Hype for 2020 video games
This story was originally published in the second edition of The Lion’s Tale (November 6, 2020).
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Release Date: November 10th, 2020
Genre: Action-Adventure, Role-Playing
In this new installment in the Assassin’s Creed games play as Evior, a viking warrior, as you lead your clan through ninth century England. On your adventure to settle new lands in Anglo-Saxon England, explore a beautiful and mysterious world and face brutals enemies and earn your place in Valhalla.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Release Date: November 12th, 2020
Genre: Action-Adventure, Open World
A sequel to the 2018 Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales sees the rise of Miles Morales as he follows in the footsteps of his mentor Peter Parker while also trying to be himself. Meanwhile, a gang war is sparked between Roxxon Energy Corporation and a high-tech criminal army called the Underground, led by the Tinkerer.
Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War
Release Date: November 13th, 2020
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Set during the events of the Cold War, this new installment in the Call of Duty franchise hopes to be better than its predecessors. Play through the single-player campaign as you pursue an alleged Soviet spy codenamed Perseus. Go through the multiplayer’s new features and modes. Or battle it out in a new zombies experience.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Release Date: November 20th, 2020
Genre: Hack-and-Slash, Role-Playing
A spiritual successor to Hyrule Warriors (2014) and prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017). The game depicts “The Great Claminity” which takes place 100 years before the events of Breath of the Wild, now in a split timeline that follows Link and a new fate of the Kingdom of Hyrule.
Cyberpunk 2077
Release Date: December 10th, 2020
Genre: Action Role-Playing, Open World, First-Person Shooter
Set in the future where everyone is obsessed with power, glamour, and body modifications, you play as V as you adventure through a massive open-world known as “Nightcity” as you search for a one-of-a-kind implant that gives the power of immortality. So seize the day as the game gives you almost unlimited possibilities on how to complete your adventure.
ASSET CREDIT: UBISOFT, SONY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, ACTIVISION,
NINTENDO/KOEI TECMO, CD PROJEKT
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