« Fortnite » and the trend of « battle royale » may have commanded much of the attention paid to video games in 2018, but plenty of other…
« Fortnite » and the trend of « battle royale » may have commanded much of the attention paid to video games in 2018, but plenty of other releases arrived to occupy lovers of the interactive medium.
From multiplayer fighters to single-player role-playing games, 2018 had games for everyone and every type of player. We even saw a few popular franchises release some long-awaited new titles.
With the calendar turning toward 2019 and the game industry getting ready for its next generation of consoles for the next decade, USA TODAY’s Eli Blumenthal, Brett Molina, Marc Saltzman and Mike Snider offer a look at a few of their favorite video games of the year that was.
(Free to play with in-game purchases, rated T for teen ages 13-up, for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile devices)
Technically, it launched more than a year ago, but 2018 has undeniably been the year of « Fortnite. » It introduced the masses to the « battle royale » – a competitive match where the last person standing wins – combining it with « Minecraft »-like building to reach a mainstream audience few video games achieve. And it kept reeling in new players and veterans alike with fun events including the May meteor striking the game’s island landscape in Season 4. « Fortnite » also sneakily taught a generation how to dance. See those kids at a wedding doing « the floss »? Thank « Fortnite. »
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($39.99, rated Mature for ages 17-up, for Sony PlayStation 4).
Fighting deity Kratos has a new look, new weaponry and a new addition to the family, son Atreus, in the latest in this action-adventure series.
