2023 is shaping up to be one of the best years for gaming in ages. From Tears of the Kingdom to Diablo IV to Street Fighter 6, it’s already been a pretty great year, with quite a few big-budget releases coming later this year

Which upcoming game are you most excited for? Here’s a rough timeline of some big ones.

  • Final Fantasy XVI (June 22)

  • Pikmin IV (July 21)

  • Counter Strike 2 (Summer - Exact date unknown)

  • Armored Core VI (August 25)

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 (August 31)

  • Starfield (September 6)

  • Mortal Kombat 1 (September 19)

  • Party Animals (September 20)

  • Assassin’s Creed Mirage (October 12)

  • Lords of the Fallen (October 13)

  • Alan Wake 2 (October 17)

  • Spider-Man 2 (October 20)

  • Cities Skyline 2 (October 24)

Or maybe something else! What are you hyped for?

  • Krik@feddit.deEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’m waiting for

    • Cyberpunk 2077 DLC
    • Starfield
    • Cities Skylines 2
    • Kerbal Space Program 2 (1.0 release)

    But before that I need to buy a new computer. Mine’s too weak.

      • Astrid@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        2 years ago

        He does more updates on twitter @ConcernedApe but it’s still sporadic. Last update was in April and he said he’s taking a break from Haunted Chocolatier to work on the new SDV update.

    • ansik@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      I just recently got into Stardew Valley so this had not passed my radar yet, looks really promising from the early gameplay video!
      Seems to be a more “active” game while retaining a lot of the charm, which I’m all for 🤩

  • bloodsangre7@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    City Skylines 2! The trailer looked good and they are including more in the base then CS1, plus it seems they have responded to some feedback on cars and including parking for the amount in the game

  • Athena@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Super excited for Starfield just hoping Bethesda can deliver. I was super excited for Cyberpunk back before it launched and that obviously didn’t go over too well.

    • theAndrewJeff@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Seems like a safe bet on PC. If Bethesda doesn’t fix any broken parts, the mod community usual does.

  • Jim13@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Starfield is on my list. No pre-order here. AAA don’t have the best track record these days ;) CS2 - Loved the first one. Excite for this release.

  • aksdb@feddit.deEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

    Which unfortunately gets released shortly after Starfield. I need to clone myself.

  • beforan@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Just played the demo of FF16 and yep, I’m sold. Can’t wait for next week now!

    Excited to get to BG3 at some point too. I love the bioware games and people speak very highly of Larian.

  • Captain_Pieces@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I don’t think I could give an answer I wouldn’t walk back on later, I’m just happy to see such an interesting and competitive year for the industry. Really hope this trend continues.

    • simple@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Life by You looked pretty rough last time they showed it, I hope they’ve polished it up a lot since then.

      • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        2 years ago

        It releases in early access, so they aren’t claiming that it’s a finished product on launch.

        I’m sure the devs are very aware that it doesn’t look good visually. As long as they focus on the systems first that’s fine by me personally.

  • nromdotcom@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    Number 1 for me are the Duke Nukem Collections for Evercade coming in November.

    I played tons of duke3d as a kid so I’m excited to revisit it. But even more, I never got a chance to play the original DOS side-scrollers, so I’m pumped to get the new remastered versions. Even cooler that they’re the first Evercade exclusives.

    • HannahBecz@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I never played duke3d but I grew up playing the side scrollers. I didn’t know they were remastering those. Never heard of the Evercade and unfortunately another handheld isn’t for me.

      However the VS looks like something I could install into my cars headunit along with my Roku for when I’m just chilling, and less maint. than my raspberry. Thanks for this post. I have something to look into here.

      • nromdotcom@beehaw.org
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        2 years ago

        I’m a big fan of Evercade. “Plug and play” is a big part of their philosophy, there is definitely less messing around with the VS than there would be for a Pi or any other RetroArch thing one might create themselves.

        If you’re okay with using Discord, I’d recommend dropping into the Evercade Discord if you have any questions or just wanna hang out - lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks (about Evercade specifically, or retro games in general), regular high score competitions, and it’s just a good vibe. You can find the link in the Evercade website if you’re curious.