{"id":21080,"date":"2018-01-27T11:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T09:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=21080"},"modified":"2018-02-08T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T13:48:20","slug":"5-under-the-radar-games-to-look-out-for-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/5-under-the-radar-games-to-look-out-for-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Under-the-Radar Games to Look Out For in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Jeremy Proome<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21081\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/image1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/image1-3.jpg 800w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/image1-3-300x169.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/image1-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare yourself, people! 2018 is lining up to be a rather big year for gaming, full of some big-name titles, which means that some of the \u201csmaller\u201d games tend to get overlooked. So, we\u2019ve put together 5 of the most exciting projects coming this year that deserve a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">little<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>BIOMUTANT<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Release date:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TBC 2018 (PS4 | Xbox One | PC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set in a post-apocalyptic universe filled with humanoid animal creatures, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomutant <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an open-world RPG that combines exploration and combat across a vast but dangerous setting. Described as a \u201ckung-fu fable\u201d, the game allows you to customise your character with different robotic attachments, mutations and weapons, ranging from samurai swords to full-blown assault rifles. It\u2019s incredibly unique and ambitious, and could very-well end up being the surprise hit in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-Acp-Gy3UY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>A WAY OUT<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Release date: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 March 2018 (Xbox One | PS4 | PC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Way Out<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, EA\u2019s narrative-driven adventure game from the team behind the acclaimed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a co-op-only experience where you play one of two men (your buddy taking on the role of the other protagonist) who team-up in order to break out of a maximum security prison. While other co-op games just let you play alongside your partner, this time you\u2019re dependent on them and have to coordinate and strategise in order to plan the ultimate escape.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-yGZGSdgJVPM\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/yGZGSdgJVPM?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/yGZGSdgJVPM?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>EXTINCTION<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Release date:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 31 March 2018 (Xbox One | PS4 |PC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Killer Instinct<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> studio Iron Galaxy\u2019s next project is a giant-slaying fantasy action game called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extinction<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Playing as one of the world\u2019s last Sentinels, you must defend humanity\u2019s cities from rampaging, 10-storey-tall ogres and the armies that trail in their wake. It doesn\u2019t look like much of a fair fight from the get-go, but you\u2019ll have to chop the ogres down to size (literally) by removing their armour and limbs to expose their weak points. It looks like a great combination between a colourful hack-\u2018n-slash and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shadow of the Colossus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and that\u2019s not a bad thing at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-eQ3CWVMumWs\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eQ3CWVMumWs?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eQ3CWVMumWs?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>GHOST OF TSUSHIMA<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Release date:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TBC 2018 (PS4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving away from the inFamous series for the first time in a while, the team over at Sucker Punch is working on a brand new IP called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghost of Tsushima<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 an open world adventure game set in Feudal Japan where you take on the role of a samurai. What we do know about the gameplay is that there\u2019s going to be a lot of samurai action, as you\u2019ll tasked with battling overwhelming odds against the incoming Mongol Empire using your katana, samurai skills, and honour to protect your homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-MUz539AeC5Y\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MUz539AeC5Y?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MUz539AeC5Y?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Shop Xbox One<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21084\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Xbox-One-X-1024x471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Xbox-One-X-1024x471.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Xbox-One-X-300x138.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Xbox-One-X-768x353.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Xbox-One-X.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=xbox%20one&amp;category=201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20218\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-768x163.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now.png 846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Shop Playstation 4<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21083\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ps4-pro-screen-03-eu-06sep16-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ps4-pro-screen-03-eu-06sep16-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ps4-pro-screen-03-eu-06sep16-300x169.jpeg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ps4-pro-screen-03-eu-06sep16-768x432.jpeg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ps4-pro-screen-03-eu-06sep16.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=playstation%204&amp;category=201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20218\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"33\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-768x163.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now.png 846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeremy Proome Prepare yourself, people! 2018 is lining up to be a rather big year for gaming, full of some big-name titles, which means that some of the \u201csmaller\u201d games tend to get overlooked. So, we\u2019ve put together 5 of the most exciting projects coming this year that deserve a little more attention. BIOMUTANT<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/5-under-the-radar-games-to-look-out-for-in-2018\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2850,2851],"tags":[1601,639,839],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sean-whelan-360832.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21080"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21080"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21087,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21080\/revisions\/21087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}