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Multiplatform (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Box	Title	Genre	Description	Release date	Coming out on
	Alpha Protocol	Action RPG	A third-person shooter that has a dynamic dialogue system that allows players to decide the personality of the protagonist.	June 01st (NA), May 28th (EU)	PC, PS3, 360
	Beyond Good & Evil 2	Action-adventure	The long awaited sequel to one of the best Legend of Zelda-esque title last generation As of March 2010, production is known to currently be ongoing despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise. Apparently Ubisoft is still considering the likelihood of releasing the title given the poor sales of the original. Ubisoft are too busy with their 'imagine' and 'petz' range to work on this.	TBA	360, PS3
	Skate 3	XTREEM Sports/Simulation	Take Tony Hawk, make it more realistic, more slow-paced, and less arcadey, and you've got the Skate series.	May 11th (NA0, May 14th (EU)	PS3, 360 (wii version later on)
	Dead Rising 2	Action/Sandbox/Survival	A sequel to the original Dead Rising presently set in the fictional Fortune City which has been modeled after Las Vegas, Nevada. This latest installment will include a satirical multiplayer mode and a dramatically increased number of zombies based roughly around 6,000 according to Joystiq.	August 31st (NA), September 02nd (EU)	PS3, 360, PC
	Portal 2	Puzzle	It's fucking Portal in a normal-sized release! Lets hope they don't ruin it	December	PC, 360, Mac (lol)
	Metro 2033	FPS/RPG	Set to be the new S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	Available now	PC, 360
	Read Dead Redemption	Sandbox/Action	It's essentially Grand Theft Auto in 1908.	May 18th (NA), May 21st (EU)	PS3, 360
	Just Cause 2	Sandbox/Being a Badass	First game was famous for having infinite potential that it didn't live up to. This is ~~expected~~ ~~to be~~ fuckawesome. Do insane stunts and blow shit up.	Available now	PC, PS3, 360
N/A	Sam & Max Season 3: The Devil's Playhouse	Adventure/Point 'N' Click	third season of the brilliant point'n'click series! Season 2 is coming wii ways in april.	April 15th	PC, Mac, PS3 (PSN) 360 Arcade iPad Wii (hopefully)
	Blur	Arcade/Racing	Mario Kart meets Burnout/NFS. Arcadey racing with real-life cars, different power-ups and online play. ~~Made by Disney!~~ You're thinking of Split/Second. This is being made by Bizarre Creations (Project Gotham Racing)	NA: May 25 EU: May 28	PC, PS3, 360
	Hokuto Musou	Beat 'Em Up/Being a badass	A side spin-off to Koei's Warrior series, based on The Fist of the North Star. Nuff said. Almost out in Japan, European release confirmed, but no word on a North American release yet.	March 25th (JP), Summer 2010 (EU)	PS3, 360
N/A	Deus Ex: Human Revolution	FPS/RPG	Tons of Info: http://bit.ly/cYtpAQ	2010	PS3, 360, PC

