Great upcoming games 2011

Fading, jealous empires. Titans and unspeakable horrors. The warriors and spies of Avadon are charged to keep them at bay, weak and divided. You fight in the shadows, rooting out small threats before they have the chance to grow.

Your resources are unlimited, and your word is law. But a dark time is coming. Assassins are killing Avadon's warriors, and a hidden enemy plots to unite all of your homeland's foes. If you cannot discover and destroy this conspiracy, and soon, your people face total destruction. But beware. The defenders of Avadon are being picked off, one by one, and you are the next target. Half a century after the Red Faction resistance freed Mars, the red planet again becomes a battleground.

Colonists struggle for survival in the underground mines after the surface is rendered uninhabitable. When Darius Mason, grandson of revolution heroes Alec Mason and Samanya, unknowingly releases a long-dormant evil, Armageddon is unleashed on Mars.

As settlements are torn asunder, only Darius and the Red Faction can save mankind. The battle will take them to the core of the storm-blasted planet through ice caves and lava flows until they are face to face against the unspeakable threat. Red Faction: Armageddon expands on the critically acclaimed, best-selling franchise with new, groundbreaking challenges. You are humanity's last hope for survival.

Players must save survivors from the zombie apocalypse by assembling an army of mercenaries and firing nuclear missiles from orbit to destroy the oncoming horde.

Featuring as much content as the original, Two Worlds: The Temptation features more intricate missions, improved voice-overs and animations, retooled horseback riding, completely revamped combat, and a new game engine that delivers improved visuals.

Fans new and returning will now embark on an epic adventure, where the race for the crown is only the beginning of your spectacular journey. Five decades have passed since the events of "Fable II," and Albion has matured into an industrial revolution, but the fate of the kingdom is at peril.

In "Fable III," you will be called upon to rally and fight alongside your people, ascend to the seat of power, and experience the true meaning of love and loss. The choices and sacrifices you make while fanning the flames of revolution, and then as you rule as King or Queen or Albion, will lead to an ever evolving world of consequences that will be felt across your entire land. This sets the stage for unparalleled action and adventure that offers even more ways to fight and engage than ever before.

After determining whether these characters are your friends or foes, you will either join them or fight against them in explosive combat, alone or with a friend on Xbox LIVE.

In your quest to plant the seeds of revolution, seize power and rule over your kingdom, the choices you make will change the world around you, for the greater good or your own personal gain. Who will you become? A rebel without a cause, the tyrant you rebelled against, or the greatest ruler to ever live? American McGee's Alice returns, with his own brand of creepy supernatural Victoriana.

After having put the adventure game genre back into the spotlight with the Runaway trilogy, which had captivated more than a million players during the last decade, Pendulo Studios is back with an original, great adventure game. The Next BIG Thing revisits with class and humor the fantastic movie genre with a modern, funny adventure packed with hints and references made to popular movies and TV shows.

The story introduces the couple of charismatic heroes Dan Murray and Liz Allaire involved in an incredible and crazy adventure, full of twists and packed with moments of pure comedy! In Episode 2, Marty and Doc must prevent his girlfriend from being ereased in the future. Space Pirates and Zombies takes place far enough in the future that Earth has become a toxic backwater planet, so potentially not that far in the future.

The galaxy has been colonized by humans, and the only means to travel to new star systems is through highly restricted and well defended warp gates. It is well known that systems closer to the galactic core become richer and richer as well as more scientifically advanced. This has led to theories of a secret system with a cache of treasure or knowledge at the galactic core feeding this growth. As a pirate, you must assemble a fleet and discover what treasure awaits you there.

Warhammer 40, Space Marine is a fast-paced third person action-shooter from Relic Entertainment allowing players to don the armor of one of the emperor's chosen in a battle for the very survival of humanity.

Featuring a seamless mix of melee and ranged combat, Space Marine will deliver a true next generation experience when it launches on Xbox and PlayStation 3. Magicka is an action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with the ultimate goal of stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his evil creations besieging the forces of good.

Alma returns in F. Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man, a genetically enhanced super soldier originally introduced in F. In the next chapter crusader Fortix has to save the rest of the continent from an evil curse.

