Best Year in Gaming

The Best Year in Gaming: 2017

We take a deep look at the games of 2017 - a surprisingly deep year - and talk about what made it the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 2023

We take a look back at 2023 and talk about the games released and how it made it into the conversation as one of the best years in gaming history.

The Best Year in Gaming: Round 2 in the Southwest Conference, Part 1

Welcome back to our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket competition! Yesterday we finished off the Northwest Conference, and today we're moving on to Round 2 in the Southwest Conference. Yesterday's results were our closest to-date, with 1993...

The Best Year in Gaming: 2015

We look at the games released in 2015 and talk about why it was the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1988

We look at the games released in 1988 and talk about why it was the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: Round 2 in the Northwest Conference, Part 2

Welcome back to our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket competition! Yesterday we looked back at two matchups in the Northwest Conference, finally taking a look at 1998, our consensus 1-seed in the tournament. It won near-unanimously over...

The Best Year in Gaming: 1992

We take a deep look at the games of 1992 and talk about why it was the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 2007

We look at 2007 and talk about why it was the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: The Northwest Conference, Part 1

Welcome back to our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket competition! Yesterday we polished off the Southeast Conference with matchups between 1996 and 2010 and 2002 vs. 2018. Both ended up being relatively close - particularly '96 vs....

The Best Year in Gaming: 1998

Last year’s stacked lineup of games for the Game Awards had us thinking: What was the best year in gaming? As part of our series on determining gaming’s best year, we’re putting together an article on each year, charting...