Upcoming games april 2019

Here&#;s what&#;s coming this month.

By Kevin Knezevic on

The complete games list and release date calendar for April includes several major releases and a lot of "other." Upcoming releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC include the multi-console Mortal Kombat 11. Exclusives this month are a little rarer, though the PS4 exclusive Days Gone should offer enough open-world zombie mayhem to tide you over until May. For Nintendo Switch players, double check these titles before purchase, because many of them are ports of older PC, Xbox and PlayStation games, which means there's likely enough reviews out there to know whether or not it's right for you.

April Games Calendar for PS4, Xbox, Switch and PC

Here's a complete calendar of every game release coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC in April. Trailers and our comments are embedded throughout, including a book recommendation, should your eyes need a screen break.

PlayStation 4 (PS4) Games for April

April 2

• FAR: Lone Sails
• AngerForce: Reloaded
• Bomber Crew: Complete Edition
• Sword & Fairy 6

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April 3

• Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing

April 4

April 9

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
• Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
• Dangerous Driving
• Falcon Age (PSVR)

Finally, a falconry game, so you too can experience the poignant comradery between human and raptor achingly captured in one of this century's best memoirs, Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk. At the very least, you can wear a VR headset and fist bump a bird.

April 11

• Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

April 16

• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
• World War Z
• Confirmed locations include Tokyo, New York, Jerusalem and Tokyo. No word on the Battle of Yonkers.
• My Time at Portia
• Ghost Giant (PSVR)

April 17

April 18

• Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics

Includes Haunted Castle, Typhoon, Gradius/Nemesis, Vulcan Venture/Gradius II, Life Force, Thunder Cross, Scramble and TwinBee&#;.

April 22

• Jupiter & Mars (PSVR)

For all of the Ecco the Dolphin heads out there.

April 23

After watching the ridiculously fun trailer, you might want to try out the closed beta which runs from Wednesday, March 27 through April 2.

April 26

• UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure
• Days Gone

Check out our hands-on impressions after a few hours with Days Gone.

April 30

April TBD

• Super Meat Boy Forever
• Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown (PSVR)

Nintendo Switch Games for April

April 1

April 2

• Bomber Crew: Complete Edition
• Darksiders Warmastered Edition
• SpellKeeper
• AngerForce: Reloaded

April 3

• Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing
• Shadow Blade: Reload

April 4

• Pitfall Planet
• War Theatre
• Overwhelm
• Smashing the Battle
• Mechstermination Force

April 5

• Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
• Super Dragonball Heroes World Mission
• Monster Slayers
• Circuits

April 9

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

April 10

• Cook, Seve, Delicious! 2!!
• The Mystery of Woolley Mountain
• Switch 'N' Shoot

April 11

• Back to Bed
• Vaporum
• Bot Vice
• Super Star Path

April 12

• Street Basketball
• Nintendo Labo: Toycon 04 Kit

Build normal-sounding stuff, like cardboard VR Goggles, Blaster and Camera, plus really strange interactive devices like the Toy-Con Bird, Wind Pedal and Elephant, which may be the most unique game interface since the Resident Evil Chainsaw Controller.

April 16

• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
• Tanks Meet Zombies
• My Time at Portia

April 17

April 19

April 18

• Katana ZERO
• Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics
• God's Trigger
• Our World is Ended.
• Cuphead

April 23

• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Cytus Alpha

April 25

• Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

April 26

• Boxboy + Boxgirl
• UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure
• Moero Chronicle Hyper

April 30

• Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

April TBD

XBox One Games for April

April 2

• AngerForce: Reloaded
• FAR: Lone Sails

April 3

• Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing

April 5

• Frane: Dragon's Odyssey
• Smoots World Cup Tennis

April 9

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
• Dangerous Driving

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April 10

• Cook, Seve, Delicious! 2!!

