With so many great video game releases this year, there’s no way that any one person could have kept track of them all, let alone play them. Lucky for you, the hive mind here at Gaming Central have been able to dig through most of the good video games that came out this year, and put together a list. So here are the top 50 awesome games you probably missed in 2017. Elex (Please Play This Game) ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action. Nidhogg 2 (The Real Game Of The Year 2017) The rules are simple. Reach the other side and k...
Enjoy being the puppet master in grand battles with high stakes? Well, here are the top 10 best strategy games of 2017. XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adds extensive new content in the fight against ADVENT when additional resistance factions form in order to eliminate the alien threat on Earth. In response, a new enemy, known as the “Chosen,” emerges with one goal: recapture the Commander. This expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the “Chosen”, new enemies, missions, environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay. Pit People A full cast of tragically unique heroes will rise together from the Pit. Master your destiny as you plot their course of action across an apocalyptic wonderland! Endless Space 2 Endless Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featurin...
Virtual Reality might still have along way to go before it’s becomes a common household experience. However, 2017 was a great proof of concept of what that VR future might look like. This we shifted from simple shooting galleries and VR experiences to more complete/feature rich VR games. Hey, even Skyrim is now playable in VR! So here are the top 15 best VR games of 2017. Skyrim VR Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. From battling ancient dragons to exploring rugged mountains and more, Skyrim VR brings to life a complete open world for you to experience any way you choose. Lone Echo In Lone Echo’s single-player story, you’ll be transported to an advanced mining facility within the rings of Saturn, compl...
Every year there are games that we are all hyped up and eagerly waiting for, and every year some of the drop the ball. So here are the top 10 most disappointing games of 2017. These aren’t necessarily bad games, these are just game we expected better from. Mass Effect Andromeda This one is probably the most obvious pick. To be honest, I did enjoy Mass Effect: Andromeda’s combat and exploration a lot. However, I was really hyped for this game, especially because I absolutely loved the original trilogy. Andromeda, sadly, never reaches the same heights. Star Wars Battlefront 2 At it’s core, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is an enjoyable game. It’s just so disappointing to see how badly EA screwed this over with their insatiable greed. As a shooter, it’s probably one of...
With an increasing focus on player retention and engagements, developers are creating more compelling multiplayer titles. 2017 has been a fantastic year for such games, with an excellent variety to them. Here are the top 10 best multiplayer games of 2017. Call of Duty: World War 2 Ghost Recon Wildlands Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Elder Scrolls Online Rainbow Six: Siege Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Fortnite Destiny 2 Splatoon 2 Register with us for the best in gaming, and join us for video game discussions on our forums.
Greetings, gamers! It’s time to welcome the holidays with a new collection of games coming to Games with Gold this December. Starting with the fantastical co-op first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, followed by another great Telltale adventure game as we rejoin Marty and Doc on a new time-traveling escapade in Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition. On Xbox 360, and Xbox One through Backward Compatibility is the rhythm-action game Child of Eden created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi (best known for the classic Rez), then later in December is the pulp-inspired action game Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death to dish some hack-n-slash adventure. All games will be available for a limited time as part of Games with Gold, so get Xbox Live Gold today to ensure you get you...
Now that we’re closing in on the end of 2017, we can’t help but look forward to what we can see next year. This year started with bang, with a number of successful titles coming out one after the other. Thanks to the E3, we also know that there are a lot of big titles in the works, with some of them expected to release in 2018. Here’s our picks from the top 10 titles that we can see in 2018, in no particular order. 1. Marvel’s Spider Man Sony Interactive Entertainment, Insomniac Games, and Marvel have teamed up to create a brand-new and authentic Spider-Man adventure. This isn’t the Spider-Man you’ve met or ever seen before. This is an experienced Peter Parker who’s more masterful at fighting big crime in New York City. At the same time, he’s struggling to balance h...
Today NVIDIA revealed five exclusive screenshots for the upcoming desert map for the wildly popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). A Peek At the New Battleground Our five screenshots showcase a landscape that’s quite a bit different than Erangel, with a war-torn city area that features multiple multi-story buildings in various states of construction and decay and a strip mall shopping plaza. The rural areas are set in a harsh desert landscape that would be right at home in a spaghetti-western. There’s lots of wide-open desert areas with the familiar patches of development and isolated structures such as small villages, warehouses, and single-story houses. Oils rigs, canyon walls, towers and cranes should make for some interesting snipping, while the more dense cityscap...
Beginning today, Final Fantasy XV players can band together and join the Kingsglaive elite force in the game’s first ever online multiplayer expansion, “Comrades.” Taking place after the events of Chapter 13 in the main game, Comrades puts fans in the shoes of the remaining survivors of the Kingsglaive as they fight to restore the Light to the world during Noctis’s absence. To commemorate the release of the expansion, a new game update was also implemented recently allowing players to accept multiple hunt quests at one time and adding new cooking recipes. In Comrades, players can create and customize their own avatar and partake in epic quests in a world engulfed by darkness. As members of the Kingsglaive, players will equip royal sigils that grant special powers from the rulers of old, st...
Bigben and Appeal invite you to discover the launch trailer for Outcast: Second Contact, the remake of cult classic Outcast, finally available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Set off on a wondrous journey and discover the marvelous planet of Adelpha. But this trip is for business, not pleasure! A mission of utmost importance is waiting for you! Embody Cutter Slade, the most badass soldier in the U.S. Navy, as he’s sent to an alien planet to recover a damaged probe that’s threatening to destroy the Earth. Hailed as a messiah (L’Ulukaï) on your arrival, you find yourself swept up in an adventure where the destiny of two entire worlds is in your hands. Outcast — Second Contact was developed from the original’s source code, but the voxels of the time have been replac...
Xbox fans, we know you’ve been waiting and we’re so excited to finally be able to say it – PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to Xbox One as a console launch exclusive through the Xbox Game Preview program on December 12, 2017! We shared this news at Paris Games Week today, where Brendan Greene – aka PlayerUnknown – and I opened the Xbox booth with Aaron Greenberg, General Manager of Xbox Games Marketing. Beginning December 12, Xbox fans will be able to play PUBG while it’s still in early access through the Xbox Game Preview program. We’re approaching development on Xbox One with the same community-driven focus that we’ve taken with the game on PC. As a result, the ultimate battle royale experience that fans play on Xbox One will be slightly different than what players know today on P...
Today Electronic Arts officially revealed EA Sports UFC 3 featuring UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, the only UFC athlete to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, as the game’s official global cover athlete. EA Sports UFC 3 introduces a new generation of fighting for fight fans powered by Real Player Motion (RPM) Tech, a revolutionary new gameplay animation technology that delivers the most fluid and responsive motion in EA Sports UFC history. A new G.O.A.T. Career Mode now means that players’ choices outside UFC’s world-famous Octagon matter just as much as their performance inside it. This new mode allows you to strategically promote upcoming fights, create heated rivalries and more on the road to becoming the Greatest of All Time. EA Sports UFC 3 will be availabl...