Games of 2016: Introduction and video special

By: Colin Campbell

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ant a taste of the games coming up in 2016? Check out the video below. Want a comprehensive look at 100 of them? Scroll down for the games that we think are worth watching in the year ahead.

This list only includes console and PC games. If you want more caveats and explanations as to "missing" games, go here.

We recommend you read this story in chronological order, but if you have a hankering for anything in particular, you can navigate via the following chapters, roughly divided according to the likely experiences of the games included.

Illustrations: Jen Corace

Big stories

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Competitive

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Creepy

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Exploration

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Gray matter

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Magical

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Mayhem

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Nintendo

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Old school

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Ooooh pretty

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