April 16

• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
• World War Z
• My Time at Portia

April 17

April 18

• Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics
• God's Trigger

April 23

April 26

• UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure

April 30

• Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
• Fade to Silence

April TBD

PC Games for April

April 1

April 3

• Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing

April 2

April 4

April 5

• Walkerman Act 2: Herdchaser-girl
• Super Dragonball Heroes World Mission

April 9

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
• Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
• Dangerous Driving
• Vacation Simulator

April 10

• The Mystery of Woolley Mountain
• Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash

April 11

• Weedcraft Inc
• Tiny Tanks
• Deck of Ashes

April 12

• Diesel Brothers: Truck Building Simulator

April 15

April 16

April 17

April 18

• Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics
• God's Trigger
• Trinoline All Ages Version
• Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
• Katana ZERO

April 23

April 25

April 26

• UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure
• April 30
• Paranoia: Deliver Me
• Fade to Silence

April 30

April TBD

• Super Meat Boy Forever
• CryoFall
• Steamcraft

Check back next month for major May releases for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC, including Rage 2 and Team Sonic Racing.

Overview of the events of in video games

In the video game industry during , both Sony and Microsoft announced their intent to reveal their next-generation consoles in , while Nintendo introduced a smaller Nintendo Switch Lite, and Google announced its streaming game platform Stadia. The controversy over loot boxes as a potential gambling route continued into , with some governments like Belgium and the Netherlands banning games with them under their gambling laws, while the United Kingdom acknowledging their current laws prevent enforcing these as if they were games of chance. The first video cards to support real-time ray tracing were put onto the consumer market, including the first set of games that would take advantage of the new technology. The Epic Games Store continued its growth in challenging the largest digital PC game distribution service Steam, leading to concern and debate about Epic Games' methods to seek games for its service. Dota Auto Chess, a community-created mod for Dota 2, introduced a new subgenre of strategy games called auto battlers, which saw several games in the genre released throughout the year.^[1]Blizzard Entertainment faced criticism due to their involvement in the Blitzchung controversy, which began after they had banned a Hearthstone player for making comments during a tournament regarding the –20 Hong Kong protests.

Top-rated games[edit]

Major awards[edit]

Critically acclaimed games[edit]

Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.

Financial performance[edit]

SuperData Research estimated that the video game industry grew 4% in , reaching $ billion in global revenues. SuperData stated the market was dominated by mobile games which made up $ billion, with personal computer games at $ billion and console games at $ billion.^[5]

App Annie, which tracks all mobile app sales, estimated that mobile games accounted for 72% of the $ billion spent on the various app stores in , or $86 billion, with the potential to exceed $ billion by Mobile game expenditures made up 56% of all video game-related revenues in ^[6]

Highest-grossing games[edit]

The following were 's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide digital revenue (including digital purchases, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC and console platforms). The top ten highest-grossing digital games of the year were all free-to-play games, each grossing more than $1 billion worldwide in ^[5] Six of the top ten highest-grossing games, including the top five titles, are published and/or owned by Chinese conglomerate Tencent.

Best-selling games by country[edit]

The following were 's top ten best-selling video games by country, in terms of software units sold (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for the United States, Japan, and United Kingdom.

Major events[edit]

Hardware releases[edit]

The list of game-related hardware released in in North America.

Game releases[edit]

Series with new installments in include Ace Combat, Age of Wonders, Bloodstained, Borderlands, Bubsy, Call of Duty, Contra, Crackdown, Crash Bandicoot, Dead or Alive, Devil May Cry, Digimon, Dr. Mario, Earth Defense Force, Far Cry, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Gears of War, God Eater, Kingdom Hearts, Luigi's Mansion, Mario & Sonic, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, MediEvil, Metro, MLB The Show, Mortal Kombat, Need for Speed, No More Heroes, Onimusha, Persona, Pokémon, Rage, Resident Evil, Science Adventure, Shantae, Shenmue, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars, Super Mario, Terminator, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Tom Clancy's The Division, Total War, Trials, Tropico, Umihara Kawase, Vampire: The Masquerade, Wolfenstein, WWE 2K, Yooka-Laylee, Yoshi, and Yu-Gi-Oh!.

January–March[edit]

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July–September[edit]

There are some fantastic releases lined up for , from Bioware’s action MMO Anthem, to a new Pokemon game from Nintendo. To help you plan out your year, and to give you a single page where you can check all of the video game releases, we’ve put together this Video Game Releases Guide. We’ll break down the year, month by month, and give release dates for all of the games we know about. As new release dates are announced, we’ll be sure to add to the list, same with any pesky delays that are announced. Let’s take a look at what we can expect from

We’ll be updating this page with all and any major video game releases as they are announced. If you happen to notice anything missing, then be sure to leave a comment down below and we’ll add it in.

