Blizzcon 2019
- Diablo 4
- Isometric action adventure game – spells, weapons, turning into a bear
- Returning to the series’ grizzly, dark roots
- Demonic dungeon crawler
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RdDpqCmjb4
- Overwatch 2
- First-person, role-based shooter
- Single-player campaign, co-op missions, customizing abilities
- Multiplayer carries over and works with Overwatch 1
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZl1yGUetjI
Google Stadia – Nov 15
- Cloud gaming service claiming to offer up to 4K streaming games
- Available on desktop, tablet, smartphones, and smart TVs
- A bunch of launch titles out this month
- https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/19/these-are-the-games-coming-to-google-stadia/
Death Stranding (PS4) – Nov 8
- Walking sim with hostile ground features
- You deliver goods across the wasteland of the United States in a grinding, punishing game
- Long cutscenes (1 hr+), tedious sections, annoying gameplay
- Hiking for accountants
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2k6eNzS4Y
Pokemon Sword and Shield (Switch) – Nov 15
- Latest iteration of the series, first new one for the Switch
- Takes place in fictionalized Great Britain
- Missing a bunch of Pokemon – #Dexit
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMjKiC1l_yA
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – Nov 15
- Single-player, third-person Star Wars game set after Episode 3
- Take the role of one of the last surviving padawans
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIl2z5wwjdA
Shenmue 3 (PS4) – Nov 18
- Follows the quest of a teenage martial artist hunting for his father’s killer in 1980s China
- Long awaited sequel to 2001 Dreamcast game – crowdfunded $7.1 million
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzi577toYMY
