The people in charge of Team Xbox are postponing the role-playing game Avowed to February 2025. Nevertheless, all RPG fans can look forward to various other potential highlights in this gaming year 2024.
Wait, Avowed is not coming out in 2024 after all? Exactly! The new role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment (Pillars of Eternity, Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds) has a new release date and is set to be released on February 18, 2025. The reason given by the Xbox team via X is:
“So many games are being released! That’s why we are moving Avowed to February 18, 2025, to give all gamers’ backlogs a breather.”
The good news: Even though we are already in August, the gaming year still has several other potential highlights in store for all role-playing game fans. Below, MeinMMO presents the most promising RPGs of the coming months that already have a fixed release date.
The remaining schedule for MMORPGs in 2024
As MeinMMO regularly keeps you updated on upcoming online role-playing games, you will find below a “just” brief overview of the key dates for MMORPG fans in the remaining year 2024:
- August 20: Release of Janthir Wilds, the new expansion of Guild Wars 2.
- August 26: Launch of The War Within, the new expansion of World of Warcraft.
- September 17: Launch of Throne and Liberty, the new MMORPG from NCSoft and Amazon Games.
- October 15: New World: Aeternum brings the MMORPG from Amazon Games to consoles, with new content for all platforms.
Additionally, both Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen and Corepunk are set to enter their respective early access phases in 2024, and final launches for Blue Protocol and Brighter Shores are planned (without specific dates yet).
Upcoming RPG highlights for 2024
Away from the MMORPGs, towards action RPGs and more classic role-playing games. The MeinMMO editorial team has cast a particularly interested eye on the following role-playing games.
Black Myth: Wukong
- Action role-playing game with Souls elements
- Developer: Game Science
- Publisher: Game Science
- Release date: August 20, 2024
- Platforms: PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5 (the version for Xbox Series has been postponed, with no date yet)
When it comes to graphics and presentation, Black Myth: Wukong is going to be a treat:
Black Myth: Wukong is based on the Chinese novella “Journey to the West” and you will take on the role of the famous Monkey King. He uses different staff techniques as well as spells, transformations, and magical vessels in combat.
When it comes to the fast combat system, the detailed game world, the creative enemy design, the dense atmosphere, and sheer scope, Black Myth: Wukong follows in the footsteps of From Software’s Elden Ring.
Visions of Mana
- Action role-playing game
- Developer: Square Enix
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Release date: August 29, 2024
- Platforms: PC (Steam), Xbox Series, and PlayStation 4 and 5
In the first trailers, Visions of Mana looks like a worthy successor to the Mana series:
With Visions of Mana, you can expect the first new installment of the venerable Mana series in more than 15 years. The footsteps of Mystic Quest and Secret of Mana are big but have also become quite worn over time.
However, the developers want to return to the roots and present you with a colorful, semi-open world where exploration is important, and you engage in action-packed battles. If you’re interested, you can already try out the quite extensive demo version.
