Rock, Paper, Shotgun

And We’re Back

By RPS on January 4th, 2010 at 9:06 am.


The truth is that we had to get eaten by that monster. Like seeds that can only germinate once they have passed through the gut of a bird, so the four members of RPS must occasionally be pushed through the colon of a monster so that they might blog. Kieron needed two turns, you understand. Now though, with a little help from a disgusted-looking Belgian man with a splendid moustache, we are pulled from the warm dark of digestion, slightly sticky, but at full power. And so RPS commences for another year.

That means it’s time to ask: What are you looking forward to in 2010, readers?

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  1. Caiman says:

    For me the most memorable stuff last year was indie-based. I’m definitely looking forward to the inventive and surprising games coming out of that sector in 2010.

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    • Nero says:

      I agree with this man. No real interest right now in bigger game but what the indie community can bring.

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    • Hmm-Hmm. says:

      Same, same! I mean, I may be interested in other games.. but not really enthusiastic (at the moment, at any rate). More than a few indie games, however, are liable to interest and intrigue me.

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    • Casimir's Blake says:

      I spent a month playing Redshift “The Quest”, a fine piece of old-school first-person RPG dungeon crawling. I found that a more satisfying experience than any other game I’d played last year. I’m trying to recall what “mainstream” games I’d played but the only one that I can clearly recall is Borderlands. And it’s good, but not great…

      Stalker: Call Of Pripyat is the only upcoming release I intend to buy. Nothing else on the radar looks to be of any interest. No, not even Bioshock 2.

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  2. nabeel says:

    Wb! I can’t wait for BioShock 2, Mass Effect 2 and Alan Wake, personally.

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  3. sigma83 says:

    Mass Effect 2
    WoW: Cataclysm
    Episode 3 (YOU KNOW IT’S COMING)
    StarCraft 2
    Universal PC Ports.

    Dat’s it for nao.

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  4. sigma83 says:

    and when I say FOR NAO I meant ‘the ones that warrant instantaneous purchase’

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  5. Serenegoose says:

    oh, as much as I’d love to say ‘I’m looking forward to episode 3 in 2010, I may as well say that I’m looking forward to secular santa rapture. Mass Effect 2, on the other hand, looks rather fun. In all honesty though, I’ve been in a traditional shooter mood recently, so I’d like another Dead Space, please. And I haven’t finished the first, so nobody tell me if that’s an impossible request.

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  6. Psychopomp says:

    Bayonetta

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  7. sigma83 says:

    Oh yes, and Gearbox’s Colonial Marines. APB. Potentially the new Splinter Cell.

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  8. zipdrive says:

    hmm…
    I’d say I’m looking forward to be surprised by an awesome game I totally wasn’t expecting.
    And some Mass Effect 2.

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  9. Sagan says:

    Starcraft II
    Ass Creed II
    Bioshock 2
    Mass Effect 2
    Alpha Protocol
    Saturated Dreamers
    And a possible Brütal Legend PC port

    I actually feel a little sorry for Alpha Protocol, as it seems everyone has forgotten it. Their delay was probably just them running away from Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2.
    Saturated Dreamers has only been a very recent interest for me, as I bought their previous game in their pay what you want Christmas sale. Now I think that the game could have a genuinely interesting story, and they do post great-looking screenshots on their blog.

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  10. jarvoll says:

    omg New release of Dwarf Fortress omg

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  11. BrokenSymmetry says:

    Playing Bayonetta at the moment.

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  12. Lars Westergren says:

    I agree with the “indie games” comment. Lots of nice ones past year, even it didn’t reach the level of 2008 with World of Goo and Braid. Looking forward with interest to the new game from the Time, Gentlemen Please! blokes.

    With the success of Dragon Age I am hoping for an increased emphasis on plot and characters. But unlike Dragon Age I hope writers go for more intimate character driven stories rather than “save teh world from destruction” again. Though I realize that this is difficult to combine with the western RPG focus on letting the players decide backgrounds and motivations themselves for a tabula rasa character.

