Video Games Coming Out In 2021 And 2022

Not even Amazon is immune from the current game delay wave, though that may have less to do with COVID-19 than it does for other games on this list. The company has been trying to break into gaming for quite some time now, with weak results. Its free-to-play multiplayer game Cruciblehad a particularly rocky life span after it was put back into beta and then outright canceled.

Originally scheduled to launch this spring, the game was pushed back to August 31 and then delayed again to September 28. Amazon says the decision was made to ensure the game had a proper endgame when it launched, so it's likely the studio is trying to avoid the same pitfalls games that Marvel's Avengers hit at launch. In the video game industry, 2021 is expected to see the release of many new video games.

The numerous delays in software and hardware releases due to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted development schedules, leading to many games being delayed into this year or indefinitely. Additionally, computer and console hardware was impacted by the combined effects of semiconductor shortage (partially from post-COVID-19 effects) and a rising growth of bitcoin mining that strained the supply of critical components. In the video game industry, 2022 is expected to see the release of many new video games. If you need to know the release dates of the best new games 2021 and beyond has in the pipeline, then you've come to exactly the right place.

We've gathered all of the video game release dates for upcoming titles and DLC on PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch in this useful reference list, so you don't have to go searching anywhere else. Are you ready to hit the toy tracks at tremendous speeds in Hot Wheels Unleashed? Or would you prefer to kick off another season on the pitch with FIFA 22? If you said yes to either of those then we have great news, as both are coming out this week. No matter what upcoming games you've got on your wishlist, you'll find them all listed here along with their release formats and the exact date you can start playing them.

Gamescom Asia, the first Asian satellite event of the world's largest computer and video games festival, Gamescom, is set to launch its hybrid event from 14 to 17 October 2021 in Singapore. A prelude to the full-scale convention that is set to take place in 2022, fans and industry players will get to enjoy a whole host of exciting events featuring the latest products and games from developers and publishers. The latest trailer not only showed off a ton of cars and racing, but plenty of cinematic live-action.

It seems the developers are going all-in with that narrative story mode, with real actors playing the part of other characters you see in-game. Beyond that, there are tons of car categories to play in, including single-seater formula cars, and big rigs. The game doesn't box you in either, and promises a ton of customizability, allowing you to create custom events. This all sounds promising, and now that Codemasters, the team behind the GRID series has the backing of gaming giant Electronic Arts, the production value should be through the roof.

Every year, parents are invited to discover the gaming universe with Pedagojeux, an area dedicated to understand the passion of our deak kiddos for video games. For coding enthusiasts and playful video creation fans, an area also invites our children to discover a rather unknown job and to create their very own video game they can bring home to play on their computer. This year again, Women in Games is here to raise awareness about female gamers in the video game field, while the BNFinvites us to discover the history of video game. The conference focuses on industry workshops, Q&A panels, and live networking with professionals across the gaming industry. Here are the Nintendo Switch exclusives that are coming in 2021 & 2022, from both Nintendo and from third-party developers.

Gotham Knights was originally scheduled to launch sometime in 2021, but many fans predicted that a delay was inevitable. So it's not surprising that the next big Batman game has been pushed to 2022. Warner Bros. casually announced the game's new launch window with a generic message about giving the game more development time. At this point, it's more shocking when major studio games release on time, rather than when they don't. The games have primarily been set in the later years of the 21st Century and pick up decades after the world entered nuclear winter following a devastating global war.

There is no word on when the show will enter production but Amazon did give the producers a series order. The Borderlands movie, which is based on the popular dystopian yet colorful first-person shooter game franchise, seems to be one of the more promising upcoming video game movies considering everyone involved. Written by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and directed by the great Eli Roth, the Borderlands cast includes Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jack Black all playing iconic characters from the franchise.

The action comedy will follow the central cast as they form an unexpected alliance to track down a missing girl and save her from the dangers of the mysterious planet. Hogwarts Legacy — the next Harry Potter game — has been delayed from 2021 to 2022. Hogwarts Legacy is set in the titular school in the 1800s, a century before the Chosen One — Harry Potter, duh — ever lived. We aren't too far into the year yet, but a number of games have already been delayed, and we've rounded up a list of them all.

