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Dead or Alive 6

Dead or Alive 6 is a fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo. It features the series’ archetypal triangle system (strikes beat throws, throws beat holds, and holds beat strikes), while introducing new combat mechanics called Break Gauge and Fatal Rush.

Break Gauge is a new special attack meter that, once filled, can be used to execute Break Blow and Break Hold moves, whereas Fatal Rush is a powerful combo system that uses simple commands to allow new players to get in on the action.

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RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore

RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore is a roguelite hack-and-slash game with colorful anime-style visuals. It is developed by Pixellore along with REMIMORY, both South Korean indie companies, with physical release handled by Nicalis.

The game follows the adventures of an ordinary schoolgirl, Remi, who finds herself transported to a fantastical world of Ragnoah alongside a talking magic book Lore. Together, Remi and Lore journey through procedurally-generated levels, utilizing over 200 weapons to battle fearsome monsters and bosses, and seeking a way home. In addition to the solo Story Mode, the game also offers a Co-Op Mode for two players.

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DiRT Rally 2.0

DiRT Rally 2.0 is an off-road racing game from Codemasters. A spin-off of the main DiRT series from the save developer, it is generally considered more difficult and realistic, leaning towards simulation rather than arcade.

The upcoming installment includes challenging stages in six real-world locations (New Zealand, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Australia, and the US), as well as a roster of over 50 historic and modern-day rally cars. As the official game of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, it also features eight official WorldRX circuits and licensed supercars.

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The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame

The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame is an open-world action-adventure title, which like its predecessor is developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Like the name suggests, it is based on The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and is slated two weeks after the film’s release.

Similarly to the first installment, The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame is played from a third-person perspective, with the player taking control of returning and new characters. The game is to feature cutscenes from the film to accompany missions.

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Anthem

Anthem is a sci-fi themed cooperative action RPG developed by BioWare and published by EA. It is set in a world left unfinished by gods, and thus teeming with colossal beasts, otherworldly artifacts, vast ruins, and monsters corrupted by the titular Anthem – the source of all creation.

Mankind’s hopes of survival in this savage place hinge on Freelancers: pilots of powerful and highly-customizable Javelin exosuits, which enable humans to explore the frontier and engage fearsome enemies as equals.

Storyline aside, Anthem functions as an always-online multiplayer game where up to four players can play together in a contiguous open world. The Javelins may be upgraded and customized visually to reflect the player’s achievements. EA has confirmed that Anthem only features coop and not PvP – at least at launch.

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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus is a first-person shooter developed by Ukrainian studio 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth devastated by a nuclear war, it continues the story of Artyom, who leaves the Moscow’s metro and travels east aboard an armored steam locomotive, Aurora, in search of a new life. During the journey through the wasteland, the Aurora acts as a mobile station, and will be constantly modified with new cars as the survivors aboard fend off sinister foes and recruit new allies.

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Jump Force

Jump Force is a 3v3 tag team fighter developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco. Celebrating 50 years of the Weekly Jump magazine, it stars the world’s most popular manga heroes including Goku from Dragonball, Luffy from One Piece, Boruto’s dad from Naruto, Killua from Hunter x Hunter, Yusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho, and many more.

The game is set on modern Earth, or to be more exact an alternate version of it which has merged with the Jump universe, dumping the characters from their serialized manga into reality. The heroes have to put their differences aside and team up against the big bad threatening humanity, battling it out in real-world locations such as NY’s Times Square and the Matterhorn Mountain in the Alps. The arenas are fully 3D and allow for verticality and environmental destruction.

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Far Cry: New Dawn

Far Cry: New Dawn is an open-world first-person shooter from Ubisoft. It is a spin-off of the main Far Cry series, and a sequel to Far Cry 5. Set 17 years after the events in the latter, it takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Hope County that is recovering from a nuclear catastrophe.

The player starts as a new, customizable character, exploring and scavenging and crafting their way through the game’s world, and defending the Survivor faction against the marauding Highwaymen led by twin sisters Mickey and Lou. It is possible to launch Expeditions to faraway regions and bring resources back to the player’s home base.

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Kingdom Hearts III

Kingdom Hearts III is a crossover action RPG that takes the players on an adventure through various Disney and Pixar universes. Stepping once again into the shoes of Sora, they embark on a journey through the worlds of Toy Story, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Monsters Inc., Big Hero 6, Tangled, and more, battling the Heartless alongside Donald Duck, Goofy, and the heroes they befriend on the way.

Kingdom Hearts 3 is said to feature unique gameplay mechanics custom-designed for each new world, as well as action-filled aerial and underwater battles. Multiple Keyblades can be equipped to unlock spectacular combo attacks. When tired of saving the world, the player may enjoy more than 20 mini-games inspired by classic Disney short films.

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Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 2 is a remake of the 1998 horror classic, rebuilt by Capcom in their proprietary RE Engine previously used for Resident Evil 7 and Devil May Cry V. The company promises a fresh take on the original cult-classic, bringing it up to date with photorealistic visuals, immersive audio, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and a modernized control scheme.

The game stars rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who find themselves in the middle of a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. Both of these fan-favorite characters have their own playable campaigns, allowing the players to experience the story from different perspectives.

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is a combat flight simulator developed and published by Bandai Namco. It is the first installment in the Ace Combat series to use the Unreal Engine 4, and is said to boast the most engaging aerial battles in the franchise’s history. Some of the game’s missions are developed exclusively for the PlayStation VR.

