When can I play it? 8 March on PC, PS4 and Xbox One Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Photo: From Software) Hunting demons in any other video game is rarely as fun as hunting demons in a Devil May Cry game. Some of the new weapons look absolutely preposterous, in the best possible way. What is it? The first Devil May Cry title developed in-house by Capcom for more than a decade, that unmistakable brand of ghoulish, monster-juggling hack-and-slash mayhem looks to be back in business with both series heroes Dante and Nero returning for this outing.

When can I play it? 7 March on PC Devil May Cry 5 (Photo: Capcom)

The developers are teasing added depth to the ‘character’ system, and after a number of games dealing with the Roman Empire, the Japanese Shogunate and Medieval Europe, this new setting is extremely exciting. In the 2nd and 3rd Century AD, you must pick one of eleven competing factions and build your resources, technology and military strength so that you can conquer and unite all of China. What is it? Creative Assembly’s latest entry in their hugely popular strategy series – which sees players juggle map-based strategy with battlefield tactics – adopts Ancient China for its historical backdrop. When can I play it? 22 February on PC, PS4 and Xbox One What is it? The first two Metro games provided a feast of tense survival-horror, nail-biting stealth and explosive action during their atmospheric journeys through a post-apocalyptic Russian subway system with engaging world-building and narrative beats inbetween the combat.Įxodus tweaks the formula with more over-ground sections, and a slightly greater emphasis on exploration with both linear and more ‘open’ levels. When can I play it? 22 February on PC, PS4 and Xbox One Metro Exodus Even if it’s not the next Mass Effect, it could be spectacular. But demos have impressed from a visual and technical standpoint, while the developers claim it offers plenty of lore and quests as well as jetpack-floating, guns-blazing action.

What is it? Legendary RPG studio BioWare turn their attention to sci-fi multiplayer action here, with a space-faring shooter perhaps inevitably being touted as a ‘Destiny killer’.Ĭoncerns over the direction of BioWare (after Mass Effect: Andromeda) and publisher EA’s business practices (after Battlefront II) abound. When can I play it? 15 February on PC and Xbox One Anthem BioWare’s space shooter could prove divisive (Photo: EA)

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