    I am also looking forward to a continued resurgence of the PC as a gaming platform as the current-generation (or are we still calling them next-gen?) consoles hardware continue to age with no replacement versions on the horizon, and online distribution continue to grow in popularity.

    Speaking of which, I hope there is less localization of online distribution. Highly annoying when you read there is a great game for sale but when you go to the page you get a “Go away we refuse to sell to you” message. And less localization of offline distribution as well come to think of it. I read that some Planescape:Torment fans in the US were overjoyed it was being re-released. But it is only released on Amazon.co.uk, and they specifically say they refuse to ship games to the US!
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=524836#pc

    I am already looking forward to to next years holiday sales as this year was insane. I think I bought 40 titles all in all last couple of weeks. Best buy: Telltale Everything Pack, 23 good-to-great adventure games in convenient bite sizes. Worst buy: Square Enix pack. Buggy and lazy ports, lousy games. Next holiday sale I’ll get Blood Bowl for cheap as my friends are enjoying it loads and want to play against me but I can’t justify spending even more on games now. Hopefully they still want to play it next Christmas.

    As for concrete mainstream titles – Alpha Protocol continues to be my #1. The Batman sequel, if it comes this year is a must-must buy. Bioshock 2, which is resembles Dragon Age in that when I read what the developers and writers aim for I nod so hard in agreement my head almost falls off, but it is being marketed awfully (deathmatch! explosions! gore! do shocking things to little girls again!). Sam&Max Season 3 of course, as adventure games are finally back again. And the usual ones – Mass Effect 2, Starcraft 2, etc.

    And my wild prediction – Lucasarts will re-release either Grim Fandango, Monkey Island 2, or Day of the Tentacle as a special edition remake with modern graphics, sometime during the year, as they did with MI1. Hopefully. :)

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  13. cowthief skank says:

    Mass Effect 2, Alpha Protocol sound interesting. Particularly Mass Effect 2.

    That magic game from Stardock that I don’t remember the name of.

    Umm. That RPG game that was meant to come out “some time”. By that guy.

    I would have perhaps said Supreme Commander 2. But I have AI War now and can’t really see anything beating it.

    The Total War game might be interesting.

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    • Lars Westergren says:

      @cowthief
      >That RPG game that was meant to come out “some time”. By that guy.

      Age of Decadence?

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    • cowthief skank says:

      @Lars

      Yeah that is the one. Sounded so interesting that I could not even remember the name…

      (I wonder if my reply will work this time?)

      (Edit: Indeed it did. With edit function too. I feel powerful)

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    • Taillefer says:

      And tat magic game would be “Elemental”.

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    • Taillefer says:

      that, even.
      Sorry.

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    • cowthief skank says:

      Yeah, Elemental is “that magic game”.

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  14. nine says:

    Congrats on a great year. Your site is my #1 reference for anything PC game related, in fact I’ve removed most other gaming sites from my RSS reader.

    I’m looking forward to interviews (real back and forth interviews, not the “developer answered a list of questions by email” type!) and other stuff that involves talking /to/ dev teams.

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  15. Supraliminal says:

    And maybe , just maybe :
    A new release of NetHack omg, oh my Goddess.

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  16. Christian says:

    I’m just playing Mass Effect (Sale on Steam, Hooray!), and I guess the only thing I really wish for in games in 2010:

    NO MORE ELEVATORS, please. I’ve been playing for 15 hours now, and I really can’t see any more of those.

    Oh, and Just Cause 2.

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    • Lars Westergren says:

      @Christian
      >NO MORE ELEVATORS, please.

      At least on the PC we got a lot more party banter during the elevator rides. They had intended to have that as well as loudspeaker announcements on the player’s progress in the console versions too, but I think it was cut for some reason (Not enough time? Not enough space on the discs?), that is why the elevator rides are so long. So it is even more unbearable for console players:
      http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/11/16/

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    • Choca says:

      You’ll be happy to know that elevator rides have been replaced by classic loading screen in Mass Effect 2 then.

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    • Christian says:

      Hehe, yeah. I had totally forgotten about that PA-strip. Didn’t quite get it at the time though.