On his journeys Fortix will be aided by his sister Floriana. Savage wolfs will be turned to peaceful lambs, bloodthirsty dragons to seed-picking pigeons. Where was he? What did he find out? The Missing Link reveals it all. Blackwell Deception is the fourth installment in the Blackwell adventure series. In most games you see stars in the background, you shoot asteroids or you live on planets.

But in Solar 2 you ARE these objects! Enter a universe where you must prove yourself to the resident god-like figure by doing its many bizarre and varied tasks. Or just ignore it and see how big you can grow! Solar 2 is an open-world, sandbox game set in an infinite abstract universe.

Play constructively: grow your system, nurture life on your planets and attack enemy life in huge space battles. Play destructively: crash into other objects and cause chaos, use your orbiting objects like wrecking balls, steal planets from other systems.

Key features: - Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do. Drift forever in ambient space bliss. Croteam's Serious Sam 3: BFE is a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom. You are the Tetrobot: a tiny robot that can drill blocks of matter one by one, collect them, and recycle them into new pieces of 4 blocks.

Sand, wood, stone, obsidian, iron, diamond: each matter has its specific behaviour you'll have to use wisely and take advantage of them. So get ready to use your brain and combine your platforming and puzzle-solving skills in this incredible mashup! Gray Matter is the first adventure game by renowned author Jane Jensen since the release of Gabriel Knight 3: the story mixes eerie goings-on with supernatural events in best Jensen-style. Neurobiologist Dr. David Styles is one of the game's central characters: since losing his wife in a horrible accident some several years ago, he has become a recluse, seldom leaving Dread Hill House, his English country estate.

Coming Soon. Essential Links. Highs and Lows. Highest of the Month. Lowest of the Month. Portal 2 Platform: PC April 18, Valve is working on a full-length sequel to its award-winning, mind-bending puzzle action game for the Xbox and PC.

Metascore: 95 User Score: 9. Metascore: 94 User Score: 8. Minecraft Platform: PC November 18, The game involves players creating and destroying various types of blocks in a three dimensional environment. Metascore: 93 User Score: 8. Metascore: 91 User Score: 8. Metascore: 90 User Score: 8. Total War: Shogun 2 Platform: PC March 15, Shogun 2 is the ultimate refinement of the original formula with a new, cutting-edge AI, more polish and online functionality than ever before.

Metascore: 89 User Score: 7. Battlefield 3 Platform: PC October 25, As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.

Metascore: 88 User Score: 8. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Platform: PC March 22, The critically acclaimed single-player experience of Assassin's Creed is back and better than ever as Ezio returns in an epic struggle against the powerful Templar Order.

Dead Space 2 Platform: PC January 25, Hero Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8. Metascore: 86 User Score: 7. DiRT 3 Platform: PC May 23, DiRT 3 will boast more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport.

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Platform: PC December 13, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a massive themed expansion pack featuring four of the most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined for Battlefield 3 with the power and destruction of the Frostbite 2 engine.

Frozen Synapse Platform: PC May 26, Frozen Synapse is a thrilling PC strategy game that brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre bang up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad. Metascore: 85 User Score: 7.

Saints Row: The Third Platform: PC November 14, Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you. Metascore: 84 User Score: 8. Metascore: 84 User Score: 7. Rift Platform: PC March 1, The graphically stunning online game is set in a world being torn apart by dimensional "rifts" that tear into the land of Telara, releasing powerful forces that threaten the very existence of the entire universe.

Metascore: 84 User Score: 6. Anno Platform: PC November 17, Developed by Related Designs in collaboration with Blue Byte, Anno takes place in a near-future environment where climate change has forced humanity to adapt to rising sea levels that have left stretches of once-fertile land completely inhospitable.

Metascore: 83 User Score: 7. Metascore: 83 User Score: 8. Terraria Platform: PC May 16, Terraria offers players a chance to be an action gamer, master builder, a collector, and even an explorer. Metascore: 82 User Score: 8. Metascore: 82 User Score: 4. Metascore: 82 User Score: 7.