Video Game Releases

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo look set to have a great year in Many are touting it as the last year of this console generation, so it’s certainly interesting to see what’s on offer. We’ve broken the year up by month below:

January

There are some great games to kick off , from the survival horror of Resident Evil 2, to the whimsical platforming of Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Let’s take a look.

• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (3DS) – Jan 11
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch) – Jan 11
• Onimusha: Warlords (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Jan 15
• Smash Hit Plunder (PSVR) - January 15
• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4, Xbox One) – Jan 18
• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Switch) – Jan 18
• The Raven Remastered (Switch) - Jan 22
• Chaos;Child (PC) - Jan 22
• At the Gates (PC) - Jan 23
• Life Is Strange 2 - Episode 2: Rules (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Jan 24
• My Memory of Us (Switch) - Jan 24
• Resident Evil 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Jan 25
• Kingdom Hearts III (PS4, Xbox One) – Jan 29

February

In February we have Anthem, and Far Cry: New Dawn. It’s a seriously packed month, with plenty to look forward to.

• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PC) – Feb 1
• Etrian Odyssey: Nexus (3DS) – Feb 5
• The Occupation (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 5
• The Walking Dead (PS4, Xbox One) – Feb 6
• Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC) – Feb 7
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction (Switch) - Feb 7
• God Eater 3 (PS4, PC) – Feb 8
• Monster Energy Supercross 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 8
• Trials Rising (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 12
• Civilization VI: Gathering Storm (PC) – Feb 14
• Crackdown 3 (Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Far Cry: New Dawn (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Jump Force (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 21
• Anthem (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 22
• Metro Exodus (PS4, Xbox One, PC ) – Feb 22
• Anno (PC) – Feb 26
• Dirt Rally (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 26
• Lego Movie 2 Videogame (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 26
• Deltarune (Switch) - Feb 28

March

March is a little bit quieter for game releases, but there are some great games coming out. Here are the game releases for March

• Dead or Alive 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 1
• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove (PC, Mac, Lin, Switch, Ps4, Xbox One) - March 1
• Left Alive (PS4, PC) – March 5
• Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC) – March 7
• Devil May Cry 5 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 8
• Kirby's Epic Yarn (3DS) - March 8
• The Division 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 15
• Super Robot Wars T (Switch, PS4) - March 20
• The Sinking City (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 21
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 22
• Tropico 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 29
• Yoshi's Crafted World (Nintendo Switch) - March 29

April

For April we have a few major games to look forward to. We’ll be updating when we get more though.

• Shovel Knight: Showdown (PC, Mac, Lin, PS4, Wii U, Switch, Xbox One) - April 9
• Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC) - April 23
• Days Gone (PS4) - April 26
• Super Meat Boy Forever (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Switch) - April TBC
• Super Crate Box - April TBC
• Katana Zero - April 18

May

From May onwards it’s a bit of a toss up regarding which games will be releasing in There is one that certain fans will be looking forward to though.

• Team Sonic Racing (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) - May 21
• Rage 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - May 14
• Little Friends: Dogs & Cats - May 28 (Switch)
• Darkwood (Switch) - May
• Ghost Giant Retail [PSVR] – May 7
• American Fugitive (PS4, PC) - May 21
• Dauntless (XBO, PS4, PC) - May 21

June

Moving into June and we see the return of a beloved classic. Let’ take a look at the releases for June

• Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) - June 21
• Phoenix Point (PC, Xbox One) - June
• Judgment - June 25
• Warhammer: Chaosbane (PC, XBO, PS4) - June 4
• Octopath Traveller (PC) - June 7
• Heavy Rain (PC) - June 24
• Super Mario Maker (Switch) - June 28

July

• Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Switch) - July 12
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch - July 12
• Beyond Two Souls (PC) - July 22
• Kill La Kill (PS4, Switch) - July 26
• Wolfenstein Youngblood (PC PS4, Switch) - July 26

August

The next big month for games in is August. There’s not much to go on so far, but we’ll be adding more as they’re announced.