Scott has been writing for Screen Rant since 2016 and regularly contributes to The Gamer. He has previously written articles and video scripts for websites like Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, and TopTenz. A graduate of Edge Hill University in the UK, Scott started out as a film student before moving into journalism. It turned out that wasting a childhood playing video games, reading comic books, and watching movies could be used for finding employment, regardless of what any career advisor might tell you.

Scott specializes in gaming and has loved the medium since the early '90s when his first console was a ZX Spectrum that used to take 40 minutes to load a game from a tape cassette player to a black and white TV set. Scott now writes game reviews for Screen Rant and The Gamer, as well as news reports, opinion pieces, and game guides. It's been a long road for the next installment in the Rainbow Six series. The shooter was originally scheduled to launch in the holiday 2020 season.

At the time, it was titled Rainbow Six Quarantine — a title that quickly became awkward as the pandemic forced the world into lockdown. We wouldn't see the game again until E3 2021, where Ubisoft gave it a grand reveal. The newly named Rainbow Six Extraction was set to be a big fall release, landing on September 16.

Just one month later, Ubisoft shockingly delayed the game to January 2022, pushing it over a year past its original launch window. While it was originally scheduled for a 2020 launch alongside the Xbox Series X debut, Microsoft delayed Halo Infiniteindefinitely. We now know that the company is planning for a fall 2021 launch, putting it a full year out from its original release plan.

Like many games on this list, it's not fully clear if the pandemic has been a key factor in Halo's delay. While companies like Ubisoft have been transparent about the struggles of work from home, others are a bit more tight-lipped about why the schedule shake-ups are happening. Whatever the case may be, Halo Infinite's delay is the most significant to occur yet. Now, it's set to hit Xbox consoles and PC on December 8, barring any additional delays. Since the very beginning of the year, seemingly no title has been safe from a dreaded delay, as some of the year's biggest games move further down the line or to next year. That's led to a much slimmer release schedule than fans initially expected heading into what was projecting as an exciting year for gaming.

Here's a roundup of all the major video game delays that have happened so far. There are video games that imagine vast fantasy worlds, nestled with countless sidequests and curiosities waiting to be discovered. There are video games that nurture intense tournament scenes that players compete in for millions of dollars. And there are video games about being a monkey in a clear plastic ball, collecting bananas, speeding through time-trial courses.

Think of it as a pachinko machine you control — these capsuled monkeys ricocheting off the walls, holding on for dear life, careening across the finish line. Banana Mania is not bringing any revelatory new features to the formula — this is basically the same game we've been playing since the early 2000s — and we are all absolutely fine with that. Game developers and Driving writers haven't forgotten about rally fans. The latest entry of the WRC games celebrates the 50th anniversary of WRC, which means that you'll be able to pilot a variety of rally cars, including those from the legendary Group B series.

The game also includes stages in Croatia Rally, Rally Estonia, Ypres Rally and Rally de Catalunya. The series takes rally racing to a sim-like level, making it ideal for gamers seeking an extra challenge, or just wanting to Scandinavian flick their way to success. There have been multiple Tom Clancy adaptations over the years , but none of the games based on the late author's work have been given the big-screen treatment. That will change with The Division, a 2016 video game set in New York City following a deadly viral outbreak that has crippled much of the United States. Starring Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal, the movie has been in the works for some time now and has gone through multiple directors.

As it stands, Rawson Marshall Thurber is set to direct the movie that will land on Netflix once completed. There has been talk of a Minecraft movie since at least 2014, at which point It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator Rob McElhenney was attached to direct and spearhead the adaptation of one of the most successful games of all time. Scorn is an atmospheric horror adventure game in development by Ebb Software.

It was originally scheduled to release in 2018, but is still yet to appear. The trailer certainly shows some horrific visuals and a spine-tingling atmosphere that fans of the genre will love. Their newest video game, Guardians of the Galaxy, is set for release in October 2021 and is being developed by Eidos-Montreal and published by Square Enix. Square Enix has experience with superhero games, as they've recently published Marvel's Avengers.

