Thirteen years after GTA V turned gaming inside out, Rockstar is finally ready to do it again. GTA VI takes us to Vice City with dual protagonists Jason and Lucia in what promises to be the largest open world Rockstar has ever built. The trailer revealed a living, breathing Florida that looks more like a nature documentary than a video game. This is not a release date. This is a cultural event.

Insomniac Games follows up their critically acclaimed Spider-Man series with the most violent Marvel game ever made. Logan is angry, the claws come out, and the combat system looks nothing short of brutal. The team that gave us two of the best superhero games ever made now has their hands on the most dangerous X-Man. Early previews suggest this could be the PS5’s defining title.

Capcom continues its stunning RE Engine streak with a return to classic survival horror roots. Requiem reportedly strips back the action-heavy approach of recent entries and leans hard into isolation, resource management, and genuine dread. Set across a decaying European estate, this is Capcom proving they still own the genre they invented.

The first mainline Pokemon game built for Switch 2 hardware, and Nintendo is not holding back. Pokopia introduces an entirely new region, a revamped battle system with real-time elements, and the highest-resolution Pokemon sprites ever seen. After the rocky performance of Scarlet and Violet, Game Freak appears to have learned their lesson. The new open-world structure draws comparisons to Breath of the Wild in scale.

Bungie returns to one of gaming’s oldest IPs with a complete reinvention. Marathon is an extraction shooter set in a sci-fi world full of Runners competing for ancient tech. The art direction alone has generated enormous buzz, and Bungie’s pedigree in gunplay is unmatched. This is their first non-Destiny game in over a decade and potentially the start of their next big franchise.

The Horizon series heads to Japan for the first time in what promises to be the most visually stunning entry in the franchise. Urban Tokyo, rural mountain passes, and coastal highways form the backdrop for Playground Games’ typically excellent open-world racing. Game Pass day one means every Xbox subscriber gets it for free. The best value in gaming gets even better.

IO Interactive, the studio behind the masterful Hitman trilogy, finally unveils their James Bond game. First Light is an origin story for a new Bond set in the Cold War era, featuring the kind of systemic sandbox assassination gameplay IO has perfected over years of Hitman releases. If any studio can do Bond justice, it is IO. This is our most anticipated new IP of the year.