Our Most Anticipated Shooters Of Fall 2017

This fall has no shortage of compelling titles coming to consoles and PC, but no genre has it as good as shooters. How impressive is the lineup of shooters expected to land by the end of the year? They took the top four slots of our Anticipated Xbox One games we published last week. Whether you like historical settings, science fiction, competitive multiplayer, or single-player campaigns, you have a rich collection of potentially great options vying for your dollar this fall. These are the titles Game Informer is most excited about. 

07. Quake Champions
Platform: PC
Release: TBA

Quake Champions is still in closed beta, but with QuakeCon right around the corner we're going to hedge our bets and guess that PC players will get to experience some form of the game before the end of the year, Whether that's an open beta, soft launch early access version, or the full 1.0 release is anyone's guess, but we expect a tight shooting experience. Our early glimpses of the game revealed an experience that's just as fast as we remember Quake multiplayer, but with modern touches like heroes with unique special abilities. At E3, Bethesda and id Software announced some crossover characters like Wolfenstein's BJ Blazkowicz are entering the arena. We're excited to see what other Bethesda characters make the jump into the arena shooter as well.

06. LawBreakers
Platform: PS4, PC
Release: August 8

Will LawBreakers' gravity-bending action feel unique enough to carve out a niche in the ultra-competitive arena shooter scene? The moment of truth is nearly upon us. After announcing the game is coming to PlayStation 4 in addition to PC, LawBreakers went into a brief open beta that generated some positive buzz. Our own Brian Shea also sang the praises of its console transition, though lead creator Cliff Blezsinski still argues that the PC version is the purest expression of his intent. The game already has a steady stream of post-release content in development, so should LawBreakers prove to be alluring, it should have some staying power.

05. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Platform: Xbox One, PC
Release: TBA

We don't know when yet, but at E3 Bluehole confirmed that its extremely popular battle-royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is heading to Xbox One Game Preview before the end of the year. If the team can make some quality of life improvements to make the game infrastructure more hospitable to console players, this could end up being the surprise smash hit of 2017 on consoles as well as PC. Right now gamers can't get enough of the riveting survival gameplay, which tasks players with skydiving into a battle arena, scavenging for resources, and facing off against other contestants in a winner-take-all battle on a shrinking map. To see the mayhem for yourself, watch GI editors Andrew Reiner, Ben Hanson, and Dan Tack try to outlive their opponents. 

04. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release: October 27

When we first saw the zany trailer for the follow-up to Machine Games' successful Wolfenstein reboot, we weren't sure what to think. But after getting our hands on an early portion of the game where a severely damaged BJ Blazkowicz is restricted to moving in a wheelchair, we feel confident that The New Colossus is on track to build on the success of The New Order. The 20-minute demo featured many familiar faces from the Kreisau Circle resistance group as they fend off a Nazi attack on their base led by the notorious Frau Engel. Tight combat, bloody stealth takedowns, and inventive approach to killer toys balance well against the narrative interludes, giving the game its unique charm. Read our full hands-on impressions of the demo here.

03. Call of Duty: WWII
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release: November 3

After three years exploring the frontiers of near-future technology and space combat, Activision's blockbuster military franchise returns to its World War II roots. Turning back time allowed developer Sledgehammer Games the latitude to challenge many Call of Duty conventions, and the result is a shooter that appears quite different from its predecessors. The story returns to legendary battles like the Normandy Invasion, but also takes us to new locations never explored by war games. On the multiplayer front, a new social hub, class system, and teamwork-focused War mode inject fresh ideas into the competitive scene. Dig into the big multiplayer changes in our behind the scenes preview.

02. Star Wars Battlefront II
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release: November 17

The first title created under EA's Star Wars licensing deal with Disney, Battlefront felt rushed. The amazing graphics created by the Frostbite engine were gorgeous to look at, but the combat felt flimsy and the lack of popular game modes failed to impress shooter fans. The sequel looks poised to turn those deniers into believers with a full-fledged single-player campaign following an Empire operative, the reintroduction of space combat, and a fresh new approach to player leveling and unlocks. Letting Star Wars fans battle for the first time on new settings straight from The Force Awakens and Rogue One shouldn't hurt sales, either. To learn more read our hands-on impressions of the single-player campaign and a multiplayer match. 

01. Destiny 2
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release: September 6

Big surprise, right? If you're a frequent reader of the site, you know that Game Informer has an intense love affair with Bungie's shared-world shooter. Some editors just can't get enough of Destiny's complex raids and laborious loot hunts. For those who were put off by the original game's lack of narrative content, Destiny 2 promises major improvements to the world building and lore presentation. No more having to visit an external website to learn about the rich backstory of the Traveler and the various factions warring over what's left of Earth! Bungie also redesigned classes and subclasses to enable play style optimization, built a new social space for player to gather in, and developed a new collection of powerful weaponry for players to acquire. Resident Destiny expert Matt Miller discussed the new approach to storytelling with game director Luke Smith, which you can read here. You can also watch Miller and Andy share their impressions of the beta.

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