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5 Most Anticipated Video Games on Playstation 5

5 For 5: 5 Most Anticipated Playstation 5 Games

THAT THE WHOLE VIDEO GAME COMMUNITY IS HYPED UP FOR!

A new frontier pushing the envelope in the video game industry, the PlayStation 5 next-gen console is coming this holiday season.  Gamers all over the world are hyped up!  A huge PlayStation live event took place recently, which further intensified this hype. The event showed us the physical hardware of this long-awaited console, and it also revealed some amazing upcoming video games. Video game pricing aside, these are the games that keep hardcore gamers like me lie awake in excitement.

The list of upcoming PlayStation 5 video games is filled to the brim with exciting titles. These games are going to show us what the next-gen console will be truly capable of!

Today, I’ll give you guys a list of the most highly anticipated PlayStation 5 games.

Now, without any further ado, let’s jump right into it!

 

Far Cry 6: The popular Far Cry series is returning with another major installment in 2021

Far Cry 6 anticipated Playstation 5 first person shooter video game
Far Cry 6 anticipated Playstation 5 first person shooter video game

This game is very highly anticipated as gamers all around the world wait desperately. In true Far Cry style. Far Cry 6 is going to be a first-person shooter with an amazing story.

The game is developed by the purveyors of gaming wizardry at Ubisoft. Fans have very high expectations from this installment of the series as it is going to be dramatically different from all the previous entries. The trailer for this game showcased some brilliant graphics, which looked just as good as real life! In this game, the players will be facing off against president Anton Castillo, who controls the entire island of Yara. This man is extremely violent, and we must fight him for the future of this island.

The players will play as Dani Rojas, who can be played as a male or female character. We don’tknow much regarding the gameplay features of this new title, but it will surely give us a more polished and refined experience as compared to the previous games.

Far Cry 6 is going to get released early next year! The exact release date is February 18th, 2021. I am extremely excited to try this new title out, and I’d give it a 4.5/5.

 

Project Athia: 3rd Person Adventure Video Game by Square Enix – Playstation Exclusive for Limited Time. Late 2020 or 2021.

Project Athia anticipated Playstation 5 video game
Project Athia anticipated Playstation 5 video game 3rd Adventure by Square Enix

The teaser trailer for Project Athia which was revealed at the PlayStation 5 live event was quite short, but it was enough to make an impact. Gamers are hyped up to play this third-person adventure game as it looked extremely interesting. This is going to be the next big title by Square Enix, and it will be a PlayStation exclusive for a limited time.

We don’t know much regarding the story of this title as the trailer was very short. However, we do know that the game is going to be set in a magical world, and the protagonist is going to be a female character. This harsh world is going to test the resolve and courage of our beautiful protagonist as she ventures through it.

The graphics of the game looked absolutely stunning in the trailer! We’ll be fighting against some mysterious creatures using our magical abilities.

We don’t have an exact release date for this game. However, it will be releasing late 2020, or maybe in 2021.

I am personally very excited to play this title and enjoy the amazing story. I’d give it a 5/5.

 

Resident Evil 8: Village is going to be the next major entry in this horror survival series. Coming in 2021.

This new title is going to be just as horrifying as the previous entry as it is also set in the first- person perspective. The game is being developed by the highly acclaimed CAPCOM studio, and it is going to be an absolute blast.

Resident Evil 8 has immensely realistic graphics which are going to show us the true extent of the next-generation consoles. The game is going to follow the story of our boy Ethan as he is again put in a dreadful situation, thanks to Chris Redfield. His whole life gets disrupted, and we must help him survive once again.

This Resident Evil title is going to get released in 2021; however, we don’t really have an exactrelease date right now. This title is going to be great, but I am personally not very excited to play it because I believe that Resident Evil works better in third-person perspective. I’d give this game a 3/5.

Resident Evil Village for Playstation 5 by Capcom
Resident Evil Village for Playstation 5 by Capcom

 

 

Spider-man: Miles Morales by Insomniac Studios.  Promised to be one of the best video games of 2020.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales by Insomniac for Playstation 5
Spider-Man: Miles Morales by Insomniac for Playstation 5

Spider-man: Miles Morales is going to be the new spider-man game this year, and as the name suggests, this title will be solely focusing on the story of Miles Morales. This game is being developed by Insomniac Studios, and it is going to be one of the best video games of 2020.

Of course a huge rocket boost for discoverability and video game marketing.  True to Spiderman fans and Marvel comic book fans the world over, the graphics of this game are going be extremely realistic.  Yet still retain a comicbook look which all Marvel games are famous for. The story of this game is going to take place after the events of the previous title in the series. Just like Peter, Miles obtains spider-like abilities and fights criminals to protect innocent people.

This sequel is going to get released with the release of the PlayStation 5 console as a launch title. Fans will definitely grab both, the PS5 and this game together.  I am personally quite excited to try out this new title, and I’d give it a 4.5/5.

 

Horizon Forbidden West by Guerrilla Games.  Coming in 2021.

Horizon Forbidden West Playstation 5 amazing graphics heart touching story video game
Horizon Forbidden West Playstation 5 amazing graphics heart touching story video game

Now, let us talk about the most highly anticipated PlayStation 5 title, Horizon Forbidden West. This game is going to be a sequel for the highly acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn, and it is being developed by Guerrilla Games.

