Month: June 2019

As far as highly anticipated first person shooter games are concerned the Doom: Reboot which was released back in 2016 was a title that many people had waited to see for over a decade prior to its release. The Doom: Reboot which came out about three years ago was the first major installment within the set since Doom 3 was released back in 2004. As far as first person shooters are concerned many people would argue that the Doom series put that particular genre on map especially considering how legendary the very first game ended up becoming following its release in December 1993. In a way original Doom game was way ahead of its time following its ’93 release especially since 3D gaming did not begin to surge in popularity until the late 90’s-early 00’s when the Unreal & Halo series started to appeal to gamers in western countries.

As far as the first person shooter genre is concerned its something that has remained popular throughout the 10’s decade as well. Despite, the fact that Doom series has been around for almost 30 years now there are still a ton of people looking forward to the release of Doom Eternal for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows in November 2019. As far as the Doom Reboot being considered the most popular game of 2016 is concerned that is something that is highly debatable. In 2016, we saw the release of games such as Battlefield 1, TitanFall 2, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare which were all games that seemed like they received more mainstream attention during that year. The Doom Reboot seemed more like a game that would turn heads within the gaming world considering how legendary series itself was and still is.

There have been many big announcements within the gaming world since the start of this year especially at E3 2019 in relation to coming releases between now 2020. As far as upcoming fighting titles are concerned we have recently learned that One Punch Man will eventually have its own game which is set to appear on multiple game consoles such as the PS4, Xbox One and PC in the near future. For those who do not know One Punch Man is a popular Japanese manga written by ONE that has been around since 2009. One Punch Man has also been one of the most popular shows to air on Toonami since Fall 2015 after being Licensed by Viz Media in America. Based on what we know One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows the game will feature three vs three fighting gameplay which will include various popular characters from the series.

Players will have the opportunity to utilize characters such such as Speed O Sound Sonic, Saitama, Genoa and many others. As it currently stands there is still very little that we know about One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows including its official release date and whether or not it will be released in 2019 or 2020. Hopefully, Bandi Namco will reveal more about this upcoming action-brawler game within the next couple of months.

As far as E3 2019 is concerned there were many announcements at the event that shocked a lot of people including Microsoft’s revelation regarding their upcoming game console known as “Project Scarlett” otherwise known as Xbox Two. Based on what we know about Project Scarlett it supposed to be a game system that will be more powerful than the Xbox One X which was released back in November 2017. As far as features are concerned Xbox Two will be able to run video games at higher frame rates than that of the Xbox One will include 8K resolution. It has been said that the Xbox Two will be more powerful than Microsoft’s previous consoles thanks to the Navi and Zen 2 architecture developed by AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) It should also be noted that Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox console will also feature a physical disc drive. While Microsoft had mentioned a few years ago that more emphasis was going to be placed on streaming there are still a lot of gamers who consider themselves collectors of video games in general. Besides “Project Scarlett” has also been confirmed to be backwards compatible with older generation games similar to that of the Xbox One which utilized physical discs as well.

Speaking of backwards compatibility it was confirmed at E3 2019 that Halo Infinite will be the very first game to appear on Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox console. As far as the release date for Halo Infinite is concerned there has been speculation that the first person shooter game will be released sometime in the fourth quarter of 2020. In fact, analysts have also mentioned that “Project Scarlett” should be completed and that the console will most likely appear in electronic retail stores between October and December of 2020. As far as whether or not Microsoft’s upcoming console will be more successful than the Xbox One that is some that remains to be seen. Also, there are various factors such as pricing and competition that can affect the overall success of Project Scarlett.

When the Xbox One X was initially released in November 2017 it was priced at $499 and since then it feel below Microsoft’s expectations in relation to sales. Seeing how Project Scarlett is a more superior game system than the Xbox One its possible that the upcoming console will end up being worth equal or more than $499 once its released. Also, the landscape of gaming is starting to change in the form competition. Not only to will Microsoft’s new console have to compete with the Nintendo Switch and Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 players will also have the option of choosing Google Stadia as it pertains to third party games. It will be interesting to see what other games will be announced for Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox console between now and fourth quarter 2020.

As far as blockbuster announcements from E3 2019 are concerned there were many that the world got a chance to see at the event this year. While CD Project had revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 had been pushed back to the dismay of many people we also learned that we will finally be getting a Switch port of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sometime this year. As far as an official release date for the Switch version of The Witcher 3 is concerned that is something that has yet to be revealed. We do know that the “Game Of The Year” Edition which features the Hearts of Stone along with the Blood and Wine expansion packs will be featured in the Switch version of the Witcher 3. Out of all the entries of the Witcher series dating back to 2007 when the very first game came out many people have argued that Witcher III: Wild Hunt was quite possibly the best. In fact, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is considered to be one of the top Action-RPG’s of the 10’s decade.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been praised mainly for its robust combat system in addition to other features such as its narration, world design along with the inclusion of various side-quests. On the Nintendo Switch The Witcher 3 will undoubtedly become one of the top attractions in relation to games within the Action-RPG genre in general. As it currently stands CD Projekt has not given us an official release date for the Switch port of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt but hopefully it will be this year and not pushed back until 2020 similar to Cyberpunk 2077.

As many people know the The Legend Of Zelda: Link’s Awakening: Remake is set to be released later this year in September 2019 for the Nintendo Switch. For those who do not know Link’s Awakening is a 90’s Classic that was initially released for Game Boy back in 1993. Since its release Link’s Awakening has been seen as one of the most popular entries ever within the Zelda series and eventually went on to sell approximately 5 million units worldwide by the early 00’s. Since the release of Link’s Awakening many people have wondered whether or not Nintendo was ever going to develop a high definition remake of the game for past 10-15 years. Since we are now getting a modernized version of Zelda: Link’s Awakening its something that can appeal to both retro and contemporary gamers who currently own a Nintendo Switch.

As far as whether or not the newest version of Link’s Awakening will be as popular as the original is something that remains to be seen. The Nintendo Switch has arguably been as popular within the past two years as Game Boy was back in the 90’s. But as far as sales are concerned it would not be surprising if Zelda: Link’s Awakening sold over one million copies worldwide within its first month seeing how much attention the game has been getting since E3 2019.