• Friday the 13th: The Game - The Ultimate Slasher Edition (Switch) - August 13
• Shenmue III (PS4, PC) - August 27
• Astral Chain (Switch) - August 30
• Pine (Switch) - August TBC
• Blair Witch (Xbox One/PC)

September

There's plenty to look forward to in September Here's what we know about so far:

• Catherine: Full Body - September 3
• Monster Hunter: Iceborne - September 6
• NBA 2K20 - September 6
• Gears 5 - September 10
• Borderlands 3 - September 13
• GRID - September 13
• Lego: Jurassic World - September 17
• Link's Awakening - September 20
• The Surge 2 - September 24
• FIFA 20 - September 27

October

Here's what you'll be playing come October

• Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - October 1
• Ghost Recon Breakpoint - October 4
• Indivisible - October 8
• Concrete Genie - October 8
• John Wick Hex - October 8
• Disco Elysium - October 15
• Little Town Hero - October 16
• Ring Fit Adventure - October 18
• WWE 2K20 - October 24
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - October 25
• MediEvil - October 25
• The Outer Worlds - October 25
• Afterparty - October 29
• Luigi's Mansion 3 - October 31

November

There's a huge title coming mid November that you'll want to keep an eye on. Here are all of the games releasing November

• Just Dance - November 5
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - November 15
• Death Stranding - November 8
• Need For Speed Heat - November 8
• Pokémon Sword and Shield - November 15
• Shenmue III - November 19
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo - November 5

December

• Halo Reach - December 3 (Xbox One)
• LiS 2: Episode 5 - December 3
• SaGa: Scarlet Grace - December 3
• Terminator: Resistance - December 5
• Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection(Nintendo Switch) - December 6
• Ashen (PS4 and Switch) - December 9
• Narcos: Rise of the Cartels - December 10

Nintendo Switch Games

To help you plan what you'll be playing on your Switch this year, we've collected all of the games releasing in on Nintendo Switch below.

• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch) – Jan 11
• Onimusha: Warlords (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Jan 15
• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Switch) – Jan 18
• Monster Energy Supercross 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 8
• Trials Rising (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 12
• Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC) - April 23
• Super Crate Box - April
• Super Meat Boy Forever (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Switch) - April TBC
• Katana Zero - April 18
• Team Sonic Racing (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) - May 21
• Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) - June 21
• Animal Crossing (Nintendo Switch)
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
• Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Switch, PS4)
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (Switch)
• Pokemon Untitled (Switch) - Q3/Q4
• Vampyr (Switch)
• Wargroove (Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Q1
• Yoshi’s Crafted World (Switch) - March 29
• The Raven Remastered (Switch) - Jan 22
• My Memory of Us (Switch) - Jan 24
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction (Switch) - Feb 7
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 21
• Lego Movie 2 Videogame (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 26
• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove (PC, Mac, Lin, Switch, Ps4, Xbox One) - March 1
• Super Robot Wars T (Switch, PS4) - March 20
• Shovel Knight: Showdown (PC, Mac, Lin, PS4, Wii U, Switch, Xbox One) - April 9
• Dauntless (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - April TBC
• Darkwood - May
• Little Friends: Dogs & Cats - May 28 (Switch)
• Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Switch) - July 12
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch - July 12
• Mario Maker 2 (Switch) - June
• Friday the 13th: The Game - The Ultimate Slasher Edition (Switch) - August 13
• Astral Chain (Switch) - August 30
• Pine - August
• Overland - Fall
• Neo Cab - Summer
• Creature in the Well - Summer
• Bloodroots - Summer
• Swimsanity! - Summer
• Vlambeer Arcade with ULTRABUGS -

Nintendo 3DS Games

There are still a few 3DS games to come out in We've listed them all below:

• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (3DS) – Jan 11
• Kirby's Epic Yarn - March 8
• Etrian Odyssey: Nexus (3DS) – Feb 5

PC Games

is shaping up to be a great year for PC gaming. Here's all of the PC games we know about so far.