      Well, the thing I quite liked during those rides was the snips of information and news and smalltalk during the ride. But while this is a fun idea, and it is possible to access the inventory or the stats while in the elevator, it would have been great if the game didn’t pause in those situations. If the ride went on during that, switching out weapons and stuff would have been a great thing to do to pass the time.

      Oh, and I didn’t quite see them as loading screens, they just seemed a bit long for that. Esp. the one from the docks down to the city in Citadell station. That one seems unreasonably long. Also: Why do I have to take an elevator in the ship? There’s just a really small area down there.

      But that’s really just a minor thing. Damn, I already see me complaining about bland loading-screens in ME2.

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  17. Larington says:

    “What are you looking forward to in 2010, readers?”
    Finishing this degree. Everything else is spinning plates not yet placed on appropriate poles yet.

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    • Lambchops says:

      I feel your pain!

      I’m going on a gaming hiatus starting from the end of this month. Then the glorious summer between (hopefully) getting a degree and (fingers crossed) starting a phd will be filled with clearing my (now massive thanks to the Steam sale) game backlog and watching the world cup.

      That said I’m looking forward to Alpha Protocol and some more indie goodness.

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  18. autogunner says:

    looking forward to mass effect 2, playing some classics on my new netbook, and what lucasarts have in the pipeline for the future

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  19. Serenegoose says:

    since it was brought up, it reminded me of it. I want Age of Decadence, and I want it bad.

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  20. Taillefer says:

    Alpha Protocol, Age of Decadence, Amnesia, Call of Pripyat, Deathspank, Disciples 3, Elemental, Limbo, Mafia 2, Metro 2033. I’ve found I’m not really excited enough to be following anything, though; as far as I know they’ve all been cancelled. I’m just waiting for other people to bring them up when there’s news. Ahem.

    Also, finding out what 2dBoy is upto.

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  21. Daniel Klein says:

    Dwarf Fortress! How dare The Toady One succumb to H1N1 so close to the new year? I can’t wait for the new version!

    Also, Starcraft 2.

    Is the new NfS from the Criterion guys coming out this year? If so, that.

    Does “The Torchlight Multiplayer Mod” count? Cause that’s apparently still happening.

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  22. LewieP says:

    Keep your eyes on VVVVVV folks. The first excellent indie game of the new decade. Out on the 10th of Jan.

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  23. Rinox says:

    Mass Effect 2 is the only must buy for me so far. Everything else will be dependent on reviews/buzz, which I’m sure I will both get from my favourite hivemind.

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  24. Muzman says:

    Only really ‘Call of Pripyat’ and the new Frictional one at the moment. Whatever it’s called (achieved the memorable feat of making me feel like I was playing Thief again while I was merely watching their tech demo video).
    Maybe another Red Faction: Guerrilla super sale

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    • Taillefer says:

      And that one would be “Amnesia”. Clever title, clearly.

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    • Muzman says:

      That’s the one. Heh. If they can fix it so you forget you’ve bought it and get it again every fifteen minutes it’ll be a marketing coup.

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  25. dartt says:

    Mafia 2
    Fez
    Splinter Cell: Conviction
    Alan Wake
    Deus Ex 3
    Mount & Blade: Warband (the beta is great fun)
    Max Payne 3
    Red Dead Redemption
    Subversion (I hope)
    Episode 3 (I can dream)
    Arkham Asylum 2 (is that 2010?)

    I’d also like some news on L.A. Noir!

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  26. Phlebas says:

    Actually playing all the games the Steam sale made me buy over Christmas.
    Also Culpa Innata 2, assuming it comes out.

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  27. Gap Gen says:

    I’m looking forward to getting a chance to play the billion games I bought in Steam sales.

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  28. gulag says:

    More original games plz. Not happy to just play ‘Slight Improvement Of More Of The Same 2′, thankyouverymuch.

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    • Sonicgoo says:

      That’s how the big AAA companies work.

