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The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2015

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The time has come to name my favorite games of the year. I’ve put this day off as long as possible. I love the games I played this year, and it’s quite difficult to put them in order for my favorites list. The games I’ve settled upon are epic and simple. They made me laugh, smile, grit my teeth, and pull my hair out. And I’m pretty sure that there’s not a gamer out there who will agree with my full list.

This list is based on what held my attention for the longest time and what gave me the best moments in gaming this year. It’s not a list of the critically acclaimed games that I should like, or a list of the most innovative titles. This is purely about fun and my own unique tastes.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.