The Game Rant Guide: May 2015

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Like Dragon Age: Inquisition , The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an open world RPG that promises hundreds of hours’ worth of content.

is an open world RPG that promises hundreds of hours’ worth of content. Unlike Dragon Age Inquisition , The Witcher 3 has the courtesy to arrive when there’s not much else going on. Thank goodness.

While we’re all going Witching this month, let’s not forget some of May’s other big titles. There hasn’t been much news about, but if it’s anything like Wolfenstein: The New Order , Nazi-killing fans are in for a swell time. After many delays, the gorgeous -lookingfinally zooms onto consoles and PCs, and the Wii U’s quirky squid-based shooterarrives just a few weeks ahead of E3.

In the if-you-missed-it-the-first-time camp, PlayStation 4 owners can get their hands onnear the end of the month, and thefinally makes its way to a current-generation console.DLC isn’t nearly as good as its main campaign, but if you haven’t played it yet, the new Game of the Year edition is the one to pick up. Shadow of Mordor comes highly recommended; after all, we voted it our top game of 2014for a reason.

May 2015 Game List

(Note: Based off North American release dates; all information is subject to change)

Remnants of Isolation PC: May 1 Space Hulk Wii U: May 2 Ether One PS4: May 5 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition PC: May 5 PS4: May 5 Xbox One: May 5 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker 3DS: May 5 Wolfenstein: The Old Blood PC: May 5 PS4: May 5 Xbox One: May 5 High Strangeness PC: May 6 Wii U: May 6 Vertiginous Golf Linux: May 6 Mac: May 6 PC: May 6 Not a Hero Linux: May 7 Mac: May 7 PC: May 7 Project Cars PC: May 7 PS4: May 12 Xbox One: May 12 Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster PS4: May 12 Invisible, Inc. Linux: May 12 Mac: May 12 PC: May 12 Toren PC: May 12 Lifeless Planet Xbox One: May 13 3D Thunder Blade 3DS: May 14 Axiom Verge PC: May 14 Galactic Civilizations III PC: May 14 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation PC: May 19 Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed Vita: May 19 Ride PC: May 19 PS3: May 19 PS4: May 19 Xbox 360: May 19 Xbox One: May 19 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt PC: May 19 PS4: May 19 Xbox One: May 19 Carmageddon: Reincarnation Linux: May 21 Mac: May 21 PC: May 21 Swords & Soldiers II Wii U: May 21 Technobabylon PC: May 21 NASCAR ’15 PC: May 22 PS3: May 22 Xbox One: May 22 Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition 3DS: May 22 Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX 3DS: May 26 Magicka 2 PC: May 26 PS4: May 26 Ultra Street Fighter 4 PS4: May 26 Legend of Kay HD PC: May 29 PS4: May 29 Wii U: May 29 Splatoon Wii U: May 29

CD Projekt Red says that Geralt’s final adventure will take about 200 hours to complete. That leaves you 640 other hours to sleep, eat, work, and obsess over E3 footage beforearrives next month. Better get hunting.