2018 was a very busy year in the gaming world, with important releases, such as Red Dead Redemption II, God of War and Pokémon Let's Go. 2018 was also highlighted by the negative reviews of Fallout 76, which was highly anticipated by players. In addition, the world saw Sony leaving E3, the biggest game fair on the planet.
Other games also had great impact during the year, such as Battle Royale, Fortnite and PUBG. Another highlight is the mobile games, which had 47% of sales, according to information from Newzoo.
Below, the top five facts that happened in 2018 in the gaming world:
Gamescom
Gamescom is considered the most important event in Europe, which currently takes place in the city of Cologne, Germany. In 2019. On the occasion, the highlight was the presentation of the Nvidia RTX 2080 video card.
The Game Awards 2018
The Game Awards 2018 is called the Oscars of gaming. In 2018, the competition between games was quite fierce, with several renowned titles such as Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Celeste (the surprise of the award), Marvel's Spider-Man, Monster Hunter: World, Red Dead Redemption II and God of War.
The winner of the year was Gof of War, which in addition to being considered the best of the year, also took the award in other categories including best action/adventure game and best direction.
Fallout 76
The game had everything to be a great success, however, it ended up becoming the target of many negative reviews. The game takes place in the year 2102, when the occupants of the anti-nuclear shelters begin trying to repopulate the Earth's surface, all after the holocaust.
The game starts with a player leaving the shelter and finding a devastated world, mostly occupied by robots and creatures affected by radiation. This is the first game in the series that is fully multiplayer and online. The body of work made players not enjoy the game as expected, which ended up being a major disaster in the gaming world.
Mobile Games
2018 was undoubtedly the year of mobile games. According to a Newzoo survey, 47% of game sales for the year were for smartphones and tablets (37% and 10%, respectively). Already, 28% were games for consoles and 25% for PC games.
Among the most downloaded mobile games on the planet are Helix Jump (328 million), Subway Surfers (231 million), PUBG Mobile (166 million), Rise Up (162 million) and Candy Crush Saga (151 million).
Best game of 2018
The competition between the best games last year was big, and it was between Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War. The one who got the best was God of War. Kratos arrives as a great father, even learning to strengthen his bonds with his son Atreus.
