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I am going with specific developers for my list. So no big publishers under one spot.

  • Remedy Games - Both Alan Wake games are in my top 10 favorite games of all time and I was blown away by AW2. I am excited to see what they can do with the Max Payne 1 and 2 remake.
  • Playground Games - Forza Horizon from what we know is now the biggest 1st-party game from Xbox Game Studios and the little bit of what we saw of Fable looks fantastic. 
  • From Software - I recently started Elden Ring, my first attempt at a Soulslike game, and while I am struggling a bit it is still a lot of fun.
  • Rockstar Games - They've only released 1 new every 5+ years lately, but Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best games of the last generation and Grand Theft Auto VI looks like it is going to be amazing. 
  • ID Software - They popularized first-person shooter genre with Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. The recent Doom games are fantastic. 

Honorable mentions

  • Bungie - Halo is my favorite gaming franchise, however, I have no interest in Destiny. So they haven't released a game that has interested me since Halo Reach in 2010.
  • Bethesda (Core team lead by Todd Howard) - The Elder Scrolls franchise, Fallout 3 and 4, and Starfield. I enjoyed Starfield, but didn't love it. If Starfield lived up to my full expectations they would have been in my top 5.
  • Santa Monica Studio - Only have played God of War (2018) from them on PC and it is easily my favorite game from a first-party PlayStation studio. I'll play Ragnarök once it comes to PC.
  • Rare - So many classic games released in the 90s, but haven't released as many games. Though, Sea of Thieves is a great game.
  • Capcom Division 1 - Developer of Resident Evil, Mega Man, Devil May Cry, Dead Rising, and more.
  • Sonic Team - Genesis / Mega Drive Sonic games are some of my favorite games of all time. 3D Sonic games haven't lived up to those games, though, Generations is good.

There are probably more honorable mentions, but that is what I can think of off the top of my head.



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