Nintendo DS

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Box Art	Title	Genre	Description	ETA	Opinions
	Dawn of Heroes	RPG	Well, it's a big budget RPG with an assload of content. Might be good, might be bad, but it won't hurt to check it out, right? Will have online play.	NA: May 25
	Beat City	Music / Rhythm	You bring back life and colors to a city by keeping in beat with music. Basicly an American version of Rhythem Tengoku (Rhythm Heaven/Paradise)	USA: April 20
N/A	Mega Man Zero Collection	Platformer	This is a compilation of Mega Man Zero 1,2,3 and 4. It's to be supposed that it will be brought to America and Europe pretty quickly, but even if it isn't it will probably be easy enough to play without knowing Japanese.	US: June 8 JP: June 10	Megaman with smaller screen resolution? hmmmm... Tracking down the GC version may be better. There is no GC version. This is Mega Man Zero.
	Dementium II	FPS	A sequel to what might be the best FPS on DS, (that's not saying very much I know). Features dual wieldan.	USA: May 4	If you can afford to buy this game, don't fucking pirate it. Dementium and Moon sold like shit and Renegade Kid deserves your money for the stuff they're pulling off on DS.
N/A	Ivy the Kiwi	Puzzle/Platformer	A DS port of the awesome mobile game which involves stretching and bouncing drawn lines to move a bird through a maze. You'll be able to play it without knowing moon.	JP: April 22
	Runaway: A Twist of Fate	Point and Click Adventure	A port of the PC version. Hopefully they don't screw this up like the last one. Should be released on the 22nd of April. In Australia.	AUS: April 22
N/A	Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands	Action / Adventure	The next DS PoP. The last one was, as you might be aware, rather shitty. But rumor has this one is going to be better.	NA: May 18 EU: May 20
N/A	Okamiden: Chisaki Taiyou	Action / Adventure	Well it's the sequel to Okami aka "The best Zelda ever", check out this teaser [1] Recently announced to be coming to america!	2010
	Luminous Arc 3: Eyes	Strategy / RPG	The graphics were improved, and gameplay-wise there is more dating sim in it than in LA 2. Also now there are fairies instead of witches.	NA: Fall (?) 2010
N/A	Golden Sun DS	RPG	A sequel to the GBA classics. Not much is known except you play as the descendants of the original games protagonists. There's a little teaser on YouTube.	December 2010
	Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier EXCEED	RPG	The sequel to the game with the endless title. Features all the original playable characters, plus 3 new ones.	TBA
N/A	Ghost Trick	Point and Click Adventure	You're a ghost who fucks about with his surroundings while trying to find out why he's dead. It's from Shu Takumi, the guy behind the Ace Attorney series. Have a look at this HIGHLY informative teaser.	NA: Fall 2010
	Final Fantasy Gaiden: 4 Warriors of Light	RPG	Wait, no. Okay: You're 14 years old and save a princess! The game is very retro harkening back to the first FF games and Mystic Quest as well as other classic SNES RPGs. Check out this trailer and prepare for awesomeness!	2010
N/A	Ninokuni: The Another World	RPG	You play as a little boy using magic to travel to another reality to save his mom. Sounds standard? Well, watch for a second.	JP: Spring 2010
N/A	Professor Layton 3,4 and 5 (Also:Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva)	Puzzle	Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel, the third game in the series, is supposed to get a US release by Fall of 2010. Professor Layton and The Specter's Flute, the fourth of the Layton games, is out in Japan but no US release has been anounced yet. Professor Layton and The Mask of Miracles is scheduled for a release in Japan this Fall.		The Last Time Travel is brilliant, especially the ridiculous plot and fantastic sountrack.
	Earthworm Jim	Platformer	Jim is back (Again!)! This time on a portable with BUTTONS and a D-pad. A port of the iPhone remix, which also has EASY MODO (Don't be a worm, /v/.) with a weird DSi-exclusive extra where mimicing Jim's facial expressions for the camera earns you some small bonuses. DSiWare download only. Also coming to Wiiware!	US: May 10
	Dragon Quest IX	RPG	Combines the skill system of 8 with the class system of 3/6/7. Much like FFIX, this is a throwback to classic DQs, meaning it's harder and more challenging, to encourage players to help each other (which is cool) and because SE saw that people like to go online for help (GEE, THANKS.) Has bonus bosses from older DQs, and Nintendo is supposedly going to promote the fuck out of this.	US: July 1st

PC

Title	Genre	Description	Release date
Duke Nukem Forever	FPS	It exists, really!	TBA
GARSHASP	Hack'n'Slash/Plattform	The God of War for PC only, made by Iranians. Beat that Sony! Settled in the myths of ancient Persia, you control the dragonslayer Garashasp and well...slay dragons! Warning: This game does not support the IRI at any way! Double Warning: Don't play it for the graphics! It's still an Indie-Game. Tripple Warning: Each time you buy a copy will kill a Sony-Fanboy. For realz.	Around April
StarCraft II	RTS	The long awaited and often delayed sequel to the 1998 hit StarCraft is almost here. Currently in beta stages, the game is expected to come out some time in the first half of 2010; although, knowing Blizzard, the release could be delayed at any moment. StarCraft II will feature the same 3 races from StarCraft, and has two expansions planned, making for nearly 90 hours of campaign time.

