Respawn certainly didn’t with Titanfall 2. “Upping the ante” isn’t a term to take lightly. Constant support from Blizzard, including new maps, modes, events and cosmetics, is the icing on the cake – Overwatch has stayed alive this long thanks to its amazing gameplay that keeps you coming back for more when it’s not letting you be the hero everyone deserves. It mixes 23 unique heroes that, despite their categories, can be as dangerous as you want them to be. Overwatch is many things – a game of ultimates, a game of strategy, a game of metas, aiming, pinching, positioning, communication and much more. What deserves to sit at the top of the throne as GamingBolt’s Game of the Year? Let’s look at the nominees. Though 2016 may have seen more problematic launches than you could shake a cynical Brit at, it also featured tons of long awaited releases and amazing follow-ups. Mud was flung, opinions were questioned and after several rounds of totally legal brawling, we finally decided on our Game of the Year. Overwatch (not including sales from battle.It’s that time of the year again.
#BEST SELLING VIDEO GAMES OF 2016 FULL#
The full list of NPD’s top 10 best selling games of 2016 is below: Rockstar continues to release new updates for the game’s online mode, giving gamers plenty of reasons to purchase the title and check back often for the latest additions. Despite releasing in 2013, Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to generate massive sales, often claiming a top spot in monthly game sales. Impressively, Grand Theft Auto 5 found itself on the list for the fourth straight year. It’s important to note that Overwatch’s placement in the NPD Top 10 rankings does not include sales from, so it’s entirely possibly the game outperformed others ahead of it on the list. Overwatch performed well, both with gamers and critics, becoming one of the most highly-praised shooters in recent memory, and the game easily gained the top spot among Game Rant’s Top 10 Games of 2016.
#BEST SELLING VIDEO GAMES OF 2016 UPDATE#
The third-person shooter experienced numerous struggles over the summer, losing much of its player base, but bounced back in November with a big update and new expansion.
The Division experienced a stellar start, breaking records for Ubisoft and becoming the publisher’s best-selling new IP. Tom Clancy’s The Division, NBA 2K17, and Madden NFL 17 rounded out the top five games sold during the year. Last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, which was the best selling title of 2015, also made an appearance in this year's top 10 best selling games, snagging the 8th spot right behind Overwatch and ahead of FIFA 17 and Final Fantasy 15. Unfortunately for EA and DICE that was not to be, as Call of Duty claimed the top spot for best selling game of the year. The video game industry as a whole generated $30.4 billion in the U.S., up from $30.3 billion in 2015.Ĭall of Duty: Infinite Warfare beat out fellow shooter Battlefield 1, which was highly acclaimed by both gamers and critics alike, and considered by many as the leading contender to dethrone Call of Duty. Now, it’s been revealed by NPD industry sales trackers (via Game Informer) that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was the best selling game for December and for 2016 as a whole. After losing out to Xbox One four months in a row, PlayStation 4 bounced back to nab both November and December as the best selling console. Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare tops the charts as the best-selling game of 2016, beating out fellow shooters Battlefield 1 and Overwatch.Īs 2016 came to a close, game developers and console makers made their final pushes for the remaining December holiday sales.
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