Time to get out of the Moscow subway tunnels and up onto the irradiated surface, in the third installment of this post-apocalyptic shooter series. Metro Exodus looks like almost as big a jump over its predecessor, Metro: Last Light as the leap from The Witcher 2 to The Witcher 3, easily making Exodus one of the most hotly anticipated shooters of the year. Far Cry New DawnRelease Date: February 15Yeah, it's basically a post-apocalyptic reskin of Far Cry 5, but so was Far Cry Primal, and that had some interesting changes from Far Cry 4. Far Cry may be painfully iterative, with only gradual growth between games, but I'm still a sucker for its particular brand of chaos. Jump ForceRelease Date: February 15Like Super Smash Bros.

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For anime, Jump Force will let you pit Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Bleach characters against each other. AnthemRelease Date: February 26. Shenmue II was released all the way back in 2001 for the Dreamcast, so this sequel has been a long time coming. Remasters of Shenmue 1 and 2 are available now on PS4. Insurgency: SandstormRelease Date: first half of 2019Insurgency: Sandstorm is already out on PC and is shaping up to be one of the big tactical shooters of 2019.

Judgment (PS4 Exclusive)Release Date: Summer 2019We love Yakuza, and this upcoming spin-off looks like a fascinating new spin on the series. Starring Japanese actor Takuya Kimura as a private detective, Judgment gets away from the rival crime families while sticking to familiar Tokyo locales, instead putting you on the track of a serial killer. The Outer WorldsRelease Date: 2019.

What if Ubisoft just refined all the awesome naval combat from Assassin's Creed: Black Flag? Well, you'd have Skull & Bones. 'Sparklite' promises a new spin on rogue-like gameplay.