What's Coming Up in January, 2016?

Hope you all had a safe and happy New Year's celebration. I can tell you I went relatively easy on the alcohol consumption and the financial spending and STILL had a great time, minus that whole Rose Bowl thing (ouch). Anywho, let us now look into what the first month of 2016 has in store for us in the world of video gaming!

January 5th:

Amplitude (PS4)

Harmonix's rebooted rhythm game that was successfully Kickstarted hits digital stores. Thanks to my Kickstarter pledge, I've had a chance to play this game for a couple weeks now and I will say there is some great music in here and it is an absolute joy to play, and I'm not just saying that because my name is in the credits (which is awesome).

January 12th:

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (PC, Xbox One, PS4)

The Chronicles continue as protagonist Arbaaz Mir in 1841 India. This is the 2nd Chronicles game, following China and preceding Russia.

January 22nd:

Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam (3DS)

Hey, I like the Mario and Luigi series, oh hey, I also like the Paper Mario series, so putting them together will surely be an absolute delight!

January 26th:

Final Fantasy Explorers (3DS)

Nintendo bringing it early! Explorers seems like a nice mix of Final Fantasy and Monster Hunter with a full job system and co-op multiplayer.


LEGO Marvel's Avengers -(deep breath...PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Vita, WiiU, 3DS...no Ouya version though, sorry)

People love those Avengers movies, and people love those LEGO games. Not surprising that this game is happening, and while it will follow the plots of the two main movies, it will also have bits in from other Marvel movies and comics.

Other Notes:

- The Banner Saga, the turn-based Viking-style game that's been on PC for a while now, comes to PS4 and Xbox One January 12th.

- Dragon's Dogma is a game I wished I had spent more time with when it originally came out in 2012. Well, now I can with the PC version, entitled Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, due out January 15th.

- Darkest Dungeon, which has been in Early Access on Steam for a long time and is fantastic, gets a full release January 19th, and will also be on Mac, Linux, PS4 and Vita.

- Hyrule Warriors Legends, the 3DS port of the Wii U game Hyrule Warriors gets released January 21st and will include even more Zelda fan service. See? Nintendo is bringing it. I am very pleased. EDIT: I mistook this date as a worldwide release, seems the January 21st date is for the Japanese release, and will come to North America in March. Apologies!

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Those are only a few highlights as 2016 gets off to a fast start. As always, these dates and games are subject to change, and there could always be another game that will sneak its way in and demand your attention. The best game to play, however, is "How Long Until Your Friend Gives Up on Their New Year's Resolution?" Try it!