Another year brings another crop of awards-worthy, genre-bending, boundary-breaking video games for players of all sorts to enjoy. Gamers have more platforms than ever before to find the latest AAA title or indie darling; more ways than every before to share their gaming experience, in-game reactions, and post-game content with people all over the world; and easily the most interconnected system of gaming enthusiasts the world has ever seen. In short, 2020 promises to be another year full of incredible games, with surprises and disappointments alike, that we'll look back on fondly in the years to come.

But what's got us excited about the Year in Video Games? Well, we've put together a curated list of our most anticipated video game releases of the year to answer just that. It's not exhaustive, just what we're really hyped about at the moment. We've got RPGs and weeb-friendly titles, more remakes than you might have expected, and a solid selection of franchise and sequel stories. Some of these titles will undoubtedly be on your list, too. Feel free to reach out and tell us why you're excited about a particular title or what you're looking forward to playing and why. Oh, and if you want to geek out about the new consoles coming towards the end of the year in Holiday 2020, please know that we're right there with you!

Be sure to check out our list of 2020 video game release dates here (which we will continue to update as new info becomes available) and please enjoy our staff's selection of the most anticipated titles coming out over the next few months:

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Release Date: January 17th

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC

Let's kick the year off right, shall we? Weebs everywhere (including yours truly) will get to experience the Dragon Ball Z saga like never before when Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot arrives from Bandai Namco Entertainment. This RPG combines the narrative you know and love following Kakarot/Goku's trials and tribulations defending Earth from alien menaces with classic RPG elements like training, resource gathering for crafting, community-building for level-ups, cooking, and ... tail-fishing? But make no mistake, there's still going to be a ton of fighting found throughout. That's what all of Goku's feasting and training are for, after all!

I'm super excited to see how the Dragon Ball Z experience translates to an RPG form. Will it just be a stylized retelling of the epic story we've seen on the big and small screen over the last few decades? Will the extra story material, canon or not, be up to snuff? Will Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation be as badass as it was during the original series' run? I don't know, but I can't wait to find out! - Dave Trumbore

DOOM Eternal

Release Date: March 20th

Platform: PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Google Stadia, PC

I’m not sure it’s possible for me to be more hyped about Doom Eternal. It’s the sequel to 2016’s reboot of the classic franchise, which was so balls-out crazy in the best possible way that my body is vibrating as I write this. You play as the faceless Doom Slayer, a mute warrior on an eternal quest to kill absolutely every raunchy demon in Hell while listening to an infinite playlist of thrash metal. Doom Eternal is basically more of the same, with an expanded move set, new weapons, and a bunch of new monsters to obliterate, including (apparently) angels. It is also going to include a completely retooled multiplayer mode developed in-house by id, an Invasion mode that lets you drop into other players’ campaigns and harass them as demons, and a string of post-release DLC that will hopefully augment the single-player campaign as opposed to the multiplayer-centric DLC of its 2016 predecessor. When developer id Software announced that Eternal was going to be delayed until March 2020 from its original release date of November 2019, I had to take a sick day to be alone with my thoughts. March cannot get here fast enough. - Tom Reimann

Resident Evil 3 Remake

Release Date: April 3rd

Platform: PS4

Though I'm still not sold on this version of Jill Valentine (who looks remarkably like Rachael Leigh Cook circa 1997's anti-drug PSA), I'm 100% in on the Resident Evil 3 remake. The video game industry is starting to wise up to what Hollywood has known for years, the fact that nostalgic properties are money in the bank. So do a little remastering here, a little graphics modernization there, and you've got yourself a bestselling title for, relatively, not that much effort.