Bulletstorm Platform: PC February 21, Bulletstorm's array of distinct skillshots produces unprecedented levels of frantic gameplay. Metascore: 81 User Score: 8. Rochard Platform: PC November 15, Developed by Recoil Games, Rochard is a fun and original space adventure game that features a resourceful hero, ominous villains, rugged machinery, big explosions, even bigger stunts and sharp oneliners. Metascore: 81 User Score: 7. Anomaly: Warzone Earth Platform: PC April 8, Blending fast-paced, explosive action with tactical battlefield command, Anomaly puts players in charge of a military convoy tasked with fighting back against the mysterious alien war machines that have begun to spring up in many of the world's largest cities.

Metascore: 80 User Score: 7. Dead Island Platform: PC September 5, A couple flying to the vacation of their dreams is torn apart by a violent plane crash. World of Tanks Platform: PC April 12, World of Tanks is the first and only team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare.

Metascore: 80 User Score: 3. Panzer Corps Platform: PC July 11, Panzer Corps will feature 26 scenarios on 21 unique maps, covering most major battles of the European Theatre of World War II and including a few hypothetical 'what if' scenarios based on your actions.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Platform: PC November 29, Revelations follows master assassin Ezio Auditore as he walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altair, on a journey to recover five ancient seals that hold the keys to the future of the Assassins brotherhood. Driver: San Francisco Platform: PC September 27, Driver: San Francisco marks the return of the established video game series that has sold 14 million copies worldwide.

We're churning out a speculation piece on what's going to rock based on very little info, and believe it or not, this led to some heated discussions in the office. Now, put down your pitchfork and stop drafting your "O go 2 hellz iGN!! We're not writing any games off and we're not saying these are for sure going to be the best of the best. We're just talking shop and taking a stab at what is going to bring. Some games are on here and could go higher, but we haven't seen much about them.

Some games are on here and are pretty high because we've seen so much of them. And other games aren't on the list at all because we just don't know that they're going to be as awesome or when they're coming to our shores. The number of troop classes which you can switch for every character in VC3. Total number of playable characters in Final Fantasy IV.

Number of years since Tactics Ogre was first released. The third entry in the Parasite Eve series, and a "rebirth" of Aya Brea as a character. The number of different colors for the ghosts that chase Pac-Man, and they each have a name. Number of units in millions that MHF3 sold in Japan during its first week. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute. Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to a new city, playing out the most outlandish gameplay scenarios ever seen.

Strap it on. Zachtronics Industries is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products! Streamline your designs to meet production quotas and survive encounters with the sinister threats that plague SpaceChem.

Scattered across five different regions of Ashan, 5 special heroes must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot, and ultimately save the world from Chaos. The story follows Jade, and investigative reporter and martial artist, who works with a resistance agency to uncover a government conspiracy and reveal their horrific secrets. As Jade, players are tasked to solve puzzles, fight enemies, and obtain photographic evidence.

Top Spin 4 is the latest iteration in the tennis sim, bringing 25 playable pros as well as the ability to create your own star. Outland puts players in the middle of a world of balance and chaos where their efforts allow them to bridge the ancient divide, or doom the world to destruction. This light versus dark core gameplay is inspired by the arcade classic Ikaruga. In this turn-based game of strategy and cunning, observe how opportunity leads the German army to advance recklessly into the steppes of southern Russia.

And as the story unfolds, join the Soviet campaign to repel the invaders As these legendary battles play out on the hex board, the tension of decision making and difficulties of conducting operations on a massive scale emerge.

Command armies and fronts in maneuver warfare, thrust and encircle, capture cities and cross continents; but never, ever forget to watch your supply lines. Resident Evil 4 marks a new chapter in the Resident Evil series.

You'll rejoin Leon S. Kennedy six years after his first mission as a rookie cop from Resident Evil 2. Now a US agent, Leon is on a top secret mission to investigate the disappearance of the president's daughter. As Leon, you must make your way to a mysterious location in Europe, where new enemies await. Take them down by using enhanced aim-and-shoot features and a new action button. Killzone 3 is a sequel to the squad-based shooter series from SCEA.