      1) Make game in with new gameplay/in new setting, releasing when functional is good enough
      2) Second game builds on first one with more competence but without the freshness and inspiration of first
      3) Milk until dead

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    • tigg says:

      Every year it *seems* like there are hundreds of sequels, and no original games being released, but this is simply because marketing buzz for sequels begins almost straight after the release of the original game, whereas original games stay hidden from us mere mortals for much more of their development cycle.

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  29. Umpaidh says:

    Mass Effect 2
    APB
    Random indie stuff

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  30. Eater Of Cheese says:

    #1 Remake of Ultima Underworld

    #2 Convincing evidence that new Deus Ex and Thief won’t be crapola

    #3 STO ! ENGAGE!

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    • Casimir's Blake says:

      #1 Remake of Ultima Underworld

      YES YES YES

      But it’ll never happen because everyone wants big open worlds, planets. No-one wants myriad, tangling, dank, oppressive dungeons full of hidden secrets and any number of maligant entities any more. Right?

      (No wonder I love Stalker so much…)

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  31. terry says:

    I am eagerly awaiting Mafia 2 and Alpha Protocol. And Syndicate.

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  32. Baris says:

    Elemental: War of Magic
    Mafia 2
    Possible Trine 2… (yeh right, but I can still dream)

    Those are honestly the only three that come to mind right now, with Mass Effect 2 being a possible contender. Although I’m sure the indie games I only learn about a week before they launch will dominate this year just like the last.

    Who knows, maybe I’ll even complete my first game this time.

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  33. Carra says:

    -Aliens vs Predators 3
    -Bioshock 2
    -Deus Ex 3
    -Mass Effect 2
    -Starcraft 2
    -WoW – Cataclysm

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  34. rocketman71 says:

    Dedicated servers.

    And LAN in StarCraft 2.

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  35. Kismet says:

    My list…
    Should be out in 2010:
    Stalker: Call of Pripyat (GSC Game World)
    Carrier Command: Gaea Mission (Bohemia Interactive)
    Elemental (Stardock)
    Brink (Splash Damage)
    Gray Matter (WizarBox)
    The Secret World (FunCom)
    Mafia 2 (2K Czech)
    Metro 2033 (4A Games)
    Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad (Tripwire Interactive)
    2010-2011:
    Trackmania 2 (Nadeo)
    Guild Wars 2 (ArenaNet)
    Alpha Protocol (Obsidian Entertainment)
    Release date TBA:
    Age of Decadence (Iron Tower Studio)
    Naumachia Space Warfare (Aurea Section)
    NorthStar (Kerberos)
    The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
    Subversion (Introversion)
    “Ice-pick Lodge Top Secret Game”
    Is there any hope?
    The Ship 2 (Outerlight)
    Dreamfall Chapters (FunCom)

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    • Katsumoto says:

      The Ship 2 eh? Count me in! I was just thinking about how utterly brilliant the Ship was and how tragic it was that noone plays it anymore. If they properly marketed a new one maybe it would get somewhere. Alternatively they could just do a free weekend of the original on Steam and the servers would fill up again.

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  36. Demon Beaver says:

    I’m waiting for Alpha Protocol!! And Sass-creed 2!! And… huh… well, AvP… I might be amongst the few who liked AvP2 better than the original. But the trailer gives me high hopes…

    I must say, after experiencing them last year, I am already looking forward to the Steam Holiday Sales :P

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  37. cowthief skank says:

    Also, the expansion for AI War.

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  38. thelxr says:

    Looking forward to finishing our top-secret game, unexpected and strange for us here at Ice-pick Lodge. :o) And possibly anouncing another super-duper-top-secret project in the works. M-m-m… :)

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    • Dominic White says:

      But if you announce it, it’s no longer top secret! Better to have someone sneak into your offices and steal your plans.

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    • Psychopomp says:

      This advertising is much preferable to Uggs and penis enlargement

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    • Taillefer says:

      Is it “Rainbow Girl’s Adventures on Sunshine Island”?

      Or something involving giant robots.
      Giant, bleak, oppressive robots. Twisted by their own existential despair, held together by their bolts of decay, and fuelled by entropy and the souls of suffering children. On Sunshine Island.

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  39. invisiblejesus says:

    Mass Effect 2, Amnesia, and… is APB supposed to be out this year? I forget. Beyond that, I’m playing it by ear.