• Onimusha: Warlords (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Jan 15
• Resident Evil 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Jan 25
• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PC) – Feb 1
• The Occupation (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 5
• Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC) – Feb 7
• God Eater 3 (PS4, PC) – Feb 8
• Monster Energy Supercross 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 8
• Trials Rising (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 12
• Civilization VI: Gathering Storm (PC) – Feb 14
• Crackdown 3 (Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Far Cry: New Dawn (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Jump Force (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Anthem (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 22
• Metro Exodus (PS4, Xbox One, PC ) – Feb 22
• Anno (PC) – Feb 26
• Dirt Rally (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 26
• Left Alive (PS4, PC) – March 5
• Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC) – March 7
• Devil May Cry 5 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 8
• The Division 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 15
• The Sinking City (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 21
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 22
• Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC) - April 23
• Super Meat Boy Forever (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Switch) - April TBC
• Team Sonic Racing (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) - May 21
• Rage 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - May 14
• Phoenix Point (PC, Xbox One) - June
• Shenmue III (PS4, PC) - August TBA
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
• Code Vein (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Control (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Gears 5 (Xbox One, PC)
• In the Valley of the Gods (PC)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC, Xbox One)
• Psychonauts 2 (PC, Xbox One, PS4)
• Skull & Bones (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• The Outer World (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• The Surge 2 (PC, Consoles)
• Twin Mirror (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Wargroove (Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Q1
• Wasteland 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Chaos;Child (PC) - Jan 22
• Life Is Strange 2 - Episode 2: Rules (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Jan 24
• Dead or Alive 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 1
• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove (PC, Mac, Lin, Switch, Ps4, Xbox One) - March 1
• Tropico 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 29
• Shovel Knight: Showdown (PC, Mac, Lin, PS4, Wii U, Switch, Xbox One) - April 9
• Life Is Strange 2 - Episode 2: Rules (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Jan 24
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 21
• Lego Movie 2 Videogame (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 26
• Dead or Alive 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 1
• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove (PC, Mac, Lin, Switch, Ps4, Xbox One) - March 1
• Tropico 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 29
• Shovel Knight: Showdown (PC, Mac, Lin, PS4, Wii U, Switch, Xbox One) - April 9
• Dauntless (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - April TBC
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - November 15

PS4 Game Releases

Rumors of a next-gen console release could be to blame for 's slim console offerings, but there's no doubt that there are still some great PS4 games releasing this year. SWe've listed all of the PS4 games we know about so far below:

• Onimusha: Warlords (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Jan 15
• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4, Xbox One) – Jan 18
• Resident Evil 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Jan 25
• Kingdom Hearts III (PS4, Xbox One) – Jan 29
• The Occupation (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 5
• The Walking Dead (PS4, Xbox One) – Feb 6
• God Eater 3 (PS4, PC) – Feb 8
• Monster Energy Supercross 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 8
• Trials Rising (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 12
• Dead or Alive 6 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Far Cry: New Dawn (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Jump Force (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Anthem (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 22
• Metro Exodus (PS4, Xbox One, PC ) – Feb 22
• Dirt Rally (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 26
• Left Alive (PS4, PC) – March 5
• Devil May Cry 5 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 8
• The Division 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 15
• The Sinking City (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 21
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 22
• Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC) - April 23
• Days Gone (PS4) - April 26
• Super Meat Boy Forever (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Switch) - April TBC
• Team Sonic Racing (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) - May 21
• Rage 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - May 14
• Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) - June 21
• Shenmue III (PS4, PC) - August TBA
• Judgment - June 25
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
• Catherine: Full Body (PS4, PSVita)
• Code Vein (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Control (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Dreams (PS4)
• Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Switch, PS4)
• MediEvil Remake (PS4)
• Psychonauts 2 (PC, Xbox One, PS4)
• Skull & Bones (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• The Outer Worlds (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Twin Mirror (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Wargroove (Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Q1
• Wasteland 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood
• Yakuza 5 (PS4) - Q1/Q2
• Life Is Strange 2 - Episode 2: Rules (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Jan 24
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 21
• Lego Movie 2 Videogame (Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - Feb 26
• Dead or Alive 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 1
• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove (PC, Mac, Lin, Switch, Ps4, Xbox One) - March 1
• Super Robot Wars T (Switch, PS4) - March 20
• Tropico 6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - March 29
• Shovel Knight: Showdown (PC, Mac, Lin, PS4, Wii U, Switch, Xbox One) - April 9
• Dauntless (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One) - April TBC
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - November 15

