With the recent release of "Star Fox" for the Nintendo Switch 2 in addition to the "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" remake and "Grand Theft Auto VI" set to come out later this year, 2026 could be a banner year in the history of video games.Will it be the best year ever, though?I highly doubt it, but to see just how 2026 will stack up when things are all said and done, let's look back at five of the greatest years that video gaming has to offer.HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS TO FEATURED IN VIDEO GAME AS PART OF CENTENNIAL SEASONActor Zac Efron poses with the Master Chief character from the Halo video game universe during the Midnight Madness Event at the Game Spot in Universal City, Calif., on Sept.24, 2007.
(Mark Davis/Getty Images)If you needed an idea of just how packed this list is, 2007 just narrowly edged out 2017 for this final spot.It's hard to find many flaws in 2007 as a whole, regardless of what genre you were into.If you were a big first-person shooter fan, "Halo 3" gave you one of the greatest franchises of the genre (and one that will be appearing more on this list) in next-gen format, while "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" is one of the most recognizable shooters of all time.'HALO' COMPOSER RUNNING FOR CONGRESS DRAWS PARALLELS TO DECLINE OF WOKENESS IN GAMING TO TRUMP'S RE-ELECTIONGames like "Mass Effect" and "BioShock" were Triple-A action-adventure darlings with both critical and commercial appeal (before the franchises had been milked of all their creativity).You even had games like "Portal" and "Rock Band" offering a diverse array of games for fans of all walks of life, and even the Nintendo fanboys got "Super Mario Galaxy," one of the best titles in the plumber's arsenal.The only thing missing here is a big-time hardware/console release, but from a pure games perspective, 2007 can go toe-to-toe with almost any year.Trisha Chaney and Maria Flores restock a display of the Xbox video game "Halo 2" at the Times Square Toys R Us store in New York on Nov.9, 2...