PlayStation 3

Title	Genre	Description	Release date
3D Dot Game Heroes	Action/Adventure	A game that plays almost identically to old-school top-down action/adventure games, specifically pre-OoT Legend of Zelda games. The graphics are created with "3D pixels" and have a very nice look to them. Has tons of tongue-in-cheek game-related humor, and lets you create your own character pixel by pixel.	May 11, 2010 (US)
Agent	Action		TBA
Ape Escape 4	Platformer		TBA
Ar Tonelico III	RPG		TBA
Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland	RPG		TBA
Gran Turismo 5	Racing	The wait is finally (almost) over. After 5/6 years in development, GT5 is real. 1000 cars, 70 tracks, custom playlists (play any song on your PS3 during the game), official NASCAR and WRC modes, and the ability to import your cars from Gran Turismo PSP. Damagable cars is new but the same crap AI is there.	Q3/4
The Last Guardian	Action/Adventure, Puzzle	Team Ico, makers of fine games such as Ico and Shadow of the Colossus on PS2 are finally bringing a game to the current generation. Expect the same puzzles and amazing atmosphere.	Q4(?)
Joe Danger (PSN)	Arcade/Racing	Think of it as "Excite Bike HD". Make your own custom maps, share with other people online, and play tracks made by other people, online or split-screen. Great if you like: Trials HD, Excite Bike. Will eventually make its way to PC/360. More info here.	Q2
ModNation Racers	Racing	Think LBP, but with racing instead. Make your own car/driver/track, and share them with other people online. Race on other peoples' tracks and rate them etc. Expect to see the Top Gear track or Mount Akina once it's out. If you preorder, you can play as Kratos, Jak/Daxter and more sony themed characters!	May 25th (US)
Nier Replicant	Action RPG		TBA
SOCOM 4	Tactical TPS		Q3
Spelunker HD	Plaformer		TBA
Trinity Universe	RPG		TBA
Yakuza 4	Action Adventure		TBA

PlayStation Portable

Title	Genre	Description	Screenshots
.hack//LINK	Action RPG		TBA
Absolute Hero Modding Project	Dungeon RPG	Apparently, it's a dungeon RPG, but you can modify your hero character with tons of armors, clothes, and weapons. Screenshots have shown a number of NIS cameos and crossovers to be found in here.	TBA
Cardboard Senki	RPG		TBA
Classic Dungeon	Dungeon RPG		TBA
Disgaea Infinite	Adventure		June 2010
Fate/Extra	Action RPG		TBA
God Eater	Action Adventure		Q3 2010
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep	Action RPG	The newest entry in the KH line and the earliest timeline wise. This follows the stories of the early Keyblade wielders, gives some insight into worlds not previously found, and even some on previous characters such as King Mickey. Noted for having much more focus on Disney and far less on DARKNESS and Org XIII.	Q3 2010
La Pucelle: Ragnarok	Strategy RPG	A port of La Pucelle for PS2 with some new extras, such as animations, maps, and a Demon Prier side-story.	TBA
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	Action Adventure/Stealth	You're still in a dream, Snake (eater). This is said to wrap up Big Boss's story (maybe). You can play a demo now to get a feel for this. It plays a more like the PS2 games, and although it's still not exact, it's a big step up from the somewhat limited feel of Portable Ops.	06/08/10
Mod Nation Racers Portable	Racing	A portable version of the game on PSN (duh). Often said to be the Little Big Planet of racing games (Play, Create, Share).	05/25/10
Monster Hunter Freedom 3	RPG	A new entry in the Freedom line, which includes new armor that sports a very samurai feel, some new weapons, and supposedly the ability to have up to 2 felynes/cats (obligatory "Dem dorfs, man") as companions.	TBA
Persona 3 Portable	RPG	A remix of Persona 3 for PS2. It's been scaled down a bit as alot of things are done more text and picture-wise, such as the map and some cutscenes. However, dungeons and battles are all 3D. Includes a new female protagonist to play as, who has her own unique social links, weapons, battle theme, and a few other events. Worth buying if you haven't played the originals, but if you have, it's a bit harder to consider.	07/06/10
Phantasy Star Portable 2	RPG	A sequel that takes place 3 years after the last game. New weapons, new clothes/parts, new special arts, new Braver job, and newly added abilities for each job. You can roll and block now. PP is no longer attached to weapons, but a stat like HP. If you like the first, you'll love this one. JPN only for now.	TBA
Princess Antiphona	RPG	Sources and screenshots suggest that this is a sort of spiritual successot to Rhapsody/Marl Kingdom series of games. It's a musical RPG, and involves puppets. Battles curiously involve "punishing" monsters and apologizing to monsters when you need to run from battles.	TBA
Prinny 2: The Great Pantsu War	RPG	Sequel to the original Prinny platformer. If you liked that, then you're gonna love this. Said to have more demons to fight (one level seems to have alot of females), and new levels out the wazoo.	TBA
Resident Evil Portable	RPG		TBA
The Third Birthday (Parasite Eve 3)	3rd Person Shooter		TBA
Valkyria Chronicles 2	RPG		Q3 2010
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? 2	Puzzle	Sequel to Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! Said to actually include the first, so if you can wait for this, you might be able to get two games for one, if rumors holds true.	05/04/10

