The Quality Of The Fall Lineup: Inevitable And Relentless?
Assassin's Creed IIIYour wallet is gonna get knocked for a loop this fall.
Previously, we discussed the amazing number of potentially great games scheduled to arrive over the course of the next six or seven months. But even if we dismiss everything after December 31, you're looking at a span of time that will unlikely boast a lot of disappointments.
Maybe it's just because all the developers have had plenty of years to become familiar with the available hardware. That could be it. When you look at what's going to be available between now and Christmas, it's difficult to see any title that might fall flat (thereby giving you and your wallet a break). There's no doubt that Assassin's Creed III, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Halo 4 will hit hard. But what about the others? Counting on some flops so you can breathe a little easier? Don't bother.
We've already seen a leaked review for Resident Evil 6, scheduled for October 2. Looks pretty damn good. Any chance Dishonored, releasing the following week on the 9th, will fail to impress? Based on all the media we've seen, not likely. What about September? Well, fighting fans will be more than satisfied with Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Dead or Alive 5. And then there's Borderlands 2...not allowed to say much right now but trust me. It's a beast. Not only is it destined to take up a gigantic chunk of time, but it's also one of those games that seems to demand attention from both a single-player and multiplayer perspective.
And damn, you might already be playing catch up because last month, two great games came out in the same week; Darksiders II and Sleeping Dogs. As if that wasn't bad enough, this quality extends beyond the PlayStation universe; the Wii U will launch in November with a goodly assortment of games, many of which could be top-notch. And then there's the Vita, which wowed everyone at Gamescom and will be coming hard with several pieces of potentially AAA software (Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified). So if you've got the PS3, 360, Vita and Wii U sitting there around December...look the hell out.
Oh, and by the way, you know how you can usually rest up after Thanksgiving? December isn't typically loaded. Yeah, too bad- Far Cry 3 is set for December 4. The only good news is that then you get a break of about a month...before it all starts again in mid-January with DMC and about a million more on the Q1 horizon.
Tags: 2012 games, gaming industry, fall games, holiday games
9/13/2012 8:55:33 PM Ben Dutka
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stay3r1337
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 2:34:58 AM
Last edited by stay3r1337 on 9/14/2012 2:41:26 AM
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ZenChichiri
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 5:39:23 AM
Wow this guy's a dick. Saying someone is cheap is one thing, but wishing death upon them is pretty messed up. Then again, he is 1337, so maybe he is just better than everyone else. Ah never mind. Who am I kidding? Using 1337 in a username speaks volumes about a person... ;)
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Underdog15
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 9:51:45 AM
Nothing wrong with living at home if you need to get set up... but 2 things... 1) If you're talking to people the way you are now, maybe mom and dad need to kick you out into the real world. and 2) If you're earning enough to blow $500 on video games every month and still have money for other things, you should probably consider moving out soon...
I'm no doctor or wealthy entrepreneur, but I make a modest living at 4-5k per month. But I've got bills to pay like the other big boys here. Mortgage, car, food, living costs, clothes, a son, RRSP's, RESP's, you know.... LIFE. And there's no way I'd be spending $400 per month, or even per quarter on average, on video games. It's not because I'm cheap. It's because I'm responsible.
And aside from that, everyone is at a different stage in life with different costs and income... and everyone lives within their means. To have some A-hole come on here and mock them for not buying 4-5 games per quarter is insulting, ignorant, and childish. Some people on here, I know, can't afford more than 1-2 new games per year. Why? Because they work hard and pay their own way through life. Simple as that.
Seriously... no need for you to go all emo on him.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 9:52:15 AM
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Comic Shaman
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 11:26:12 AM
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jimmyhandsome
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 12:27:42 PM
Also a very good chance I take the plunge and get a Vita bundle this fall. Depends on how much disposable income I have though. Please don't tell me to die and leave this planet if I can't afford it though, stay3r1337 :-(
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BikerSaint
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 1:54:54 PM
Wow, I didn't expect that....what a douche of a remark for anyone to say!
