michaelleung: Oh, and I hate IGN. Don't really know why.
Anonymous irrational contempt on the internet? No way...
It's okay, I feel the same way about Gamespot. But I like IGN. I disagree quite a bit with many of the editors, but if you just read the site without knowing the personalities behind the writing you really don't have the context. I listen to a few of their delightfully entertaining podcasts (I highly recommend
Game Scoop!), so I have a better idea of where each person is coming from or whether I even care about the opinions of certain editors.
As for those lists though, I would take the order placement worth a grain of salt. I think it's really more of an excuse to compile together a list with interesting background info than an actual ranking of who's the ultimate game creator.
Some of the individual designers whose works I've enjoyed immensely in no particular order: Gabe Newell, Shigeru Miyamoto, John Carmack, Will Wright, and Hideo Kojima.