Post: A Look At Gaming In 2012
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12-31-2011, 01:42 PM
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Wondoh
Former Staff
Here is a brief look at some of the games we can expect to see coming to stores in 2012.
Some games may not be included in this list, and I will add them in when i research more sources and find interesting ones.
As well as new games coming out, there is also a new console on its way, the Wii U, expected to hit stores in the second half of 2012, this new Nintendo console looks like nothing else out there, a console that you can play on your TV, that also comes with a touch screen controller/screen. This video below, which was shown at E3 2011 will explain and show far more than I can show in typed words, so enjoy.
Now onto video games themselves, with every year, more and more series of games are started and finished, highly anticipated games down to unknown games that have just entered the market from no where. This list is mainly filled with the more anticipated games, but as i stated before, i will try and add more in when they are known.
Some of the games are exclusive to one particular console, there are a fair few games heading to the PSVita in 2012 and I will try and label the exclusives for you.
January
Silent Hill HD Collection
Oil Rush
Final Fantasy XIII-2
NeverDead
Soulcalibur V
I have never really played any of these games, only played Soul calibur a small part, but it wasn't my type of game, to much button bashing involved. I know that Final Fantasy has been around for ages, but has it lost its anticipation yet??
February
Crusader Kings II
The Darkness II
Inversion
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Resident Evil Revelations (3DS)
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Binary Domain
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS)
Tales of the Abyss (3DS)
Tekken 3
Prime Edition (3DS)Test Drive: Ferrari Legends
Twisted Metal (PS3)
UFC Undisputed 3
Asura's Wrath
FIFA Football (PSVita)
Syndicate
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PSVita)
Uncharted: Golden Abyss (PSVita)
SSX
This is the first month where we see the Vita get a boost of new games. Several series like resident evil and uncharted have ported a version of their games over to the handheld console. Uncharted: Golden Abyss is set in the time before Uncharted: Drakes fortune.
As of yet from this list, nothing strikes me as a game I will go out and get yet. As an xbox player, the hand held games don't appeal to me, and some of the actual xbox and ps3 games, i have never heard of.
March
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Mass Effect 3
MLB 12: The Show
Ridge Racer Unbounded
Street Fighter X Tekken
Mario Party 9
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
Tales of Graces
Ninja Gaiden 3
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Dragon's Dogma
Fifa Street
Now this is when we will start to see the xbox and ps3 games come into the year. A lot of anticipated games will be coming to both consoles. New Tom Clancy game, which many of you will have heard of, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is one of the games that stands out in this list. Mass effect, also being a popular series has a new game coming out in March, and it will also be on both xbox and ps3. A series I didn't know was bringing a game out early 2012 is the new resident evil, which will be on both xbox and ps3. I enjoyed resident evil 5, good graphics, but the character movement and control was difficult to get the hang of.
One game im sort of excited for is the new Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, I played the first one a bit, and it was alright, just there was a lot of room for improvements, but it was fun to play, and the online was exciting. The box art as well draws me in.
April and June
Xenoblade Chronicles
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Prototype 2
Risen 2: Dark Waters
Borderlands 2
A short list for April and June, but a game I know me and a lot of other people are looking forward to is Prototype 2. Taking place 14 months after tyhe first Prototype, Manhattan has been quarantined and blocked from the other boroughs of New York City. You don't play as Alex Mercer in this game, as he has become a ghost and is only seen rarely and even then only a glimpse of him for a split second can be caught.
You play as Heller who is out for revenge but due to the mutation of the virus, Heller is not completely like Mercer in terms with the virus. which make's Heller's appearance more fluid and organic than Mercer's black and red, metallic coloration.
July - September
Anarchy Reigns
Starhawk
These are the only confirmed games for this period I have found. I know there will be a lot more, but i haven't got round to having a proper look yet at other confirmed games for this period. However, knowing that Starhawk will be out in this time is both delightful but upsetting. Starhawk is a ps3 exclusive, and i haven't got my ps3 anymore so i will miss out on this one
Starhawk will have some extra features that were missing from Warhawk. A single player campaign has been added in, which was removed from warhawk and they kept it to online only. I loved playing Warhawk split screen, it was fun, and its a shame that xbox will be missing out on this sequel.
These are all the confirmed ones that i have found, with certain months of release, now onto the huge list of games coming out at unknown times in 2012....
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Armored Core V
Assassin's Creed III
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland
BioShock Infinite
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cross of the Dutchman
Darksiders II
Diablo III
Dishonored
DmC: Devil May Cry
Dota 2
Dragon Quest X
The Exiled Realm of Arborea
Fable: The Journey
Far Cry 3
FIFA 13
Grand Theft Auto V
Guild Wars 2
Halo 4
Hitman: Absolution
Journey
Just Dance 4
Kingdom Hearts 3
Dream Drop Distance The Last Guardian
The Last of Us
Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes
Lego City Stories
Lollipop Chainsaw
Luigi's Mansion 2
Max Payne 3
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metro: Last Light
Paper Mario 3DS
Phantasy Star Online 2
Prey 2
The Secret World
Scrolls
Silent Hill: Downpour
Skullgirls
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sound Shapes
South Park: The Game
Spec Ops: The Line
Stalker 2
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken X Street Fighter
Tomb Raider
Torchlight II
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
UEFA Euro 2012
X Rebirth
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
There are several game that strike me as ones im looking forward to getting...
Assassins creed III
Brtothers in arms 4
GTA V
Halo 4
Max Payne
Fifa Street
and quite a few more. No word on what many people will be waiting to hear about, the next Call Of Duty or even a new Battlefield game.
Are there many games in this list that you are looking forward to getting??
Thankyou for reading and I will try and add to this as more information comes out.
Have A Happy 2012 Everyone
Edit:
Just found this video from IGN, shows a lot of games coming out this year, amazing trailer I must say.... Enjoy
The following 8 users say thank you to Wondoh for this useful post:
01-11-2012, 07:06 PM
#51
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Do a barrel roll!
01-15-2012, 08:27 PM
#52
RandomThief
Grunt
Originally posted by xInfiniteX
T_T but I'm still waiting on the Kingdom Hearts 3
THIS, i also might get prototype 2, the first one was amazing and it had a good story line, gameplay, and graphics. the lolipop chainsaw i might look into aswell. i am also hoping star wars battlefront 3 might be revealed at E3 though, Fingers crossed.
01-17-2012, 11:36 PM
#53
xInfiniteX
Can’t trickshot me!
Originally posted by RandomThief
THIS, i also might get prototype 2, the first one was amazing and it had a good story line, gameplay, and graphics. the lolipop chainsaw i might look into aswell. i am also hoping star wars battlefront 3 might be revealed at E3 though, Fingers crossed.
OMFG I feel like a Little kid when you mentioned Star Wars battlefront! OMFG THAT WAS THE BEST PS2 MULTIPLAYER 3RD PERSON I EVER PLAYED! I really hope it comes out INSTA FRIKKIN BUY FOR ME XD!!!!! Lol I loved that game so much you got me all hyped up!
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