Xbox 360

Title	Genre	Description	Release date
Alan Wake	Action/Horror/TPS(?)	You are an author with writer's block, sent to a mysterious eerie town. Your only weapon is a flash light. A "psychological action thriller". Made by Remedy (Max Payne 1 & 2), so the story should be good. PC version was cancelled, but might show up later.	May 18th (NA), May 21st (EU)
Crackdown 2	Sandbox/TPS	Similar to the first, but with zombies.	NA: July 6 EU: July 9
Halo Reach	Sandbox/FPS	Oh /v/, must you be so tsun tsun?~ Next iteration in the franchise and this time it actually looks GOOD. Sprintan, Halo 1 Healthan, Assassinatan Sandboxan gaems. Should be interesting, but the beta has something to prove after the travesty that was ODST.

Wii

Title	Genre	Description	Release date
Super Mario Galaxy 2	3D Platformer	The sequel to the 2007 Wii Game of the Year, this game will have less story, more challenge, more power ups, Yoshi, and more levels. Nintendo reused a couple of levels from the first but they will have new missions and be overall, remixed. The promise of a tougher 3D Mario game is something to look forward to.	May 23, 2010
Monster Hunter Tri	Action RPG	The hardcore, Capcom-difficult monster hunting game you all know and love, now with awesome graphics, new monsters/weapons/armor/areas/features, free (outside Japan), friendcode-less online hunting, WiiSpeak and Keyboard support, and split-screen local multiplayer arena battles. Special editions come with a ps2-like classic controller. The graphics have apparently made the Legend of Zelda team feel pressured to make comparable graphics, so it is very good looking.	April 20, 2010
Arc Rise Fantasia	RPG	An RPG made by the guys behind the Luminous Arc and 7th Dragon games, with character design by whoever did Eureka Seven. The game's supposed to be a nice, long, traditional JRPG with a good story and characters with an interesting battle system, where the whole party shares and increases an AP gauge used for executing skills and spells.	June 22, 2010
The Last Story	RPG	A Nintendo published, Mistwalker (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey) developed Wii-exclusive JRPG, with Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi giving his full attention to it. The game is supposed to be entirely fantasy, with as little SciFi elements as possible, unlike many other current members of the genre, and is supposed to have a "real-time system". Whether this means battle system or weather isn't known yet. Keep your eye on this one.	TBA 2010
Xenoblade	RPG	A Nintendo published, Monolith Soft developed Wii RPG that's supposed to be part of the Xeno series (Xenogears, Xenosaga), but only kind of, since it isn't connected storywise. Supposed to have lots of 3rd-person world exploration, an awesome battle system, and the expected fights with giant robots and monsters. Oh, and the whole game takes place on the back of a IMPOSSIBLY COLOSSAL GIANT ROBOT GOD. Previously called "Monado: Beginning of the World".	June 27, 2010
Trauma Team	Sim/Puzzle	The newest installment in Atlus's Trauma Center series. You know the drill, cutting people up with motion control, fixing their problems, then stitching them back up. But wait, there's a reason that "Team" is in the title. You not only take the role of a surgeon this time, but you also take the role of a diagnostician, emergency medical technician, orthopedic surgeon, medical examiner, and endoscopy technician. Will be a reasonable 40 bucks when it comes out.	May 18, 2010
The Grinder	FPS	High Voltage Software, the guys behind The Conduit, were playing a bunch of Left 4 Dead and thought to themselves "Hey, why not put a game like this on the Wii?". So they started working. The game is heavily inspired by cheesy 1970's Grindhouse horror movies, and instead of shooting hordes of zombies, you shoot bat-like vampires, werewolves, Jason rip-offs, and so on. Will feature up to 4 person online co-op. "Also" on the PS3 and 360, but the version on those consoles will be a downloadable top-down shooter. Said to come out 2011, but only because a publisher isn't found yet, so it may be out sooner.	TBA
