Video games were a blessed escape during the darker moments of 2016. The best of them helped us step away from the daily trials that this garbage year delivered. Not all of them have happy stories -- ...

If you've been on social media at all in 2026, you've surely seen almost everyone on your friends list post a story with a caption like, "This was me in 2016!" Mostly, these kind of just feel like ...

We did it. We picked the 10 best games of 2016, and you better agree with us (because we don’t even agree with us). After hours of consideration, the GamesBeat crew has chosen its Game of the Year and ...

From the immersive sim mastery of Dishonored 2 to the farming perfection of Stardew Valley, these 2016 games are now revered as modern classics. Unlike the previous decade, the difference between ...

The nominees for the Game Awards 2016 have been revealed. Titles nominated for the overall Game of the Year award include Doom, Inside, Overwatch. Titanfall 2, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. The ...

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A sci-fi game from 2016 is one of the most-played PS5 games, nine years after its release. To this end, the game in question was the 17th most-downloaded game on the PlayStation Store in September.

After a confusing and slightly disappointing livestream experience from Electronic Arts this year, one of the company's very important executives told Eurogamer that there may be no future for the ...

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Unlike the previous decade, the difference between games that are releasing in 2026 and games released 10 years ago in 2016 is not that extreme. Many gameplay conventions were already established back ...