Xbox One Games

Finally, let's take a look at what Microsoft has to offer this year. Here are all of the Xbox One video game releases we know about so far:

• Onimusha: Warlords (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Jan 15
• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4, Xbox One) – Jan 18
• Resident Evil 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Jan 25
• Kingdom Hearts III (PS4, Xbox One) – Jan 29
• The Occupation (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 5
• The Walking Dead (PS4, Xbox One) – Feb 6
• Monster Energy Supercross 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 8
• Trials Rising (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – Feb 12
• Crackdown 3 (Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Dead or Alive 6 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Far Cry: New Dawn (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Jump Force (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 15
• Anthem (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Feb 22
• Metro Exodus (PS4, Xbox One, PC ) – Feb 22
• Devil May Cry 5 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 8
• The Division 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 15
• The Sinking City (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 21
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March 22
• Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC) - April 23
• Super Meat Boy Forever (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Switch) - April TBC
• Team Sonic Racing (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) - May 21
• Rage 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - May 14
• Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) - June 21
• Phoenix Point (PC, Xbox One) - June
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
• Code Vein (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Control (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Gears 5 (Xbox One, PC)
• The Lego Movie 2 (Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC, Xbox One) - February 11
• Psychonauts 2 (PC, Xbox One, PS4)
• Skull & Bones (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• The Outer Worlds (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Twin Mirror (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Wargroove (Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Q1
• Wasteland 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - November 15

VR Games Releasing in

VR is still going strong in , as evidenced by the huge number of releases ahead. Not many have confirmed releases just yet, but there's definitely plenty to look forward to.

• Blood And Truth – PSVR
• Defector – Rift
• Dreams – PSVR
• The Elder Scrolls: Blades
• Everybody’s Golf VR (Spring) – PSVR
• Golem – PSVR
• Lone Echo 2 – Rift
• Prey: Typhon Hunter VR (Early ) – Vive, PSVR
• Rogan: The Thief (TBD) – Rift, Vive
• Star Child (TBD) – PSVR
• Undead Citadel (TBD)
• Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot (TBD) – Vive, PSVR
• Ghost Giant Retail [PSVR] – May 7

That’s all we’ve got so far for video game release dates. We'll be making regular updates throughout the year, as new games are announced. Be sure to check back to stay in the loop. Now that we're nearing the end of , be sure to head over to our Release Dates Guide for a look at next year's lineup.

Call of Duty: Mobile (iOS, Android) –

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC) –  – Read review

Neo Cab (Switch, PC, iOS) –  – Read review

Ghost Recon Breakpoint (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC) –  – Read review

Shantae and the Seven Sirens (Mac) –

Skate City (iOS) –

Atlas (Xbox One, PC) –

Concrete Genie (PlayStation VR, PlayStation 4) –

Indivisible (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) –  – Read review

John Wick Hex (PC, Mac) –  – Read review

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) –

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) –  – Read review

Asgard's Wrath (Rift) –

Deliver Us The Moon (PC) –  – Read review

Valfaris (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) –

Doraemon: Story of Seasons (Switch, PC) –

Frostpunk (PlayStation 4, Xbox One) –  – Read review

Grid (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC) –  – Read review

Killer Queen Black (Switch, PC) –

Action Arcade Wrestling (PC) –

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch) –

Children Of Morta (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) –  – Read review

Disco Elysium (PC) –  – Read review

Overwatch (Switch) –  – Read review

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Switch) –  – Read review

Little Town Hero (Switch) –

Cat Lady (PC) –

Felix the Reaper (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac) –

Little Big Workshop (PC) –

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition (PlayStation 4, PC) –

Lovecraft Tales: The Whisperer in the Darkness (PC) –

Manifold Garden (PC, iOS) –

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) –  – Read review

Return Of The Obra Dinn (Switch) –  – Read review

Ring Fit Adventure (Switch) –

Moons of Madness (PC) –

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel III (PlayStation 4) –  – Read review

WWE 2K20 –

Lonely Mountains: Downhill (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Linux) –  – Read review

