The new year means new games and there are some big titles coming out in the first month of 2020. From Warcraft 3 Reforged to a new Dragon Ball Z title, January seems to be a light but good month.

Both of these franchises have titles coming out that widely differ in gameplay compared to previous entries in either respective series. Both are also variations of role-playing games. One notable absence from the January release calendar is any new game from Capcom, which has released some of the best games of this generation out of the month of January. It put out Resident Evil 7 in January of 2017, then released Monster Hunter World exactly a year later in 2018, then the remake of Resident Evil 2 exactly a year after that in 2019.

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Although Capcom has had a recent pattern of releasing hugely successful titles in January, it has decided to hold off on its next big title, the remake of Resident Evil 3, until April. Spring is Capcom’s second recent release window that it has had success in too. Close to Resident Evil 3’s April release month, Devil May Cry 5 was released in March (of 2019). Instead of continuing its January blockbuster tradition though, Capcom only has DLC to release this time around. But at least there are other big games to look forward to, such as the other ones listed below.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - January 17

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Bandai Namco is releasing Dragon Ball Z Kakarot for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on January 17th. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will be developed by CyberConnect2, of Naruto Shippuden and .hack fame, and is an action role-playing game which a slight departure for the series.

Although Dragon Ball games have had RPG elements in the past, the series has had a consistent shift toward the fighting game genre for years. The last major game in the series was Dragon Ball Fighterz and was received much more positively than the previous series of fighting games - Dragon Ball Xenoverse. This new title retells Goku’s Z storyline from the series and has series designer Akira Toriyama returning for art and new character designs.

Warcraft 3 Reforged - January 28

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Blizzard’s Warcraft 3 Reforged will be releasing January 28th for PC. Initially announced at BlizzCon 2018, Warcraft 3 Reforged was given a release window of 2019;however, Blizzard recently came out and delayed the game just out of the year. The game remasters the original Warcraft 3 by updating its visuals for modern standards and adjusting gameplay in various aspects of the game but more specifically in its multiplayer. This is ostensibly the same treatment that Blizzard gave Starcraft when it updated it into Starcraft Remastered.

Monster Hunter World Iceborne - January 9

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Monster Hunter World Iceborne will launch January 9th on PC. Originally released for PS4 and Xbox One in September, Monster Hunter World Iceborne is the latest expansion to the hit 2018 title. It missed a PC release the first time around but Capcom is solving that problem by launching it on Windows. This lateness is not new for Capcom nor this game in particular; Monster Hunter World was originally released to great acclaim on PS4 and Xbox One back in January of 2018 but did not see a PC release until August of that year.

PC players have a lot to look forward to; Monster Hunter World Iceborne currently sits at an 89 on Metacritic based off of 65 reviews for the other platforms.

Other January releases

January 2020 does not seem to be as packed as previous years but at least there are a few notable titles to look forward to. Other notable titles releasing that month include Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore and Yakuza Like a Dragon. However, the new RPG Yakuza will only be available on the 16th in Japan, with a western release sometime later in the year. Though 2020 is lining up to be a great year for the current generation of consoles, developers are also focused on the PS5 and Xbox Series X, which are both due to launch in the holiday season. This could explain why there is a lighter selection of games this January. Below is a list of everything else coming out in January.

  • Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) - Jan 21
  • Moons of Madness (PS4, Xbox One) - Jan 21
  • Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD (Switch) - Jan 23
  • Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition (PS4, Switch) - Jan 23
  • The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners (PC) - Jan 23
  • Kingdom Hearts 3: ReMind DLC (PS4) - Jan 23
  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (PS4, Xbox One) - Jan 28
  • Journey to the Savage Planet (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - Jan 28

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