It need not be said many more times that 2017 has been an excellent year for video games.  As per usual of course, it hasn’t been all fun and games.  Numerous scandals and upsets here and there plagued this year, Battlefront 2 just to name one.  Some industry-record-shattering games were released as well; PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, to name one of many.  As the year comes to a close, we gamers must ask ourselves:  Can the industry keep this pace?  Can it maintain quality, compelling, cohesive games in the face of extreme corporate greed and the evolution of the industry?  Will the changing of laws in various countries around the world have adverse effects on the games the industry creates?  We just can’t say for sure right now.  All we can do is hope and celebrate what is and has been, not what may be.  Here is the Game Freak Show’s list…