PC Gaming Owns Your Soul! 2008! ( 56K , no love you. )

PC Gaming Owns Your soul! 2008!

Crysis: Warhead

Starcraft 2 ( RTS )

Treated as a sport, excellent balanced, BLIZZARD.

Empire: Total War! ( TBS + RTS Hybrid)

The Total War Series is heading into the 18th century for the first time, which will now also include naval combat!

Mass Effect ( Action WRPG )

Needs no introduction, Improvedversion over the 360 with more focus on less ability menu hoping by allowing hotkeys, new UI, less graphical issues.

SPORE ( Life Simulation + RTS Hybrid )

Will Wright is a genius( he created games like Sim City and SIMS)..and this one it's the most ambitious game in development right now.

Battlefield 3 ( FPS )

PC Gamer UK has reported Confirmation from DICE on a 2008 release for Battlefield 3, if the information is correct then it will sport 80 players on 1 server! Split up into Battalions and then Squads.

Battlefield: Heroes ( TPS )

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 ( RTS )

Needs no introduction.

Saints Row 2 ( Action, Sandbox )

Burnout Paradise ( Racing )

Audio Surf ( Rhythm, Racing , Puzzle )

Racing Rhythem Puzzle Game, 9.0 at IGN, addictive fun, great for music lovers.

Galactic Civilizations 2 : Twilight of Arnor ( TBS )

2nd expansion to Gal Civ 2, both AAAs.

Grand Theft Auto IV ( SandBox )

Slated for October release, hopefully the mods will be as awesome as the previous installments :D

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2( FPS/TPS )

Desciples II: Renaissance ( TBS )

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy was one of best turn-based fantasy strategy games of last few years.
It was released in 2002, around the same time such "monsters" of this subgenre like Heroes4,
Age of Wonders 2 and Etherlords were released. And yet it stood proudly next to them and secured it's place as one of premier franchises of this type. Now it's back in full 3D and done by Akella.

Natural Selection 2 ( FPS ? )

Commercial Source-based sequel to one of best mp MODS

Panzer: Cold War ( RTS )

Previous games got AA.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Kingdoms ( Free MMORPG )

Free Browser MMO of this great series.

Demigod ( RPG , RTS Hybrid )

From the Makers of Supreme Commander & Expansion, both AA's , this game is heavily enspired by the Warcraft 3 mod : DOTA , mixing RPG gameplay with RTS, and is very popular even 5 years later.

Quake LIVE ( FPS )

Quake 3 made freeware through browser. Awesome.

Society ( MMORTS , NO Monthly Fee! )

From makers of GalacticCivilizations2(9.0) & Galactic Civilisations2 : Dark Avatar (9.1) , seems more likely to appeal to the not-so niche casual gamers than hardcore games, from what I can see from it.

Sins of the Solar Empire ( 4x RTS ... dont worry, I dont understand it either :P )

Epic 4X space empire building strategy with mix of Homeworld-like combat, made by ex members of Barking dog(where they worked on Homeworld: Cataclysm, a space RTS that got 8.9 here)

Warhammer 40000 : Dawn of War : Soulstorm ( RTS Expansion )

Third add-on to one of best modern RTS franchises (original game got 8.8, first add-on got 8.8 and the second add-on got 8.

Some would cry "Milkage" which imo is correct, but this is absed off a table-top game efterall, it has a real-world fanbase.

Dragon Age ( WRPG )

BIOWARE at it again, another Medieval Fantasy game set in an age of Dragons ( Go figure ) , suppose to have the deepest method of Moral choices out of all of thier past creations "apperently".

Space Siege ( Action-WRPG )

SF action-RPG from GasPoweredGames, a team behind games like Dungeon Siege(8.4) and it's sequel(7.9) and Supreme Commander (8.7).

