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After the whirlwind year that was 2017 in Gaming, the industry is already geared up for 2018 with a whole ton of outstanding looking games! The titles that publishers and developers have planned up their sleeves could make 2018 another amazing year for Gamers!
Titles like the long awaited Spider-Man title from Insomniac Games coming exclusively to the PlayStation 4, Bioware’s next shared open world game Anthem and the highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2 from Rockstar will both make their debuts this year. If this year plays out anything like 2017, it will be a bloodbath for Game of the Year!
Check out our picks for the Top 10 Upcoming Games in 2018.
10. Far Cry 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdaoe4hbMso
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: March 27th, 2018
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The Far Cry series finally returns after a small but well needed break with the latest installment of the long running acclaimed franchise. Set, for the first time, in the United States; Far Cry 5 will take players to the wide open state of Montana in order to bring down a religious cult hellbent on causing havoc! Expect a huge map to wreak havoc in and a fully equipped arsenal to take down the fanatics and restore peace!
9. Crackdown 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_9fG8hPCi0
Developer: Reagent Games & Sumo Digital
Publisher: Microsoft
Platforms: Xbox One, PC
Release Date: TBA 2018
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Ever since its unveilment at 2015’s Gamescom, Crackdown 3 has been eagerly awaited by the Xbox community! Featuring fully destructable environments (when playing online) thanks to cloud computing technology and a huge open city to explore with friends, Crackdown 3 will be one of the hottest games coming to the Xbox One in 2018!
8. Metro Exodus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F87ky5KNGGY
Developer: 4A Games
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: TBA 2018
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Set after the previous two games in the series, Metro: Last Light & Metro: 2033, the third installment in the hit franchise will follow players as they traverse through a post-apocalyptic Russia. While travelling through the wasteland, players will endure dynamic weather changes and mutated creatures ready to kill! Combining stealth gameplay and survival horror mechanics, Metro: Exodus will prove to be one of 2018’s best!
7. Project Octopath Traveler (working title)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-lnvBXy68Q
Developer: Square Enix & Acquire
Publisher: Nintendo
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: TBA 2018
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Revealed during the January Nintendo Direct, this upcoming title from Square Enix & Acquire looks to update and drastically change the way 16-bit games can be played today. Designed as a “storybook RPG”, Project Octopath Traveler plays as a classic JRPG but against a 3D background with 2D sprites. Following eight different protagonists, this game will be sure to keep Switch owners happy in 2018!
6. Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odfYSiTpXpo
Developer: Media Molecule
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Release Date: TBA 2018
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Dreams has been a project in development for quite some time over at Media Molecule and after a recent demo at the 2017 PlayStation Experience, Dreams is looking to be the most unique and innovative game of 2018! In Dreams, players will be able to create whatever their heart desires within the game’s “game-making” mechanics and share them with the world. The possibilities are endless with Dreams and we honestly cannot wait!
5. Detroit: Become Human
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtPmIBqRwQU
Developer: Quantic Dream
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Release Date: Spring 2018
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Quantic Dream has a track record of creating immersive and nuanced tales that come exclusively to the PlayStation family of consoles. Their next title, Detroit: Become Human, that will come exclusively to the PlayStation 4 looks to take their vision of storytelling and heightens it to the millionth degree. Set during an android uprising, players will control three androids thrust into this revolution in a fight for what it means to be “human”.
4. God of War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOE2BVRCUkM
Developer: SIE Sony Santa Monica
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Release Date: Spring 2018
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God of War finally makes its long awaited return to the PlayStation with a fresh new tone and a stunning looking campaign! Set years after the events of the original trilogy of games, Kratos has somehow gained a son who follows him through this new and “norse-like” landscape. The campaign is expects to be over 25 hours long so prepare for this long journey with Kratos and son!
3. Anthem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL5GSfs9fi4
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: TBA 2018
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Anthem, the latest new IP from acclaimed developers Bioware will make its debut across the PS4, Xbox One and PC this fall taking players to new and unexpected worlds! Set to be a “shared open-world” set in a sci-fi universe that you can experience with friends, Anthem will allow you to team up and take down exotic creatures in order to survive!
2. Marvel’s Spider-Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4zm30yeHHE
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Release Date: TBA 2018
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Ever since the unveiling of this title at Sony’s 2016 E3 conference, Marvel fans have been rabid for the release of this new Spider-Man title from Insomniac Games! Releasing exclusively on the PlayStation 4, Marvel’s Spider-Man will take players on a new and original tale set in a universe separate from the MCU. Plus, the game will feature a giant open New York City for players to swing around!
1. Red Dead Redemption 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F63h3v9QV7w
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: Spring 2018
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What other game would it be? Rockstar Games finally returns to topple every other game in 2018 with the release of the highly anticipated sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2. Set before the events of the first game, this title will follow Arthur Morgan as he joins the Van Der Linde gang. Not much else is known about the story… but come on, it’s Rockstar!
