10 Upcoming 2019 Video Games That Will Change Everything
Say goodbye to open-world games as you know them (in a good way).
Considering we're only a few days into it, 2019 is already shaping up to be an incredible year for gaming. With some absolute corkers like God of War, Spider-Man, Celeste, and of course Red Dead Redemption 2 released last year, we've had some of the most definitive and emotive moments in gaming happen in record time, as well as those that changed the industry as we know it.
From RDR2's incredible authorship of every small detail, to scaling haunted mountains that challenge what a platformer can be, to taking on the Gods themselves, should you think you're hard enough, and offering a meta comment on all we've experienced in the years action games have developed - the way the industry has grown, and changed, is impossible to ignore.
Luckily, studios are hard at work on keeping that reflective and innovative energy high, with incredible concepts lining up neatly to roll out as 2019 continues - and whilst not all these games have confirmed releases, it's likely we'll catch them before the year is out.
From new mechanics to old favourites, these are the titles with the potential to wield the future in their hand-pixels for the games of the future.
10. The Return Of Split-Screen Gaming - Halo Infinite
The glorious return of split-screen co-op is nigh, and it's Halo Infinite that is leading the charge against all heresy against it. Returning to one of the most beloved modes of gameplay that has been sorely missed in the online generation, the sixth entry in the Halo series has been projected to have a release date late in 2019, if previous instalments are anything to go by.
Split-screen co-op is a mechanism that Halo built itself on back in its prime, and to see this being brought back is nothing short of applause worthy. Master Chief will also be back in his full glory, revitalising a character intrinsically tied to the Halo franchise, so all in all it's a forward thinking nostalgia trip that's giving fans exactly what they want - a smart move, if we do say so ourselves.
Honestly, if it's executed correctly, Halo's resurgence of locally co-operative gameplay could spark studios interest in releasing more games in the same vein, which is nothing short of a miracle. Long live being able to play a game with an actual, real life person in the same room.