And: Cyberpunk 2077 is not the defining game of the year. Crunch, rushed launches, over-hyped games - issues that don't define 2020.

The defining games of the year are games like Fall Guys, Among Us, Animal Crossing - games that brought folks together in this weird horror year.

The defining game of 2020 is the game you introduced a non-gamer friend to and now play together every weekend online. It's the game you bonded over discussing the story for two weeks. It's the game a parent stuck at home played to calm a sad and restless kid.

The defining game of 2020 is the game for which the community felt like friends. The defining 2020 game is the one you watched your favorite streamers play & felt less alone through. The defining game of 2020 is the game in people celebrated their holidays in together, apart.

No one game is "defining" this year. Sure, there were tons of good, inspirational games, important games - but Games were the way a lot of people stayed happy & healthy & connected in an awful year, so for me pretty much any game that helped anyone at all is "game of the year".