'Halo 5 Guardians,' to 'Need for Speed ': 6 upcoming video games with their release dates

Xbox One exclusive "Halo 5 Guardians" gets ready to sell a lot of consoles, "Divinity: Original Sin" returns with an enhanced edition for new consoles and PC, and "WWE 2K16" updates a tried and trusted formula.

1. Halo 5 Guardians (XBO)

October 27

The tables are turned in this addition to a 14-year-old Xbox franchise: this time, long-serving hero Master Chief is absent without leave, while Spartan Locke is tasked with tracking him down before a galactic calamity takes place. Single-player or co-operative story mode, numerous multiplayer modes.

2. Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition (PS4 XBO WinPC)

October 27

Remastered for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and a free upgrade for existing owners on PC, the enhanced edition of 2014's "Divinity: Original Sin" introduces new elements and new aspects of the storyline. Split-screen co-op on consoles allows players to explore the world together or apart as much as they like.

3. WWE 2K16 (PS4 XBO 360 PS3)

Week of October 27

Stone Cold Steve Austin fronts the fifth "WWE 2K" game, which brings back match and character creation plus three different types of tag matches from "2K14," tweaks referee and manager AI, adds entrance interruptions and restrictions on reversals, and modifies the way that pinning works.

4. Anno 2205 (WinPC)

November 3

The second Anno game set in the future, following the success of "Anno 2070 in 2011, but this time with a focus on corporate city states and the sort of high tech research that makes for more efficient living, more productive citizens, and the importance of lunar colonies.

5. Need for Speed (PS4 XBO WinPC)

Week of November 3

Rebooting the 21-year-old franchise with a street racing concept that looks to capture the "Fast & Furious" zeitgeist and offers five distinct driving styles to experience, styled after real-world icons: Porsche 911 specialist Magnus Walker, rally driver Ken Block, RWB founder Akira Nakai, the flashy Shinichi Morohoshi, and drifting crew Risky Devil.

6. Call of Duty Black Ops III (PS4 XBO 360 PS3 WinPC)

November 6

An adaptive campaign for up to four players that explores robotics and cyborg augmentations with customizable avatars (story mode absent from 360 and PS3 versions), multiplayer adding Specialist player characters, and Zombies mode going Film Noir with Jeff Goldbum and friends.