Well folks, it’s that time of year when everyone is talking about what they thought were the best games of last year. Without further ado and in no particular order, here are our choices for the best games of 2016.

Doom (Multiplatform): Rip & Tear! Everyone was skeptical what 2016’s Doom was going to be like. Well, it turned out that it was freaking awesome; a return to form for the grandaddy of the FPS genre. Doom showed us all that despite some mis-steps in the past few years, id Software is still the undisputed king when it comes to what makes a great FPS…killing demons and metal music.

Overwatch (Multiplatform): Overwatch burst onto the scene this past year and took the world by storm. With a cast of engaging, unique and memorable characters, it is no wonder why there is a vast sea of fan generated content for this game online. Overwatch is going to be the king of the online competitive team shooters for the foreseeable future…and there is nothing wrong with that.

Uncharted 4 (PS4): Time and time again Naughty Dog manages to deliver superb gaming experiences, and Uncharted 4 is no exception. In a wonderful end to the story of Nathan Drake, the game had everything we’ve come to know and love about the series, while still managing to bring a few new elements to the table. It’s also worth mentioning that Uncharted 4 has finally managed to deliver on the PS4’s promise of high-end PC graphics on the home consoles.

On a recent Nick Animation Podcast, Fred Seibert (Adventure Time-Executive Producer) announced that he is working on a new project based on “one of the most world-famous video games of the last 30 years.” So, how does this suddenly equal a “Castlevania” animated series?

Well, Frederartor Studios, the animation house behind “Adventure Time”, has owned the rights to “Castlevania” for more than decade, but have yet to capitalize on them. This coupled with the fact that the “Castlevania” series just celebrated it’s 30th anniversary, means it is highly plausible that we could see an animated take on “Castlevania” in the near future.

Week of 1/1

MX vs ATV Supercross Encore 2017 (PS4/XB1): Rip, jump and scrub your way to victory with over 25 tracks in this vastly extended version! Only the encore edition features the brand new Rhythm Racing Mode, extra outdoor nationals tacks, and exclusive waypoint races in open world maps. The improved game engine brings remastered HD graphics and sound, smoother online gameplay, and updated riding physics for full control.

Week of 1/15

Fate/Extella – The Umbral Star (PS4/Vita):  A Variety of Fate Universes Collide – Not just Fate/EXTRA Servants, but characters from Fate/stay night, Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order and other Fate continuities make their appearances here.  As the first action game in the Fate series, players will finally be able to control a Servant and perform various moves, including a powerful form change ability to transform Servants. Engage in intense battles on the ground or in mid-air to annihilate the enemy forces! Players can enjoy the action with the original Japanese voice-overs and English subtitles.

Dragon Quest VIII – Journey of the Cursed King (3DS): The classic PS2 RPG returns on the 3DS. Uncover the story of the Cursed King as you save the world from a twisted magician in this genre-defining role-playing game. Across the vast world you’ll wage turn-based battles against more than 250 monsters designed by famed artist Akira Toriyama. As you level up, upgrade your warriors’ skills to learn mighty attacks. Untold possibilities await.

Gravity Rush 2 (PS4): The sequel to one of the best PS Vita games is finally here! Another mind-bending adventure awaits gravity queen Kat as a new danger emerges to threaten the fabric of the universe itself. Still searching for clues behind the mystery of her origin, and with the powerful Raven at her side, Kat must master three unique gravity attack styles as she takes on enemies and massive bosses.

Week of 1/22

Tales of Berseria (PS4): Embark on a journey of self-discovery as you assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior. Velvet will join a crew of pirates as they sail across the sea and visit the many islands that make up the sacred kingdom of Midgand in an all-new adventure developed by the celebrated team behind the “Tales” series. Veteran character designer Mutsumi Inomata has personally designed Velvet and famous Japanese animation studio, ufotable, returns to animate the game’s breathtaking cutscenes; delivering truly epic and emotional storytelling in their unique style.

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (PS4): Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is a compilation that brings the popular Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] to the PS4 remastered in high definition. The signature action of the KINGDOM HEARTS series has evolved, allowing players to experience faster-paced battles and exploration at a blistering pace.

Yakuza 0 (PS4): The glitz, glamour, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0. A prequel to the long-running series set in Japan’s criminal underworld, this entry introduces mainstay protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and series regular Goro Majima as they fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka in their climb through the yakuza ranks. Along the way, players can interact with all the vices 1988’s Japan had to offer: from discos and hostess clubs to classic SEGA arcades, there are tons of distractions to pursue in the richly detailed, neon-lit world.

