Year
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D.I.C.E Awards
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Game Dev Choice Awards
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Golden Joystick Awards
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MobyGames GotY
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Game Informer GotY
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GameFAQs GotY
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GameRankings GotY
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GameSpot GotY
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IGN GotY
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Metacritic GotY
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1990
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Rick Dangerous 2
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Wing Commander
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Kick Off 2
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1991
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Sonic the Hedgehog
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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Tecmo Super Bowl
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1992
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Street Fighter II
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
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Street Fighter II
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Super Mario Kart
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1993
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NHL '94
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Mortal Kombat
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1994
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Final Fantasy VI
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Samurai Shodown II
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1995
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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Full Throttle
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1996
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Super Mario 64
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Super Mario 64
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Super Mario 64
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Super Mario 64
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Diablo
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Super Mario 64
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1997
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GoldenEye 007
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Gran Turismo
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Final Fantasy VII
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GoldenEye 007
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Total Annihilation
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GoldenEye 007
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International Superstar Soccer 64
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1998
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Metal Gear Solid
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Grim Fandango
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Baldur's Gate
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1999
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The Sims
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Soulcalibur
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Super Smash Bros.
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Final Fantasy VIII
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Soulcalibur
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Soulcalibur
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Soulcalibur
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EverQuest
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2000
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Diablo II
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The Sims
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NFL 2K1
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
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Final Fantasy IX
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
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Chrono Cross
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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Perfect Dark
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Chrono Cross
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Perfect Dark
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The Sims
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Deus Ex
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2001
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Halo: Combat Evolved
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Grand Theft Auto III
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Grand Theft Auto III
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
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Final Fantasy X
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Halo: Combat Evolved
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Grand Theft Auto III
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Halo: Combat Evolved
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Grand Theft Auto III
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Serious Sam: The First Encounter
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2002
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Battlefield 1942
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Metroid Prime
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Grand Theft Auto III
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Metroid Prime
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Metroid Prime
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Metroid Prime
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Metroid Prime
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Battlefield 1942
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Metroid Prime
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2003
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Call of Duty
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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2004
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Half-Life 2
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Half-Life 2
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Doom 3
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Half-Life 2
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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Half-Life 2
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World of Warcraft
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Half-Life 2
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Half-Life 2
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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2005
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God of War
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Shadow of the Colossus
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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Resident Evil 4
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Resident Evil 4
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Resident Evil 4
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Resident Evil 4
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Resident Evil 4
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God of War
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Resident Evil 4
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2006
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Gears of War
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Gears of War
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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Gears of War
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Ōkami
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
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2007
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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Portal
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Gears of War
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Super Mario Galaxy
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BioShock
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Super Mario Galaxy
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Super Mario Galaxy
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Super Mario Galaxy
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Super Mario Galaxy
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Super Mario Galaxy
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2008
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LittleBigPlanet
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Fallout 3
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
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Fallout 3
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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2009
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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Fallout 3
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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Demon's Souls
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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2010
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Mass Effect 2
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Red Dead Redemption
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Mass Effect 2
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Red Dead Redemption
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Mass Effect 2
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Red Dead Redemption
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Mass Effect 2
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
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2011
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Portal 2
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Chrono Trigger
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Batman: Arkham City
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Portal 2
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Batman: Arkham City
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2012
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Journey
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Journey
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Journey
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Mass Effect 3
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Borderlands 2
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Journey
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Journey
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Journey
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The Walking Dead
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2013
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The Last of Us
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The Last of Us
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Grand Theft Auto V
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Rayman Legends
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The Last of Us
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
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Grand Theft Auto V
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
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The Last of Us
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Grand Theft Auto V
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2014
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Dragon Age: Inquisition
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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Dark Souls II
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Bayonetta 2
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Dragon Age: Inquisition
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Super Smash Bros. Wii U
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Super Smash Bros. Wii U
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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Dragon Age: Inquisition
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Super Smash Bros. Wii U
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2015
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Fallout 4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Undertale
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
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2016
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Overwatch
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Overwatch
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Dark Souls III
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
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Overwatch
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Final Fantasy XV
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INSIDE
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Overwatch
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Overwatch
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
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