What was the best year in gaming?

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Some years just seem better than others in the video game industry whether it's legendary titles or gaming hardware releases, or a combo of both. Made me wonder what year does everyone feel was the best year gaming had to offer? Where no matter when in the year it was, the industry was just on fire!

It doesn't have to be a year you experienced personally. It could also be a year where you looked at what all happened and decided that year was it.

For me, it was 2007! There wasn't any notable hardware releases, but the games that came out......LEGENDARY! 

Bioshock

God of War II

Mass Effect

Halo 3

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Team Fortress 2

Portal

Half-Life 2: Episode 2

Crysis

The Witcher

Rock Band

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Assassin's Creed

Super Mario Galaxy

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl 

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (arguably the best expansion in WoW)

Skate

Crackdown

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

What do you think was the best year in gaming?