9 Hugely-Anticipated Video Games Still To Come In 2018
Finding time to play them all will be the biggest challenge.
God of War, Far Cry 5, Monster Hunter: World, Dragon Ball FighterZ: already this year, we've been privy to a smorgasbord of top quality, lovingly crafted produce from some of the industry's best and brightest. So inundated with hit after hit we've been on a monthly basis that it's dizzying to believe that 2018 isn't even halfway done yet.
Next month, the golden doors of E3 will swing open to inevitably unleash yet another round of hugely anticipated titles for the masses to salivate over, but that's not even taking into account the plethora of experiences we already know about, ready and waiting in the wings to blow our socks off during the remaining six months of the year.
More PlayStation 4 exclusives - Spider-Man, Kingdom Hearts 3 - as well as multi-platform leviathans like Black Ops 4 have already proven their worth to thrillseekers via hands-on events and trailers and, unlike the far-off adventures we'll hear more about in a few short weeks, they're locked in for launch before 2019.
Nobody can say for certain which game will be this year's biggest winner, but for what it's worth, our money's on one particular title that's been a long time coming.
Hint: it starts with Red and ends with Redemption 2.
9. Super Smash Bros. Switch
Intent on continuing the Switch's streak of success in its launch year well into 2018, Nintendo not only confirmed its plans to release Metroid Prime 4 and a proper Pokémon game for a home console, but yet another entry in its battle royale (not that kind) series first given life on the N64.
The series has come leaps and bounds since the 64-bit era, introducing more characters, modes, collectables and stages to round out one of the most content-rich, accessible fighting game series' ever, but Nintendo's not done yet. Oh no.
Details are - and will remain that way until next month's E3 - slim, but suffice it to say, Smash Bros. Switch will be a sizeable upgrade over the current Wii U/3DS iterations, likely to bring with it all the expected veteran characters as well as several new contenders à la Splatoon's Inklings as seen in the announcement trailer.
At this point, it's hard to envisage how the Big N can mechanically improve upon an already winning formula and even if it's the reality that Smash Bros. Switch ends up providing more of the same, just with more options and refinements, we'll be surprised to see any complaints.