Brendan, Chris, James and Rebekah kick off the year with their predictions for the year ahead.

We've already covered analysts' predictions and industry leaders' most anticipated games on the site, but now it's time for us to offer our own take on what 2019 has in store for the games market.

Topics we explore include: the increased competition among PC stores, thanks to the rise of Epic and Discord's offerings; the growing speculation as to whether we'll see next generation consoles unveiled; and what challenges Nintendo faces in the Switch's third year.

We also share our most anticipated 2019 games and why we're looking forward to them.

As always, you can get your daily dose of news, insight and analysis into the world behind video games at www.gamesindustry.biz.