THE BEST IS YET TO C OME: 2015 A ND BEYOND…

BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT

AT THE END OF BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, THE JOKER IS (SPOILERS!) DEAD AND GOTHAM IS SAVED, SO OL’ POINTY EARS CAN SPEND THE REST OF HIS DAYS RELAXING ON A BEACH, GETTING FAT AND DRINKING TEQUILA, RIGHT? WRONG. HERE COME THE SCARECROW AND THE ARKHAM KNIGHT (OOH, NEW CHARACTER) TO RUIN POOR BRUCE’S EXTENDED HOLIDAY. TIME TO STRAP ON THE SUIT (LOOKING MORE LIKE HIGH-TECH ARMOUR THAN EVER BEFORE) AND REV UP THE BATMOBILE (YES, YOU GET TO DRIVE THE ULTIMATE SET OF WHEELS THIS TIME). WE’RE ALREADY EATING GRAVEL TO GET OUR VOICES READY. PC, PS4, X1, PS3, X360, BATMANARKHAMKNIGHT.COM OUT JUNE 3

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

ONE OF THE MOST ECCENTRIC AND BRILLIANT GAMING FRANCHISES IS GOING OPEN WORLD. JOIN SNAKE (NOW VOICED BY KIEFER SUTHERLAND) AND A HOST OF OTHER BIZARRE CHARACTERS, AS THEY WEAR INEXPLICABLY SKIMPY OUTFITS AND SPOUT CRYPTIC DIALOGUE THROUGH HOUR-LONG CUT SCENES THAT CAN’T BE SKIPPED. ACTUALLY THAT SOUNDS PRETTY DIRE, BUT WE’RE SURE WHEN IT ARRIVES IT WILL BE AMAZING. PS4, X1, PS3, X360, KONAMI.JP OUT TBC

HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION

THE ORIGINAL HOMEFRONT HAD A TERRIFIC AND GENUINELY UNNERVING PREMISE – WHAT IF NORTH KOREA INVADED THE UNITED STATES AND YOU WERE FORCED TO GO REDDAWN ALL OVER THEM? UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE SOME MEMORABLE MOMENTS, THE GAME’S LINEAR NATURE AND IRRITATING GLITCHES UNDERMINED MUCH OF ITS POTENTIAL. FROM WHAT WE’VE SEEN, HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION IS SHAPING UP TO BE MUCH BETTER. PC, PS4, X1, HOMEFRONT.COM OUT TBC

TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION

AFTER A PANDEMIC LAYS WASTE TO (AN INCREDIBLE LOOKING) NEW YORK CITY, IT’S UP TO YOU AND OTHER AGENTS OF A CLASSIFIED UNIT CALLED THE DIVISION TO PREVENT THE COLLAPSE OF SOCIETY. NO PRESSURE. THIS ONLINE OPEN-WORLD RPG LETS YOU TEAM UP WITH FRIENDS AND FIGHT TO SAVE THE CITY – OR WATCH AS IT TEARS ITSELF APART. PC, PS4, X1, UBISOFT.COM/EN-AU OUT TBC

THE ORDER 1886

ENTER AN ALTERNATE HISTORY, WHERE ADVANCED WEAPONRY IS USED ON THE STREETS OF VICTORIAN LONDON TO BATTLE REBELS, AS WELL AS SOMETHING MORE SINISTER AND LESS HUMAN. WITH JAW-DROPPING GRAPHICS AND AN INVENTIVE ARSENAL, THE ORDER 1886 REMINDS US EVER SO SLIGHTLY OF A CLASSIER, BETTER,

GEARS OF WAR. PS4, AU.PLAYSTATION.COM OUT FEBRUARY 20

THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT

AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, HERE AT T3 WE JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF OPEN WORLD GAMES.THE SOONER THE

WITCHER3 ARRIVES, THE SOONER WE CAN IMMERSE OURSELVES IN ONE OF THE MOST ENTICING ONES WE’VE SEEN. THE GAME’S TERRAIN IS AS STUNNING AS IT IS DIVERSE, AND IF YOU WERE DISAPPOINTED BY THE LACK OF SAILING IN ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY, THEN THIS MAY BE THE SUBSTITUTE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR. PC, PS4, X1, THEWITCHER.COM OUT FEBRUARY 24

MAD MAX

NO, IT’S NOT A MOVIE TIE-IN – NEITHER THE ORIGINAL MEL GIBSON CLASSIC NOR THE UPCOMING TOM HARDY VEHICLE – BUT MAX HAS US QUITE EXCITED FOR HIS OPEN WORLD (THERE WE GO AGAIN) RUMBLE IN THE DESERT. EXPECT LOTS OF CARS, CRASHES AND OUTFITS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY CAME FROM AN S&M PARLOUR. AND HE WILL TALK WITH AN AUSTRALIAN ACCENT. TOO BLOODY RIGHT. PC, PS4, X1, PS3, X360, MADMAXGAME.COM OUT TBC