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Top New Games Releasing This Week On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC: January 21-27

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New Releases continues into the end of January with a sampling of some of the hottest games dropping this week. Dragon Ball FighterZ is here to delight both anime and fighting game fans alike, while Monster Hunter World will let them team up to take down giant beasts together. RPG players can sink into the world of Lost Sphear, and horror addicts can settle into the terror of The Inpatient. The long-anticipated indie Iconoclasts is also finally launching after a storied development history.

Lost Sphear -- January 23

Available on: PS4, PC, Switch

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Lost Sphear is the spiritual successor to 2016 indie darling I Am Setsuna, and it shares a similar art style and active-time battle system. New to the game are mech suits the party can wear while exploring the map and in battle, plus a memory system that changes how you rebuild the world.

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The Inpatient -- January 23

Available on: PS4

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If you want a horror game in January, you're in luck. This prequel to Until Dawn is made by the same studio, specifically for PlayStation VR. You'll step into the shoes of a Blackwood Sanatorium patient, making choices that affect your escape from or ultimate fate within the asylum.

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Iconoclasts -- January 23

Available on: PS4, Vita, PC

Iconoclasts is an action-platformer seven years in the making, but you'll finally get to take control of protagonist Robin this week. Her handy wrench is good for solving puzzles, navigating the world, and even dismantling giant robot bosses.

Dragon Ball FighterZ -- January 26

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC

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It's not a stretch to call FighterZ the heaviest hitter this week, pun totally intended. It's a fighting game based on a beloved franchise, developed by the team behind the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series. With a roster spanning all eras of Dragon Ball, there's a champion here for everyone.

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Monster Hunter World -- January 26

Available on: PS4, Xbox One

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The latest in the monster-slaying series is the grandest adventure yet. All 14 weapon types from the previous games are back, plus new tools for exploring the world and toppling your foes. The zones are seamless too, letting you hunt monsters and bring home loot easier than ever before.

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I would like a good racing game on PS4 Pro & Xbox One X like Test Drive Unlimited !

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The best $25 you can spend on gaming this week is on "They Are Billions," a base-building RTS-survival hybrid. Even works on laptops with Intel integrated graphics (it's more CPU than GPU), andd even better on normal rigs.

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The Inpatient looks really cool and would be right up my alley. I really wish there was a non VR version of it.

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Lost Sphear & Monster Hunter World are both on my to-get list.

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I'm new to DBZ manga.

Are there these few female characters in the series as well.

I know I shouldn't care, but, where are the anime waifus?!

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@proceeder: i think you are looking at the wrong anime to look for waifus. how bout try Fate Apocrypha or Monster Musume iru nichijou.

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@proceeder: It's all screaming dudebros. My kids tried to get into it, hated it, and I moved them over to Voltron instead.

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@proceeder: The closest you can get to waifus are in the first series Dragon Ball (without the Z), and maybe the earlier segments of DBZ. Otherwise, it's hardly a topic in the series unless Master Roshi is involved. So, DBZ is probably a series you won't be looking waifus for.

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@mr_indiff: Oh well, I can't turn everything into what I want.

Guess I'll keep playing Guilty Gear.

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@proceeder: I don't think there's anyone comparable to Elphelt or I-No or Dizzy or Strawberry Jam in DBZ universe.

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I just picked up PSVR on Friday and have to say that I'm very impressed with the headset. Can't wait to play The Inpatient!

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@elmarine2064: PSVR is the best kept non-secret to current gen gaming to people that have actually used it. I've had mine since launch.

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I can't wait to play Monster Hunter World, and while I'm excited for DBFZ after playing the beta it's too overly simplified. You can literally tap one button and pull combos. It's aimed at casual players for sure.

I'll be picking up both, but I will definitely pull multiple all-nighters with Monster Hunter World.

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I am really thinking about buying MHW. I've played the beta yesterday yet i still doubt if it's worth it. I don't know the game at all but i love those armour types and weapons. I believe it is only strong in multiplayer?

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I’m going to be all over Dragon Ball FighterZ and Monster Hunter World next weekend.

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@Archangel3371: Enjoy the Hunt :D

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@RSM-HQ: Oh most definitely, you too. I’m very much looking forward to it. :)

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Between fans of the Dragon Ball franchise, fighting game fans in general, and rpg gamers around the globe there's a lot to love about this week in gaming.

What will be interesting to see will be what title comes out on top. Monster hunter has a huge and loyal following but Dragon Ball has an even more voracious consumer base as a franchise. Whoever does come out on top I think it's safe to say that gamers win in the end.

-WIN-WIN NINJA APPROVED-

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Lost Sphear is not the sequel to I Am Setsuna. It is Tokyo RPG Factories follow up game but not sequel.

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@cldmstrsn1: Did you get to try the demo? I'll be waiting for the reviews, but am curious if it's promising buy in the future. (I know a short demo is not enough to justify purchase much later on, but just checking on your opinion. Thanks!)

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@cldmstrsn1: Fixed, that's my fault. I even said "spiritual successor" in the video!

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@7tizz: Do you have a reason for saying this? Because I point to the above article as to why I disagree.

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@7tizz: How is it terrible?

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@7tizz: Well it is January.

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