The 12 Must-Play Video Games Of 2014

From the type of great games showing up this year, you can throw 2013 games right in the garbage bin. The future is very promising, it is fast approaching and there's nothing you can do to stop it. With that in mind, the following are games you'll be dying to play in 2014:

Thief

This is a game you can't afford to miss. It is a stealth game where the gamer assumes the role of Garrett, a master thief. The game has been alive since 1998, with it latest release this year.

Watch Dogs

When Ubisoft revealed that their open world hacker/espionage thriller was going to be delayed until 2014, there was a collective sigh that the next big thing was going on the back burner.

Super Smash Bros.
"Smash Bros." is hella fun and a perfect party game -- it's easy to play for newbies, and is deep enough for veterans. Also, who doesn't love solving hypothetical battles between Samus and Captain Falcon in real life? Published by Nitendo, it is packed with action and fighting.

Mario Kart 8
MK8 is an combat racing and gut-wrenching sprints to the finish game and will have many in a fever to get their kart on.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Have you played "Hotline Miami"? If not, I wonder what you are waiting for. It has possibly the greatest soundtrack from any game in the last five years. The sequel is gonna be more of what made the original so great. Don't be left behind

Dying Light
"Dying Light" is shaping up to be quite the "usual Zombie" experience as players will have to survive an all new take on undead horror. Fans of Techland's other zombie video game, "Dead Island," should make ready their best decapitation tool for when this game hits the outlets in March.

Bayonetta 2
The over-the-top characters, blazing action and an absurdly amusing story should make this a "must play." The developers designed the characters with contemporary style and mode of fashion in mind.

Destiny
A full action game. Given the developer's pedigree, you should expect to pick up "Destiny" when it drops in September.

The Elder Scrolls Online
With its first release in 1994, the game has been atop the priority list of gamer choi. Without any exaggeration, "The Elder Scrolls" series has eaten away five solid years' worth of this writer's time. If you're hungry for more magic, loot, adventures and mudcrabs, then look no further.

Titanfall
Big robots? Check. Big explosions? Check. Former talent from "Call of Duty" creators who defected back to EA and created a new studio? Check and mate. A multiplayer-only arena shooter gives you a fantastic killing experience.

Dark Souls II
"Dark Souls" is like all the cut parts of a training montage. Instead of focusing on all the highlights, the game teaches you during every painful second. Each defeat, death, trap and trick prepares you for one more journey into the bleak, yet disturbingly atmospheric world of dragons, demons and every form of horror in between. Some may dismiss this game as "too hard," but those who persevere to the end will be rewarded with ultimate gaming bragging rights.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
"Ground Zeroes" will be in every stealth fan's library because its predecessors are mood and action games.


You better start saving up because 2014 is already looking bright for gamers.