cyberpunk first person action-RPG, under the supervision of "game god" Warren Spector at the now defunct Ion Storm, remains one of the best PC games ever made thanks to its deep gameplay and immersive (at the time) visuals.

If you have yet to purchase the game, Steam is giving folks a great opportunity to catch up. It's celebrating the 10th anniversary release by putting Deus Ex and its somewhat less acclaimed sequel Deus Ex: Invisible War, on sale for $2.49 each until 6 pm Eastern time today. It should also prep you for the release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution which is due for release in 2011.

Tom Hall, one of the co-founders of id Software who later went on to a solid game design career, suffered a stroke on Wednesday. The 45 year old Hall actually announced that he had a stroke on his Twitter page. Later on Wednesday he announced, "Thx for all the good thoughts. Start rehab tomorrow to fix strength/coordination in right hand/foot.." This morning his fellow id Software co-founder John Romero posted a note on Hall's Facebook page, "Tom is back home from the hospital and is doing WAY BETTER now! Amazingly fast, not quite full, recovery. GREAT JOB, TOM!"

Hall has had a long and varied history. After leading id Software just before the release of the first Doom game, he went to Apogee/3D Realms where he helped to make Rise of the Triad. He also helped to found the now defunct Ion Storm where he was in charge of making the underrated RPG Anachronox. Hall is currently the co-founder and creative director at KingsIsle Entertainment (Wizard101) where he has been working on an unannounced MMO project. We certainly are thinking of him during this time and hope he has a speedy recovery.

[Via Blue's News]

Mega Man 9 may be a console exclusive, but gamers' eagerness to re-embrace the glory days that favored substance over style is being felt across all platforms. After spending time with the blue bomber, we got to thinking: what PC series would we like to see resurrected in their previous forms? Not a sequel with a new engine, but a new entry in a series, new or old, that might benefit from the application of the technology that made it so successful in its day?

Collected here are 10 PC games we'd love to be born again in the same attire they wore when they were new to the party. After perusing our picks, consider what yours might be, and leave a Comment telling us about them. Next week, we'll tally up the 10 games with the most votes and feature them in a gallery of their own.

The Resurgence of Yesteryear