DESTINY
Destiny is the name of the next project from Bungie, the studio that originally created Halo. Unlike the exclusive Microsoft franchise, Destiny is being published by Activision. Court documents from the Call of Duty publisher released to the public as part of the Zampella/West trial describe Destiny as four “sci-fantasy, action shooter games.” The Destiny games are set to come out sometime after 2013. Activision released an official statement regarding Destiny's release date falling after the end of the year. This is possibly due to the lack of any next-gen announcements to date. The next three games of the Destiny series were originally set to be released in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Personal Thoughts - I was excited for this game before it was even announced for the PS4. The art direction is wonderful and the fact that it is made by the creators of Halo, the game which they literally want to overpower and backslap with the Destiny series, is what makes this game all the more interesting. Also the fact that it's going multi Platform for PS4, PS3, 360, and the soon-to-be Xbox 720 is astounding!
DEEP DOWN (working title)
Deep Down is a new game coming from Capcom. Deep Down is the working title of the game, so it could change before the game is released. Little is known about the game, but based on the clips shown at the PlayStation 4 announcement event, the game looks to be set in a fantasy setting.
Personal Thoughts - I thought Destiny was a beautiful game, until this bad boy revealed itself! Probably the only other game that also seems to utilize the next gen graphics most were hoping for. Don't get me wrong, Sure all the games for PS4 are amazing looking but Deep Down seems to just show it a wee bit better, especially in the gameplay (yes! this video shows actually gameplay and not just cutscenes).
INFAMOUS: SECOND SON
Second Son is the "third" installment of the Infamous franchise, after Infamous and Infamous 2. In this universe, the "DUP" is a police and monitoring group dedicated to keeping order and capturing Conduits (those individuals who can harness the power of Ray Sphere Energy). Cole McGrath and Zeke Dunbar are seemingly absent, and the results of The Beast are unknown (including the outcome of Infamous 2). Currently, the hero appears to be the character in the video below, however supposedly there will be multiple heroes to play as in the game.
Personal Thoughts - While I expected an actual "Infamous 3" title to show up, I am not upset in any way. Taylor in particular is easily ten times more excited for this than I am, and I'm very excited!
KILLZONE SHADOW FALL
The "fourth" entry in the Killzone franchise was officially announced at Sony's PlayStation 4 reveal event in NYC on February 20, 2013 as Killzone Shadow Fall (or Killzone Shadowfall). Guerrilla Games portrays the Vektans and Helghans as living side-by-side on a single planet in a "Cold War" like environment. The two populations are separated by a very large, very noticeable wall. Both populations vie with each other over standards of living, resources, and choice of lifestyle.
Personal Thoughts - I LOVE KILLZONE! It has always been one of my most favorite Playstation franchises of all time! While I, like many, expected a Killzone 4 and a continuation from where the mysterious ending of Killzone 3 ended, I like the whole prequel take and actually it sounds more interesting now that I think about it. I'll have to prepare money so I can play this and Killzone Mercenary (which comes out for the Vita in September).
DRIVE CLUB
Drive Club is a first-person driving simulator that aims to mimic the activities of auto clubs that focuses heavily on the PlayStation 4's "Share" feature for videos and images. Additionally, the developer (Evolution Studios) plans to allow players to challenge one another with user-created driving challenges of different criteria and skill levels.
Personal Thoughts - I am personally not a huge fan of vehicle racing games in particular, however I would be lying if I said this looked bad. The game does look amazing and the share feature they want to utilize sounds like a good idea too.
THE WITNESS
a puzzle oriented game announced on 2013 February 20 during Sony's PlayStation 4 announcement. According to the project director, the game will be approximately 25 hours of puzzle solving and exploring much like in the vein of Myst.
Personal Thoughts - Nothing in particular interest in this game except for its outstanding art and the fact that it's a baby of the Braid creators. Also, it reminds me of the game Journey.
KNACK
a PlayStation 4 exclusive and an action platformer. It is being developed at Sony's Studio Japan and being directed by Mark Cerny, who is also PlayStation's long-time lead architect.
Personal Thoughts - This is basically what I think of if LittleBigPlanet had a baby with Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, with a little Destroy All Humans sprinkled on top. I am both pleased and interested in the game. I also noticed that it was/is being made by Japan Studio, shouldn't they be busy working on THE FREAKIN LAST GUARDIAN GAME!?
WATCH DOGS
Announced at Ubisoft's E3 2012 Press Conference, Watch Dogs is an open-world urban survival game with a measure of tactical stealth action thrown into the mix. Watch Dogs will be coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Wii U, and PC.
Personal Thoughts - Already an interesting game before it was announced for the PS4 also. I have always had a somewhat faith in what UbiSoft can bring to the table 9reasons other than Assassins Creed).
Other announced games with very little to detail or been there, done that...
FINAL FANTASY (PS4)
Other than the announcement for its appearance at this years E3 2013, no videos or screenshots have been revealed thus far. But I'm sure Geoff is pretty excited for this title announcement, just a little lol.
DIABLO III
This game will apparentally also come out for PS3 as well, other than the major news of an iconic computer game series heading to the console roots it's still basically the same Diablo game as we've seen before. Still, a console release is a pretty big deal.
Other possible Games to be revealed:
It's extremely possible for Grand Theft Auto V and Beyond: Two Souls to also make it to PS4, especially for GTAV which was delayed. Another game called Singularity is coming out by Quantic Dream some time, is it possible that it's another entry or sequel to Raven and Id's game of the same name? It is believed that a next gen Sonic will be released too, whoever would be excited for that.
We can expect more games from comapnies like EA, DICE, Square-Enix's Luminous engine, Ready at Dawn, Naughty Dog, and Bethesda. And of course, as always and forever expected, more Call of Duty games.
Also keep in mind that the company Warhorse studios is making a mysterious unnamed Midevial RPG game, as we mentioned in our next gen graphics post (which you can see HERE)
So what game are you most excited for!? Let us know!
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