{"id":248,"date":"2022-06-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/play\/?p=248"},"modified":"2022-05-31T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:29:03","slug":"the-best-new-games-in-2022-nintendo-switch-sports-redfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/play\/games\/the-best-new-games-in-2022-nintendo-switch-sports-redfall\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best New Games in 2022: Nintendo Switch Sports, Redfall, Saints Row & More…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sheer array of new games dropping in 2022<\/strong> and beyond is pretty staggering, and with the E3 2022 schedule looking set to drop some more reveals and announcements, this list is going to get a lot busier in the coming months.<\/p>\n

New Games in 2022<\/h2>\n

Nintendo Switch Sports<\/h3>\n

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch
Release date: April 29, 2022<\/p>\n

Switch Sports<\/strong> is bringing the power of the Wii Sports model to the Switch at last. Motion-controlled sports in your living room, for the entire family. Six sports will be included from launch – football, badminton, bowling, tennis, chambara, and volleyball – with golf coming in the autumn as a free update.<\/p>\n

Evil Dead: The Game<\/h3>\n

Platform(s): PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch, and PC
Release date: May 13, 2022<\/p>\n

Take up the role of Ash Williams<\/strong> and his friends in this co-op and PvP shooter. You play as a team of four, working to survive by exploring, looting, finding key items to seal up the break between worlds, and also managing your fear. It’s a game inspired by all three of the Evil Dead films, as well as the Ash vs Evil Dead TV show.<\/p>\n

Mario Strikers: Battle League Football<\/h3>\n

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch
Release date: June 10, 2022<\/p>\n

Mario Strikers<\/strong> is back with its unique take on football \/ soccer. It’s a five-on-five sport where you’re trying to score goals by dribbling and passing to teammates, using tackles, items, and special shots to achieve that. You’ll be able to equip your team with gear to boost their stats, and also engage with local and online multiplayer.<\/p>\n

Redfall<\/h3>\n

Platform(s): Xbox Series X, PC
Release date: Summer 2022<\/p>\n

Arkane Austin<\/strong> is making a brand new open-world, co-op shooter called Redfall. Set in the island town of Redfall, Massachusetts, the place is under siege by vampires who have blocked out the sun and complete access to the island. You’re trapped with a handful of other survivors, who must team up and use innovative weaponry to try to become the ultimate vampire slayers. Think UV blasters and stake guns and you’re getting there.<\/p>\n

Two Point Campus<\/h3>\n

Platform(s): PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC
Release date: August 9, 2022<\/p>\n

It’s time to design and run your very own college, complete with appropriately whimsical and utterly bonkers classes, like Knight School. Get it? Create your perfect campus, shape the lives of your students on a more personal level than with Two Point Hospital, and manage its overall success.<\/p>\n

Saints Row<\/h3>\n

Platfom(s): PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC
Release date: August 23, 2022<\/p>\n

Saints Row is coming back with a complete reboot of the series. You’ll be building the Sains from the ground up, playing as the Boss with a small group of friends just starting out. It’ll be your decisions that will shape the newly formed gang, and you’ll be able to make your mark on the fictional city of Santo Ileso by deciding what kind of crime lord you want to be. Drug smuggling? Arms running? You decide. This is the Saints’ origin story, and you get to tell it your way.<\/p>\n