{"id":122912,"date":"2018-01-15T00:50:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T22:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=122912"},"modified":"2018-01-15T00:50:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T22:50:05","slug":"5-most-anticipated-games-to-play-in-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/122912-5-most-anticipated-games-to-play-in-january-2018","title":{"rendered":"5 most anticipated games to play in January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2018 is here! And with it comes some pretty big January releases to kick things off. From big-haired heroes to dragon-tracking action, here are the games we can&#8217;t wait to get our hands on this month!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Escapists 2<\/h3>\n<p><em>Release date: 11 January 2018 (Switch)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Escapists<\/em> sequel doesn&#8217;t change the formula of the original too much\u00a0\u2014 trying to break out of well-designed prisons in clever ways\u00a0\u2014 and that&#8217;s not a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>The game makes its way onto the Nintendo Switch this month, which is a perfect fit for the retro-inspired visuals and pick-up-and-play gameplay style.<\/p>\n<p>The new edition supports up to four-players in online co-op and versus modes, and two-player drop-in\/drop-out split-screen play. For the latter, would-be escapees can use either a single Joy-Con each or two Pro Controllers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Escapists 2 - Breaking out of Nintendo Switch, 11th January 2018!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s4LSt5J1J-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition<\/h3>\n<p><em>Release date: 16 January 2018 (PS4 |PC)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, we know&#8230; <em>Street Fighter V<\/em> may have come out almost two years ago, but the beloved fighting game is getting a definitive <em>Arcade Edition<\/em> this month.<\/p>\n<p>The beefed-up version of the game includes codes for all of the DLC characters from seasons 1 and 2, as well as new interface graphics, two new gameplay modes (Arcade Mode and Extra Battle Mode), and one more V-Trigger per character.<\/p>\n<p>The game is both a free downloadable update for owners of the original game, and a standalone retail game sold at a reduced price.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition \u2013 Reveal Trailer | PS4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A1s4tsxWNkw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Inpatient<\/h3>\n<p><em>Release date: 23 January 2018 (PS4 |PS VR)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Supermassive Games, the team behind <em>Until Dawn<\/em> and <em>Hidden Agenda<\/em>, are set to release their next big title this month, as <em>The Inpatient<\/em> checks in on PS4 and PS VR.<\/p>\n<p>The first-person survival horror sees players take on the role of a patient in a sanatorium who is suffering from some serious amnesia &#8211; great set-up for a mind-bending psychological breakdown, right?<\/p>\n<p>Players will have to find their way around the sanatorium, talk with other patients and doctors, and get to the bottom of what happened.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Inpatient - PlayStation VR Announce Trailer | E3 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v5r-sl4yQQE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/h3>\n<p><em>Release date: 26 January 2018 (Xbox One | PS4 |PC)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With <em>Tekken 7<\/em> and <em>Injustice 2<\/em> shaking up the fighting genre in 2017, <em>Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/em> is the next big release throwing its weight around the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the beloved Dragon Ball Z universe, <em>FighterZ<\/em> takes the tried-and-tested DBZ fighting games back to a 2D plane, resembling the animated series more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a huge roster of fighters and some incredibly cinematic moves to unleash on your poor younger brother or unsuspecting friends.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon Ball Fighter Z | Character Trailer | PS4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YNAfOG4GfFQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Monster Hunter: World<\/h3>\n<p><em>Release date: 26 January 2018 (Xbox One | PS4 |PC)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Arguably the biggest release of the month, <em>Monster Hunter World<\/em> is the long-awaited, current-gen jump of the franchise to the PS4, Xbox One and PC.<\/p>\n<p>Giant, seamless maps. 4-player online co-op, and of course, a ton of colossal monsters to hunt down and kill in what&#8217;s looking to be the series&#8217; most ambitious to-date.<\/p>\n<p>Along with being able to play with friend across the globe for the first time, players will also be able to dive into a world-spanning single-player campaign.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monster Hunter: World Announcement Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ro6r15wzp2o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical noopener\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to 10 games we cannot wait to play in 2018\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/122327-10-games-we-cannot-wait-to-play-in-2018.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">10 games we cannot wait to play in 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What games should be on your radar?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":122913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[25537,5482,25590,24729,14352,24857,25285],"class_list":["post-122912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-dragon-ball-fighterz","tag-dragon-ball-z","tag-monster-hunter","tag-monster-hunter-world","tag-street-fighter-v","tag-the-escapists-2","tag-the-inpatient"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}