The talks will include live and pre-recorded talks from industry legends, which will be also available to view online. Talks will cover investment, publishing, marketing, industry trends and data, plus brand development outside of video games. With live press conferences and a four-day long video stream, E3 2021's virtual format gives you unprecedented access to the premier video game industry event. Xbox, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Capcom, Take-Two, Sega, Square Enix and more are all set for the event.

Rocksmith+Less game and more guitar-learning tool, Ubisoft's Rocksmith+ will no longer be releasing in 2021. A final date hasn't been announced, but it's planned to launch in 2022 after a closed beta provided the team with feedback it wants to implement in the launch product. The company said its new plan will "give us time to deliver a smooth experience for all guitar and bass lovers." The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a tidal wave of delays for a lot of industries – and video games are no exception. Some very big AAA-titles were scheduled to come out this year have gotten their release date moved into next year.

So without further ado, here are the biggest 2021 video game delays that got moved into 2022. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. For fans of the Five Nights at Freddy's series, the road to the upcoming Security Breach has been a long one. The horror game was originally supposed to launch in late 2020, but it was quietly pushed to early 2021. Four months into the year and we hadn't heard a peep about a release date. Now creator Scott Cawthorn has confirmed that the game is moving to late 2021, putting it a full year out from its original launch window.

Cawthorn notes that the game's scale has ballooned during the development process and it requires more time and money to complete. The Left 4 Dead spiritual successor was supposed to launch this summer, but it has been delayed to October 12. No specific reason was cited for the move outside of the usual "need more time" note. The good news is that the multiplayer game will get an open beta this summer. So, fortunately, players will still get a chance to play it around the time the full game was supposed to launch. Originally positioned as one of the big games that would launch alongside next-gen consoles in late 2020, developer People Can Fly quietly pushed it back to February 2.

As 2021 got into full gear, the game got delayed once again, this time to April 1. Before the release, players got a demo on February 25 that covered the first few hours of the full game. Existing in the barely explored realms that lie between the visual novel, interactive fiction, and RPGs, Scarlet Hollow is a slow-burn horror adventure set in the backwoods of South Carolina.

Arriving in town to attend an estranged aunt's funeral, you slowly find yourself embroiled in a peculiar tale of suspicious locals, family rivalries, and unnerving nighttime creatures. What's so impressive here isn't just the stunning writing and meticulous illustration by comic creator Abby Howard, but the degree of variety on offer. How you experience so much of the story is based on the special skills you choose at the start—you might be extremely attractive or strong, "mystical" or able to talk to animals.

Then there are all the dialogue choices you make, the way you behave to certain people, and decisions you make that determine if certain characters live or die. Two chapters are out now, from a total of seven that will release between now and 2023. Developers Black Tabby Games are showing Inkle (Sorcery!, Heaven's Vault) levels of skill here, with a spooky story that'll pull you deep in. Whether it will feel as instinctive playing a different character each time, rather than a finger picking a nose or a fly swatter hitting flies, is up for debate. Either way, you'll be able to play through the whole thing in two-player co-op, and there are further games available for up to four players.

There's also already a demo live that gives you a taste of around a dozen of the 200-plus microgames in the final game. Racing games provide an opportunity to showcase the latest and greatest hardware. Photorealistic vehicles and tracks take centre stage along with realistic physics and high-definition audio. So, it makes sense that Sony and Polyphony Digital teased Gran Turismo 7 last year during a PlayStation 5 showcase event.

In addition to the graphics, the game showed off snippets of a career mode, which will surely excite the GT faithful. While PS5 owners will get to enjoy the visual flair of the new game, Sony has recently announced that the game will also be coming to the PlayStation 4, ensuring its large fanbase doesn't go underserved. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted development time. The title making the most noise right now is the upcoming open-world racing/adventure game Forza Horizon 5. The follow-up from Forza Horizon 4 is now set in Mexico, bringing the car and music festival to a whole new corner of the world.

Obviously, the game features races, but Horizon games also include a few other fun tasks. For example, there are PR stunts like drift and jump challenges, along with Horizon Stories like one involving a local photographer who wants to recreate a childhood storybook, and an action movie that needs automotive stunts. Those who found past games too difficult should be happy to hear that an easy 'Tourist' mode is available, while those who are after a more engaging experience will appreciate the game's improvements to its handling and physics engine.