MADRID.- 2022 has become one of the most exciting years in recent times for the industry of the videogame since the launches of great titles called to revolutionize the market are expected, such as “Elden Ring”, “God of War: Ragnarök” or the highly anticipated second installment of “Zelda: Breathe of the Wild”.
In addition to these three great launches, 2022 also keeps others in the chamber such as “Gran Turismo 7”, “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum”, “Gotham Knights”, “Stalker 2″, “Splatoon 3″, “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League”, “Bayonetta 3”, “Metroid Prime”, “Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora”, a remake of “Dead Space” and nods to “Pokemon” “Final Fantasy”, “Super Mario”, “Sonic” or “Call of Duty “, among others.
The year starts strong very soon, because on February 25th, one of the most anticipated triple “A” (high-budget games produced and distributed by a major company) will hit the market: “Elden Ring”, an action role-playing title, set in a fantasy open world in the style of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones. Developed by FromSoftware and devised by Hidetaka Miyazaki, “Elden Ring” will be released for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One, and now only with “gameplays” (video that shows how to play a certain title) and “trailers” that circulate on networks, it can be said that it will be one of the games that will be talked about the most in 2022.
As will also be “God of War: Ragnarök”, the ninth installment of this mythical Sony Santa Monica video game saga for PS5 and PS4, and the second and last set in Norse mythology (a sequel to the last “God of War” of 2018), in which Kratos and his son Atreus They will explore and face the mysteries and dangers of the Ragnarök myths.
But if there is a game that is awaited with great passion among its followers, that is, without a doubt, “Zelda: Breathe of the Wild 2″, an incunabula of Nintendo that will finally see the light after the Japanese giant confirmed this sequel in one of its 2019 digital events, becoming at that time one of the great wishes of the users of the Nintendo Switch.
Within the catalog of this hybrid video game console, other titles such as “Bayonetta 3″, one of the most popular role-playing, action and combat series since its first title in 2007; “Metroid Prime 4”, “Pokémon Legends: Arceus”, “Triangle Strategy”, “Rune Factory 5”, “Hollow Knight: Silksong”, “Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake”, “Splatoon 3”, “Kirbi and the forgotten land”, “Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope” and many more.
Another game set to be a hit in 2022 is “Gran Turismo 7”. The latest in this iconic car driving simulator PlayStation comes eight years after the release of its sixth installment, and is called to compete head-to-head with the exclusive of Xbox, “Forza Horizon 5”, which has been on the market since the end of last month. Not forgetting the new “Lord of the Rings: Gollum”, (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch and PC), a new Avatar game (“Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora”) that will be released in parallel to the film that is scheduled to be released at the end of this year; or “Gotham Knights” (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One and PC) about the new squad that must protect the city of Gotham after the death of Batman.
“Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League” is also scheduled to come out for next-generation consoles, devices for which “Cyberpunk 2077” and the remake of one of the best horror games in history, “Dead Space,” will also be released. “; the “Final Fantasy XVI and a new version of “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic” for PS5; a PC adaptation of “Final Fantasy VI” or the annual installment of the mythical “Call of Duty”. And many more titles, among which a final mention should be made of the adaptation prepared for PS4 and Xbox One of one of the great games of the PS2, “Prince of Persia: Sands of the Time”; a “retro” game of the Ninja Turtles and “Sonic Frontiers”, where the popular blue hedgehog of Sega You will enter a completely open world for the first time.
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