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Biggest games of 2017

Published: 13:13, 23 December 2016

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Some big games launched in 2016 - some gave us peaks of enjoyment, a few threw us into the depths of despair. 2017 promises to be just as big and probably just as controversial

What should be on your gaming radar this coming year? Altchar's very own SubReal has ventured into the future on your behalf and came back with a thousand yard stare, wearing diving fins and muttering something about "Ivanka Trump" and "Polar ice cap melted". Still, not to worry eh? He did at least manage to get some data on the big gaming hits of 2017.

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