Dark Souls 3

A community as large as the one Dark Souls has amassed makes a game like this hard not to be excited about. Whether or not the fiendishly hard and punishing gameplay is something that appeals to you, there’s sure to be plenty of content featuring the game that makes it entertaining to follow.

The third entry in the series, Dark Souls 3 will draw the best elements out of its predecessors as well as some from FromSoftware’s Bloodborne, in order to create improved combat, well-designed environments and a scattered but impressive story.

Dark Souls 3 will release April 12th for PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Persona 5

Whilst many people who follow video games may not be too familiar with the franchise, Persona 5 is one game that should not be passed over in 2016. Originally a spin-off of Shin Megami Tensei, the Persona series is full of rich, fleshed out characters and impressive story links. For those new to the series, each game is an individual story so Persona 5 will be a good starting point.

Persona 5 is confirmed for a 2016 release for PS3 and PS4.

Pokkén Tournament

2016 is going to be an exciting year for Pokémon and one of the reasons for this is undoubtably the Pokémon x Tekken title that is Pokkén Tournament. The game will feature a number of popular Pokémon, battling it out in arcade-style combat. Originally only for Japanese arcades, it was recently announced that Pokkén Tournament would see a Wii U release in 2016.

What we’ve seen so far looks very impressive and there are several new elements coming to the console release of the game, such as new playable Pokémon and even the never-seen-before creature, Shadow Mewtwo.

Pokkén Tournament will release in the 2nd Quarter, exclusively for Wii U.