GamesBeat’s games of the year — staff lists and our overall picks
2016 was a big year for gaming. If you want proof, you just need to read our game of the year lists. We spent the...
The 10 best games of 2016 and GamesBeat’s Game of the Year
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)....
What was the best new gaming universe in 2016? GamesBeat Decides
The gaming business relies heavily on sequels to generate revenues, but the artists working in this space are also capable of producing original concepts...
GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb’s top 10 games of 2016
I thought this was the year that new technologies like virtual reality would shock me with new kinds of games, but that didn’t really...
The top 5 mobile games in 2016
Thousands of games came out on iOS and Android in 2016, and no one could play them all. But that’s not going to stop...
2016 was the year of lootboxes in video games
A lot of gaming trends rose to prominence in 2016, but here at GamesBeat, we’ve focused on the one trend we saw again and...
2016’s most overlooked games
You had plenty of amazing games to play in 2016, and that’s a problem because you probably missed out on some other amazing games...
GamesBeat community manager Mike Minotti’s top 10 games of 2016
It’s hard to find a common link between all of the excellent games released in 2016. This isn’t the year of the bow or...
GamesBeat Rewind 2016: The GamesBeat Decides podcast awards
The year is over, and we want to talk about what happened. And that’s why we have a podcast. It’s GamesBeat Rewind week on...
Retro gaming’s biggest events of 2016
For many, 2016 was about the emerging virtual reality market, the Pokémon Go phenomenon, and triple-A blockbusters like Overwatch and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. But...