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So far, the year 2021 has been quite challenging for gamers. Folks are still having trouble acquiring their new consoles thanks to scalpers and Covid impacting markets worldwide. On top of it, they’re also finding it hard to acquire some highly-anticipated video games since they were delayed in 2021.
There are a lot of upcoming titles scheduled for this year. But it seems the ones they want the most are the ones being pushed to 2022. So which highly anticipated games are being dangled in front of gamers like carrots. There’s a list for them to rant about right below.
‘Evil Dead: The Game’
It’s been a while since the world has experienced the demonic lore of the Evil Dead film franchise with a controller. Enter Saber Interactive’s ‘Evil Dead: The Game’ to fill the void. The game stars Ash and his allies as well as adversaries across the franchise. It’s a third-person shooter/hack 'n slash driven game and will feature both co-op and player vs player types. So far, it looks horrifyingly fun and gruesome. Unfortunately, it’s been pushed back to an undisclosed 2022 launch window.
‘Batman: Gotham Knights’
Warner Bros. Montreal is bringing another installment to the popular Batman Arkham series to a new generation of consoles. The story is bleaker this time around as the titular caped crusader and his ally Commissioner Gordon have fallen, leaving the titular city in chaos. The game shifts focus over to Batman’s sidekicks who band together to protect Gotham. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait a while as the co-op superhero action title was pushed to sometime in 2022.
‘Horizon: Forbidden West‘
Guerilla Games’ popular action RPG/PlayStation exclusive is getting a sequel. But ‘Horizon: Forbidden West’ won’t be coming this year as planned. The story features the returning robot-hunting heroine Aloy on a mission to scour the plains of a post-apocalyptic America for a cure to a mysterious and deadly virus. The game not only features familiar areas to explore but new ones including those submerged underwater. ‘Horizon: Forbidden West’ is now set for launch on Feb. 22, 2022.
‘Battlefield 2042’
EA’s upcoming ‘Battlefield 2042’ is meant to take the war franchise to a not-so-distant future. And as such, players can expect to use weapons and vehicles that are highly upgraded yet somehow retain that all-too-familiar modern BF feel. Unfortunately, they’ll have to wait a little longer thanks to a delay, though it’s only a month off from schedule (now November 19). Therefore, the title will still make it in time for the Holidays this year.
‘Dying Light 2’
The upcoming sequel to one of the best zombie survival horror games of all time keeps eluding its own fanbase. Initially, ‘Dying Light 2’ was scheduled for a 2020 release but was pushed to 2021. By mid-year, Techland had stunned fans with another delay; now targeting a 2022 release. Fortunately, the hype for the first-person parkour-driven horror game hasn’t waned, especially thanks to the frequent updates that reveal how far the franchise has come since the first game.
