8 best games of 2016 (so far)

It's the halfway point of 2016, a perfect time to take stock of the best entertainment offerings of the half-year. Check out our picks for the best games of the year below -- and since "The top 16 of 2016" is exactly 50% premature, we chose the Top 8. Our picks for best music, TV episodes, beauty trends and more will be coming throughout the weekend. Doom is the best kind of throwback. It's a series revival that channels the speed, the intense action and the gory exploded demon bits of the original game, but fuses all of that with cool unlockable toys and stunning visuals. Facing down demon armies on Mars and across the pits of Hell has never been so enjoyable. Fire Emblem Fates takes the stellar characters and first-class storytelling that the Fire Emblem series is known for and blends it with something new: three unique story directions based on which side of a war you want to (or don't want to) side with.