STACK #135 Jan 2016

FEATURE GAMES

original trilogy, and is set to deliver a brand new space opera. Details are scarce, but with the erudite writing skills associated with the studio, the story is likely to be a belter. The Last Guardian How old were you in 2007? Well, that’s how long this game has been in development. Little is known about it at this point, but when you have the studio behind Shadow of Colossus and

Street Fighter V

Tom Clancy’s The Division

Announced over two years ago, The Division has been a perennial slipper. From what we’ve played, we’re hopeful the wait will be worth it. Battleborn From the studio behind Borderlands

Dark Souls 3

Horizon: Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games thankfully kicked Killzone into touch and instead invested their creative talents in a brand new IP set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with robotic dinosaurs. Could you possibly want anything more?

comes a new sci-fi-themed IP that pits 25 different characters from a range of different classes in a MOBA-style first-person shooter.

The Last Guardian

Ico working on it, the outcome is likely to be particularly special. Far Cry Primal

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Is the prehistoric era the developer’s new black? It would appear so, but to be honest, wherever the Far Cry franchise goes, we’ll be prepared to give it a shot. It’s survival at all

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Battleborn

The Legend of Zelda

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst

With each passing year since the Wii U released comes the promise of the Zelda game we’ve all been waiting for. The good news? We’ll be able to play it this coming year. Probably. Quantum Break

Is it a reboot, a reimagining, a sequel? Who cares – Mirror’s Edge is back and our favourite parkour weaponless warrior Faith returns on PS4 and Xbox One.

costs here in an open-world extravaganza where you’ll rub shoulders with sabre-toothed tigers, et al. DOOM DOOM is back and reimagined for a totally new audience to enjoy. Resurrected from the ashes of DOOM 4, players who like their games imbued with gore and a twist of nostalgia will feel right at home here.

Microsoft’s first-party software assault continues with the third-person shooter Quantum Break , a game where players manipulate time to their strategic advantage. Originally announced two and a half years ago, QB is due in April.

TotalWar:Warhammer

Total War: Warhammer Swapping the traditional historical setting for one of the best-known fantasy worlds was a masterstroke that has gifted Creative Assembly a great set of principles to work with. Crackdown 3 If third-person open-world behemoths are your bag then you’ll want to be all over this Xbox

DOOM

Street Fighter V Promising new characters and a host of new features,

Quantum Break

Capcom’s illustrious Street

Mass Effect Andromeda BioWare’s superb Mass Effect series moves away from the

Fighter franchise returns in February. It’s a console exclusive on the PlayStation 4, but SFV will also release it on PC.

One exclusive. An action-packed cops versus crime lords adventure set in a futuristic city. Hold onto your hats.

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