The fall season is new game release season. It’s right before Christmas, so it’s completely reasonable that the distributors would want their new games being released when the most shopping is being done. Thus, we see some of the biggest titles of the year come out between the months of September and December.
This year in particular is seeing some amazing releases. Games like “Gears of War 3” and “Dues Ex: Human Revolution” have hit the store shelves and were immediate successes. But the season isn’t over and there are still many big releases to come. Here are a few I’m definitely keeping an eye on:
1Batman Arkham City-
The first release in this series, “Arkham Asylum”, was probably one of the better super hero games I had ever played before.
Fans of the darker movie trilogy, the third installment, being released in 2012, should definitely see to getting their hands on this video game series, with the new one releasing in Oct. 18.
While the two are not tied together, the game series definitely pays homage to the grittier Batman we’ve all come to love.
Golly gee-willikers!
2Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3- While I normally wouldn’t throw two different games into a single category and talk about them together, I find exception in the fact that these two titles are in a competitive race to be the better of the “modern war” genre. While I have yet to truly introduce myself to the “Battlefield” series, the little I have played is amazing, and everything I’ve heard is positive. I have played each “CoD: MW” game, and haven’t been disappointed, despite it seeming like that game hasn’t made a new engine since “Call of Duty 3”. It’ll be interesting to see which of these FPS giants takes the crowd when “Battlefield 3” is released on Oct. 28 and “CoD: MW3” is released on Nov. 8.
3The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim-
The highly anticipated next chapter of the “Elder Scrolls” saga finally hits story shelves on Nov. 11. Taking you to the kingdom of Skyrim, players now get to take on dragons as they go on a new epic quest. I’ve yet to play a Bethesda game that has had any disappointing aspects other then a one-time glitch where I got stuck inside a rock in “Oblivion”. I can’t wait to play this new title.
4Assassin’s Creed: Revelations-
The new “AC” game continues the story of Ezio and the protagonist of the first game, Altair. Releasing on Nov. 15, this game was intended to be a game for the Nintendo 3DS, until the developers decided to make it a new console release! With an upgraded and reshaped multiplayer mode, “AC: Revelations” brings us back into the shoes of the assassins, and hopefully paves the way for “Assassin’s Creed 3”.