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  40. James G says:

    Well I’ve already got Mass Effect 2 on pre-order, so that’ll be on the list. On the Bioware side of things I was also happy to hear of the DA:O expansion, which might sneak in at the end of the year, depending when work on it started.

    Staying with RPGs I have an eye on Age of Decadence, and will be looking at the combat demo once I’ve got my desktop back up and running.

    On a more personal level I now have countless games on Steam which I still need to get round to playing, thanks to their frankly obnoxious sales. I’m also keen to have a bit of a look at ‘Bob Came in Pieces’ which was released a few weeks ago. It looks like one of those games which could be a joy to play, while at the same time being subtly innovative.

    I’ll definitely be having a look at Zombie Cow’s Revenge of the Balloon Headed Mexican, and I’m sure I’ll grow fond of countless other Indie titles. I’m not all doom and gloom about the mainstream, although admit that there is little yelling from the rooftops at me for the moment, but the Indie scene is where the out of the blue surprises come from, and as a result is exciting and able to deliver stuff that you wont find elsewhere.

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  41. Rinox says:

    Oh I forgot to mention Silent Hunter V! The ability to freely walk around in your sub, what what what?!

    ZEROTIEFE! (jawohl Herr KaLeun)

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  42. Jimbo says:

    The game I’m most interested in seeing is a PS3 exclusive :o

    Agent from Rockstar North.

    RUSE, Mafia 2, Mass Effect 2 and Chaos Rising on PC. For the first time since the series started, I have no interest at all in the new Total War game.

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  43. Langman says:

    Stalker: Call of Pripyat

    That is all. Move along.

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  44. Arnulf says:

    I’m looking forward to FFXIII. Yes, I know that’s not on the PC. But also announced for this year is Final Fantasy XIV. And that is for the PC too. Since I was a big fan of FFXI, I’m very interested in this one.

    Starcraft II.

    Hmmm… Mass Effect 2 looks better the longer I’m looking. I greatly enjoyed Dragon Age: Origins. And I’ve got the Blood Dragon Armour… so I’m slightly interested. But still on the fence for this one.

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  45. Subject 706 says:

    Call Of Pripyat
    Elemental : War Of magic
    Age Of Decadence
    Anything new from ice-pick lodge
    Arkane Studios secret rpg (if it makes 2010)
    Aliens Vs Predator, if it isn’t consolized too much

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  46. Man Raised By Puffins says:

    Now that I have a PC which can finally play them, I’m substantially more interested in the RPSOpinion on the big name games this year. I’m still interested in indie treats, but that should go without saying.

    Also I forgot to thank John for recommending the moist slice of ‘splodey fun that is Red Faction: Guerilla. So thanks John, thanj.

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  47. Jambe says:

    I didn’t see it mentioned, but I’m looking forward to The Agency because I know some SOE Seattle folk. There’s a heap of neat stuff scheduled for next year; check out this index of Windows games and sort by release date. Some selections:

    BF2: BC
    DeathSpank
    Delta Force: Angel Falls (a new Novalogic game that may not suck?)
    Deus Ex 3
    Guild Wars 2
    Just Cause 2
    Mytheon

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  48. Bad Company 2. BF2142 is such a horror to install and get working right with Northern Strike that I’ve given up on playing it despite liking the unlock system far more than BF2′s.

    More importantly: genuine destructible terrain! It took nine years, but we’re nearly there!

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  49. jsutcliffe says:

    Massyfectoo! Massyfectoo! (this is what I’ve been screaming since Mass Effect’s sequel was announced, basically)

    Also, Alpha Protocol, Assassin’s Creed 2, and Mafia 2. I’m sure there are other things coming up I’m interested in, but those are the important ones.

    Oh, and Fez and Spelunky XBLA on the indie front, and Dragon Quest IX on the DS, and Final Fantasy XIII. So much for trying to give my list focus.

    I’m planning to get a new PC at some point in the year, so I will probably also be playing lots of sub-par games with fancy graphics so I can point at the screen and say “Ooh, shiny!”

