Top five upcoming video games of 2018

With the end of the year coming close, a number of major gaming titles have already found their way to the market. 

PlayStation exclusive God of War (2018), multi-platform Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom, Spider-Man and Far Cry 5 are only some of the games that have created waves with not just their high-end graphics, but also their in-depth storylines. However, heading into the last few months, we still have a number of big titles to be excited about. 

Let's take a look at five upcoming video games that could set our living rooms alight in the coming days. 

Forza Horizon 4

The fourth iteration in the Forza Horizon series promises not only to be the best in the series yet but also the very best open world racing experience on consoles and PCs in the history of the genre. 

Microsoft and Playground Games are taking the game to Great Britain this year, with the country's most iconic roads and locations being made available to gamers to enjoy. However, it's the introduction of a new feature, Forza Life that promises to set this game apart from anything else we've seen before. 

The particular mode would allow gamers to buy virtual houses across Great Britain in the game and enjoy the different locations and even experience the ever-changing weather in the country all in life-like graphics.

October 2, 2018. Mark the date. 

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Another game that is keenly awaited, and is arguably one of the biggest – if the not the biggest – game of the year, is Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Ubisoft recently announced that the game is all good for its October 5 release and even revealed that it will be 45GB in size on Playstation 4 and Xbox One platforms. 

The latest in the long-running series and the successor to Assassin’s Creed Origins, this game, however, could be very different from all Assassin's Creed games that have been announced before it. In terms of the storyline, the game is set 400 years before the brotherhood was even created so that crucial element will be missing from the game.

But as the game's developer Ubisoft explains, this vacuum will be filled by giving the players a new choice-based system where they will have to rely on their own moral compasses rather than the creed's defined idea of right and wrong. 

The game will feature two Spartan assassins – one male and one female. They are called Alexios and Kassandra. Though not impacting the storyline, the choice between the two will impact gameplay to a certain extent. 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

After a trip down history with Call of Duty WWII, the series is now moving back to modern day warfare with Black Ops 4.  

Set to be launched on October 12, the game will also see the franchise move a little away from its roots and not feature a traditional campaign mode. Rather, it will feature a PUBG like Battle Royale mode which will see a number of players pitted against each other in battle that ends with the last man standing. 

Though a number of players will be upset with Treyach Studio's decision to go down this route, but considering the popularity of Battle Royale games in the recent months the move makes complete sense for the developers. 

Battlefield V

The other big first-person shooter that will be announced shortly is Battlefield V. Developed by EA Games, the title will go live on October 19. 

Unlike Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, DICE and EA Games' offering will take players back to World War II and pit them against Nazis and the German Army in a virtual environment. 

Though the game will retain "war stories” model for its single-player campaign, it will this time take players to overlooked or lesser-known theaters of the Second World War. 

Can't say we aren't excited. 

Fifa 19

Last, but not the least, is EA Sports' much-awaited title, Fifa 19.