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With its stealth-based platforming, dynamic world design, and strong character writing, Sly Cooper deserves to be reskinned. Die-hard Ape Escape fans would fall head over heels on the day their monkey-centric collectathon. With players being able to utilize a variety of gadgets — monkey net to catch monkey, hula-hoop for extra speed, and a propeller for vertical distance — the goal is to catch the troublesome monkeys in creative and colorful ways with open and varied level designs.

Ape Escape was one of the great, original classics for PlayStation that also brought on the birth of the revolutionary Dualshock controller. If you ask us, a rerelease is long overdue.

The suave, stylish, and living meme known as Gex would be a hoot to see in a modern context. Littered with outlandish pop culture references and pop culture breakdowns, Gex was a groundbreaking platformer with a mascot that, for a time, rivaled the likes of Mario, Sonic, and Crash Bandicoot. With his dated references and inside jokes, Gex the Gecko returning in the s would be an irresistible treat.

Bringing a slick sense of humor and adventurous identity, Gex is unabashedly proud of what it is and desperately needs to get a reskin sometime in the future. Pet Zombies has never appeared on any other platform, so an enhanced port could provide tons of fun for those who enjoy zombie media and virtual pet games. You take care of an anthropomorphic Teddy Bear by cleaning him, cooking for him, playing games with him, and more. Since Teddy is the only pet in the game, a sequel could expand to a larger variety of bears or maybe even a larger variety of stuffed animals in general.

Plenty of players probably want to be nicer to stuffed animals from now on due to the incident with Cutie The Elephant in It Takes Two. Hopefully, if Teddy Together ever gets a sequel, Teddy's unsettling, high-pitched voice would just be replaced with specific noises instead. The first few entries in the Petz series were PC games released in the mid-nineties by developer P. Magic, with the first two titles being Dogz and Catz and later spinning off into games like Oddballz and Babyz.

Ubisoft has never rereleased or continued more of the older titles despite having the publishing rights. Although other virtual pet simulation games have tried to take their place, the series has enough more obscure titles they could give another chance.

A Nintendo Switch version of Nintendogs could satisfy many fans, particularly those who may not be able to have pets due to their living situation, and there could be a renewed interest among those who no longer use or no longer have a Nintendo 3DS.

While the main draw of Pokemon is catching and battling creatures, a raising aspect has been present ever since the friendship mechanic was introduced. Later generations expanded upon this with things like the Pokewalker, Pokemon Amie, Pokemon Refresh, Pokemon Camp, and buddies in Pokemon GO , but now that we have better microphone technology, it's shocking no pun intended that there hasn't been another attempt at a Pokemon game in a similar vein to Hey You, Pikachu!

Should Be Next. Every year, Dota 2 makes headlines with its insane prize pool and this makes it one of biggest esports games. Needless to say, the enormous prize pot happened to be the biggest one in esports history. This year too, the tournament is likely to break new records. By no means is Dota 2 an easy game to master. The game has been around for a while and enjoys a loyal fan base to the day. For tournaments, Hearthstone has restructured its esports scene a bit. For one, they have bid goodbye to the Grandmasters.

The scope of the World Championship has been widened to accommodate more players. Rocket League, the beloved football-based game of , enjoys a strong competitive scene. The fancy sports car slamming jumbo balls around the arena is a pleasure to watch. As you can imagine, the tournaments attract players and viewers alike. Despite the pandemic, Rocket League has shown steady growth. In , the game is expected to portray steady growth.

Newer games like Valorant, Fortnite, and Halo: Infinite also pose a competition. Rainbow Six has its tournaments lined up for We can expect steady growth in the player base and viewership.

However, the upcoming year will determine how Rainbow Six will fare against the competition. Titanfall games failed to get the attention they deserved. Set in the Titanfall universe, the game has several characters with unique abilities.

These legends have smart futuristic outfits but not too colorful and cool weapons. In addition to the main influence of CS:GO , it blends Overwatch's colorful aesthetics and cast of characters agents divided into four roles, each with their own signature abilities, ultimates and backstories.

There's also a ping system similar to Apex Legends, meaning you don't have to use a headset or type if you don't want to. Valorant is 5v5 games across 25 rounds, with the attackers trying to plant a bomb spike and the defenders trying to defuse it. You'll also find that unlike similar games, not all character abilities are on infinite cooldown timers; two of these have to be bought in each round and have a limited number of uses.

There's also ultimates that can take multiple rounds to recharge using kills, deaths, or spike actions. As with all competitive games, other players can be the worst part of Valorant, and unlocking everything is grindy if you're not willing to spend some money. Once it sinks its addictive teeth into you, there's no letting go. Free from: TechSpot Downloads. More boo! Village's first-person perspective will see comparisons to predecessor Resident Evil 7, but the overall game, setting, and tone will likely bring to mind the classic Resi 4.

Although Village is pretty combat-heavy, each of the main antagonists' lairs forces players to alter their approach; one section actually removes all of your weapons. Despite the focus on fighting, there's plenty of moments that will make you jump, including one section that's arguably scarier than any previous Resi game -- or any game ever made, depending on your specific phobias. There are plenty of highly imaginative beasts, monsters, and mutants to face off against.

Luckily, in keeping with Resident Evil tradition, there's also a slew of weapons at your disposal, each taking up precious space in your backpack.

These can be purchased and upgraded using cash from traded-in treasures, thereby encouraging exploration. You can also upgrade protagonist Ethan's stats by collecting ingredients for meals. Fans will adore all the Resident Evil history within Village, but even those new to the series will find plenty to love. And once its roughly ten-hour story is complete, you can spend countless hours on Mercenaries, an excellent arcade game mode first seen in Resident Evil 3.

Some of the few negative points include the relatively short amount of time we spend with Lady Dimitrescu, not everyone wanting a Resi game packed with fighting, and puzzles that aren't likely to challenge, but this is nit-picking in what is one of the best Resident Evil games of modern times. Buy it from: Steam. GTA V has two accolades it can be proud of: not only is it the best-selling game of all time with million units sold, but it's also the only game to appear in every update of this bi-annual list since it began three years ago.

There are likely very few GTA players who haven't finished GTA V's campaign, but that's not what keeps them playing; it's the online element.

It also helps that it's the sort of virtual world '90s kids used to fantasize about. Buy it from: Steam , Epic Games Store. But in just two years, it has overtaken Epic Games' monster to become the most-consumed BR game in terms of viewer hours and hours streamed, as well as most people's favorite game in the genre.

Like many battle royales, Apex Legends is free and follows some familiar staples, including a shrinking play area, dropping from the sky onto an island, and loot.

A system in which up to 20 teams of three-man squads compete to be the last group standing proved so popular that over 25 million players signed up to the game in the first week.

Today, it has an average monthly player count of around