A bunch of big names that are entirely too predictable
Blockbuster. Cinematic. Mainstream. These are things I am no longer enthralled by. As we prepare our minds and our bank accounts for the looming next-generation consoles, I cannot help but feel jaded. This promotional video for Xbox One’s lineup, some of which will be available at launch, some of which won’t, just isn’t doing it for me. And that kills me. The full list of confirmed games is a slight improvement.
Titanfall looks like good, solid fun and scratches that certain mech itch — but it’s also coming to PC. Dead Rising 3, a title that I should be freaking out over, has felt “off” ever since it was first announced (though I’m hoping it’ll eventually click). Insomniac Games’ colorful take on the apocalypse in Sunset Overdrive is too much of a question mark, at this point, even if I am on board with the vision. Maybe I’ve just fallen out of love with big-budget gaming.
Here. It’s your turn. Take a look at the lineup below and share your gut reaction.
The List, as of August 19, 2013:
- Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
- Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
- Below (Capy Games, Microsoft Studios)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)
- Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)
- D4 (Access Games, Microsoft Studios)
- Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft Studios)
- Destiny (Bungie, Activision)
- Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix, Disney Interactive)
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare, Electronic Arts)
- Dying Light (Techland, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- EA SPORTS UFC (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- FIFA 14 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, Square Enix)
- Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)
- Halo Xbox One (343 Industries, Microsoft Studios)
- Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)
- Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)
- Kinect Sports Rivals (Rare, Microsoft Studios)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix 1st Production Department, Square Enix)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- LocoCycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)
- Mad Max (Avalanche Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Madden NFL 25 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions, Konami)
- Minecraft: Xbox One Edition (Mojang Studios, Microsoft Studios)
- Mirror’s Edge 2 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
- NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts, 2K Sports)
- NBA LIVE 14 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games, Electronic Arts)
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PopCap Games, Electronic Arts)
- Powerstar Golf (Zoe Mode, Microsoft Studios)
- Project Spark (Microsoft Studios)
- Quantum Break (Remedy, Microsoft Studios)
- Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios)
- Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)
- Star Wars Battlefront (DICE, Electronic Arts)
- Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac Games, Microsoft Studios)
- The Crew (Ivory Towers, Ubisoft)
- The Elder Scrolls Online (ZeniMax Online Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
- The Evil Within (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks)
- The LEGO Movie Videogame (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – North America)
- Thief (Eidos Montreal, Square Enix)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts)
- Tom Clancy’s The Division (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
- Wolfenstein: The New Order (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks)
- Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)
- Zumba Fitness: World Party (Zoë Mode, Majesco)