Cat Quest II (Switch) –

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) –  – Read review

MediEvil (PlayStation 4) –  – Read review

MO:Astray (PC) –

The Outer Worlds (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) –  – Read review

Afterparty (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) –  – Read review

Harvest Moon: Mad Dash (PlayStation 4, Switch) –

Resident Evil 5 (Switch) –  – Read review

Resident Evil 6 (Switch) –  – Read review

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) –

Vampyr (Switch) –  – Read review

Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 4) –

Luigi's Mansion 3 (Switch) –  – Read review

Spirit of the North (PlayStation 4) –

If you&#;ve been struggling to keep on top of the new releases so far this year, the first half of April should be the perfect opportunity for you to catch up. There&#;s not really much going on in terms of the biggest hitters, so if you want to add a few more deaths to your tally in Sekiro, liberate Washington in The Division 2, or ruin some more pants thanks to Resident Evil 2, you might have some more time than usual.

But then things start getting really spicy about halfway through April, with a limitless creativity simulator dropping into Early Access, the next installment in the most gloriously violent franchise ever dropping, and the long-awaited PS4 exclusive that definitely doesn&#;t feature zombies finally getting freaky.

1. Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission | April 4th/5th,

Developer: Dimps Corporation
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Platform(s): PC, NS

Have you had enough of card games? Too bad, here&#;s another one. Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission is the latest in a long line of CCGs for beloved IPs, but at least there&#;s a brand new storyline for your custom avatar to take part in this time. With over cards and more than characters, as well as the ability to take the action online, World Mission could scratch the itch for those who have punched every pixel of FighterZ possible. Releases a day later for Switch.

2. Weedcraft Inc.| April 11th,

Developer: Vile Monarch
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Platform: PC

Ever wanted to start a drug empire but lacked the balls to do it? Weedcraft Inc. is for you. While you may immediately think it looks like a ten a penny business sim, there&#;s a story here to shape as you see fit, as well as social commentary on the weed business. Do you want to stay relatively above board or become the kind of distributor that would make Pablo Escobar wince? There&#;s going to be a lot more than meets the eye with this one.

3. Dreams Early Access | April 16th,

Developer: Media Molecule
Publisher: SIE
Platform: PS4

It was a bit of a surprise to see Sony finally adopting Early Access for one of their first-party games, but considering the mad ambition of Dreams, it makes sense to get it out there so it can grow and improve throughout development. Dreams allows you to create your own worlds and video games with an almost scary level of detail, so if you want to see Skate 4 finally come to fruition, you know what to do.

4. Cuphead | April 18th,

Developer: Studio MDHR
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: NS (already out on PC/XB1)

We normally don&#;t include ports on these lists of new games, but when said port involves Microsoft teaming up with Nintendo and releasing one of the best bullet hells ever made, we have to make an exception. Cuphead for Switch promises to offer the same level of infuriating fun as it does on its original platforms, except now you can flush your console down the toilet when it gets too much instead of simply throwing your Xbox controller out of the window.

5. Mortal Kombat 11 | April 23rd,

Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PC, PS4, XB1, NS

I personally can&#;t wait for Mortal Kombat 11 to release, not because I am a particularly huge fan of MK or fighting games in general, but because Ash will stop rocking back and forth in the corner with excitement. Mortal Kombat 11 is the same MK you know and love: expect blood, guts, and things you didn&#;t even know the human body had to be spilled, but this time with custom characters to fart around with, too. Also marks the franchise&#;s debut on the Switch.

6. Days Gone | April 26th,

Developer: SIE Bend
Publisher: SIE
Platform: PS4

It&#;s been a long road for Days Gone, one that&#;s been almost oddly cyclical. After being debuted to huge interest, it died down significantly after long stretches of radio silence and then some unconvincing gameplay reveals. It&#;s been delayed to buff out some of its sharp edges, so here&#;s hoping Days Gone can be another open world success for the PlayStation 4. Really do hope they include the option to remove Deacon&#;s hat, though.

Other notable April new game releases:
&#; Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey (PC) &#; April 5th
&#; Dangerous Driving (PC, PS4, XB1) &#; April 9th
&#; Falcon Age (PSVR) &#; April 9th
&#; Fade to Silence (PC, PS4, XB1) &#; April 30th

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