The Conduit 2	FPS	Alright, the first Conduit was a good Wii FPS, but it had its issues. The online multiplayer was fun, but the single player was pretty stale and predictable, and the lack of local co-op and multiplayer hampered it. High Voltage Software wants the sequel to fix the problems of the first, with a bigger story mode, more weapons, new multiplayer modes, class-based multiplayer with suit add-ons, like robotic legs for speed, etc. Oh, and you can play all multiplayer modes with up to 4 people locally, and also do some multiplayer co-op stuff. Sounds very promising.	Fall 2010
Tournament of Legends	Fighting	When High Voltage Software originally showed this game off, it was called Gladiator AD, and had bloody, gorey, gladiator fights and a gritty style similar to 300. Now, thanks to some "advice" from Sega, it's a brightly colored, mythology inspired SoulCalibur-esque fighting game. Gladiators, Minotaurs, and Egyptian-hawk-people are some of the characters in this motion-controlled fighter. Seems very iffy at this point, but since it's launching with the price of 30 bucks, you might want to treat the game with a "Wait and see" attitude. Supports Classic Controller and has offline multiplayer, no online. May be coming to 360 and ps3.	May 18, 2010
Epic Mickey	3D Platformer	A Wii-exclusive Disney game created by Warren Spector, the guy who made System Shock and Deus Ex. This isn't your normal, kid-pandering Mickey Mouse game, oh no. This is intending to bring Mickey back to his roots, in a darker adventure reminiscient of the classic animations. The game takes place in a wasteland inhabited by old, forgotten Disney creations, that Mickey must save from an evil he himself created. The gameplay is supposed to be like a mix between Super Mario Galaxy and Okami, with Mickey fighting with art-related weapons, like paintbrushes, erasers, etc. There's a little bit of inFamous in there too, since you can choose to either rebuild this world into a better place, or just erase it altogether.	September 30, 2010
Flip's Twisted World	3D Platformer	Majesco thought to themselves "Hmm, what would be the best Wii game to copy gameplay elements of? Ah, I got it! Super Mario Galaxy!". Although it's obvious to see where the game got many of its gameplay elements from, it doesn't mean the game doesn't look colorful, polished, and fun. Also has world twisting/flipping features and magic weapons/spells.	April 13, 2010
Metroid: Other M	1st & 3rd person shooter	Team Ninja is on board with Nintendo for this latest Metroid, where you'll be flipping between third-person platform gaming and 1st person shooter - all with only the Wiimote, to retain that good ol' NES feel. With a dynamic camera and professional CGI cutscenes, this promises to be the most fluid, cinematic Metroid yet (whether that's good or not is a matter of personal preference). Also looks to have a heavy focus on developing Samus and her backstory. Delayed in Europe.	June 27, 2010
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor	Rail Shooter	The latest from Treasure is a sequel to its run 'n' gun N64 gem. The Wii IR aiming will make it feel less like dragging a reticule around and more like firing an actual weapon, as you're propelled through typically over-the-top badass scenarios. Should be more than enough to ease the futile wait for a new Starfox. Like some others on this list, it's already out in Japan, but entirely in moonrunes - soon, you'll be able to enjoy the nonsensical clusterfuck story with full shitty voice acting. Delayed in Europe for some reason.	June 7, 2010
NBA Jam	Sports	Started out as some basketball, turned into a remake of the classic NBA Jam.	Fall 2010
The Legend of Zelda (Working Title)	Action/Adventure	Shiggy's keeping tight lipped on this one. Not much is known apart from possibly swinging some chick around as a sword. Apparently the best Zelda they've made to date, which means unless they're bullshitting, we're in for a treat. May require Wii MotionPlus.	Winter 2010