DYING LIGHT - Jan. 27th - A first-person zombie game with sweet parkour moves - Techland

EVOLVE - Feb. 10th - From the team behind 'Left for Dead,' a unique competitive/ cooperative game where four players fight a player-controlled giant monster  - 2K Games

THE ORDER: 1886 - Feb. 20th - Set in an alternative history Victorian era, an order that continues the values of The Knights of Round Table fights half-human monsters - Sony

ORI AND THE BLIND FOREST - March 11th - A dreamy platfomer made by an indie team for Microsoft - Microsoft

BLOODBORNE - March 24th - Another brutally hard game from the studio behtind 'Dark Souls.'  - Sony

HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER - Q1 - This 8-bit indie was also a Kickstarter success, and wowed fans with its beautiful art and challenging gameplay - Heart Machine

MIGHTY NO. 9 - Apr. 1st - A Kickstarter project designed to be the successor to Meaaman by creator Keiji lnafune.

BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT - June 2nd - The final chapter in Arkham series. Batman must face the Scarecrow, but also a new foe: The Arkham Knight. - Warner Bros.

MARIO MAKER - Q1/02 - This game will let you design your own Mario levels - Nintendo

YOSHI'S WOOLY WORLD - Q1/Q2 - A Yoshi platformer with cute, yarn-inspired graphics - Nintendo

DEAD ISLAND 2 - Q2 - A follow-up to the dark, open-world zombie franchise - Deep Silver

SPLATOON - Q2 - A quirky, third-person, competitive shooter that could only come from Nintendo - Nintendo

ADRIFT - Q2/Q3 - A virtual reality game that leaves you floating in space after an accident on your space station. 505 Games

STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT - Q4 - The reimagining of the Star Wars/Battlefield hybrid - EA

LIFE IS STRANGE: EP.1 - Jan. 30th - A unique adventure game where a photo student can rewind time - Square Enix

KIRBY AND THE RAINBOW CURSE - Feb. 13th - Kirby's first Wii U game - Nintendo

LEGEND OF ZELDA: MAJORA'S MASK - Feb. 13th - A 3D remake of the Zelda classic - Nintendo

MONSTER HUNTER 4 ULTIMATE - Feb. 13th - This RPG has a huge Japanese following, and will capitalize on the new 3DS hardware. Nintendo

BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE - March 17th -The next Battlefield entry, with a cops vs. robbers theme where you can play either side. EA

BROKEN AGE: ACT 2 - Early 2015 - This was the first game to make it big on Kickstarter, from Tim Schafer's Double Fine studios. Fans have been waiting more than a year for the second halt - Double Fine

HOTLINE MIAMI 2: WRONG NUMBER - Q1 - A sequel to a hyper-colored, extremely dark independent game that became a cult hit - Devolver Digital

MORTAL KOMBAT X - April 14th - A new version of the fighting game, set far in the future for the franchise - Warner Bros.

WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT - May 19th - A huge open-world RPG that will be the final chapter in the Witcher saga. Warner Bros.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA (UNTITLED) - Q4 - The next entry to the Zelda franchise, with the promise of the biggest game world ever - Nintendo

MINECRAFT: STORY MODE - Q4 - Minecraft is getting a narrative story, as told by the team behind the beloved 'Walking Dead' game - Telltale

RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER - Holiday 2015 - The next game in the grittier, more realistic reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise - Square Enix

HALO 5: GUARDIANS - Q4 - The second entry into the new story arc Of Halo - Microsoft

Unscheduled releases:

BATTLEBORN - A hybrid first-person shooter/ MOBA from the creators of 'Borderlands.'  - 2K Games

BELOW - A dreamy, challenging roguelike that promises a great adventure - Capy Games

FORTNITE - An open-world game where you must scavenge for materials in the day to protect yourself from monsters that come at night - Epic Games

NO MAN'S SKY - A giant, procedurally-generated space exploration game, with planets that feature a diverse amount of creatures - lndie

TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION - After a disease causes havoc in a major city, you and your team must help keep order - Ubisoft

ASSASSIN'S CREED: VICTORY - The next Assassin's Creed' is set in Victorian-era Britain - Ubisoft

BATTLECRY - A team-based combat game set in an alternate reality without firearms - Bethesda

FINAL FANTASY XV - A new entry into the beloved Final Fantasy Series - Square Enix