Even with all the big
name game releases this year, sometimes there is down time.
Not exact matches
No video
game name was hotter over the past
year than Nintendo (ntdoy), which enjoyed a dramatic turnaround thanks to the March 2017
release of its new handheld console, the Switch.
They were recently
named MTV2's Breakout Band of the
Year, they have a video in regular rotation on MTV, they have a downloadable song on the video
game Rock Band and their new album is being
released on Koch Records.
«Having the opportunity to perform at halftime of what will surely be the best
game of the
year between two deserving universities is truly an honor,» Lamar said in ESPN's
release upon being
named the performer.
In its first full
year under its new
name, the company formerly known as Nordic
Games didn't
release any truly terrible
games.
So as Metal Gear embarks on its post-Kojima journey with a multiplayer survival
game that bears little meaningful connection to the long - running tale of Solid Snake, Big Boss and the lumbering nuclear missile robots for which the series is
named, I took the opportunity to go back over all 21 official Metal Gear
games that Konami has
released in America through the
years, ranking them from worst to best.
Interactive have just
released a trailer for the upcoming LEGO Jurassic World
game and despite the
name being based on the summer blockbuster that's coming later this
year, the story of the
game actually follows all four of the movies, including the original classic.
Moving on to newer
games, Sony ended support for PlayStation All - Stars Battle Royale last
year, but it was rumored that Sony is working on the next
game in the series that will be
released on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 by the
name of PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale 2.
To celebrate ten
game - changing
years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including successfully creating and marketing 536 superhero movies starring four different white guys
named Chris, Marvel
released behind - the - scenes footage of that time when they gathered every movie star in the world for an epic class photo.
And following the tradition of other Zelda
games, E3 this
year should confirm the Final
Name and other such, followed by a
release timing.
When originally
released in 2009, Dragon Age: Origins won over 30 critics awards and was
named «RPG of the
Year» by the Academy of Arts and Interactive Sciences,
Game Informer, G4, SpikeTV, and PC
Gamer.
Boom Blox was one of the best Wii
games released last
year, yet despite selling well it didn't quite reach the sales heights that a hyped
game bearing Steven Spielberg's
name perhaps should have.
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I would also like to personally congratulate Activision for breaking the record of
releasing games with the word «Hero» in the
name, and doing this all in one
year.
Personally I don't even want to know what will happen if Halo 5's 2015
release is compromised the same way as the MCC, though I suspect that the London riots from a few
years ago will look like a teddy bears picnic in comparison, as a million
gamers tear the seats from McDonalds, loot Poundland for Jaffa Cakes and lunge wildly at anyone with a Windows Phone or the letters «M» or «S» in their
name.
Moving on to newer
games, Sony ended support for PlayStation All - Stars Battle Royale last
year, but it was rumored that Sony is working on the next
game in the series that will be
released on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 by the
name of PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale 2.
After discussing the franchise's innovation in video
game trailers, Kojima segued into a confirmation of a Metal Gear Solid film under the production of Columbia Pictures and Avi Arad, whom you will remember as the
name next to Stan Lee's on the credits for every Marvel film
released in the last five
years (as well as the driving force behind the upcoming Pac Man TV series).
Countless
games bearing the Persona
name have been
released over the past few
years.
So, remember how I just talked about how the latest Harvest Moon
game, otherwise known as Bokujou Monogatari in Japan, was going to be
released by XSEED instead of Natsume this
year, under the
name Story of Seasons?
Not only are The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario two of the biggest
names in gaming, but Nintendo also
released a new
game in each series during the Switch's first
year.
There is still no commercially
released game in the world that has my
name in the credits — a goal I've held for
years, though that should soon change as long as certain titles aren't cancelled.
Snowbird Games
releases a free content update
named «Sacred Gift» for their Eador: Masters of the Broken World strategy
game to celebrate the
game's one -
year anniversary.
- Link doesn't have much of a character in this
game - they wanted players to relate to Link and play as themselves - Link's face doesn't have much expression in this
game, and that was done on purpose - for Zelda
games, the devs always try to make the player feel like Link - that was pushed even moreso for this entry - everytime a Zelda
releases, Aonuma watches fan feedback and considers that for the future - the items Link uses to solve are always going to be important - regardless of the tech that Nintendo provides, exploration in the series is important - Link's growth through who he meets is also an important element of the franchise - Aonuma thought about Zelda freedom when considering Breath of the Wild, and was brought back to the days of the original Zelda - this was a big point of inspiration for Breath of the Wild - with Ocarina of Time 3D, Nintendo wanted to really utilize the 3D and had a desire to let players enjoy Ocarina of Time outside - the goal with A Link to the Past was creating more depth - Aonuma used to think that getting lost in a 3D world wasn't okay - this lead Aonuma to putting in tons of hints and guiding players - he has since changed that idea and convinced himself that it's okay to get lost - the first two
years of development the devs created a
game where just running around was fun - climbing is very important, because players can climb high and see destinations they want to visit - you can place your own markers to decide where you want to go - when the devs create a Zelda title, they consider not using the
name Link - since they don't have anything else to go with, they choose Link - the
name Link doesn't hold much value, since the player is the one creating the journey - when Nintendo first created Link, they wanted a character that is literally the link between people - that is why his
name is Link - to think that the Zelda series has been around so long that there are all sorts of urban legends and myths makes Miyamoto really happy
With another
year vanishing before our eyes at a truly alarming rate it can only be time for the annual
release of a new Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers
game, ingeniously
named Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015.
