{"id":123702,"date":"2022-02-18T16:54:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T14:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=123702"},"modified":"2022-02-18T17:32:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T15:32:09","slug":"my-top-10-most-anticipated-games-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/123702-my-top-10-most-anticipated-games-of-2022","title":{"rendered":"My top 10 most anticipated games of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2022 is setting out to be one of the better years for gamers, with most of us spoiled for choice with the number of exciting games on the way.<\/p>\n<p>All of the games I will be listing are scheduled for release this year, but not every single one has had a release date announced yet (TBA).<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my list of the best games on the way that will keep me up at night with excitement.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">1. Elden Ring &#8211; 25 February<\/h3>\n<p>Elden Ring promises to be FromSoftware&#8217;s most expansive world yet by bringing the tried-and-tested action role-playing Souls formula to an open world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E3Huy2cdih0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2. God of War: Ragnarok &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<p>God of War Ragnarok will conclude Kratos and Atreus\u2019 Norse saga in a title that will plunge the player straight into the heart of the gruesome Norse apocalypse.<\/p>\n<p>Considering God of War (2018) is one of my favourite games, it&#8217;s not difficult to see why I&#8217;m excited about the sequel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EE-4GvjKcfs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel (BOTW 2) &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<p>Link, along with his trusty paraglider, will return to Hyrule in what promises to be another excellent entry in the Legend of Zelda series.<\/p>\n<p>BOTW 2&#8217;s new gameplay mechanics and riveting storytelling promise to keep gamers enthralled for hours on end.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pi-MRZBP91I\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">4. Ghostwire: Tokyo &#8211; 25 March<\/h3>\n<p>Ghostwire: Tokyo is set in a fictional open-world sandbox version of Tokyo that will have the player face off against creatures from Japanese mythology.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XWpsAKYa7NQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">5. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl &#8211; 8 December<\/h3>\n<p>S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl will bring back the dread-inducing apocalyptic first-person shooter that has you constantly looking over your shoulder to get the jump on some mutant before it gets the jump on you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_NuPJmiQh-A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">6. Gran Turismo 7 &#8211; 4 March<\/h3>\n<p>Gran Turismo will be the latest entry in one of the top racing simulator franchises available.<\/p>\n<p>Beautifully realistic graphics and simulated physics will make the casual onlooker think you are watching an episode of Top Gear.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tBUsXIkG1A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">7. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<p>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will be a new standalone open-world title from Ubisoft.<\/p>\n<p>The player will take on the role of a Na&#8217;vi to experience everything that Pandora&#8217;s beautifully hostile world has to offer through an immersive first-person perspective.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Axmg1E4HrVE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">8. Dead Space (Remake) &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<p>Face your demons in the Dead Space remake, in which Necromorphs make their return to haunt your nightmares with their jawless faces and spider-like bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily you&#8217;ll still have the option of dismembering them before they eat your face.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C1yiuM7blIw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">9. Starfield &#8211; 11 November<\/h3>\n<p>Starfield will be Bethesda&#8217;s newest space-themed action role-playing experience that will finally pull me away from replaying The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for yet another time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYqyVpCV-3c\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">10. Marvel&#8217;s Midnight Suns: TBA<\/h3>\n<p>Marvel&#8217;s Midnight Suns will bring players a tactical role-playing experience, with turn-based combat similar to the XCOM games.<\/p>\n<p>Players will be able to recruit a host of heroes to their team to utilise in battle, including Doctor Strange, Iron Man, and Ghost Rider.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_CiOR0Z5AoU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/123701-the-march-releases-you-cant-afford-to-miss\">The March releases you can&#8217;t afford to miss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 promises to be a year filled with exciting game releases &#8211; here&#8217;s the ten I&#8217;m looking forward to the most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":123703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3609,11388],"class_list":["post-123702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-top-10","tag-upcoming-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123702","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\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123705,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123702\/revisions\/123705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}