When I was working, I was able to spend between $2500 to $3000 yearly on my hobby of gaming collections.
But no that I've been laid off(over 16 months now), I've gone through all my life savings & even had to dissolve my 401K retirement fund, which all that money has now been depleted too.
And it's gotten so bad that I now HAVE to eat those "5 for a $1" Ramen noodle packs, for breakfast, lunch, & dinner.
So these days, I can't even afford to buy even a 1/2 price off of a $5 sticker'ed bargain-binned game.
Plus, if things get any worse, and even if I don't want to, I just might have to start selling off all of my gaming collections.
Just saying......
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Underdog15
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 5:35:15 PM
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556pineapple
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 9:40:10 PM
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La_Bete12
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 9:45:44 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 10:26:27 PM
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Temjin001
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 11:29:32 PM
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Beamboom
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 12:59:07 AM
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Kevin555
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 9:45:48 PM
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newchef
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 10:11:19 PM
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bebestorm
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 10:12:31 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 10:14:37 PM
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Qubex
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 12:41:43 AM
I just read a Financial Times report that states "real wages" for most working people have stagnated (and in some cases decreased), and will remain stagnant or depressed for some time to come. We have seen overall game industry earnings down somewhat... the last sets of numbers coming out of NPD were not good.
I guess we are seeing evidence of that economic suppression in those numbers to some extent. Sure we will see an earnings spike in the fall and over the Christmas period, but with so much product out there how will these companies make back what they are investing. Nintendo has got quite a way to go in getting their share price back to where it was, and to prove the Wii U is a goer... anyway we will see.
I expect PS3 to do well though. I have a few hundred dollars spare for those top notch exclusives, whilst I bulk up games on my Android tablet too, for playing on the go. "Shadow Gun" is awesome...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 10:28:24 AM
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Killa Tequilla
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 10:30:05 PM
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Norrin Radd
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 10:37:33 PM
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I'll be getting ACIII & Lego LOTR.
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Yukian
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 11:16:25 PM
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And again will have a massive backlog to mow down... lol
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Temjin001
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 11:31:49 PM
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ethird1
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 11:33:58 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 12:25:53 AM
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Underdog15
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 10:01:05 AM
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BikerSaint
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 1:59:11 PM
"Whatch U talkin' bout Willis?"
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Beamboom
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 1:02:35 AM
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PHOENIXZERO
Sunday, September 16, 2012 @ 10:29:03 PM
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Gamer46
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 1:49:14 AM
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Lawless SXE
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 2:07:07 AM
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After that, unless I can get some freebies, it's all about the backlog :D
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Rogueagent01
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 2:11:21 AM
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Lawless SXE
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 2:44:35 AM
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Beamboom
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 6:00:44 AM
I don't have high hopes for Hitman though - but I'd love to be proven wrong.
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Rogueagent01
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 3:13:50 PM
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Rogueagent01
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 2:07:50 AM
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PoopsMcGee
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 2:32:11 AM
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AC is great but kinda tired (I might just get Liberation until ACIII is cheap) and I'm not too thrilled about the time period/location because one of my favorite aspects of the Creed series was the awesome architecture and dizzying heights. The yearly military shooters are passes for me these days, RE6 looks pretty decent, Dishonored looks cool but not earth-shattering, and Borderlands 2 looks fun but I haven't played the original so I'm not as hyped as some. Actually, it's disappointing enough that my most anticipated (console) games to play from this year are probably Sleeping Dogs and a title you didn't even mention in the article: PS All-Stars (I didn't think I was going to want either of these games when they were announced but I've grown excited about them since: Sleeping Dogs because the reviews renewed my hopes for it and All-Stars looks damn fun even though I've never been much into brawlers).