Jph Wacheski discovered
Game Maker while searching for a way to make
games without having to learn C++, and over the last few years has been releasing Game Maker «experiments» under the name iteration G
games without having to learn C++, and over the last few
years has been
releasing Game Maker «experiments» under the
name iteration
GAMESGAMES.
Because of ambiguous rights issues that practically require a flow - chart (the original Wonder Boy was remade as Adventure Island for the NES and THAT spawned a completely different series, making it the Power Rangers of video
games), Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap was
released a
year after the SMS version on the Turbo Grafx 16 (PC Engine in Japan) under the
name «Dragon's Curse.»
One
year on from the launch of the Switch and it has two of the best
games released in 2017 to its
name.
A 23 -
year - old Nintendo fan
named Tye Marini even started an online campaign asking Nintendo to making the change to the
game's Western
release called #Miiquality, which is currently urging followers to express their desire for a more inclusive
game in a Club Nintendo survey.
In its first full
year under its new
name, the company formerly known as Nordic
Games didn't
release any truly terrible
games.
Narrowing down just five
games to include on this list was no easy feat, as these titles beat out the likes of several other juggernaut
games scheduled to
release this
year including Street Fighter V, Cuphead, Battleborn, Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, and Dark Souls III to
name a few.
The Thief franchise has seen a spam of 3 previous
games, The Dark Project which
released first back in 1998, The Metal Age which
released in 2000, and Deadly Shadows which saw light back in 2004 and fans of the series had to wait 10
years for a new Thief
game which we got to review for the PS4 and it is just
named Thief.
After announcing that the long awaited Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem project for the Wii U, now known as Tokyo Mirage Sessions, would be
released in Europe later this
year, ATLUS have today revealed that a special version of the
game will be made available at launch
named the...
This is the
year that the Unreal
game engine was
released, followed by the
release of the first person shooter of the same
name.
Okay, this
game isn't TECHNICALLY supposed to be on this list since Bethesda
released it this
year (albeit under the
name DOOM and not DOOM 4), but it was cancelled by developers in 2011.
I was a huge fan of this tactical strategy
game when it
released on iOS a few
years back, and I've spent more time with it than almost any other mobile
game not
named Clash of Clans.
I'm not saying they shouldn't use the Nintendo
name or not make franchise
games but they can't rely on that (which they are doing right now since every Cube
game released this
year off the top of my head was a franchise
game).
In addition to
naming Ronaldo as this
year's cover athlete and announcing the
game's
release date, EA launched a new trailer showcasing some in -
game footage of the upcoming title.
The survival horror
game, developed by Koei Tecmo and which has also gone under the
name Fatal Frame: Oracle of the Sodden Raven, was originally
released in Japan on September 27th last
year.
As part of Ubisofts financial results announcement for the
year ending March 31, Ubisoft offered a new
release window for the latest
game to bear Tom Clancy's
name.
Over the
years, the team at Telltale Games has really made a
name for itself through a series of episodic
game releases, including ones based on hot properties like Jurassic Park, Back To the Future, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Borderlands and, most recently, HBO's Game of Thrones, which is gaining huge accolades from f
game releases, including ones based on hot properties like Jurassic Park, Back To the Future, The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Borderlands and, most recently, HBO's
Game of Thrones, which is gaining huge accolades from f
Game of Thrones, which is gaining huge accolades from fans.
Something like this can only serve as an attraction; Namco did have a self - contained robotic
game almost ready to
release some
years ago by the
name of Robo - Restle by Robotic Amusements but it was canned at the last minute.
Gamers might have assumed that the
game company has already showcased all its big
name titles that are scheduled to
release within the
year, but others still speculate that they have some
games that might be revealed during the gaming event.
It's been about a
year since High Moon Studios brought us TRANSFORMERS: War for Cybertron and it was arguably the best the
game released featuring the brand
name.
This
year promises to be another memorable
year for racing
game releases, with the much anticipated console ports of DiRT Rally and Assetto Corsa, the return of Gran Turismo and new IPs from Milestone in the form of Valentino Rossi: The Game and the recently released Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO, to name a
game releases, with the much anticipated console ports of DiRT Rally and Assetto Corsa, the return of Gran Turismo and new IPs from Milestone in the form of Valentino Rossi: The
Game and the recently released Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO, to name a
Game and the recently
released Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO, to
name a few.
Since
releasing last December, SUPERHOT VR has been
named VR
Game of the
Year by the New York
Game Awards, Unity Vision Summit, and nominated for additional awards at GDCA, Digital Dragons, and many more.
I've been following Star Wars Battlefront 2 very closely as it's one of my most anticipated
games this
year while also carrying the heaviest of expectations since the 2005
game of the same
name is one of my favorite
games ever
released.
Immediately upon its
release in 2010, it was
named as the recipient of the
Game of the
Year award.
We're well into the
year 2016, in fact, E3 has now been and gone, and while we've seen some exceptional
games released thus far (Uncharted 4, The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine and XCOM 2 to
name but a few), one thing has been abundantly clear — we've not yet seen this
year's Ori & the Blind Forest.
It was
released in 1993, the
year when Taito decided that their
games needed multiple
names across different regions, though it only has two unlike RayForce.
Air Combat 22 is a combat flight simulator arcade
game that was
released by Namco in 1995; it runs on Namco System 22 hardware, and as the
name suggests, it is the sequel to Air Combat which was
released three
years earlier.