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YouTube’s top-10 most-viewed game trailers of 2016: Pokémon, Overwatch, and more

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To cap off 2016, Google is looking back at the year. And since YouTube is the biggest site for game-related videos, that means the company has some interesting data about trailers you all watched over the last 11 months.

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Here is YouTube’s top-10 most-viewed game trailers of 2016:

10. Doom – Fight Like Hell cinematic trailer

9.6 million views

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9. Watch Dogs 2 – cinematic reveal E3 2016

10 million views

8. FIFA 17 – The Journey official trailer

10.6 million views

7. Pokémon Sun and Moon – Starter Pokémon revealed

10.8 million views

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6. Overwatch – “Dragons” animated short

14 million views

5. Clash of Kings

16.8 million views

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4. Gears of War 4 – Tomorrow

17.1 million views

3. Clash of Clans: Hog Rider 360-degree video

29.9 million views

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2. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Reveal trailer

35.8 million views

1. Battlefield 1 – Official reveal trailer

49.7 million views

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