The new game has amazing graphics, and the machine dominated world looks even more stunning. We are going to again play as our girl Aloy, who is going to be as badass as ever thanks to her amazing abilities. The game will feature a beautiful open-world which will be filled to the brim with mysteries. Just like the previous game, we will be enjoying a heart- touching story in third-person perspective. An open-world action RPG like this, certainly play tested and tried via multiple rounds of consumer insights and research, this is one title that you cannot afford to miss.

This game is set to release in 2021, but we don’t really know the exact release date. I am personally extremely hyped to try out this title as the previous game was one of the best titles of 2017. I’d give it a 5/5.

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Top Female eSports Teams Inspiring Girl Gamers

Top Female eSport Teams

eSports is a male-dominated sport. An estimated 90% of Major eSports professionals are men. Despite huge strides in the last decade, male gamers still far outnumber girl gamers.  But the large video game publishers and brands are taking notice.  The video game industry is growing more quickly than ever, with an estimated 2.5 billion players worldwide.  Who better to grow popularity and discoverability among girl gamers than, well, girl gamers?

In the last decade, the somewhat inclusive E-gaming Arenas have become more welcoming to girl gamers. With major brands sponsoring All Female gamer girl groups and recently, Female eSports league has started to gain traction globally. Change is afoot.  And we may see more girl gamers competing and winning yet.

The move to diversify eSports and include more girl gamers is growing by the day.

From major brands to NBA teams are on a quest. There is a vibrant NBA 2K League.  In 2019 for the first time, WNBA players are making their debut in NBA 2K. A quest to grow the number of Female professional player in eSports and level the playing field.  Hopefully in the near future, re-balance the 9-to-1 Male to Female player ratio, still prevalent in the current E-gaming community.

It’s hard to deny the prejudice Females have faced in the professional gaming community. Now more than ever, the community is more welcoming to Gamer Girls. Many more skilled Female Gamers are winning major game tournaments. The male-centric gaming community must accept, some more slowly than others, the idea of professional female eSport players. And respect them as winners and champions.

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VKLiooon winning the Hearthstone tournament at Blizzcon

Take for example in the Global HearthStone Tournament, VKLiooon defeated the previous world champion in a clean sweep, winning the Tournament by a huge margin.

She became the first-ever female HearthStone Champion at Blizzcon in 2019.  Punctuating her history-making victory, she said:

“I want to say to all the girls out there that have a dream for eSports, for competition, for glory.  If you want to do it and you believe in yourself, you should just forget your gender and go for it”.

This was a historic moment in the gaming community.  One that shattered the old prejudice – that “Girls can’t play games.” A wakeup call for the old-guard, heard far and wide by women and men around the world.  And arguably more importantly, by boys and girls across the land.

The Female Gaming community has made huge progress in the last decade.  Let us take a look at some of the most prominent professional eSports All-Girl groups from all around the world.

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State of the Video Game Industry

Team of Professional eSport Gamers Playing in Competitive Video Games on a Cyber Games Tournament. They using Microphones.

“All men dream – but not equally. Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity… But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did.” From T. E. Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom – Uncharted 3

 

Video games have found their entrée into just about every household today. Close to 65% of American adults play video games, whether through their phones, laptops, or gaming systems. When broken down, 60% of people are playing games on their smartphones, 52% at their personal computer, and 49% with a gaming household. Even more, about 75% of Americans have at least one gamer in their household.

To put the $152 billion a year market in context, that is larger than the annual revenue from movie box office and music, combined (Kevin Chou, Forte, 2020) Furthermore, 2.5 billion gamers across the world, means 1 in 3 people across the world, games. 

Video games are no longer the exclusive strongholds of teenaged fanboys.

 

Rather, with the advent of smartphones and tablets and the “anywhere, anytime” accessibility they provide, gamers span generations – millennials and boomers alike take part in this digital interaction. And yes, boys, girls, men, women, alternative lifestyle, and more, play games on their smartphones, tablets.  Not to mention contributing  user-generated content or UGC.: videos, reviews and more.

 

HERE’S a TRIVIA QUESTION.  What do Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, Jake Gyllenhaal and Milla Jovovich to Rami Malek, Sarah Silverman, John C. Riley, Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Rodriguez have in common?

 

The obvious answer is that they are all current and former Hollywood A-Listers past and  present.  The LESS OBVIOUS answer is that they have all starred in movies which had started out as video game franchises, loved and played by millions of gamers on a range of gaming devices.

And more amazingly, video games are as part of pop culture as music, sports, and movies.  If you need any more convincing, just look at the following list of popular movies about video games:

  • Tomb Raider (2018)
  • Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)
  • Warcraft (2016)
  • Assassins Creed (2016)
  • Angry Birds the Movie (2016)
  • Rampage (2018)
  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
  • Hitman Agent 47 (2015)
  • Need for Speed (2014)
  • Prince of Persia (2010)
  • Ready Player One (2018)
  • Resident Evil Retribution (2012)
  • Wreck It Ralph (2012)
  • Doom (2005)
  • Mortal Kombat (1995)
  • Tomb Raider (2001)
  • Street Fighter (1994)

As gamers, we are part of a large, thriving and rapidly growing community.  Of fangirls, fanboys, athletes, streamers, developers, artists, and as many of us have already known for many many years, celebrities, actors, actresses, and musicians among us.  Game On, Game Proud.