Resident Evil 7 biohazard (PS4/XB1): Set within a sinister plantation mansion in modern day rural America and taking place after the dramatic events of Resident Evil 6, players experience the terror directly from the first person perspective for the first time in the Resident Evil series. Embodying the iconic gameplay elements of exploration and tense atmosphere that first coined “survival horror” some twenty years ago, Resident Evil 7 biohazard delivers a disturbingly realistic experience that will define the next era in horror entertainment.

Week of 1/29

Week of 12/1

Steep (PS4/XB1): Ride the massive open world of the Alps and Alaska, where the powder is always fresh and the run never ends. Defy and master the world’s most epic mountains on skis, wingsuits, snowboards, and paragliders. Go solo or drop in side by side with other players. Record and share the most insane stunts ever captured. Dare your friends to try out your custom lines, then challenge the world to beat your best tricks and relive your most epic wipeouts. The mountain is yours to explore. So strap in, suit up, and drop in.

Super Mario Maker 3DS (3DS): Want your cannons to shoot coins? Go for it! In this game, you call the shots, and simple touch-screen controls and interactive tutorials make designing courses a snap. Learn design tips and tricks from Mary O. and Yamamura, then share your masterpieces via the StreetPass feature and local wireless. Collaborating has never been easier now that you can share incomplete courses with other players. Finish off a course together and a special icon will commemorate the collaboration. That’s one of many reasons that this is the must-play portable Mario game for inventive groups of friends and anyone yearning for never-ending Super Mario magic.

Week of 12/4

The Last Guardian (PS4): After nearly 10 years, the long-awaited sequel to “Ico” & “Shadow of the Colossus” is finally being released! In a strange and mystical land, a young boy discovers a mysterious creature with which he forms a deep, unbreakable bond. The unlikely pair must rely on each other to journey through towering, treacherous ruins filled with unknown dangers. Experience the journey of a lifetime in this touching, emotional story of friendship and trust.

Werewolves Within VR (PS4): Experience the fun of game night with friends, brought to life using virtual reality in Werewolves Within, a fast-paced game of hidden roles and social deduction. Immerse yourself in a game where werewolves are among your group – and everyone is a suspect! Use unique abilities with randomly assigned roles to figure out who is deceiving the group. Enjoy a comfortable VR gameplay experience where no two games are ever the same.

Dead Rising 4 (XB1): It’s the holiday season in Willamette, Colorado and a mysterious outbreak has overrun the Willamette Memorial Megaplex Mall and surrounding town with dangerous and deadly predators. Join Frank West as you explore a vast, open world sandbox filled with dangerous new zombies and a million ways to kill them as you seek to uncover the truth behind the outbreak – or die trying.

Week of 12/11

In what can only be described as a work of art, SquareEnix and Audi teamed up to design an unbelievably gorgeous car for Final Fantasy XV and its accompanying full-length CG movie, Kingsglaive. Behold the “Audi A8: The Star of Lucis.”

To commemorate the game’s imminent release, a raffle is being held in Japan starting on November 21 to win the chance to buy this truly one-of-a-kind, jaw-dropping automobile. That is if you have $470,000 just lying around the house.

Video games as art has been a widely accepted fact for some time now. Thanks to Cook & Becker you can now take some of the most beautiful concept art from your favorite video games and hang them on your wall. Cook & Becker offer lithographs and prints from some of the top studios today: Naughty Dog, Clover, DICE, BioWare, Capcom, CD Projekt Red, Sega, Gorilla Games, Irrational Games, Bungie, From Software, Sony Japan and thatgamecompany.

Week 10/1

Tumblestone (WiiU/PS4): Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years. Race your friends in multiplayer or challenge yourself in story mode. Solve progressively more difficult and creative puzzles, help a sausage make friends, and find out what happened to the Tumblecrown. Tumblestone completely reinvents the matching genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won’t forget.

Earth’s Dawn (PS4): Packed with super-fast sci-fi action, Earth’s Dawn offers 2D side-scrolling gameplay in a beautiful hand-drawn style. Combat is intuitive, but deceptively deep with combos, finishers and rankings after enemy encounters all adding depth to the game, while RPG-style skill trees, equipment crafting and character evolution open up things even further. Choose your own path through 100 missions, earn rewards by clearing them with style and discover new plot threads behind Earth’s counteroffensive, then fight huge bosses to crush the E.B.E. threat once and for all!

BlazBlue – Central Fiction (PS4/PS3): A brand new chapter in the saga! Featuring a 40+ hour story mode with fully animated cut scenes pushes the boundaries of fighting game narratives. Insanely detailed 2D hand drawn sprites coupled with astonishing 3D rendered backgrounds create a world unlike anything you’ve seen before! With over 30+ characters new and old. Battle across 60+ different stages! Enjoy new levels, modes, system mechanics and more!

