It might not be the best year ever, but the lineup is turning heads and setting the IGN office into a sweaty fervor. Some of the biggest sequels in gaming are scheduled to arrive next year along with a few exciting new projects that are ready to prove themselves in the international space. It's enough to make even the most apathetic couch-surfer give an uncharacteristic grunt of enthusiasm.
Considering this impending excitement, we decided to come up with a list of the top 10 games scheduled to launch next year. These are the games we think will be the very best of the bunch based on what we know about them so far. If you want to know what games to get pumped up for, you've come to the right place. Click on to see the heavy contenders of Our choices are the kind of games that could get nominated for a Game of the Year award one year from now. Capcom 3. There just wasn't enough space for everything.
Considering these omissions, you'll begin to see that really is a promising time for video game lovers everywhere. It should be noted that most of our picks are multiplatform games. It's clear that there's a lack of exclusives scheduled for The PlayStation 3 definitely has the advantage going in, but perhaps things will get shaken up as time goes on.
So, please enjoy our selections, and don't forget to post a comment below dripping with praise or seething with hate. Let the unprepared world know what you think! Months since the fall of Jacinto ended Gears of War 2, leaving the human race scattered across Sera.
The blackness of space is a fitting stage for Isaac Clarke and his Necromorph adversaries. In Dead Space 2 , players once again take control of the courageous engineer as he encounters the same twisted terrors that besieged a human colony on Aegis VII and an orbiting mining craft called the Ishimura. Dead Space 2 takes place after the events of the chilling original and is set on the Sprawl space station.
With fallen friends and unspeakable horrors plaguing Isaac's mind, he has a long and difficult journey of survival ahead of him. In order to defend himself, Clarke will once again have a variety of powerful weapons to fight off the Necromorph threat. And if slicing off reanimated monster limbs isn't fun enough, Clarke also has a javelin gun to impale his enemies against walls.
With this full campaign, and a multiplayer mode, Dead Space 2 should give horror fans a serious scare. If you're this old, you're not allowed to play because Dead Space 2 is way too creepy. Also, the ESRB says so. World War II is over, the city is on the verge of major changes, and the police force is overrun with corruption.
This is the setting of Rockstar's latest open-world game. Unlike most Rockstar games, you don't play the outlaw, but instead work the proper side of the law. There's no morality meter, no choice between good and evil. Top Spin 4 is the latest iteration in the tennis sim, bringing 25 playable pros as well as the ability to create your own star. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.
In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Europe, Middle-East and North America. Outland puts players in the middle of a world of balance and chaos where their efforts allow them to bridge the ancient divide, or doom the world to destruction. This light versus dark core gameplay is inspired by the arcade classic Ikaruga.
The adventure of Stacking requires players to capture and stack dolls together, then use each doll's unique abilities to solve the game's challenges. As more puzzles are solved, new dolls are acquired and the game's visually lush, carefully constructed story unfolds.
Bulletstorm's array of distinct skillshots produces unprecedented levels of frantic gameplay. The skillshot system rewards players for laying waste to enemies in the most imaginative way possible.
The more insane the skillshot, the more points players collect to upgrade and unlock weapons, which in turn allows them to execute even more inventive moves and exaggerated skillshots. Vengeance and Virtue contains four new tables for Marvel Pinball. User Score: tbd. Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you.
The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute.
Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to a new city, playing out the most outlandish gameplay scenarios ever seen. Strap it on. Scattered across five different regions of Ashan, 5 special heroes must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot, and ultimately save the world from Chaos.
Child of Eden thrusts the player into the center of a battle to save Project Lumi, a mission to reproduce a human personality inside Eden, the archive of all human memories. As the project nears completion, the archive is invaded by an unknown virus.
The player's mission is to save Eden from the virus, restoring hope and peace. Resident Evil 4 marks a new chapter in the Resident Evil series. You'll rejoin Leon S. Kennedy six years after his first mission as a rookie cop from Resident Evil 2. Now a US agent, Leon is on a top secret mission to investigate the disappearance of the president's daughter.
As Leon, you must make your way to a mysterious location in Europe, where new enemies await. Take them down by using enhanced aim-and-shoot features and a new action button.
Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a massive themed expansion pack featuring four of the most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined for Battlefield 3 with the power and destruction of the Frostbite 2 engine.
It also gives you classic weapons and vehicles from Battlefield 2, unique dog tags, and all-new Assignments. Much more than just a beat 'em up, Guardian Heroes is the perfect blend of action and adventure. Hack, slash and burn through hordes of androids, zombie warriors and goblins as you select your route through over 30 gripping levels, or battle it out in frantic 6-player mode with over 45 characters to choose from!
The classic smart-aleck quiz show game is making its debut on current-generation consoles. Shift 2 Unleashed combines violence and excitement in this racing experience. Sonic CD bridges the gap between his oldest adventures and his new digital exploits. With a bounty of new features including cooperative play over Xbox LIVE, a bundle of some of the most beloved multiplayer maps in "Halo" history reimagined for Xbox LIVE, new challenges and a new story to uncover.