But the leg up that the video game industry has over Hollywood is that their remasters and remakes are often better than the original, at least as far as visual effects, gameplay, and shareability are concerned. Capcom has been killing it with its Resident Evil franchise, remakes and originals alike, for years now. But for yours truly, RE3 is the one to beat. I absolutely loved this title when it came out in 1999 for PlayStation and I can't wait to see the subtitle terror Nemesis come to afterlife on the current-gen PS4. I'm also super excited to see what new wrinkles the devs have added to the story, the gameplay, and the post-game content. We know we'll be getting Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 asymmetrical online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe, but whether or not they're keeping the Mercenaries mini-game remains to be seen. Either way, I'm on board, day one. - Dave Trumbore

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Release Date: April 10th

Platform: PS4

I know I can never be thirteen again, and that my desire for Final Fantasy VII Remake is a way to reclaim my lost youth. I get that. I get the power of nostalgia. I also do not care. I've waited for this game for a very long time because Final Fantasy VII is one of my all-time favorite games. I love everything about it: the story, the characters, the gameplay systems, everything. I also recognize that this isn't exactly the same game I played back in 1997. The gameplay systems have been altered and it's also only the first episode (more episodes have been promised, but this one only encompasses the events in Midgar). I am aware of all of these things, but I've had Remake pre-ordered for months because modern gaming with its MMO aspects and games-as-service business model has left me behind. The best I can do is return to a polished version of a beloved game from my youth. I am more than fine with this compromise. – Matt Goldberg

Cyberpunk 2077

Release Date: April 16th (Delayed until September 17th)

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC

I could write 30,000 words about Cyberpunk 2077 and all 30,000 of them would be “Keanu.” Keanu Reeves appears in a much-publicized supporting role as Johnny Silverhand, a major character in the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG upon which 2077 is based. Originally announced by developer CD Projekt Red back in 2012, the ambitious first-person action RPG looked like it might be in danger of becoming the next Duke Nukem Forever until an extended gameplay trailer was finally released in 2018. Then at E3 2019, a full trailer and release date were announced side-by-side with the surprise reveal of Reeves’ involvement. Cyberpunk 2077 gives you full customization control over your character with a dizzying array of options and sets you loose on a futuristic city that borrows plenty of design elements from Blade Runner and Akira. And since this is a cyberpunk game, you can augment your character with cybernetic implants, as well as rent an apartment, drive around the massive open-world city’s six districts, run, jump, shoot, hack, and generally do whatever the hell you feel like to reach one of the game’s multiple different endings. Cyberpunk 2077 is an irresistible offering for anyone looking to become totally immersed in a game when it drops in April of this year. I weep for my upcoming deadlines. - Tom Reimann

The Last of Us: Part II

Release Date: May 29th

Platforms: PS4

Taking place five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel are finally back and we couldn’t be more excited! Although our favorite duo has returned, the story is putting Ellie in the forefront this time as she seeks out justice and closure against the people that did her wrong. I personally can’t wait to see Ellie go full badass. From the story telling to Joel and Ellie’s character arcs, The Last of Us delivered one of the most iconic games ever created which means the sequel game has A LOT to live up to but I’m sure the team at Naughty Dog have created another hit! - Dorian Parks

Empire of Sin

Release Date: TBD

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

Where my L.A. Noire fans at? Throw your hands awkwardly/charmingly in the air! While more technically proficient neo-noir, hardboiled detective games have hit consoles since L.A. Noire’s 2011 debut (including twisted animal-centric faves like The Wolf Among Us and Blacksad: Under the Skin), the madcap Rockstar masterpiece still sticks with me, boasting incredible production design, a deliciously addictive interrogative system of finding clues and talking to perps, and a surprisingly ambiguous script performed by an incredible, deep cast. I haven’t found these exact vibes in a game since… until I watched the trailer for Empire of Sin. Adorably developed by the husband-and-wife team of John and Brenda Romero, the game puts you square in the heart of Prohibition-era Chicago, a time of moonshine, jazz, and dubious moral decisions bubbling to the surface likely in direct reaction to eliminating a technically “negative” but still legal outlet (or is that just me editorializing?). Unlike an L.A. Noire, this game puts you squarely on the side of the bad guys. With immersive gameplay threading the line between RPGs and resource management, you play a mob boss trying to become the king of crime in Chicago. You’ll tell your underlings to go whack other underlings, you’ll cut off your competitors at the kneecaps (sometimes literally?), you’ll create brothels, casinos, and speakeasies, you’ll literally MAKE MOONSHINE, and you’ll soak in delicious voice acting, hardboiled dialogue, and tasty jazz music. If you’ve ever wanted to play a Martin Scorsese movie, Empire of Sin just might be your best bet. - Gregory Lawrence