9 Upcoming Video Games Destined To Be The Sleeper Hits Of 2016

Battleborn is going to succeed precisely because everyone is expecting it to fail. Although the new MOBA-inspired game, made by the guys who created the successful Borderlands series no less, is coming in a matter of months, the general feeling in forums and in the press is that the developers should have stuck to cranking out sequels to that more famous series instead.

But Gearbox is full of talented developers, and if anyone can pull off a genre-bending shooter like this it's them. Everyone loves online shooters, and MOBAs are more popular than ever, so although the game might not set the charts alight there's no doubt that a solid product could appeal massively to the twitch-hungry audience that laps up these competitive experiences.

And hell, with the new IP being launched by a studio with the pedigree of Gearbox, Battleborn might just make the jump from appealing to a dedicated niche audience to becoming a legit mainstream hit.