Super Dungeon Bros (XB1/PS4): Super Dungeon Bros is a rock themed, co-op dungeon brawler where a band of mighty rock bros must navigate the fantasy realm of Rökheim and its hellish dungeons to seek out epic loot, fight hordes of undead and uncover the legends of long lost Rock Stars! Play on or offline with up to four friends as you take on the roles of heavy metal heroes; Axl, Ozzie, Freddie and Lars and embark on a quest from the gods of rock. Wield wicked weapons with devastating destruction and challenge the might of Bonies, Biteys, Reapers and more!

Call of Duty – Infinite Warfare (PS4/XB1/PC): Infinity Ward, the award-winning studio that helped create the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise, reaches new heights with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. At its core, Infinite Warfare returns to the roots of the franchise where cinematic, immersive storytelling takes center stage as told through an unfolding large-scale war and epic battles that deliver an authentic Call of Duty experience.

Robinson – The Journey VR (PS4): When the Esmeralda crashes on Tyson III, a boy named Robin is left stranded. He must rely on his wits – and HIGS, an AI companion from the ship – to survive. As he searches for the lost crew and comes face-to-face with dinosaurs, Robin discovers that Tyson III is not the paradise once promised…

Mario Party Star Rush (3DS): Think fast and have a blast with a variety of ways to party with Mario, Toad, and more, on-the-go or on the couch! It’s always your turn as you and up to three friends roll the dice, roam the board, and recruit fan-favorite allies. The bigger your party, the faster you’ll earn stars and coins in frantic minigames. It’s instant fun for everyone!

Week 10/6

Marvel Pinball Collection Volume 1 (PS4/XB1): From the pinball wizards at Zen Studios comes Marvel Pinball: Epic Collection Vol. 1. Swing through the streets of New York City with Spider-Man, shrink to gigantically tiny proportions in the Ant-Man table, become the Daywalker to combat the nefarious vampire forces in Blade, and choose your side in an epic showdown in the Civil War table, and many more! Each table has been lovingly crafted by the Zen team to feature fantastic details pulled from the original comics.

Harvest Moon – Skytree Village (3DS): Times have changed in the land known as the Oasis of the Harvest Goddess. Many people used to live in Skytree Village, and the land was lush and green. However, the power of the Harvest Goddess gradually began to wane, and the land became parched and dry. With a completely new story, players will be challenged to restore the seven legendary Skytrees that make the town so iconic and bring power and prosperity to the land around them. Along the way, they’ll meet a new cast of characters (with a few returning familiar faces), alongside a brand new art style, new character models, and more.

Cartoon Network Battle Crashers (PS4/XB1/3DS): When Uncle Grandpa accidentally drives the UG-RV through multiple dimensions, he picks up some surprise passengers in the form of Gumball, Steven Universe, Finn, Mordecai and Clarence! Now they’ll have to band together to defeat the evil shard creatures and set things right. Use each character’s unique attacks and special moves to conquer the elements, fight your way through all the levels and beat some brutal boss battles. Replay maps with special modifiers to switch up the fun, and unlock bonus rooms along the way. Take on the single-player challenge in this crazy interdimensional adventure.

Sword Art Online – Hollow Realization (PS4): “Link start” into Sword Art Online – Hollow Realization – , an exciting new action RPG developed under the watchful eye of creator Reki Kawahara. Kirito receives a single mysterious message – a cryptic “I’m back to Aincrad” – and is drawn once again into a familiar world in which he was once trapped. Kirito and his friends are pulled into a VRMMORPG called Sword Art: Origin, a game housed on the same servers that hosted the death-game Sword Art Online. However this game is not quite the same one he escaped years ago…

Dishonored 2 (PS4/XB1/PC): Play your way in a world where mysticism and industry collide. Will you choose to play as Empress Emily Kaldwin or the royal protector, Corvo Attano? Will you make your way through the game unseen, make full use of its brutal combat system, or use a blend of both? How will you combine your character’s unique set of powers, weapons and gadgets to eliminate your enemies? The story responds to your choices, leading to intriguing outcomes, as you play through each of the game’s hand-crafted missions.

Week 10/13

Watchdogs 2 (PS4/XB1/PC): Explore the birthplace of the tech revolution as Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker who has fallen victim to ctOS 2.0’s predictive algorithms and accused of a crime he did not commit. In Marcus’ quest to shut down ctOS 2.0 for good, hacking is the ultimate weapon. Players can not only hack into the San Francisco Bay Area’s infrastructure but also every person and any connected device they possess to trigger unpredictable chains of events in this vast open world.