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  50. MadMatty says:

    Looking forward to new experiences… and some ol´ rehashes:

    Red Orchestra 2
    WoW: Cataclysm
    Diablo 3 ?
    Mortal Online

    and any surprises that might come up, Indie or otherwise.

    ps. Get KILLING FLOOR for 5 quid- its on sale on steam for 30 mins yet- a bunch o laughs

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  51. cpuwhiz11 says:

    -Mafia 2
    -Mass Effect 2
    -Max Payne 3
    -Bioshock 2
    -Alpha Protocol
    -Red Orchestra 2
    -Deus Ex 3

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  52. meeper says:

    Alan Wake. Maybe.

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  53. jsutcliffe says:

    Oops — forgot to add Call of Pripyat and Metro 2033. One of those ought to deliver some kind of Stalker fix.

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      Yeah, looking forward to that Metro 2033 game!! I like STALKER and also liked the Clear Sky prequel, but I think I’ve had it with it’s style and gameplay when it comes to certain specifics, which I fear won’t be updated in Call of Pripyat.

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  54. fishyjoes says:

    Deathspank by Ron Gilbert (the creator of Monkey Island, for the unillumined readers) is pretty much the only game I am really hyped for at the moment, besides SC2 of course (the squel to the game I spend the most time playing the last years).

    On the other hand, I am hoping for a game announcement from the studios that made the Age of Empires series and have now split up into 3-4 separated ones after they released this HaloWars-thing. Please give me a new RTS that captures the essence of what made the series great, best seen in AoE2, which is to me the second best RTS of all time.

    Oh and it would be interesting to see if we get something new from the Torchlight guys (multiplayer anyone?).

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  55. Krondonian says:

    Black Mesa.

    I have faith.

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  56. Alright; now that I’ve looked at the Wikipedia list linked to on the last page, I can do a more properer list:

    As mentioned before, I am looking forward to Bad Company 2: no other game series manages to actually make you feel like (I imagine it would feel when) you’re on a battlefield. Some of my fondest memories in gaming involve desperately holding a flag as infantry while an enemy tank battalion supported by artillery attempts (and fails) to dislodge us, with jets/VTOLs dogfighting overhead, only to be saved when our own armoured column triumphantly drives through the control point and pushes the enemy back. Also, destructible terrain in a PC FPS is a little like the flying cars of gaming, so it’ll be nice to have that (even though it’s only buildings and was technically in BC1 and RF:G did it on PC before).

    I’m looking forward to some sort of sign that AvP3′s multiplayer will be balanced, content-rich and popular. Who cares about the single-player as long as the multiplayer manages to capture and improve on the feel of AvP/AvP2?

    Failing that, Colonial Marines being both good and not a blatant console port. We know Gearbox can work some magic; hopefully, they can have a good, 32-player Marines vs. Aliens game mode in there despite the existence of AvP3.

    Also, I’m definitely looking forward to Mafia 2. The original Mafia remains the only sandbox game I enjoyed playing throughout; I also absolutely adore the aesthetics of the 30s and 50s and wish there were more games set during those decades (and less set during WWII).

    I was extremely hyped up for Mass Effect 2 until a couple of weeks ago, but it turns out that I recently lost my HDD and with it, my Commander Shepard. It seems I was more excited about importing my character and continuing his story into ME2 than I was about ME2 itself, so my enthusiasm has received a bit of a cold shower. I’m going to try to finish ME1 again in time for ME2′s release, but I’m not sure I can bring myself to do so – and besides, I’ve lost my Shepard’s face, which means the new game will be a different Shepard.

    I always liked the idea of Splinter Cell more than the execution of it (after Thief, any “stealth” game where you get enough ammo to kill every guard twice over is disappointing), so I’m happy that Conviction intends to change things to be more action-ish. I also love how they’ve displayed objectives/briefings on walls and windows – it’s such a simple thing, but it’s a good part of why I’m looking forward to the game.