The adventure of Stacking requires players to capture and stack dolls together, then use each doll's unique abilities to solve the game's challenges. As more puzzles are solved, new dolls are acquired and the game's visually lush, carefully constructed story unfolds.

Coming Soon. Essential Links. Highs and Lows. Highest of the Month. Lowest of the Month. Batman: Arkham City Platform: PlayStation 3 October 18, Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.

Metascore: 96 User Score: 8. Portal 2 Platform: PC April 18, Valve is working on a full-length sequel to its award-winning, mind-bending puzzle action game for the Xbox and PC. Metascore: 95 User Score: 9. Portal 2 Platform: Xbox April 19, Valve is working on a full-length sequel to its award-winning, mind-bending puzzle action game for the Xbox and PC. Metascore: 95 User Score: 8. Portal 2 Platform: PlayStation 3 April 19, Portal 2 is the sequel to the title named "Game of the Year" by over 30 publications around the world.

Metascore: 94 User Score: 8. Batman: Arkham City Platform: Xbox October 18, Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Metascore: 94 User Score: 9. Mass Effect 2 Platform: PlayStation 3 January 17, The Mass Effect trilogy is an emotionally charged science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets.

Minecraft Platform: PC November 18, The game involves players creating and destroying various types of blocks in a three dimensional environment. Metascore: 93 User Score: 8. Metascore: 92 User Score: 6.

Metascore: 92 User Score: 8. Rayman Origins Platform: Wii November 15, Rayman's new adventure is a two-dimensional cooperative platformer with a colorful, whimsical art style. Metascore: 91 User Score: 8.

Gears of War 3 Platform: Xbox September 20, Developed by acclaimed studio Epic Games and available only on Xbox , "Gears of War 3" plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood that will conclude the current story arc for "Gears of War.

Metascore: 90 User Score: 6. Metascore: 90 User Score: 7. Metascore: 90 User Score: 8. Dead Space 2 Platform: Xbox January 25, Hero Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience.

LIMBO Platform: PlayStation 3 July 19, LIMBO, a black and white puzzle-platforming adventure, puts players in the role of a young boy traveling through an eerie and treacherous world in an attempt to discover the fate of his sister. Total War: Shogun 2 Platform: PC March 15, Shogun 2 is the ultimate refinement of the original formula with a new, cutting-edge AI, more polish and online functionality than ever before. Dark Souls Platform: Xbox October 4, Project Dark Working Title is a brand new dark fantasy RPG designed to completely embrace the concepts of tension in dungeon exploration, fear in encountering enemies, the joy of new discoveries, and a high sense of achievement in progressing.

Metascore: 89 User Score: 8. Metascore: 89 User Score: 7. Metascore: 89 User Score: 9. Battlefield 3 Platform: PC October 25, As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. Dead Space 2 Platform: PlayStation 3 January 25, Hero Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience.

Dark Souls Platform: PlayStation 3 October 4, Project Dark Working Title is a brand new dark fantasy RPG designed to completely embrace the concepts of tension in dungeon exploration, fear in encountering enemies, the joy of new discoveries, and a high sense of achievement in progressing.

Metascore: 88 User Score: 3. Metascore: 88 User Score: 8. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Platform: PC March 22, The critically acclaimed single-player experience of Assassin's Creed is back and better than ever as Ezio returns in an epic struggle against the powerful Templar Order.

A call back to retro classics like Excitebike, this 3D side-scrolling stunt-em-up is a burst of sugar-rush fun for today's jaded gamers Metascore: 88 User Score: 7.

Metascore: 87 User Score: 7. Metascore: 87 User Score: 8. Dead Space 2 Platform: PC January 25, Hero Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience. Rayman Origins Platform: PlayStation 3 November 15, Rayman's new adventure is a two-dimensional cooperative platformer with a colorful, whimsical art style. Rayman Origins Platform: Xbox November 15, Rayman's new adventure is a two-dimensional cooperative platformer with a colorful, whimsical art style.

Metascore: 86 User Score: 8. Metascore: 86 User Score: 7. Mortal Kombat Platform: Xbox April 19, Mortal Kombat returns to consoles after a long hiatus featuring a return to the gruesome fatalities.