Assassin’s Creed – The Ezio Collection (PS4/XB1): Live the complete saga of Master Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the most iconic leader of the Brotherhood of Assassins, as you seek vengeance for the betrayal of your family in a time of greed, corruption, and murderous conspiracy. Including three of the most critically acclaimed titles in the Assassin’s Creed franchise and featuring over 80 hours of gameplay with enhanced graphics, Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection brings these enduring adventures to life for the first time on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Eagle Flight VR (PS4): Experience free flight as you soar through the skies of Paris and engage in heart-pounding aerial dogfights in virtual reality. Fly solo or team up for exhilarating multiplayer action with up to six players. Agility and precision are necessary to gain advantages.Master flight quickly and comfortably using accessible and intuitive flight controls in VR.

Pokemon Sun & Moon (3DS): In the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games, embark on an adventure as a Pokémon Trainer and catch, battle and trade all-new Pokémon on the tropical islands of the Alola Region. Engage in intense battles, and unleash new powerful moves. Discover and interact with Pokémon while training and connecting with your Pokémon to become the Pokémon Champion! The Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems represent the seventh and latest installment of the core Pokémon series.

The Walking Dead – A New Frontier (PS3/PS4/360/XB1): Telltale’s award-winning and chart-dominating The Walking Dead series returns with its third season – “A New Frontier”. Continuing the emotionally powerful story-telling seen in Seasons One and Two, we return to one of gaming’s most favored characters – Clementine – a young girl who has grown up amid the horrors of the zombie apocalypse. We see her story through the eyes of Javier, a young man determined to find the family taken from him, and via playable flashbacks from Clem’s past telling the story of how she came to be on a quest for vengeance. In A New Frontier, players will discover what the world is like when civilization begins to rebuild, and what sacrifices it will take to make society work again.

Week of 10/27

Whether you’re searching for a fun costume for Halloween, or just a cosplayer on a really tight budget, Capcom has just the thing for you. An officially licensed Mega Man costume!

Do you like video games? Do you like swords? Do you have keys? Well, you’re in luck, because, a new company is now offering sword-shaped, video game themed keys.

The Key Armory offers a plethora of video game swords: The Master Sword from Zelda, KeyBlade from Kingdom Hearts, Ner’Zhul from Warcraft, or Gunblade from Final Fantasy. Additionally, swords from pop-culture icons like StarWars, Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones are also available.

The consumer research group Nielsen, the folks responsible for the TV ratings, have compiled a list of the most anticipated video games for the upcoming holiday season based on the survey results of over 6000 gamers.

The hotly anticipated Battlefield 1 shares the top-spot with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Rounding out the number two and three spots are Final Fantasy XV and the Batman: Return to Arkham Collection. In addition to its multi-platform list, Neilsen also breaks it down by platform exclusive titles too.

XBox One users are looking forward to Gears of War 4, PS4 gamers are excited for Batman: Arkham VR, 3DS fans are chomping at the bit for Pokémon: Sun/Moon, the WiiU faithful are holding out hope for Paper Mario: Color Splash, and last but not least the PC master race is wanting it some Civilization VI.

With the new PlayStation VR headset launching on September 13th, we have put together a complete list of all PSVR games that will be launching along side the new headset.

[Please note that this article focuses primarily on retail, VR exclusive titles; digital download titles are listed at the end of article, VR compatible titles are not listed.]

Launch Titles

Batman – Arkham VR: Immerses yourself in the Dark Knight’s Universe and redefine what it means to be the Batman. Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World’s Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery. Utilize his legendary gadgets in Virtual Reality to unravel a plot that threatens the lives of Batman’s closest allies.

Battlezone VR: Experience first-person VR tank combat across neon-scarred sci-fi landscapes in an explosive campaign for 1-4 players. Built from the ground up for PlayStation VR, Battlezone offers unrivalled battlefield awareness, a monumental sense of scale and breathless combat intensity. Experience a thrilling campaign for 1-4 players where different environments, enemies and mission types are blended together across a procedurally generated campaign map. No two playthroughs will ever be the same!

DriveClub VR: Experience the wild rush of high-octane VR racing from behind the wheel of the most powerful, high-end cars on the planet. Strap into the driver’s seat and thunder across challenging tracks around the world in an action-packed solo career, or with your friends in an online VR driving club. Whether you’re a debut driver or a rapid-racing veteran, your steering skills, reflexes and courage will be pushed to the absolute limit.

