Why was the universe so empty? Because 2016 gave us a game with 18 quintillion planets, but forgot to give us anything to do on… Read More »2016 Legacy: No Man’s Sky Launch

 Why were we so relieved? Because after 12 months of constant shocks, deaths, and political shifts, we just wanted to go into 2017 and have… Read More »2016 Archive: New Year’s Eve 2016

 Why was he playing Zelda on a plane? Because Nintendo showed us a “toaster” with a screen, and we realized we never wanted to be… Read More »2016 Legacy: The Launch of Nintendo Switch (Announcement)

 Why was she holding a baseball bat? Because she released a visual album that taught us all about “Becky with the good hair” and why… Read More »2016 Classic: Beyoncé’s “Lemonade”

 Why were we all “maining” Hanzo? Because Blizzard gave us a colorful world where “Play of the Game” was the ultimate flex and everyone was… Read More »2016 Archive: The Launch of “Overwatch”

 Why were the aliens ink-blots? Because Amy Adams showed us that linguistics is a superpower and that “time” isn’t a straight line—kind of like a… Read More »2016 Legacy: Arrival (Movie)

 Why did it look like Snapchat? Because Facebook decided that “copy-pasting” a competitor’s main feature was the best way to make sure we never left… Read More »2016 Archive: The Launch of Instagram Stories

 Why were we all crying at a door? Because Game of Thrones gave us the most heartbreaking origin story for a character whose only word was “Hold… Read More »2016 Legacy: The “Hodor” Reveal

 Why was the park full at 2 AM? Because for fourteen glorious days, we all forgot our problems and decided that catching a high-CP Dragonite… Read More »2016 Classic: The Pokémon GO Summer

 Why was it “Made by Google”? Because they finally gave up on the Nexus and decided they wanted to make a phone that actually took… Read More »2016 Archive: The Launch of Google Pixel