Yeah, disappointing but I'll live because I have barely switched on my PS3 since getting my brand-shiny-new Vita! Now I have a backlog of Vita games to go with my PS3 backlog and I couldn't be any more content for the time being :)
Now next year is a different story altogether...
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Ultimadream
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 3:46:58 AM
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2013 is going to make up for this year, I have only bought 2 new games Final Fantasy XIII-2 & The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Which is not much at all, especially for me! But 2013 has so many titles on the horizon. Bioshock: Infinite, TOMB RAIDER, No Ni Kuni, Beyond, Lat of Us.... Maybe MG: Rising & Ground Zero along with Lighting Rises. looking forward to a lot next year, all 2012 has done is let me save up for the onslaught of 2013.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 10:07:57 AM
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PHOENIXZERO
Sunday, September 16, 2012 @ 10:27:07 PM
Just sayin'... <_< >_>
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slugga_status
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 8:28:42 AM
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Teddie9
Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 5:28:04 PM
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PHOENIXZERO
Sunday, September 16, 2012 @ 10:25:55 PM
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I have four games coming up for the rest of this year that I have interest in, well three and an expansion (WoW nerd, piss off) next week and then at the end of October ACIII, Need For Speed: Most Wanted and then WWE '13 all pre-ordered months ago and coming out on the same freakin' day, I'm likely to dump WWE '13 (unless a good deal is to be had before release) because I have more incentive/interest in keeping the other two pre-orders and while I give THQ/Yuke's a chance every couple years to get their shit together it wouldn't really be any skin off my nose to wait and see. Doesn't help that with the last one I bought (SvR2011) I platted in a month and barely went back to it since. It'll probably be cancelled by October 25th unless something changes my mind.
ACIII is going to be the first Assassin's Creed I've pre-ordered, I didn't get into the series until a year and a half ago, still haven't played AC1 though I have it thanks to Revelations. It's a pre-order I could dump too and continue my tradition of waiting but I have some incentive to keep with the pre-order bonuses and "steel book" though perhaps that shouldn't be incentive enough, with Brotherhood and Revelations though I got invested in the story though I'll miss Ezio.
As for Liberation well, I'm afraid it's getting lost in the shuffle as I'm totally fine waiting a good amount of time before buying it as I don't know if I could take playing ACIII and then another AC game right after again (or at the same time) without a break in between like I did with Brotherhood and Revelations five months ago due to the big discount on AC:R at Best Buy. AC3:L would probably burn me out before I even finished either game. Speaking of burnout...
NFS: MW is currently the game I'm looking forward to most due to Criterion's last two games in Burnout Paradise and NFS: Hot Pursuit (not counting Crash) and what they've built upon with this one, I have at least one other person likely to buy the game and hopefully more and will likely end up with multiple people on my friends list with it. It's probably going to be my "social" console game for awhile and hopefully EA really considers and gets on board with the cross-buy gimmick for it because then I'll be playing it even more with my PSV and probably more into buying the DLC because of it. Hopefully it'll be at least on par with Paradise's support.
All in all, money isn't the issue so much as time is, hell I probably shouldn't buy anymore games until my massive backlog is cleared out but we know how that goes and if I did that I wouldn't be buying anything for at least a year.
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DrRockso87
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 @ 2:35:43 PM
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Games on my list to purchase Day 1:
- Assassin’s Creed III
- Hitman: Absolution
- NiGHTS into Dreams... HD
- Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD
- Okami HD
- Ratchet & Clank: Deadlocked HD
- Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
Games I'll eventually purchase this year:
- Darksiders II
- Dishonored
- Killzone Trilogy
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
- Resident Evil 6
- Sonic Adventure 2 HD
- Zone of the Enders HD Collection
Still a large selection (I picked up Jet Set Radio HD last week) but overall, most of them are old(er) games.
Not interested in anything that says, "Halo, Call of Duty," or "Medal of Honor" and don't own a PSVita so my wallet won't hate me THAT much... I hope.
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THEVERDIN
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Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 9:34:17 PM