EVE – Valkyrie: Live out the fantasy and thrill of being an elite spaceship pilot in the sprawling sci-fi universe of EVE. Join the Valkyrie, an outlaw band of galactic pirates, and take up arms to claim what’s yours. Trade cannon fire for cash as you chase wealth and notoriety on the edge of space. With a wide variety of ships, customization options, weapon loadouts, and combat styles, EVE: Valkyrie gives you the ultimate freedom to fly. Virtual reality space dogfighting is here.

Loading Human: Loading Human is the adventure game of the future. Your dying father, an esteemed scientist, has summoned you to his Antarctic base to undergo an intensive interstellar quest: retrieve the Quintessence, an elusive energy source that will help reverse the aging process. By raising the stakes of your actions through emotional connectivity, moral choices, and real consequences, Loading Human isn’t just a game you play; it’s a game you experience.

PlayStation VR Worlds: Step into and prepare to journey through five unique PS VR experiences specially created for the players. Go nose to nose with a great white shark, crawl through decaying space hulks, weave between oncoming traffic, survive a futuristic sport or take part in a gritty London gangster thriller.

RIGS – Mechanized Combat League: Pilot your finely-tuned double-gunned sports “RIG” in futuristic custom-built arenas where mechanized combat and sports collide head-on. Build your skills to unlock extra RIGS in the exhilarating single player experience, then team up and go online to take on the world. Enjoy an incredible sense of immersion in this all-action sports shooter.

Until Dawn – Rush of Blood: From the warped minds of the team behind PS4 horror classic Until Dawn, comes Until Dawn: Rush of Blood – a virtual reality experience to strike fear into the hearts of every trigger-happy arcade shooter fan. Arm yourself to the teeth then blast your way through a horde of enemies and monsters coming at you from all angles. Duck and dodge everything that’s thrown at you in this fright-filled rollercoaster ride from hell – exclusive to PlayStationVR. With multiple paths to take and nightmarish themes to scare the living daylights out of you, no two rides will ever be the same – and neither will you.

Coming Soon

Eagle Flight (11/15): Experience free flight as you soar through the skies of Paris and engage in heart-pounding aerial dogfights in virtual reality. Fly solo or team up for exhilarating multiplayer action with up to six players. Agility and precision are necessary to gain advantages.Master flight quickly and comfortably using accessible and intuitive flight controls in VR.

Werewolves Within (12/5): Experience the fun of game night with friends, brought to life using virtual reality in Werewolves Within, a fast-paced game of hidden roles and social deduction. Immerse yourself in a game where werewolves are among your group – and everyone is a suspect! Use unique abilities with randomly assigned roles to figure out who is deceiving the group. Enjoy a comfortable VR gameplay experience where no two games are ever the same.

Star Trek – Bridge Crew (12/16): Developed exclusively for VR, Star Trek: Bridge Crew is the only game to offer a true-to-life level of immersion in the Star Trek universe. Take command of the USS Aegis, the first ship of her kind. Make strategic decisions and coordinate actions with your crew. In co-op, players can form a crew of four to serve in the roles of Captain, Helm, Tactical, and Engineer. Communication, trust, and close crew coordination are the keys to victory.

Digital Download

Ace Banana

EVE: Gunjack

Harmonix Music VR

Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live

Headmaster

Here They Lie

Job Simulator

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Kismet

Mortal Blitz VR

The Playroom VR

Resident Evil 7 – Kitchen Teaser

Superhypercube

Tumble VR

Wayward Sky

Week of 10/2

Azure Striker Gunvolt – Striker Pack (3DS): Gunvolt is back and hitting store shelves for the first time in the new Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack! The original critically acclaimed 2D action adventure, Azure Striker Gunvolt, is combined with its highly anticipated successor, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, in one amazing game package. These incredible platforming games harken back to the Japanese classics of yesteryear with their great controls, crisp graphics, unique gameplay mechanics, memorable characters, and epic boss battles.

Rocksmith Remastered (PS4/XB1): Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, Rocksmith gets results fast. Rocksmith becomes your personal guitar teacher as it monitors how you play, dynamically adjusts the difficulty to your skill level, and slowly introduces more notes and phrases until you’re playing songs note-for-note. Plug any real guitar or bass into your console or PC using the included Rocksmith Real Tone Cable and learn to play with your favorite songs. This latest edition adds six bonus songs to a tracklist filled with 50 hits. You can also expand your library with over 800 songs available for purchase.