Guild Wars 2 ( Online WRPG , NO monthly fees. )

Very little is known about this sequel to the 9.2 Guild Wars + 4 AA expansions, only its likely to be VERY good :D

Ragnorok Online 2 ( JMMORPG)

Very Popular JMMORPG , not my personal taste buy I guess fans of JRPGs that want to try an MMORG should lookhere, or Final Fantasy 11 .. :P

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning ( WMMORPG )

From the Makers of the proclaimed "Best PvP MMORPG" Dark Age of Camelot ( 9.1 ). Set in the Table Top Game World of Warhammer ( Medieval not 40k ).

World of Warcraft : Wrath of the Lich King ( WMMORPG Expansion )

World of Warcraft (9.5) , WoW: Burning Crusade (9.2) GOTY 2004 , 9 Million Subcribers, the face of MMORPG games, both the good and the negative sterotypes.

Now we get to kill Arthas the Lich King, and play as deathknights *gasps*

S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Clear Skies ( FPS/RPG Hybrid )

Prequel (With various improvements, including added dx10 support) to 8.6 FPS.

STALKER : Shadows of Chynobal after patchs deserved AAA in my book, I believe this, assuming they have them fixed before release, will easily recieve AAA :D

Far Cry 2 ( FPS )

Ubisoft Montreal , many AAA games, you get the picture, this game will be similar to STALKER, huge world, 1 mission, and sports some great new features.

Chrome 2 ( FPS )

Original Chrome was good(7.2) FPS shooter that had lots of unrealized potential. Since then Techland has been consistently improving and their last title:XPandRally has 85% average at GameRankings we can propably expect good things from this game

Savage II: Tortured Soul ( FPS/RTS Hybrid )

A sequel to innovative RTS/FPS mix that won Indie GOTY 2003

They Hunger: Lost Souls ( Survival Horror )

Original Hunger was THE best single-player mod for Half-life. Now the team returns with commercial follow up based on Source engine

Alone in the Dark ( ??? )

Dead Island ( Survivial Horror )

I dont know much about this, sorry. Xbox360/PC.

Left 4 Dead

Source Engine Zombie game, Xbox360/PC , heavily multiplayer friendly Storymode, and online multiplayer, where you can play as humans or zombies! with different modes! Zombie fans shouldnt miss this, graphics are alittle dated though.

Mafia 2 ( Action )

A sequel to one of very best (9.3) action games ever made.

The Precursor ( FPS/RTS )

A VAST RPG, that you can travel planets, each with its own civilizations, traders, quests, and even take your ship to space and battle other ships.

Circle of Doom ( WRPG )

A diablo clone, with big customization, and great graphics, and the usual addictive gameplay.

Fallout 3 ( WRPG )

Bestheda ( Elder Scrolls Series ) Have ressurected this gem of a series, lets hope they dont pull an "Oblivion" on it :lol:

Rise of the Agronauts ( Action WRPG )

UE 3.0-based action-RPG from Liquid, makers of games like Battle Realms(8.7) and Dragonshard(8.5).

Frontline: Fuels of War (FPS)

Project: Origin ( FPS )

Sequal to FEAR ( 9.1 )

Project: Offset

A Fantasy FPS by the makers of SAVAGE ( Indie GOTY 2003 )

Elveon ( WRPG )

UE3 RPG from 10tacle.

Bionic Commando ( Action? )

Sorry, I know nothing about this :D

The Secret World ( WMMO??? )

A MMO from makers of Age of Conan and Longest Journey franchise

RAGE ( FPS , Racing Hybrid )

Quake Makers if I am correct? Or was it Doom?

SplinterCell: Convictions ( Stealth Action )

Needs no introduction? has its ups and downs.

Assasins Creed ( Action Adventure )

You all know this one, since its already out on the 360/PS3 . 9.0.

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath ( RTS Expansion )

Expansion to 9.0 C&C3.

FRACTURE ( TPS )

Interesting shooter, where you can modify the terrain.

Merceneries 2 ( Action )

Sequal to the 8.8 Merceneries Game.

