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List of years in video gaming
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The year 2017 will see releases of numerous video games, including new installments for several well-received franchises, including Crackdown, Dawn of War, Halo Wars, Gran Turismo, Injustice, Mass Effect, Metal Gear, Nier, Planescape: Torment, Prey, Professor Layton, Resident Evil, Saints Row, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Sniper Elite, Shenmue, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars Battlefront, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, The Bard's Tale and The Legend of Zelda.

Events

Month Day(s) Event
June 13–15 E3 2017 to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
August 22-26 Gamescom 2017 to be held at Koelnmesse.

Game releases

The list of games released, or due for release, in 2017 in North America.

Video game platforms
3DS Nintendo 3DS
Droid Android
iOS iOS, iPadOS
Lin Linux
Mac Mac
PS3 PlayStation 3
PS4 PlayStation 4
PSVita PlayStation Vita
WiiU Wii U
Win Windows
X360 Xbox 360
XBO Xbox One

January–March

Month Day Title Platform(s) Source(s)
J
A
N
U
A
R
Y 		24 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue PS4 [1]
Resident Evil 7 Win, PS4, XBO [2]
Yakuza 0[B] PS4 [3]
27 Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Win, PS4, XBO [4]
30 Disgaea 2 Win [5]
31 Constructor HD Win, PS4, XBO [6]
F
E
B
R
U
A
R
Y 		3 Yoshi's Woolly World 3DS [7]
9 Nioh PS4 [8]
14 For Honor Win, PS4, XBO [9]
Persona 5[B] PS3, PS4 [10]
Sniper Elite 4 Win, PS4, XBO [11]
21 Berserk and the Band of the Hawk[B] Win, PS4, PSVita [12]
Halo Wars 2 Win, XBO [13]
23 Nier: Automata[A] Win, PS4 [14]
28 Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 [15]
M
A
R
C
H
 		7 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Win, PS4, XBO [16]
TBA Outcast: Second Contact Win, PS4, XBO [17]

April–June

Month Day Title Platform(s) Source(s)
M
A
Y 		TBA Battalion 1944 Win, PS4, XBO [18]

October–December

Month Day Title Platform(s) Source(s)
O
C
T
O
B
E
R
 		TBA The Bard's Tale IV Win, Mac, Lin [19]
D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R 		TBA Shenmue III Win, PS4 [20]
System Shock Win, XBO [21]

Unscheduled releases

Below is a list of games which have been announced to be released in 2017 in North America, but have no exact release date or month yet.

Title Approximate Date[Note 1] Platforms Genre Sources
Agents of Mayhem Win, PS4, XBO Action [22]
BattleTech Q1/Q2 Win, Mac, Lin Turn-based strategy [23]
Call of Cthulhu Win, PS4, XBO Survival horror, role-playing [24]
Crash Bandicoot Remastered Collection PS4 Platform [25]
Crackdown 3 Win, XBO Action-adventure [26]
Digimon World: Next Order PS4 Role-playing [27]
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[B] 3DS Role-playing [28]
Dragon Quest XI[A] Q1/Q2 PS4, NX, 3DS Role-playing [29]
Earth Defense Force 5[A] PS4 Action [30]
Ever Oasis 3DS Role-playing [31]
Expeditions: Vikings Q1 Win Tactical role-playing [32]
Finding Paradise Q4 2016/Q1 2017 TBA Adventure [33]
Freedom Planet 2 Q2/Q3 TBA Platform, action [34]
Frostpunk Win Survival [35]
Get Even Q1 Win, PS4, XBO Survival horror [36]
Gran Turismo Sport PS4 Racing [37]
Hand of Fate 2 Win, Mac, Lin Action role-playing [38]
Indivisible TBA Action role-playing [39]
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age PS4 Role-playing [40]
Injustice 2 PS4, XBO Fighting [41]
Insurgency: Sandstorm Win, PS4, XBO First-person shooter [42]
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Win, OS X, Linux, PS4, XBO Role-playing [43]
Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone's Conspiracy 3DS, iOS, Droid Puzzle [44]
Little Nightmares Q1/Q2 Win, PS4, XBO Platform, puzzle, stealth [45]
Lords of the Fallen 2 TBA Action role-playing [46]
Mario Sports Superstars Q1/Q2 3DS Sports [47]
Mass Effect: Andromeda Q1 Win, PS4, XBO Action role-playing, third-person shooter [48]
Metal Gear Survive Win, PS4, XBO Stealth [49]
New Hot Shot Golf[A] Q2/Q3 PS4 Sports [50]
Nier: Automata Q1/Q2 Win, PS4 Action role-playing [51]
Oddworld: Soulstorm Q3/Q4 TBA Platform [52]
Outlast 2 Q1 Win, PS4, XBO Survival horror [53]
Overkill's The Walking Dead Q3/Q4 Win, PS4, XBO Shooter, survival horror [54]
Oxygen Not Included Win Simulation [55]
Phantom Dust Win, XBO Action, strategy [56]
Pillars of the Earth Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS Adventure [57]
Prey Win, PS4, XBO First-person shooter [58]
Rime PS4 Adventure [59]
Project Sonic 2017 Q4 Win, PS4, XBO, NX Platform [60]
Pyre Win, PS4 Role-playing [61]
Scalebound Win, XBO Action role-playing [62]
Sea of Thieves Q1 Win, XBO Adventure [63]
Shadow Warrior 2 PS4, XBO First-person shooter [64]
Smash + Grab Win Acton [65]
Sonic Mania Q2 Win, PS4, XBO Platform [60]
South Park: The Fractured But Whole Q1 Win, PS4, XBO Role-playing [66]
State of Decay 2 Win, XBO Survival horror [67]
Strafe Q1 Win, Mac First-person shooter [68]
Sudden Strike 4 Q1 Win, PS4 Real-time tactics [69]
Tacoma Q1/Q2 Win, XBO Adventure [70]
Tales of Berseria[B] Q1/Q2 Win, PS4 Role-playing [71]
Tekken 7[B] Q1 Win, PS4, XBO Fighting [72]
The Church in the Darkness Q1 Win, Mac, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [73]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd[B] Win Role-playing [74]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild WiiU, NX Action-adventure [75]
Them's Fightin' Herds Win, Mac, Lin Fighting [76]
Tokyo Xanadu[B] Q1/Q2 Win, PSVita Action role-playing [77]
ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove Win, Mac, Lin Action, dungeon crawl, rougelike [78]
Torment: Tides of Numenera Q1 Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO Role-playing [79]
Untitled Hazelight video game TBA TBA [80]
Untitled Marvel-themed Telltale Games video game Consoles, PC TBA [81]
Untitled Destiny sequel TBA First-person shooter [82]
Untitled Need for Speed video game TBA Racing [83]
Untitled Pikmin video game 3DS Side-scrolling [84]
Untitled Star Wars Battlefront sequel TBA Action, shooter [85]
Vampyr Win, PS4, XBO Role-playing [86]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Win Real-time strategy [87]
Xenonauts 2 Win Turn-based strategy [88]
Yooka-Laylee Q1 Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, WiiU Platform [89]
  1. ^ The calendar year can be divided into 4 quarters, often abbreviated Q1 (January to March), Q2 (April to June), Q3 (July to September) and Q4 (October to December).

See also

References

Notes

  • A The release date is slated for Japan only.
  • B A western or worldwide release of previously regional exclusive games.
  • C These games were targeted to be released in fiscal year 2018, which begins on April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

Footnotes

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