Warhammer The End Times – Vermintide (PS4/XB1): The world is ending, though few believe it. The once proud city of Ubersreik now stands in ruin at the hands of the dreaded Skaven army. Few have survived their ruthless invasion. Team up with 3 friends and work together to thin out the ratmen’s forces and drive them out of the city. Assume the role of one of five heroes, and hack, slash, smash, burn and pierce the vile Skaven using a multitude of weapons. This is our last stand and only you can stem the Vermintide.

Gears of War 4 (XB1): A new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in history. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy.

Paper Mario Color Splash (WiiU): A mystery is afoot on Prism Island – and only Paper Mario can solve it by restoring the island’s vanishing colors with his new Paint Hammer and the powerful Battle Cards up his sleeve. These fresh layers of strategy, along with the hilarious action adventure gameplay the series is known for, make this one of the most colorful Paper Mario action-adventure games ever.

Mafia 3 (PS4/XB1/PC): 1968. New Bordeaux. After years of combat in Vietnam, Lincoln Clay knows this truth: family isn’t who you’re born with, it’s who you die for. When his surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and wiped out by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family on the ashes of the old and blazes a path of military-grade revenge and redemption through the Mafioso responsible.

Week of 10/9

WWE 2K17 (PS4/PS3/XB1/360): Welcome to Suplex City, courtesy of cover Superstar Brock Lesnar! WWE 2K17 arrives as the reigning and defending flagship WWE video game franchise champion! WWE 2K17 features stunning graphics, ultra-authentic gameplay and a massive roster of WWE and NXT’s popular Superstars and Legends.

DragonQuest Builders (PS4/Vita): Generations ago, the realm of Alefgard was plunged into darkness when the hero fated to slay the terrible and treacherous Dragonlord, the ruler of all monsters, was instead tricked into joining him. Through this vile villain’s magical machinations, mankind was scattered to the winds and robbed of the power to build. With even the idea of creativity relegated to mere legend, the people of Alefgard wander the ruins of their former home, scrounging and scavenging in the dust to survive. But now, a legendary figure arises – a hero chosen by the Goddess herself – who sets out to return the power of creation to the people of Alefgard. Only when the wonder of imagination has been returned to the land will mankind be able to overthrow the evil Dragonlord once and for all!

Atari Flashback Classics Volume 1 (PS4/XB1): Includes: Adventure, Asgo Concentration, Asteroids, Asteroids (Arcade), Asteroids Deluxe (Arcade), Basic Math Blackjack, Breakout, Casino, Championship Soccer, Checkers, Chess, Code Breaker, Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles (arcade), Demons to Diamonds, Double Dunk, Flag Capture, Golf, Gravitar, Gravitar (arcade), Hangman, Haunted House, Major Havoc (arcade), Maze craze, Missile Command, Missile Command (Arcade), Night Driver, Off the Wall, Outlaw, Race, Red Baron (arcade), Return to Haunted House, RS Baseball, RS Basketball, RS Tennis, Secret Quest, Sentinel, Sky Diver, Spacewar, Sprint (arcade), Starship, Stellar Track, Street Racer, Sub Commander, Super Breakout, Super Breakout (Arcade), Surround, V Pinball, and Video cube.

Atari Flashback Classics Volume 2 (PS4/XB1): Includes: 3D Tic Tac Tow, Air Sea Battle, Backgammon, Basketball, Black Widow (arcade), Bowling, Brain games, Canyon bomber, Centipede, Centipede (arcade), Circus Atari, Combat, Combat 2, Desert falcon, Dodge-em, Fatal run, Football, Homerun, Human cannonball, Liberator (arcade), Lunar lander (arcade), Millipede, Millipede (arcade), Minigolf, Pong (arcade), Quadrun, Radar lock, RS Volleyball, RS Boxing, RS Football, RS Soccer, Save Mary, Slot machine, Slot racers, Space duel (arcade), Sprint master, Star raiders, Steeplechase, Stunt cycle, Super baseball, Super football, Sword quest EW, Sword quest FW, Sword quest WW, Tempest, Tempest (arcade), Video Olympics, Warlords, Warlords (arcade), Yars’ revenge

Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4): The Critically Acclaimed Action Adventure – In Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft becomes more than a survivor as she embarks on her first Tomb Raiding expedition to the most treacherous and remote regions of Siberia in search of an ancient mystery. Also included is the new “Blood Ties” Single Player Story – Explore Lara’s childhood home in all-new Story Mode adventure, and uncover a family mystery that will change her life forever. Along with a new Endurance Mode Co-Op: You and a friend must work together to raid tombs in a brutal wilderness. Battle to the top of the leaderboards, as others try to beat your longest survival run.

