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Looking for a new challenge in 2018? We’ve got it covered. Check out the most exciting games headed to a living room near you this year – including titles for PS4, Xbox, Switch and PC

MONSTER HUNTER WORLD PS4, PC, XBOX ONE ETA: January 26 THE gotta-hunt-’em-all smash evolves from addictive handheld adventure to fully-fledged console marvel. Track earth-shaking beasts across lush environments alone or with three other hunters, using traps, lures and even other animals to bag your prize. SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PS4 ETA: February 6 A RECONSTRUCTED version of the cult PS2 classic with PS4 Pro support, meaning breathtaking 4K renditions of the towering Colossi that inspired so much awe back in 2005. Improvements would be welcome but faithfulness is guaranteed. KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE PS4, PC, XBOX ONE, MAC ETA: February 13 THIS Medieval RPG favours realism over fantasy, emphasising the chaos and brutality of this muddy, gritty era of hand-to-hand combat. Combined with a dense, dynamic world, Kingdom Come looks to be heaven-sent. METAL GEAR SURVIVE PS4, PC, XBOX ONE ETA: February 22 SURVIVE is a spin-off Metal Gear GOD OF WAR PS4 ETA: Early 2018 GOD of War has been a very successful franchise for Sony over the years and this new offering is not going to change that. Living as a man outside the shadow of the gods, Kratos must adapt to unfamiliar lands, unexpected threats, and a second chance at being a father. Together with his son Atreus, the pair will venture into the brutal Norse wilds and fight to fulfill a deeply personal quest. title borrowing from Left 4 Dead and other co-op survival shooters. Its bizarre setting drops you through a wormhole into a zombie-infested alternative universe, where stealth and action are required to survive. MOSS PS4 ETA: February 27 OFTEN VR is simply used to put you “inside” the character, but in Moss you guide the mouse hero Quill on a quest to save her uncle by reaching around and beyond her within the VR environment, to cast spells or solve puzzles. SEA OF THIEVES XBOX ONE, PC ETA: March 20 LIVE beneath the blag flag in this open-world adventure, enabling you to band together online with other fellow pirates to sail stormy seas, launch daring raids and enjoy other cut-throat pastimes. There’ll even be grog. FAR CRY 5 PS4, XBOX ONE, PC ETA: March 27 PREVIOUS Far Cry titles strafed tropical islands or carpet bombed wide savannas but now you’re a