16 Crucial Questions For 2016's Most Anticipated Video Games

15. Is Tom Clancy's The Division The New Destiny?

Release Date: March 8 This open-world third-person online shooter was first introduced at E3 2013 and immediately lauded for its ambitious premise and gorgeous graphics, but fan interest began to cool as the game was repeatedly delayed such that it's now planned to hit stores two years after initially planned. The hype train has been well and truly derailed: with barely 3 months until the game comes out, nobody's really talking about it, and it'll hinge on the upcoming beta as to whether or not the game can live up to its potential or end up as another Destiny, a game that fails to live up to its huge potential. Prediction: Expect a 7/10 and a solid if unremarkable 72 on MetaCritic. This is Ubisoft for one, and presumably if they had anything incredible to reignite fan interest, they'd probably have announced it or released some footage. There's not much to suggest the game's going to blow us all away despite that initial promise.
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