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Look What’s
Coming This Year!
Kingdom Hearts III (2015)
It's always good to hear the crowd go wild
at the E3 press conferences, and that's
exactly what happened at Sony's media
briefing in 2013 for the eighth Kingdom
Hearts title in the franchise. This will be
huge.
Xenoblade Chronicles X
(2015)
A spiritual successor to Xenoblade
Chronicles that, although not directly linked
to the game, will feature references from
the game that released on Wii in 2010. It's
coming to Wii U in 2015.
Assassin’s Creed: Victory?
(Oct)
Working on the codename of Victory,
details were leaked to Kotaku in December
about the game's setting. Yes, it's Victorian
England, so expect plenty of gas lamp lit
streets, pea soup fog, and potentially the
hands of the Ripper.
Metal Gear Solid V:
The Phantom Pain (2015)
We've had the entree, but now we want
the main. Kojima's 10th game in the series
reprises the legendary Snake – aka Big
Boss – who awakens for a nine year coma.
It will be the first to use the powerful FOX
Engine.
Mortal Kombat X (April 15)
What game would draw crowds for two
hours just to sit through a 15 minute
gameplay video at E3 last year? Yep, you
guessed it. Fighting fans will be counting
down the days.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow
Six: Siege (2015)
Fond memories of playing this in Los
Angeles. Even fonder memories of
shooting our game lead – a dev on the title
– in the back of the head before a single
shot in anger was registered. You won't
want to miss Ubi’s tactical shooter.
Battlefield: Hardline
(March 19)
Pulling in Dead Space dev Visceral Games
to pen the story is an interesting move, and
with DICE behind the multiplayer, we're
keen to see where EA are going to take
this cops and robber-themed FPS.
The Order: 1886 (Feb 20)
Ready at Dawn's move from PSP to PS4
comes in the shape of a gorgeous looking
alternate history Victorian England, in which
an order of knights face off against a horde
of demonic creatures.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
(May 19)
It might've slipped three months, but that
just drives the enthusiasm for this title
even higher. This expansive open-world
role player already looks amazing –
imagine what an additional 12 weeks
will do.
Bloodborne (March 25)
It's hard not to get excited
whenever From Software
announce a project, and
Bloodborne, announced at E3
last year, is no exception. It's a
new franchise for the Japanese
developer in which you're likely
to die a lot.
Tom Clancy’s The
Division (2015)
Ravaged by disease, the US is
in disarray and it's up to you as an
agent of The Division to attempt to
restore order in this intriguing MMO
shooter from Ubisoft.
Batman:
Arkham Knight (June 3)
Back in the hands off Rocksteady Studios,
this is the concluding part of the Arkham
trilogy and will feature the Scarecrow – so
excellently portrayed in Arkham Asylum
– as the primary antagonist. We really
couldn't be any happier about that.
(In No Particular Order)
As we move into 2015, it’s time to take a look at what video games
are coming to JB Hi-Fi this year. It’s looking pretty damn fine.
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