Criminal Girls 2 – Party Favors (Vita): Return to the depths of Hell, and guide a brand-new group of Delinquents through the Reformation Program. This time around, there’s a twist. One of the girls in your group of seven isn’t quite what she seems. As you journey through the Hell Spire, you’ll have to deal with the seeds of mistrust as you struggle to unite your team and overcome their sins and the bonds of damnation. Uncover each girl’s unique story, and shape them into the women they need to be in order to find redemption.

Aragami (PS4): Aragami is a third-person stealth game in which you control the shadows. Play as Aragami, an undead assassin with supernatural abilities. You, a once mighty warrior, have been summoned back from the dead by Yamiko, a noble girl from the sacred citadel of Kyûryu. How you were once defeated or any clear memories to your past are all fragmented. Make your way through the heavily guarded city with Yamiko by your side as you uncover memories from your past life and ultimately decipher your connection with your summoner.

Disney’s Magical World 2 (3DS): Disney Magical World 2, the follow up to the popular franchise, lets players enjoy a variety of new adventures in six Disney-themed worlds, such as exploring the world of Disney Frozen, dancing with Disney princesses or soaring through special Magical Dream events. Players will encounter and interact with well-known characters like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Ariel, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck.

Skylanders Imaginators (PS4/PS3/XB1/360/WiiU): Kaos has discovered the ancient power of Mind Magic and is using it to create an unstoppable army of Doomlanders! Eon is calling upon all Portal Masters and Skylands’ greatest mystic warriors, the Senseis, to stop Kaos and his minions. Now, you must use the power of your imagination to create your own Skylanders to battle in the ultimate adventure alongside the almighty Senseis to save Skylands.

Week of 10/16

Battlefield 1 (PS4/XB1): Experience the dawn of all-out war in Battlefield 1. Fight your way through epic battles ranging from tight urban combat in a besieged French city to the heavily defended mountain forts in the Italian Alps or frantic combats in the deserts of Arabia. Discover a new world at war through an adventure-filled campaign, or join in epic multiplayer battles with up to 64 players, and adapt your tactics to the earth-shattering environments and destruction. Fight as infantry or take control of amazing vehicles on land, air and sea, from the tanks and bikes on the ground, to biplanes and gigantic battleships, and adapt your gameplay to the most dynamic battles in Battlefield history.

Batman – Return to Arkham (PS4/XB1): Return to Arkham and experience two of the most critically acclaimed titles of the last generation – Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, with fully remastered and updated visuals. Batman: Return to Arkham includes the comprehensive versions of both games and includes all previously released additional content.

Shantae and the Pirates Curse (3DS): Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie! In order to save Sequin Land from an evil curse, Shantae must team up with her arch-nemesis, the nefarious pirate Risky Boots. By becoming a pirate, Shantae gains new weapons she can use to solve fiendish puzzles, battle fierce bosses… and maybe regain her Genie Magic along the way! This is one adventure you don’t want to miss!

Superdimension Neptune vs Sega Hard Girls (Vita): A collaboration project between ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko and SEGA, the Sega Hard Girls are made up of various Sega consoles, including the Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, and Mega Drive! These anthropomorphized consoles are girls with an array of personalities and spunk, and this time they are teaming up with Neptune and IF for an all-new adventure!

Civilization 6 (PC): Civilization VI offers new ways to engage with your world: cities now physically expand across the map, active research in technology and culture unlocks new potential, and competing leaders will pursue their own agendas based on their historical traits as you race for one of five ways to achieve victory in the game.

Week of 10/23

Just Dance 2017 (PS3/PS4/360/XB1/Wii/WiiU): The dance floor is heating up with the greatest entry in the Just Dance franchise to date. Featuring over 40 of the hottest tracks on the planet, you’ll never miss a beat! The hottest songs of the year are on Just Dance 2017, from Justin Bieber’s “Sorry”, and “Cheap Thrills” by Sia ft. Sean Paul, to “Daddy” by Psy ft. CL of 2NE1 – and more! With the Just Dance Controller App, no camera is required – just grab your smartphone and start dancing!

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS4/XB1): Developed to fully utilize the power of current generation gaming consoles, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 builds upon the highly popular original game with enhanced graphics that will further immerse players into the largest and most detailed Dragon Ball world ever developed. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will deliver a new hub city and the most character customization choices to date among a multitude of new features and special upgrades.

World of Final Fantasy (PS4/Vita): Embark on an adventure unlike any before to an all new World of Final Fantasy. With charming, stylized visuals for both the young and the young at heart, players will collect, raise, and battle iconic monsters by stacking them to form adorable yet strategic monster towers. The memorable legends of Final Fantasy come to life in this imaginative, colorful world as an epic story fit for the smallest of heroes unfolds.