Torchlight is an action role-playing-game for Xbox Live made by the creators of Diablo, Fate, and the never-released Mythos among other games. Set in the mining town of Torchlight, players will adventure to uncover the mysteries of the Ember mines. It offers a fully featured character leveling system, randomized dungeons, hordes of monsters, and gobs of great loot. Renegade Ops puts players in a mobile commando unit sent behind enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination.
Defeat enemies across a range of stunning environments using a wide variety of vehicles, from dispersing electromagnetic shock waves to the deployment of a huge Gatling gun armed to the teeth. Players have the choice to fight alone in single player mode, team up offline with two-player split screen or join the dynamic 4-player online co-op experience.
Blast your way through enemy lines by working together, or compete for achievements as you and your friends aim to top the online leader boards. The Cold War ignites when '80s era action toys come alive and wage war! Toy Soldiers: Cold War delivers hours of intense combat combined with addictive action strategy gameplay.
Superpowers collide in this playful homage to '80s action toys and films. Control base turrets, modern combat vehicles, fighter jets, attack helicopters, and commando action figures. Whether lighting up the Toy Box alone or jumping into the fray with your friends, battle in campaign, co-op, or competitive modes.
In Crysis, gamers will travel to where a team of US scientists makes a frightening discovery on an island in the South China Sea. All contact with the team is lost when the North Korean Government quickly seals off the area. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation. As tension rises between the two nations, a massive alien ship reveals itself in the middle of the island. Now with hope rapidly fading, the US and North Koreans must join forces to battle the alien menace, fighting epic battles through stunning, photorealistic tropical jungles and frozen landscapes.
An action game set in a post-apocalyptic landscape jam-packed with driving and shooting, created by John Carmack and the rest of the Doom crew. Revelations follows master assassin Ezio Auditore as he walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altair, on a journey to recover five ancient seals that hold the keys to the future of the Assassins brotherhood.
It's a perilous path - one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region. Developed by Ubisoft Reflections under the direction of the creators of the original title, DRIVER San Francisco marks the return of the established video game series that has sold 14 million copies worldwide. Gamers will play as Detective John Tanner on a relentless manhunt for crime lord Charles Jericho through the hills of the City by the Bay.
Thanks to a groundbreaking gameplay feature, players can now seamlessly "shift" between well over a hundred licensed vehicles, keeping them constantly in the heart of the action. With its timeless setting, unique car handling and renewed playability, DRIVER San Francisco will revitalize the classic free-roaming, cinematic car chase experience for the current generation of gaming platforms. For the first time in franchise history, players will be able to step onto the grounds of Augusta National and begin their own journey to capture the most sought-after prize in professional golf - the Green Jacket.
With a roster featuring over 30 hand-drawn fighters, a number of detailed stages bursting with life, over a half dozen play modes, a refined fighting engine built for speed and complete with new moves and supers, a vastly improved Online mode, and a host of other additions, tweaks, and enhancements, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII represents a rebirth for one of gaming's longest tenured franchises and one of the most popular fighting brands ever.
Forza Motorsport 4. Turn 10 has made a name for themselves with the Forza Motorsport franchise, offering a meticulously built and detailed racing series that rivals and in many ways surpasses Sony's Gran Turismo games.
Now in its fourth entry, the Forza franchise continues to assert its dominance as the driving game to get on the Xbox Forza 4 offers some great refinements to the franchise, including improved AI, better graphics and lighting effects, and even Kinect support to make the experience even more immersive. Gears of War 3. The Xbox 's biggest and baddest franchise hits the end of the trilogy with Gears of War 3.
The tale of humans, locust, and lambent hits a conclusion with this best-looking Gears game to date. The multiplayer is stellar, and for the queasy, blood can be turned off so that chain-sawing an enemy in half isn't as gruesome as it sounds.
Gears of War 3 is for lovers of sci-fi and fun combat, and an immersive world that draws players in. And the survival-based Horde and Beast modes add longevity to this polished shooter. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Go back to the sci-fi adventure that started it all with this update of the original Xbox shooter, Halo: Combat Evolved.
Not content with simply slapping on a fresh coat of HD resolution and calling it good, the folks at Industries opted to give the game a full graphical overhaul, recreating the textures and effects from scratch while keeping the elements that made the original one of the greatest Xbox games ever.
Fan favorite maps return for multiplayer, making this an incredible package for the holidays. Easily the scariest game this generation, Dead Space is the Resident Evil 4 of this generation. Even though there seems to be see not much of a difference between the sequel and the original I will just buy this game for the corners that are filled with suspense and the tension filled background music. And the tradition will continue with Dead Space 2.
In Deus Ex games, augmentations are body modifications which will enable the player to have super human abilities. Human Revolution unlike previous games in the franchise will features mechanical augmentations. No details are out yet, and one can only speculate that it has to be a HUGE game since the folks at Crytek are no noobs.
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