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The Best Year in Gaming: 2002

We take a deep look at the games released in 2002 and talk about why it was the best year 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 polished off the second round in our Northeast conference, where both of our scrappy underdogs lost to superior years coming in at higher seeds -...

The Best Year in Gaming: 2008

We look at the games released in 2008 and make a case for why it was the best year in gaming.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1994

We look at one of the most insane years in the history of gaming and the height of the 16-bit console wars and make the case for 1994 as the best year in gaming.

Games Industry News Roundup- April 9th, 2024

Here at Goonhammer, we know that it’s hard to keep track of all the news happening all the time in the games industry. So much is always going on with games of all sorts, and their related media, it...

The Best Year in Gaming – Round 2 in the Northeast Conference

Welcome back to our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket competition! Yesterday we kicked off round two with our first doubleheader and today we have another one. In a lopsided blowout, 2004 beat 1985, and in a competition...

The Best Year in Gaming: 2009

We take a look at 2009 and why it was the best year in gaming history.

The Best Year in Gaming: 1991

We look at the games released in 1991 and talk about why it was the best year in gaming.

Best Year in Gaming: The Second Round (and Sweet 16) Begins

Welcome back to our Best Year in Gaming March Madness bracket competition! On Friday we wrapped up the first round of our competition and now it's time to speed things up as we move into the second round. Today...

The Best Year in Gaming: 2004

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...