It's been a tough run for the industry, but there's plenty of strong contenders for game of the year, from old franchises to all-new IP And look, there have been some ace blockbusters this year, too.

Scott Baird is a Contributor at DualShockers with over a decade of experience writing about video games, board games, and tabletop RPGs. He has been writing professionally since 2013 and covering ...

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Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

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