Happy New Year everyone! Assuming you’ve been careful with fireworks you can still get your game on, and 2008 is looking to be yet another great year for gamers!
In 2008 we hope to continue bringing you unbiased game news and the latest announcements and impressions from the industry. We very much appreciate the support from our readers, game publishers, and sponsors that we’ve enjoyed the past year; and hope to continue providing entertainment as well as working together with the too numerous to mention people from all around the world. You know who you are, have a great New Year!
The following list of so-far-announced big upcoming games is sorted by publisher, from early 2008 releases (first) to late 2008 releases (last). This list answers what big games will be released in 2008. Have a look:
Nintendo = Advance Wars 2: Dark Conflict, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, Wii Music.
Microsoft = Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom, Lost Odyssey, Rez HD, Castle Crashers, Ninja Gaiden II, Halo Wars, Fable 2, Alan Wake, Too Human, Banjo-Kazooie 3.
Sony = Patapon, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Twisted Metal Head-On, Hot Shots Golf 5, LittleBigPlanet, Secret Agent Clank, Killzone 2, InFamous, Motorstorm 2, Resistance 2.
Electronic Arts = Burnout Paradise, Mercenaries 2: World In Flames, Battlefield Bad Company, Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath, Army of Two, Left 4 Dead, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Fallout 3, Dead Space, Spore, Half-Life 2: Episode 3, Tiberium, SSX 4.
Konami = Metal Gear Solid 4, Silent Hill V, Darksiders: Wrath of War.
Rockstar (Take 2) = Grand Theft Auto IV, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Duke Nukem Forever?
LucasArts = Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Indiana Jones 2008, Lego Indiana Jones: The Video Game, Fracture.
Activision-Blizzard = World of Warcraft: Wratch of the Lich King, StarCraft II, Call of Duty 5, Guitar Hero 4.
THQ = Worms: A Space Oddity, Frontlines: Fuel of War, Destroy All Humans 3, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Saints Row 2.
Ubisoft = No More Heroes, Haze, Brothers in Arms 3: Hell’s Highway, Tom Clancy’s EndWar, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Lost Video Game, Splinter Cell 5: Conviction, Tom Clancy’s Air Combat, Far Cry 2.
Square-Enix = Dragon Quest Swords, The Last Remnant, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles DS and Wii, Final Fantasy Crisis Core, Infinite Undiscovery, and lots of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest remakes.
Sega = Sega Superstars Tennis, Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Samba de Amigo, Empire: Total War, Viking: Battle For Asgard, Golden Axe: Beast Rider, Iron Man, Aliens FPS, Aliens RPG.
Capcom = Devil May Cry 4, Street Fighter IV, Bionic Commando 2, Dark Void.
Sierra = Prototype, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, The Bourne Conspiracy, Brutal Legend.
Warner Bros = Lego Batman: The Video Game, Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.
Atari = N+, Alone In The Dark 5, Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4.
2K Games = Mafia 2, Borderlands.
Namco Bandai = Soul Calibur IV.
Touchstone = Turok.
Eidos = Age of Conan.
Codemasters = Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising.
D3 Publisher = Dark Sector.
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment = Stargate Worlds.
Encore = Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Keep in mind that popular games like Resident Evil 5 and Final Fantasy 13 don’t have release dates yet or won’t be released until 2009. Are any of your favorites missing?