2016 has been a great year full of amazing games, crazy news stories, and memorable entertainment. To help you sort through the year that was, we have stories and videos going up throughout December that highlight the highs, lows, and of course, our overall Game of the Year. Check out the schedule below so you can plan your holiday reading accordingly.
2016 Highlights
Gaming Report Cards
Here’s how we feel all the gaming platforms fared in 2016.
Friday, December 9
- Nintendo Wii U Report Card
- Virtual Reality Report Card
2016 Best Games
For our “Best Games” features, we present an unranked list of the top five games from each console.
Monday, December 12
- Best Wii U Games
- Best 3DS Games
- Best Mobile Games
Tuesday, December 13
- Best Expansions
- Best PC Games
- Best VR Games
Wednesday, December 14
- Best Reissued Games
- Best Xbox One Games
Thursday, December 15
- Best PS4 Games
- Special Achievement Awards
Game of the Year
The main event! We start off with our ranking our 25 favorite games of the year. For our Game of the Year reveal, we’ll be doing a 5-hour livestream countdown. Check out our schedule for the full details here.
Friday, December 16
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Game of the Year: #25-21
Saturday, December 17
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Game of the Year: #20-16
Sunday, December 18
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Game of the Year: #15-11
Monday, December 19
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Game of the Year: #10-6
Tuesday, December 20
- GameSpot People’s Choice Award Voting Begins
- Game of the Year: #5-2
- Overall Game of the Year
Wednesday, December 21
- Editors’ Personal Top 10s
- Worst Reviewed Games of 2016
Tuesday, December 27
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GameSpot Player’s Choice voting ends
2017 Most Anticipated
Thursday, December 22
- Overall 20 Biggest Games to Play in 2017
- Biggest PS4 Games to Play in 2017
- Biggest Xbox One Games to Play in 2017
- Biggest PC Games to Play in 2017
- Biggest Nintendo Games to Play in 2017
GameSpot Universe
Monday, December 26
- Biggest Movie News of 2016
- Biggest TV News of 2016
- Biggest Comic News of 2016
Tuesday, December 27
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Best Movies of 2016
Wednesday, December 28
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Best TV Shows of 2016
Thursday, December 29
- Best Comics of 2016
- Worst Movies of 2016
Friday, December 30
- Biggest Movies to Watch in 2017
- Biggest TV Shows to Watch in 2017
- Biggest Comics to Read in 2017
And of course, you can see everything lumped together in attractive layout on our Best of 2016 hub page.