Overwatch is a team-based hero shooter developed by Blizzard for current-gen consoles and Windows. The game boasts a diverse cast of playable characters, each with unique abilities and playstyle, but still falling into one of four roles (Tank, Offense, Defense, and Support). There are three main game modes: Assault, Escort, and Control.

Overwatch is to include ranked play with seasonal divisions, tiers, and leaderboards at launch. Due to its competitive nature, the upcoming game has already garnered interest as a potential esports title.

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No Man’s Sky is a space adventure game developed by indie studio Hello Games and published by Sony (PS4) and iam8bit (PC). It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “open world”, featuring an effectively infinite, procedurally-generated universe with billions of star systems. Players can explore the galaxy on their spaceship, land on planets, discover new forms of flora and fauna, and fight or trade with various NPC factions. The ultimate goal is journeying towards the center of the galaxy, but the increasingly hostile environments will require upgrades to the player’s ship, space suit, and multi-tool.

As all the planets are generated on-the-fly, the game can be played offline. However, No Man’s Sky does have some multiplayer elements, such as crediting the first player to discover a certain planet or a lifeform.

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Quantum Break is an upcoming third-person action-adventure game developed by Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft. It follows protagonist Jack Joyce, who gains time manipulation powers after an experiment goes wrong. These include stopping time briefly to freeze enemies, reversing the direction of bullets, and so on.

The title is split into segments; after the player completes each part, an episode from the Quantum Break live-action series will play, telling the story of the game’s antagonists. The events in the show are influenced by the player’s actions in the game, according to the developers.

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The latest stealth-action game from IO Interactive is titled simply Hitman. It features more sandbox elements, a revamped Contracts mode, and an ability to create your own, custom assassination scenarios and share them with other players. Plot-wise, the new game takes place after the events of Absolution, except for the Prologue, which serves as a prequel and has Agent 47 meeting Diana for the first time.

What’s unusual about Hitman is that it is going to be released digitally in seven distinct episodes over the course of the year. Players can pre-order “The Full Experience” ($60) which includes all future episodes like a Season Pass, or get the “Intro Pack” ($15) which only includes the Prologue and the first episode, but still grants full access to Contracts and Escalation modes. The rest of the episodes can then be acquired by purchasing the “Upgrade Pack” ($50) should the player wish to do so. Lastly, boxed versions will be available in late 2016 and include all the content.

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Total War: Warhammer is a strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for Windows, Linux, and OS X. Much like the previous games in the series, it combines turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time battles. However, it is also the first Total War title to feature a fantasy setting instead of a historical one. Like the name suggests, the game is based on the Warhammer universe, and is the first one in what is going to become a Total War: Warhammer trilogy in the future.

Total War: Warhammer is to include four playable factions at launch (the Empire, the Greenskins, the Dwarfs, and the Vampire Counts), each with its own unique units and campaign mechanics. An additional faction is available through pre-order.

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Homefront: The Revolution is an open-world, first-person shooter developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is a follow-up to the 2011 title Homefront, which centers around resistance fighters in Korea-occupied North America. The sequel takes place four years after the events of the original game, features a new protagonist, and is set in a dystopian, near-future version of Philadelphia.

In addition to approximately 30 hours worth of single-player content, Homefront: The Revolution also offers Resistance Mode, an online co-op for up to 4 players. There are going to be 12 re-playable missions at launch, with more to be added at a later date, free of charge.

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Dark Souls III is an action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game features faster, more fluid combat compared to its predecessors, and offers additional tactical options to the players. These include chargeable attacks and spells which now use a magic meter similarly to the first game of the series, Demon’s Souls.

Naturally, Dark Souls III also improves the graphics quality and the amount of details on the screen, while retaining the same visual style that the fans have come to love.

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