16 Xbox One games we’re dying to get our hands on in 2016

By Joshua Smith January 13, 2016

As the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console war continues, this year’s gaming catalog may give Microsoft an extra push. With major blockbuster titles like Gears of War 4, Quantum Break, Recore and more all expected to hit stores this year, Xbox One fans will have no shortage of games to feast on in the months ahead.

In this video, we take a quick look at 16 of the best Xbox One games releasing this year. Join-in on some action-packed fun in Xbox exclusives like Crackdown 3, or take on a whole new refreshing type of play with retro styled titles like Cuphead. Finding out which games you should keep an eye out for this year, and when to track them down, is just as easy as watching this quick video.

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