Watch Dogs
Legion March 2020
Despite a beleaguered past,
the Watch Dogs franchise
is still kicking, showing off
an impressive e3 gameplay
demo. set in a dystopian near-
future london, legion sees
players able to take control
of any random character
wandering the overworld,
an ability that will prove
necessary due to the game’s
permadeath mechanic.
- Developer ubisoft
- Publisher ubisoft
Baldur’s Gate 3 TBC
It’s been almost two decades since a
new Baldur’s Gate game—no, the 2013
remaster doesn’t count—so, needless
to say, we’re fairly hyped about this.
The third installment is bringing some
seriously lovecraftian styles into play,
with a (gross) CGI trailer that shows a
soldier transformed into a tentacled
Cthulian beast.
- Developer larian studios
- Publisher larian studios
Doom Eternal November 2019
look: It’s Doom! The world has really
gone to the dogs, so it’s up to you to don
that iconic green armor and slaughter
hordes of demons to a shred metal
soundtrack. Bethesda also showed
an asymmetric multiplayer mode,
which sees players commanding either
the Doom slayer himself or a pair of
powerful demons.- Developer id software
- Publisher Bethesda softworks
Last Oasis september 2019
Indie dev team Donkey Crew is working
on something that looks genuinely
original. set in a sprawling open world
of deserts and woodlands, last oasis
tasks players with constructing giant
many-legged woodpunk platforms called
Walkers. It’s multiplayer, forcing players
to choose whether to help or hinder the
scavenging efforts of fellow survivors.- Developer Donkey Crew
- Publisher Donkey Crew
Halo Infinite holiday 2020
Microsoft and 343 are going all-in on
this one. Built in a brand-new engine,
and treated as a “spiritual” reboot of
Master Chief’s story, halo Infinite will be
released on PC alongside its Xbox launch
in 2020. The trailer sees Chief drifting in
space; presumably, he’ll transition to
shooting aliens quickly enough.- Developer 343 Industries
- Publisher Xbox Game studios
Wasteland 3 TBC 2020
The Wasteland series has quite a rich heritage, often cited as a cult favorite of turn-based
rPG aficionados. This new game is injecting a little more excitement into the post-
apocalyptic setting, with wintery environments and hulking spider tanks. and, uh, clowns?
Not quite sure what’s going on with that....
- Developer inXile entertainment • Publisher inXile entertainment
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