Any game can be an action game, but only a select few could truly stand head and shoulders above the competition. And the best action game of 2016 was...

Independant games were rocking this year yet again, making it hard to pick out just a handful of exceptional examples. But one in particular stood head and shoulders above the rest.

2016 was defined by its shooters, as one of the best years in gaming history saw titans of the genre clash.

Overwatch took the top prize while Uncharted 4 swept up a handful of awards at this year's Game Awards ceremony.

We have two copies of The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition to give away on PS4.

Looks like the predictions of our forums were on point, because of course Batman: Arkham Knight is going to get a game of the year edition.

Mouldy sandwiches! Flat coke! A two-week old portion of Lasagna that has developed sentience and sounds suspiciously just like Brian Blessed! Yessir, the Oscars can kiss our flattened asses when it comes to presentation. And in case you missed out on the Lazygamer Awards this week, here’s the complete wrap of it. In video form! And words!

We ummmed, and we aaaahd a great deal over this decision, really we did. The decision over which game we choose to be our Game of the Year isn’t something we take lightly. Ok, that’s not necessarily true; really – we usually just put a list of potential games on a board, put a blindfold on Darryn and have him throw a dart at our eventual winner.