    Apart from that, Dark Void looks mildly interesting, as does Brink (which I’ll probably end up getting more interested in when we have more info). APB I’ll only be interested in if they go the Guild Wars way and are subless, but I believe there’s been talk of having subs anyway, or at least another means of ongoing payment. Apart from that, I’m fervently hoping that Deus Ex 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Thiaf turn out not to be rubbish.

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  57. SwiftRanger says:

    In order of appearance I think:

    - Mass Effect 2 (hopefully this one follows the BGII trend: if you let Bioware make a sequel to a great but flawed game they can bring out something magical)
    - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (looks and sounds more and more like BF3 the more I see of it)
    - Stalker: Call of Pripryat (last chance for GSC to prove they can deliver without THQ’s guiding hand)
    - Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising (and then the multiplayer/last stand side has yet to be properly revealed)
    - Supreme Commander 2 (streamlined, not a bad thing if it brings more fun and even more control, could be the ultra RTS)
    - Star Wars: The Old Republic (hoping Bioware can break the grind)
    - StarCraft II (singleplayer campaign only though, multiplayer is defunct from the start with such artificial UI limits)
    - Brink (seems like Splash Damage are really intent on learning the lessons from Quake Wars and keeping the best of that game)
    - Elemental: War of Magic (if it even reaches the ankles of Age of Wonders then we’re all good)
    - Guild Wars 2 (I can hear a giant coming through)
    - PlanetSide Next (a new PlanetSide, what else is there to say? Everyone should be excited)

    Loads more I am not so sure of and a big catalogue of 2009 games I still need to play.

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  58. jarvoll says:

    Ok seriously, not enough people excited about Dwarf Fortress.

    You have all clearly missed just how freaking huge this update will be.

    Yes.

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      oh my good… is amazingenormeus… I specially like the ability to resize the window, but all looks awesome.. the underground caves looks fun :-)

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  59. TeeJay says:

    TF2 Engineer upgrade
    Dragon Age actually installing on my PC
    Offroad Velociraptor Safari standalone version
    An Alpha Centauri remake
    Hitman 5 – The Clone Awakes
    Any new 2000AD-themed (eg a la Rogue Trooper, Judge Dredd etc) game
    Someone porting “Skate 2″ to PC
    Startopia 2
    NOLF 3 “Cate Archer & Austin Powers versus the Axis of Weevils”
    Yet another (albeit half-) Scottish prime minister (aka a marginally less boring hate figure)
    PGA Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 – aka “Tiger Gone Wild” – aka “Leisure Suit Tiger”
    A decent scuba diving sim to make up for not being able to dive in real life any more.
    STALKER Call of Pripyat
    Thief 4
    Any/every-thing by Charlie Brooker
    Playing the vast backlog of games I bought from Steam this Xmas
    Sims 3: Hipster-Beardy-Emo-Loft-Life expansion pack
    Championship Manager 2011, FIFA 2010, Football Manager 2011, Madden NFL 2010, NBA Live 2011, Need For Speed LPG-Hybrid-Electric edition, NHL 2011, Pro Evo Soccer 2011, UEFA Champions League Season 2010-2011 … have I missed any?

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  60. RagingLion says:

    Assassin’s Creed 2 and Mass Effect 2 upfront. (Although 2009, I’ve still to get my copy of The Void and am excited to try that.) I am honestly super-excited by the prospect of HL2:Episode 3 and am pretty sure it will be out this year… every month or so I start thinking about it again and getting hyped for it. I doubt Subversion will make it for 2010 but we’ll have a much fuller idea about it by the end of the year.

    Otherwise for gaming in general I’d love to play Heavy Rain, but I’d need a PS3 to do so, though maybe I might have one by the end of the year?

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  61. WJonathan says:

    Mafia II. And a sudden miraculous decision by Rockstar to port Red Dead Redemption to PC.

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  62. jsutcliffe says:

    Anonymous Coward said:
    <i>An Alpha Centauri remake</i>

    This.

    If someone would just mod Civ 4 into an updated AC I’d be a happy camper.

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  63. Maroussia says:

    It will be great to watch We Will Rock You, i have bought tickets from
    http://ticketfront.com/event/We_Will_Rock_You-tickets looking forward to it.

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