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It’s that time of year once again, the UK’s biggest gaming event is back. After being hosted at Birmingham’s NEC for the last few years, 2019 marks EGX's return to London, namely at the ExCel arena. EGX runs from 17th - 20th October this year and will have over 250 games playable on their impressive show floor. Whether you are heading there yourself, as I am, or are simply curious to peek at upcoming releases, here are the 5 biggest games playable at the show this year.

It's been a decade since the horror comedy flick Zombieland was first found wowing big screen crowds, proving that no matter how you dress up the zombie genre, the masses will flock. Now though, as the sequel to the film begins to arrive in cinemas, we find a new game accompanying the action - Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip.

There are numerous narrative adventures for gamers to get their teeth into, but right up there with the very best are those of the Life is Strange franchise. After wowing the playing public with the original season, and then pushing on with Life is Strange 2 to equally good effect, anyone serious about getting fully immersed in a deep tale will want to check them out. But until now, it's only been those happy to embrace the digital lifestyle who have been able to really enjoy Life is Strange, but the arrival of Life is Strange 2 in boxed form is set to change that.

Think of yourself as a bit of a drift king? Reckon you have what it takes to show your skills to the world? Well, the twin-stick drifting racer that is Inertial Drift has been announced, and it'll have you rethinking everything you thought you knew!

Since Just Cause 4 released back in December 2018 there have been a whole host of content drops arrive in game, pushing the standard experience in on numerous ways. And that is what we are seeing here again today as the Just Cause 4 Sea Dogs Vehicle Pack arrives.

Whether you wish to play as the reluctant hero or the dastardly villain, or even a dastardly villain who wishes to be a reluctant hero, the world will need saving in Alluris, and today that opportunity arises with the release of 562 Interactive's award-winning adventure experience.

Train sim enthusiasts, prepare for your interest to be piqued with the latest DLC for Train Sim World 2020 as it’s taking us to Germany. All aboard for the Wuppertal – Hagen route!

Whether you're looking to play alone, take part with a mate, or have a group of like-minded friends in tow, MageQuit covers all the bases you could ever wish for. Particularly if those bases are centred around top-down wizard-based brawling on Xbox One!

The first major title update since Iceborne has now been released for Monster Hunter World, and along with a brand-new monster to hunt, there are lots of free and paid add-on content packs to allow you to customise your room in Seliana.

There is no debating the fact that Ubisoft nailed it with the release of Tom Clancy's The Division 2, but much like the other titles that they deal with, throwing out a release and forgetting about it isn't in the Ubi mindset. And fast upcoming is another new content drop for the game, with "Episode 2 - Pentagon: The Last Castle" not only receiving the longest DLC title in history, but full details and a release date. And the best thing about it? It'll be here before you know it!

So far, 2K have revealed a load of information about Universe, Showcase, Originals, and various online aspects, but now the focus has switched to arguably the most important game mode in WWE 2K20 – MyCAREER.

The battle for supremacy has never been a closer one in the football landscape with EA and Konami providing stunning replications of the beautiful game with FIFA 20 and eFootball PES 2020 respectively. With both games out in the wild and available for public consumption though, you could well expect the experiences to change little. But Konami think differently and coming soon to PES 2020 will be the team kits, names, logos and more for the Italian Serie BKT.

Over the course of the last year, would-be pirates have had the opportunity to take in the matey madness of Atlas over on Steam. Today though it's all about Xbox One, and as Atlas arrives on console in Game Preview form, it brings with it the opportunity to run full cross-platform, letting all scallywags play together.

We've said it before and we'll say it again, delays are a big part of the gaming industry. But as much as each setback in game development is a bit of a disappointment, we'd much rather see the best launch experience possible; most certainly over a product that the developers aren't content with. And from there, whilst it's disappointing to hear that DOOM Eternal is being hit by a release delay, it's more than understandable.

If you're after a charming fairytale universe, then the Trine series is most definitely one for you, and today Trine bursts into the modern era with not just a release of the brand new Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, but the full Ultimate Collection for good measure.