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'Most Anticipated Games of 2015' - Part 2

by Judy on Feb. 1, 2015 @ 3:00 p.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Yesterday, we revealed the bottom half of the top 20, and today, we announce what the WP staff considers to be the 10 most anticipated games for the upcoming year. Cue the drumroll, and head on over for the final results!

'Most Anticipated Games of 2015' - Part 1

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

After much deliberation, voting and tallying, we have finally completed our top 20, what we think will be some of the most promising games for the upcoming year. We're starting with titles ranked 11-20, so come back tomorrow for the top 10. Head on over for the results!

20. 'Crackdown' (XOne)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Crackdown will deliver unrivaled verticality, cooperative mayhem and destruction.

19. 'Evolve' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Evolve is a multiplayer shooter that blends cooperative and competitive multiplayer experiences as a team of four hunters face off against a single, player-controlled monster.

18. 'The Order: 1886' (PS4)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

The Order: 1886 re-writes history by introducing a vision of Victorian-Era London where myths and technology co-exist. As a member of an elite order of knights, join a centuries-old war that determines the course of history.

17. 'Dead Island 2' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

The zombie apocalypse has hit the iconic, sunny realms of California in Dead Island 2, delivering a shared survival, open-world zombie experience set in a clash of natural beauty and bloody horror and violence: paradise meets hell once again!

16. 'Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Inspired by real-world counterterrorist organizations, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of lethal close-quarters confrontations.

15. 'The Legend of Zelda' (WiiU)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

The Legend of Zelda returns to the series' roots and features an open-world design.

14. 'Tom Clancy's The Division' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

The Division is on online, open-world RPG where you explore the once-familiar streets and landmarks of the Big Apple, now decimated by looting and overrun by clans that will do anything to survive.

13. 'Mighty No. 9' (3DS/WiiU/PSV/PS4/PS3/XOne/X360/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Mighty No. 9 is a Japanese side-scrolling action game that takes the best aspects of the 8- and 16-bit era classics, and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing.

12. 'Xenoblade Chronicles X' (WiiU)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a sci-fi RPG in which a terrible intergalactic war leaves just a handful of Earth survivors trying to live in a beautiful yet hostile environment.

11. 'Quantum Break' (XOne)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Quantum Break blurs the line between gaming and TV by integrating drama and gameplay into one seamless, uniquely immersive experience.

10. 'Persona 5' (PS4/PS3)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

This is it. The big one. Persona 5 is the latest installment in the long-running Persona series.

9. 'Just Cause 3' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Just Cause 3 is the latest installment in the action/adventure series, and takes open world freedom to new heights.

8. 'Star Wars: Battlefront' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Star Wars Battlefront is a new installment in the shooter franchise, powered by DICE's Frostbite 3 engine.

7. 'Bloodborne' (PS4)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Bloodborne is an Action RPG that will transport players to a dark and terror-filled gothic world, a world full of deranged beings and nightmarish creatures.

6. 'Rise of the Tomb Raider' (XOne/X360)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

In Lara Croft's next chapter of her journey, she must use her survival skills and wits, learn to trust new friends, and ultimately accept her destiny as the Tomb Raider.

5. 'Uncharted 4: A Thief's End' (PS4)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

In Uncharted 4, Nathan Drake has left the world of fortune-hunting behind, but when Drake's brother, Sam, resurfaces, he offers an adventure that Drake can't resist.

4. 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain' (PS4/PS3/XOne/X360/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the latest installment in the MGS franchise, powered by the new FOX engine.

3. 'Batman: Arkham Knight' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

In the explosive finale to the Arkham series, Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city he is sworn to protect.

2. 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' (PS4/XOne/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

Marking the final installment in the action RPG trilogy, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt combines decision-based storytelling flair with a living open world larger than any other in modern RPG history.

1. 'No Man's Sky' (PS4/PC)

by Judy on Jan. 31, 2015 @ 12:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Most Anticipated Games - Most Anticipated Games of 2015

No Man's Sky is a sci-fi exploration game mixing space combat, exploration, and resource gathering set in a procedurally generated open world.