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5 Games We Can’t Wait To Play In February

Hey Poor Player's Francis DiPersio writes - "The holiday lull is officially over, and February looks to be chock full of exciting releases to kick 2016 in high gear. From bare knuckle brawling to mammoth hunting mayhem, February has a slew of games lined up to meet the needs of even the most discerning denizens of the digital age. Here are five games we can’t wait to get our grubby mitts on over the course of the next month."

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JMPetrequin3022d ago

Still hesitant but optimistic about Far Cry Primal. Here's hoping it feels more unique than 4 did following 3.

dead_pixels3022d ago

I think the shift to a Stone Age setting could be a breath of fresh air for the series. The biggest question is how much appeal the series will have without the usual array of cool gadgets and guns that make the games so fun to experiment with.

indyman77773022d ago

picking up hyperdeminsional neptonia VIi tomorrow for $47 at best buy do to the 2 year gamers unlocked club (on sale for $30 dollars now).

_-EDMIX-_3022d ago (Edited 3022d ago )

Me too. Its an easy buy for me, I haven't played Far Cry since 2.

The only thing that sucks for Ubisoft is the timing of release.

Just bought SFV. Primal is a full priced game, coming out in a month with one of the biggest Fighting games of all time.

I'll buy it at a later date, but because of this fast launch, it also means I might buy it used.

In 3 months ,do folks really think I'm buying it new?

I'm going to get it for sure, if the timing was right, it would be day 1 for me, but I see me spending a lot of next month (tomorrow lolz) on Fallout 4, Gravity Rush and SFV.

Nothing against the game, its just up against juggernauts in such a short time period. If they are going to do such a short launch after announcement, they need to push HARD on marketing.

Something tells me this game legit should have been announced at E3, maybe it would have stayed on my radar and I would have already had money for it, along with SFV and Gravity Rush and XCOM 2 etc.

Still getting it, its merely not going to be a day 1 and may not even be bought new, likely used.

dead_pixels3022d ago

I definitely agree with you. The way Ubisoft handled the game's announcement really didn't do Primal any favors as far as building hype goes. Even still, I can't wait to dive into the world of Oros and see what's in store.

Dark_Crow3021d ago

SF5 as a juggernaut isn't coming for Xbox players so it's possible farcry will do fine in that department. But honestly I'm sure it will sell well across all platforms despite release schedule.

PixelGateUk3022d ago

Street Fighter 5 and Xcom 2 for me...though i think i might just be consumed by Xcom

tamriilin3022d ago (Edited 3022d ago )

Yeah, Far Cry Primal looks real interesting. Hopefully the tower-climbing and icon vomit is to a minimum, though.

XCOM 2 comes out next Friday, though, and I'm super excited to play that.

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Street Fighter 5: Analysing a Tarnished Legacy

Street Fighter 5 launched in 2016, and is widely considered a misstep for the hugely popular franchise. This article explains why that is.

Terry_B132d ago

Every Street Fighter is called a misstep of the series since Street Fighter III..and even the Alpha games were not liked by everyone.

SF V had a miserable start but later it did a lot things actually better than SFIV and SF6.

SF6 is the first SF since SFII Turbo for that I did not buy at launch. And today, around 6 months after its launch I still have no motivation to buy it.

kevco33131d ago

I've had every Street Fighter on launch since SFII on the SNES. SFV is definitely my least played of them all.

SF6 is very good. You should give it a second look.

Terry_B131d ago

Maybe in 2-3 years when there is a version that has characters I care for.

So far there is not one of the new characters I like..and my favourite 4 are not a part of it either. (Bison, Balrog, Sagat and Vega) + the whole hip hop style and the crappy music turned me totally off.

Looking forward a lot to Tekken 8.

Sano24131d ago

SF4 vanilla was loved by most and and not considered a misstep. It wasn't until they went revision crazy that people started turning on Capcom.

Terry_B131d ago

Don't remember the criticques it got for the big hands and feet, the sometimes weird looking faces, the lame boss (Seth) and that so many characters were shotos and yup..the many new versions. Just every SF got its haters no matter how good it was.

Nerdmaster131d ago

It was criticized for the first trailers having an interesting art style with those ink splashes, but the real game had none of that and people felt cheated. And Capcom decided to add some of those effects in the game later because of the backlash. But I don't remember any other big complaints about it.

EvertonFC131d ago

I grew out of fighting games, loved them as a kid but online you just get your ass kicked over and over leaving just the bare bones single player and also having no friends anymore who like fighting games either just makes me not want to buy or play them anymore.

CrimsonWing69131d ago

I dunno, I like Street Fighter 5 quite a bit. 🤷‍♂️

Shiro173131d ago

Sf6 is the best sf since sf4ae lol

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Street Fighter Documentary Fights its Way to Blu-Ray

Street Fighter documentary 'Here Comes a New Challenger' is now available for all, following a successful crowd funding campaign.

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The Best Street Fighter Games, Ranked

By Jason Monroe: Join me as I rank the best Street Fighter games of all time, taking into account their impact on the genre, gameplay mechanics, character rosters, and overall fun factor. Let’s get into it…

Round One: FIGHT!!

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