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Dan Ackerman/CNETSo far, 2021 has been a good -- though not great -- year for gaming. It started off dry, but we got a steady stream of great titles, including Resident Evil Village, Ratchet and Clank and a surprisingly fun Pokemon Snap. As with any year though, all the heavy hitters are coming in the last quarter. That means the next few months can really make 2021.
September will see the long-awaited (and delayed) release of Deathloop, which might be one of the biggest and best games of the year. It'll also see a new Wario Ware game on the Switch, an updated Diablo 2 and a new IP in Kena: Bridge of Spirits.
Below is a list of all the big release dates for the year -- but note that delays are always possible.
No More Heroes is a hack-and-slash game series that began all the way back in 2008 on the Wii. It's since amassed a considerable cult following, and has enjoyed strong critical acclaim. After a COVID-19 related delay, No More Heroes 3 will release on Switch on Aug. 27.
WarioWare games, for those who don't know, absolutely rule. You wouldn't know it by watching gameplay, or indeed the launch trailer for WarioWare: Get It Together!, but the collections of microgames are always fun and often addictive. The newest game, which launches on the Switch in September, adds multiplayer for the first time.
After years focusing mainly on Dishonored, developers Arkane Studios are moving onto a new IP in Deathloop. And it looks sick.
Here's the idea: You're an assassin trapped in a timeloop that resets after each day. In order to get out, you need to kill eight "visionaries" who are scattered around an island. The caveat is that you'll need to do it within one timeloop. The second caveat is that, as you hunt for the eight visionaries, a rival assassin keeps herself busy by hunting you.
Deathloop will hit the PlayStation 5 and PC on September 14, with an Xbox version probably coming next year (it has timed console exclusivity for one year).
Ratchet and Clank is easily one of the best games of the year and it can be best described as "a Pixar movie if it were a game." Kena: Bridge of Spirits looks like much the same thing, except it has more of a DreamWorks vibe to it. You'll play as Kena, a spirit guide who helps the dead move on to the physical world to the afterlife. We're hoping this one is as charming as it looks.
Diablo 2 is one of the most famous and vaunted games in the history of... well, games. Its gameplay still stands up, but its presentation is definitely dates -- 21 years will do that. To fix the problem, Activision Blizzard is launching Diablo II: Resurrected. It keeps the gameplay the way it is, but brings everything else into the year 2021. Dolby 7.1 sound, 3D graphics, 4K resolution, you know the drill.
Metroid Prime 4 was announced four years ago -- and we've heard pretty much nothing about it since. Fans hoped we'd get a peek at E3, but instead we got a totally different Metroid game: Metroid Dread. Rather than the first-person-shooter Prime series, Dread takes the series back to its 2D roots.
It's not Metroid Prime 4, but it's coming out in less than four months -- and it's sure to be good. Take the wins where you can get 'em.
Originally slated for a February release, Far Cry 6 was pushed back to October. It's set to be the biggest, most fully featured Far Cry yet and takes place in the tropical region of Yara -- loosely based on Cuba. Not only will the game launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, PC and Google Stadia, it'll also come to Amazon's Luna platform.
Battlefield 2042 is the first brand-new Battlefield game since 2018's Battlefield V, and it's all about multiplayer. Literally: There is no single-player campaign, with the storymode, which takes place in a world destabilized by climate change, being multiplayer only. That'll suit many franchise fans fine though, since Battlefield is mostly about online multiplayer combat, and there'll of course be plenty of that.
The Avengers' is Square Enix's ever-evolving Marvel action game, one that'll soon see the addition of Black Panther. The Guardians of the Galaxy is a standalone adventure that lets you play as Star-Lord -- and only as Star-Lord. There's surprisingly no multiplayer mode, but that, the developers say, will allow for a more focused, cohesive narrative experience. I'm down.
Age of Empires IV
Release date: October 28.
We don't know too much about Age of Empires IV. It was announced in 2017, and we saw a glimpse of gameplay in 2019 and got new trailers in March and later at E3. They showed the same format you know and love, but with vastly improved graphics, and showed the civilizations known to be in the game: The Chinese, the English, the French, the Mongols, the Abbassid Dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate.
The game is scheduled to hit the PC on October 28.
For a game devoted to hapiness and good times, a lot of people really hate Mario Party. But these games are also a staple in the library of many gamers and are a reliable laugh with enough people around. Mario Party Superstars takes minigames from past Mario Party games, including five boards from Mario Party N64.
Gran Turismo 7 may have been delayed to next year, but the Xbox's big racing franchise thankfully hasn't. Forza Horizon 5 was revealed at E3, with a trailer showing the open-world racing game's new digs in Mexico. If you've played a Forza Horizon game, you already know the deal: It looks gorgeous, and it's probably going to play extremely well.
Forza Horizon 5 will launch not only on Xbox Series X|S, but also Xbox One and PC.
Grand Theft Auto V
Release date: November 11.
Grand Theft Auto V continues to be a best-selling game on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on November 11 it's coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
Note: You can play the game now on Game Pass if you own an Xbox One or Series X|S.
Pokemon Red and Blue got a remake on Game Boy Advance (and later on the Switch), Silver and Gold on the DS, and Ruby and Sapphire on 3DS. Pearl and Diamond, originally released on the DS in 2007, are up next. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are coming on Nov. 19.
Games coming TBA 2021
The following titles are slated for release this year. We'll update this page as games get an official release date.
Lego Star Wars is back after five years. The last time we saw the franchise was with 2016's The Force Awakens. This game seems far more ambitious: The Skywalker Saga Lego-izes all nine Star Wars films. The game was slated for an early 2021 release date, but was delayed until -- we don't exactly know when.
Halo Infinite was meant to be the big thing that launched alongside the Xbox Series X|S but, after poor fan response to a preview last year, it ended up delayed until fall of 2021. The Halo name alone makes this a must-play for most Xbox owners, and developers 343 Industries are trying something new by making the multiplayer free-to-play.
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