2016 in review

The USgamer team reflects on the games that kept them warm through a cold year.

At last, we choose our favorite game of 2016!

We all voted on the best of 2016, but here are our personal favorites.

From bird-dogs to field chefs, we examine the best in 2016's sidekicks.

We look back on a year loaded with surprise gems.

We pick through the wreckage of some of this year's biggest disappointments.

We take a moment to pick our favorite game worlds from 2016.

We pick the best game music of 2016 as our awards countdown continues.

What were the best-looking games of 2016?

We continue our annual awards countdown with a look at the best in multiplayer for 2016.

2016 IN REVIEW: The year's roster of excellent import role-playing options suggest rumors of the genre's death have been somewhat premature.

We kick off our annual awards with a look at the best in this year's single-player campaigns.

It was mostly a great year for sports sims. Here are some of Kat's favorites.

2016 IN REVIEW: After years of increasingly futuristic-themed games, is it time for the Call of Duty series to return to its historical roots?

2016 IN REVIEW: Every year seems to feature a bevy of quality FPS titles, but 2016 saw some exceptional releases.

2016 IN REVIEW: An already conservative industry is apt to take all the wrong lessons from the backlash to No Man's Sky.