Like its predecessors, Ace Combat 7 features modern and near-future weapons, but is set in an alternate universe, where a war has broken out between the Osean Federation and the Kingdom of Erusea. The player takes on the role of an Osean pilot bearing the callsign “Trigger”, who fights against against Erusea’s drones.

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The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour is an episodic racing game developed by Amazon Game Studios that is based on the company’s Prime Original show sharing the same name. It features the same cars, locations, and challenges as the first episodes of the show’s Seasons 1 and 2, as well as all of the upcoming Season 3. In other words, new episodes of the game will be released alongside the new season of the show.

The Grand Tour game also includes seamless transitions from clips of the show to gameplay, as well as original voice acting by the three hosts. Four-player split-screen mode is included for replayability.

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Just Cause 4

Just Cause 4 is an open-world action-adventure game developed like its predecessor by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix. It takes the rogue agent Rico Rodriguez to a conflict-ravaged South American country of Solis, where he has to face the Black Hand – the world’s most powerful private military organization headed by the unpredictable Gabriela Morales.

The game is said to offer 100 square kilometers of exotic locations to explore, including bustling cities, rural grasslands, rainforests, desert, and snowy mountain peaks. There is a variety of new vehicles to play with including military jets, helicopters, turbo-fueled sports cars, and construction machines. Just Cause 4 also introduces extreme weather conditions such as massive tornadoes, blizzards, and tropical lightning storms – which a savvy player can harness to their advantage thanks to the enhanced in-game physics.

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a Wonder Boy-inspired side-scrolling action-adventure game developed by Game Atelier and published by FDG Entertainment, with the retail release of PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions handled by Sega.

Players step into the shoes of the titular Monster Boy, who can transform into six different creatures – each with their own unique abilities – and set out to explore the game’s colorful world, find powerful equipment, and battle huge bosses in 15 hours of adventure.

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Darksiders III

Darksiders III is a hack-and-slash action-adventure game developed by Gunfire Games and published by THQ Nordic. The upcoming title’s protagonist is Fury, the most unpredictable and enigmatic of the Four Horsemen. Tasked by the Charred Council to restore balance to the world, this whip-wielding mage sets out on a quest to destroy the Seven Deadly Sins and their degenerated servants that have overrun the Earth.

Fury possesses magic that allows her to assume different forms, each granting access to new weapons, moves, and traversal abilities which come in handy when navigating the game’s expansive world.

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Battlefield V

Battlefield 5 is an upcoming first-person shooter developed and published by EA. Set during World War II, it focuses heavily on squad-based gameplay, scarcity of resources, and extensive player character customization.

The game introduces several new multiplayer modes. One of these is Grand Operations, a tweaked version of Operations seen in Battlefield 1. Based on real historical battles, it is a multimatch mode which spans four days, with the player’s performance during the first mission affecting the resources received at the start of the next one. Another mode is Firestorm – developed by Criterion Games, it is Battlefield V‘s take on the ever-popular battle royale genre, featuring a shrinking battlefield with 64 players in 16 squads.

A notable addition is the Tides of War system, or Battlefield V‘s online campaign, which will deliver new narrative content over time with themed rewards for completing each event. Unlike in Battlefield 1, there’s no Premium Pass, so the post-launch content in Tides of War will be available to every player who purchases the base game.

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Farming Simulator 19

Farming Simulator 19 is developed by GIANTS Software and published by Maximum Games. It is said to feature the series’ most extensive vehicle roster to date, including the largest agriculture machinery company in the world, John Deere, as well as Case IH, New Holland, Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Krone, Deutz-Fahr, and many others. The graphics engine is overhauled to offer more immersive visuals.

The game offers three distinct American and European environments in which to develop and expand farms, and introduces new farming activities including new machinery and crops. The players may, for the first time in franchise’s history, explore their lands on horseback. There is also online play for up to 16 players.

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  • Genre
    Survival
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  • Release date
    Nov 14, 2018

Fallout 76

Fallout 76 is a multiplayer survival game set in West Virginia in year 2102, well before the events in the previous installments. It centers around Vault 76, the inhabitants of which are tasked with rebuilding society a quarter-century after the nuclear apocalypse.

The game is fully online, with a dozen or so players gathering resources and building bases in a shared world that is said to be four times larger than that of Fallout 4. It is possible to work at surviving alone, or in a party with up to four friends. If cooperation ain’t your thing, it is possible to collect launch codes and nuke other players’ bases. Progress isn’t lost upon death, however, and the characters can be freely transferred between servers.

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a collection of three fully remastered games following the titular purple dragon Spyro – namely Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Besides the modernized visuals and mechanics, the game also features a remastered score and voice acting redone by Tom Kenny.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy is developed by Toys For Bob and will be out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.

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  • Genre
    , Stealth
  • Platform
  • Release date
    Nov 13, 2018

Hitman 2

Hitman 2 is a stealth assassination game developed by IO Interactive and published by Warner Bros. It is a direct sequel to the 2016 reboot of the series, and has Agent 47 embarking on a mission to hunt the elusive Shadow Client and learning the hidden truth of his own past.

The official announcement promises a wealth of improvements in the upcoming installment, including NPC vision, better crowd fidelity, and new items such as concussion gadgets. The game features six initial maps, each which living and breathing environments that a player can use to their advantage and take out their targets in creative ways. Hitman 2 will launch as a full game, dropping the episodic nature of its predecessor, albeit there are at least two future expansions in the works.

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