Farming Simulator 17 (PS4/XB1): Farming Simulator 17 is loaded with fresh surprises and enhanced features. Take on the challenging world of a modern day farmer by engaging in everyday activities such as planting and harvesting crops, selling produce in a dynamic marketplace, woodcutting, and more. You decide how you want to manage and grow your farm in a huge, open world! As your farming career progresses, you’ll take control of over one hundred real-world farming vehicles and machines. With deep, immersive gameplay, a large open environment, and a giant fleet of vehicles, Farming Simulator 17 is the most exciting and rewarding farming simulation ever created!

Minecraft Story Mode – The Complete Adventure (PS3/PS4/360/XB1/WiiU): All eight episodes in the series on one disc for the first time, all five episodes of Season One and all three episodes of the Adventure Pass. Embark on a perilous quest across the Overworld, to the End, and beyond. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, you and your friends discover that something is wrong… something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your world from oblivion. With a team of friends at your side, and a troubled land in need of heroes, your decisions – what you say and do – drive the story around you, so choose wisely!

Darksiders Warmastered Edition (PS4/XB1): Remastered in native 1080p in 60 FPS! Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell. In the slaughter that ensued, the demonic forces defeated the heavenly hosts and laid claim to the Earth. Dishonored and facing his own death, War is given the opportunity to return to Earth to search for the truth and punish those responsible.

Infinite Air With Mark McMorris (PS4/XB1): Explore a vast backcountry, fully customize your own mountain ranges and build your own parks in the most authentic snowboarding game ever created. With fluid, physics-driven control mechanics, procedural mountain generation and real-world competitions like Slopestyle, Halfpipe and Big Air you’ll ride your way through infinite powder and realistic runs – all the way to the top alongside pro boarder Mark McMorris.

Titanfall 2 (PS4/XB1): Pilot and Titan unite as never before in Respawn Entertainment’s highly anticipated Titanfall 2. Featuring a single player campaign that explores the unique bond between man and machine, and backed by a deeper multiplayer experience, Titanfall 2 delivers fast-paced action brimming with inventive twists.

The Tokyo Game Show demo of Resident Evil 7 is an expanded and updated version of the E3 demo. And just like the E3 one, you can download the demo from the PlayStation store and experience it for yourself.

Because of this, I don’t want to go into too much detail about the demo itself; I’d rather your experience with it be a fresh one. What I will say is that the game looks gorgeous and its first person perspective is tailor-made for VR. RE7 is quickly becoming THE reason to buy a PSVR! So, now that that’s out of the way…let’s talk about the TGS audience’s response to the demo.

In my opinion, RE7 was probably “the game” of this year’s TGS. The lines were constantly and obscenely long. In fact, for the majority of the show, on both press and public days, the line was shut down due to being at maximum waiting time/no more reservation tickets available. People were clearly enjoying what they were playing too. Audible screams could be heard fairly regularly from the game’s demo area, which is quite a feat given the sheer noise level of TGS. Not only that, but the female Japanese talent that was demoing the game at Sony’s stage pretty much nope’d the f out while playing the game.

While it may have been conspicuously absent from E3, Gravity Rush 2 is prominently featured at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

If you’ve played the original on either Vita or PS4 you know what you are in store for, but for those of you haven’t, the simplest run-down I can give is this. You play as a girl named Kat with the power to control gravity, giving her the ability to fly and levitate things in any direction you choose. Trust me, it’s awesome.

In Gravity Rush 2, not much has changed but plenty has been improved. First up, the game’s graphics now fully utilize what the PS4 can do. The Moebius-inspired anime art design of the original looks draw-droppingly beautiful on the PS4. Secondly, the somewhat “touchy” controls of the original have been refined and from what I saw appear to be working great (thanks in no small part to the PS4 remaster of the Vita original). Next on the list of improvements, Kat now has different types of “Gravity” that can be used to change your fighting and movement abilities. Last, but certainly not least, you can also now fully decorate and customize Kat’s sewer-pipe bedroom as well as her in game outfits as well.

As with every Tokyo Game Show, the Japan Game Awards were given out with start of the show on Thursday. While mobile may have reigned supreme last year, console is king once again. Check out the list of winners below!

Game Of The Year: Splatoon (WiiU)

Designers Award: Life is Strange (PS4/PS3/PC)

Ever wonder what some of your favorite video-game characters or scenes would like if they were or rendered in tens of thousands of dominos? Well, wonder no more! Thanks to the very dedicated work a YouTuber (and clear domino enthusiast) by the name of TheDominoKing, you can see for yourself. Here is his latest creation, Super Mario World, enjoy!