Most Anticipated Games of 2016
A new year comes with a whole host of brand new blockbusters making their way to consoles and PC. Here are some of our picks for most anticipated games of 2016.
Street Fighter V | PS4 / PC (16th February 2016)
Street Fighter returns, and comes to PlayStation 4 and PC, featuring brand new fighters and many fan favourites from previous games in the long running franchise.
Far Cry Primal | PS4 / XBox One (23rd February 2016) PC (March 2016)
Ubisoft’s Far Cry series goes to the Mesolithic era, where you play as Takkar, an unarmed Hunter, making his rise to becoming a tribal hunter. Explore the vast stone age open world and tame the beasts that once roamed 12,000 years ago in this stunning new adventure.
Tom Clancy’s The Division | PS4 / XBox One / PC (8th March 2016)
Since its reveal at E3 2013, gamers have been eagerly anticipating the games release, and with now only 3 months to wait, we will finally be able to explore the Ubisoft’s take on New York City after a pandemic sweeps the nation and causes the US government to fall, with supplies becoming sparse and the country becoming chaotic.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End | PS4 (29th April 2016)
Probably the most anticipated game of the entirety of 2016 sees Nathan Drake go on one last adventure, with his older brother and good friend Sully in tow. Filled with action packed set pieces, an enthralling story, and some new game mechanics (branching dialogue options revealed at PSX), Drake’s final adventure is set to be something very special indeed.
Dark Souls 3 | PS4 / XBox One / PC (12th April 2016)
From Software follow up the PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne by continuing their Dark Souls series, with more of the challenging and rewarding gameplay fans of the series have come to know and love.
Quantum Break | XBox One (5th April 2016)
The part video game part live action TV series from the developers of Alan Wake bring XBox One exclusive Quantum Break to Microsoft’s console, featuring Shawn Ashmore, Aiden Gillen and Dominic Monaghan, all of whom will be starring in both the game and the series.
No Man’s Sky | PS4 / PC (June 2016)
One of the biggest and most unusual games to ever be made comes from a small studio known as Hello Games, and allows player to explore an entire universe with the game simply being incompletable with how many planets and solar systems there are. The experience will be different for everyone, as the entire game is procedurally generated and players will no doubt become incredibly immersed in exploring as many of the different planets as possible.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | PS4 / XBox One / PC (23rd August 2016)
The follow-up to the excellent Deus Ex: Human Revolution sees Adam Jensen return, fighting against terrorists that are demanding equality for the augmented following the Panchaea incident, where millions of people were attacked by those with augmentations.
Rise of the Tomb Raider | PC (28th January 2016) / PS4 (Winter 2016)
RIse of the Tomb Raider arrives on PC this month, with Crystal Dynamics’ highly praised sequel to the Tomb Raider reboot arriving on PlayStation 4 following Microsoft’s expiration of timed exclusivity to the XBox One. Follow Lara Croft as she tries to deal with what happened in the previous game as well as uncover the truth behind the myth.
Dishonored 2 | PS4 / XBox One / PC (2016)
Corvo Attano returns in Dishonored 2 with a much older Emily Kaldwin, as the game takes place 15 years since the plague riddled adventures of Dunwall from the previous game. This time, Empress Emily is dethroned and she is determined to take back her throne in the highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed original from 2012.
DOOM | PS4 / XBox One (2016)
DOOM made a huge impression at last year’s E3, with its incredibly fast paced and brutal gameplay wowing the audience and gamers around the world as it returns with a bang in 2016. Take on the underworld and brutally kill the demons of hell with a variety of powerful weapons that pack a massive punch.
Final Fantasy XV | PS4 / XBox One (2016)
The next Final Fantasy is set to explode on to consoles this year with stunning visuals and a return to the real time battle system. Can you retain the worlds last crystal following an invasion of Lucis by Niflheim in this epic new JRPG adventure?
The Last Guardian | PS4 (2016)
The long awaited The Last Guardian has been in development since 2007, and was originally planned for a release on PlayStation 3 in 2011. It’s a game that will no doubt be tugging at your heartstrings given Team Ico’s previous games, and one that will be an emotional ride from start to finish.
Horizon: Zero Dawn | PS4 (2016)
Guerilla Games steps away from its highly successful Killzone series and brings a beautiful open world game to PlayStation 4, with animal like mechs roaming the wilderness after the fall of society and humanity is once again surviving off of the land and are grouped together in tribes.
There’s plenty more games coming throughout the year, are there some we missed from this list? Feel free to let us know on social media or of any other games that you’re looking forward to in 2016.
stormborns
ellievsbear
pixelskylines
turnnoffyourmind
dailybridgerton
areudirty