Devil May Cry 4 ( Action )

Collapse ( TTP Action )

TPP post apocalyptic action game from Creoteam(new team formed mostly by ex Crytek and Frogwares guys)

Storm of War: Battle for Britain ( Simulation )

From makers of Il2 Sturmovik ( Amazing combat flight simulator )

Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark ( Simulation )

Heli sim from Eagle Dynamics, best known for Flanker 2.0 (8.7 from GS)

Jumpgate: Evolution ( Simulation )

A sequel to space sim MMO that got 8.6 from Gamespot.

Microsoft Train Simulator 2 ( Simulation )

Finaly a sequel to one best train sims ever made( 8.2from GS), this time it will be made by AcES (company responsible for Flight Simulator series) using their Flight Simulator X engine

Vampyre Story ( Adventure )

From ex-LucasArts guys(mostly from the Curse of Monkey Island crew) .. CRUSE OF MONKEY ISLAND w00t!

Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin ( Adventure , bad picture sorry. )

Follow up to Sherlock Holmes: the Awakened (8.3 from Gamespot, the highest adventure game has scored here in two years!)

Still Life 2 ( Adventure )

Finally a sequel to one of most loved adventure games in recent years (9.0 at Adventuregamers).

HEAVEN ( Adventure )

An Adenture game from Stephan Martiniere(visual art director at Cyan where he worked on Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Uru: The Path of the Shell and Myst 5), Dylan Cole(who worked on the films Superman Returns, Daredevil and The Chronicles of Riddick) and former employees from Digital Domain( James Cameron's special effects company)

Sinking Island ( Adventure )

Detective adventure game from Benoit Sokal(Amerzone, Syberia series, Paradise)

Gray Matter

New adventure game from the empress of the genre: Jane Jansen (creator of Gabriel Knight series)

Mata Hari ( Adventure )

Adventure game from 4Head (most well known for Europa 1400 (8.5) ), designed and written by Lucas Arts veterans: Hal Barwood and Noah Falstein ( guys behind Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade as well as legendary Indiana Jones games The Fate of Atlantis)

Im lreally looking foreward to this year. PC has some killer titles coming out.

Dam, I want that new TW game so bad. Wonder how big the campaign map is going to be. I hope they don't focus too much on the sea battles.limpbizkit818

It'll be interesting, it's supposed to basically span from the Far East to the Americas.

Creative might need to break the mould a bit on this one.

Uh-huh. It has never been a better time to be a PC gamer!

Nice job overhyping most of those games. Starcraft will be worth upgrading for.

Mafia - one of the best action games ever? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Nice job overhyping most of those games. Starcraft will be worth upgrading for.

Mafia - one of the best action games ever? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

cokbok

It was.

IGN recently put it on their top 100 games of all time.

Meh, two thirds of those games are either strategy or MMORPG. Some of the FPS's look pretty good, though. Clear Sky, Project Origin and Far Cry 2 especially.johnnieblue

FPS = 6

RPG = 6

MMO = 5

RTS = 5

TBS = 1

Simulation = 5

Action = 8

Racing = 1 ( I left out proper racers, since none of them looked great )

Adventure = 5

Third Person Shooter = 1

FarCry 2 is a doomed game.

Look at what Crytek did with Crysis. Idon't thinkanyone is going to expect much of this game, specially since Ubisoft is basically doing all the work on it.

OH MY GODJUMPGATE

That Sins game seems neat too. A lot of great tittle for PC this year.

[QUOTE="johnnieblue"]Meh, two thirds of those games are either strategy or MMORPG. Some of the FPS's look pretty good, though. Clear Sky, Project Origin and Far Cry 2 especially.Meu2k7

FPS = 6

RPG = 6

MMO = 5

RTS = 5

TBS = 1

Simulation = 5

Action = 8

Racing = 1 ( I left out proper racers, since none of them looked great )

Adventure = 5

Third Person Shooter = 1

You were waiting for someone to say that weren't you? :P

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

[QUOTE="johnnieblue"]Meh, two thirds of those games are either strategy or MMORPG. Some of the FPS's look pretty good, though. Clear Sky, Project Origin and Far Cry 2 especially.Danm_999

FPS = 6

RPG = 6

MMO = 5

RTS = 5

TBS = 1

Simulation = 5

Action = 8

Racing = 1 ( I left out proper racers, since none of them looked great )

Adventure = 5

Third Person Shooter = 1

You were waiting for someone to say that weren't you? :P

Nah, I thought of doing it after he said it, I was curious aswell :P.

