10 Images That Will Restore Your Faith In Upcoming Video Games

The video game industry is an incredibly fickle beast: sometimes games look like they're going to be an easy slam dunk, like Mass Effect: Andromeda, but for numerous reasons end up disappointing just about everyone.

It seems like gamers are generally more skeptical and cynical than ever these days, but at the same time, given how often a game looks great only to massively underwhelm, that mindset feels mostly justified.

These ten games may very well end up being great titles, but in each case there's been a sizable cross-section of the fanbase who has already resigned themselves to expecting a disappointing or underwhelming end product.

However, these recently-released images do provide each title with some much-needed new context, and most importantly, new hope that they're actually going to live up to their potential. Of course, it's all part of the media hype cycle at the end of the day, but if you don't look at these images and get even a little bit excited, you're probably not a gamer...