In fact, the PUBG-led Battle Royal genre has emerged as the hottest new gaming niche since MOBAs. However, the broad Shooter genre continues to expand and into spin-off subgenres like MMO Shooters and Battle Royales. Like last year, the winner of this award also won New Game of the Year. As a cartoon style MOBA shooter with over-the-top characters, Overwatch has no real competition.Ĭlone Drone in the Danger Zone, Kenshi, MyWorld The only game that really hurt its momentum is the big game this year, but they are very different games overall. The big game last year continued to improve in some areas as it continued to dominate its particular niche. You also can make any type of wrestling promotion that you want. In fact, I have downloaded over 1000 myself. Where the console games have silly created wrestler limits like 100 slots, Fire Pro has none. Wrestling has never really had a PC game that captured the potential of the platform the way that FPWW quickly has. Both Steam and Twitch have been besieged by the popularity of this game.Ĭuphead, Slay the Spire, Fire Pro Wrestling World Not only did it take players away from other online games, PUBG also brought the Battle Royale genre to the forefront of gaming. The game that set online gaming on its ear in 2017. In fact, the game is so hot, it has not gone on sale yet, because it doesn’t need to. MOBAs were still hot in 2017, but were outdone by a seemingly overnight juggernaut that has already sent other game makers to make similar games. Surprisingly, one of the best new games actually has a retro twist. The year end awards are here again! 2017 will go down as a year that introduced some very popular games and a new hot gaming niche.

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