GameFly I
CheatFreak I
Console Cheat Codes I
Ponged I
CheatServer I
Game Answers I
Shackvideo I
FileShack
This delightful Garry's Mod-esque game stars a cast of object-conjuring Sackboys. Players must cooperate with one another to complete the trek through colorful platforming stages, spawning physics-based doodads in order to solve various puzzles.
(Impressions, Creation tools preview, Screenshots)
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Command & Conquer: Tiberium
Electronic Arts
PS3, PC, Xbox 360
February
This just-announced Command & Conquer-themed FPS will feature squad-based combat set 11 years post-Tiberium War. Playing as a GDI field commander recruited to fight the Nod, players will have access to special powers such as the "Orbital Slug." (Announcement)
Tekken 6
Already released in arcades, Tekken 6 will migrate to home consoles this year. 40 characters, online multiplayer, multi-tiered stages, and several new combat systems--including one which gives each character an item to use in combat, such as a shotgun or chicken--should make for a nice addition to the series.
(Screenshots)
Hot Shots Golf 5
Clap Hanz, SCEI
PS3
Spring
Instead of a shot meter, hot shooters will now be judging their swing power by a visual indicator based on their golfer's actual swing. Expect online multiplayer and overhauled graphics.
(Screenshots)
Killzone 2
Guerilla's controversial shooter is making a real-time landing this year, with a public open beta of its multiplayer component set to hit ahead of time. Polished graphics, destructible environments, and adaptable AI are the key points.
(Screenshots)
PixelJunk Monsters
Q-Games
PS3
January
A reworking of Tower Defense Force--or DOTA, for those Warcraft 3 players--PixelJunk Monsters will hit the PlayStation Network early this year for a small fee. Defense towers are upgraded by killing enemy invaders, which attack in increasingly overwhelming waves.
(Screenshots)
Echochrome
By simply rotating the camera, you save the life of the mannequin figure who traverses Echochrome's geometric platforms. It's a game of perspective, aimed right at the heart of Escher.
(Screenshots)
Infamous
Sucker Punch Productions
PS3
TBA
This third-person action title will apparently set you loose in an open-world city, with the choice of using your super powers for good or evil. From Sly Cooper franchise devs Sucker Punch Productions, this one could have legs.
(Screenshots)
Afrika
Rhino Studios
PS3
TBA
Little is known about Afrika, other than the obvious: the African wilderness will be somehow involved. Will you be shooting Zebras with guns, or cameras? Maybe we'll find out this year.
(Screenshots)
Wipeout HD
SCEE Studio Liverpool
PS3
Spring
Another hold-over in the vein of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Wipeout HD will offer remastered, high-definition tracks from previous titles in the series. 1080p at 60fps, with online multiplayer confirmed.
(Screenshots)
Grand Theft Auto IV
Rockstar North
Xbox 360, PS3
Spring
GTA fans will be back on the streets this year, cruising through a redesigned version of Liberty City as Niko, an Eastern European immigrant on the rise. A robust combat system, a more involved car-theft mechanic, and some kind of 16-player multiplayer mode are but a sampling of the new features Rockstar is hammering out.
(Impressions, Screenshots)
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Advertisement