Bare in mind though, this is my guesses, and the list isnt complete, So any new additions are welcome! but use your judgement, if you dont think its 100% AA/AAA potential then dont say it please :D

good list, i wasn't aware of alot of these games, dunno where you manage to find coverage.

thanks for the update anyway.

StarCraft is reason alone to be a PC gamer in 2008. All these other good games are just a bonus.mis3ry

Amen to that. Can't wait for StarCraft II

Saying StarCraft is the national sport of Korea is offensive and I'm consider reporting you. The national sport is football (also known as soccer) not some stupid computer game.Click_Clock

Worded wrongly, I will correct it, sorry :P ...

TC...ROFL!!!!! The only games that looked good on your list of "pwnage" were games that are coming to consoles....have fun with your train simulaters.........but in all seriousness some of those games looked so lame,stupid or boring that id rather watch paint dry then play some of those... i know ur gonna say "bububububu teh graphics" we all know pc has the best graphics... ever hear dont beat a dead horse???? anyways pcs are fun for counter strike,unreal,COD4,Crysis,starcraft ect other then that give me a ps3 or 360 anyday of the week.....Guitartod

Hi Guitartod, you went quiet after our last discussion, oh, and isnt this hypocritical coming from you? I thought as much.

[QUOTE="Click_Clock"]Saying StarCraft is the national sport of Korea is offensive and I'm consider reporting you. The national sport is football (also known as soccer) not some stupid computer game.Meu2k7

Worded wrongly, I will correct it, sorry :P ...

Saying StarCraft is the national sport of Korea is offensive and I'm consider reporting you. The national sport is football (also known as soccer) not some stupid computer game.Click_Clock

Yet approximately 10% of South Koreans watch the channels dedicated to Starcraft (over 5 million viewers, about 50 million South Koreans).

Football is probably more popular (as it is everywhere in the world) but it can't be denied South Koreans are huge fans of Starcraft.

Saying StarCraft is the national sport of Korea is offensive and I'm consider reporting you. The national sport is football (also known as soccer) not some stupid computer game.Click_Clock

Vampyre Story FTW!
Bill Tiller is an amazing artist. Everyone buy this game! Support Bill Tiller! If it brings in enough moneys, he may be able to purchase the Monkey Island license and bring it back :D I've spoken to him.
TheSpidren

Then we could forget all about that unpleasantness (ie, Escape from Monkey Island).

Imo they should pass up all those RTS' and make some awesome adventure games instead. The adventure genre is the only reason why I still play my pc

IGN rated it in there top 100. OMFG Who gives a ****! The game was an utter crapfest from start to finish with an awefull cliche storyline and pitiful ending. cokbok

Obviously IGN, it's readers, myself, the person who made this thread, the people responding positively to it all care.

It's fine that you don't like Mafia, your entitled to your views, but it becomes hard to argue against it being one of the most critically acclaimed games in it's genre ever.

The only criticism I would level against it are those awful console ports.

[QUOTE="Guitartod"]TC...ROFL!!!!! The only games that looked good on your list of "pwnage" were games that are coming to consoles....have fun with your train simulaters.........but in all seriousness some of those games looked so lame,stupid or boring that id rather watch paint dry then play some of those... i know ur gonna say "bububububu teh graphics" we all know pc has the best graphics... ever hear dont beat a dead horse???? anyways pcs are fun for counter strike,unreal,COD4,Crysis,starcraft ect other then that give me a ps3 or 360 anyday of the week.....Meu2k7

Hi Guitartod, you went quiet after our last discussion, oh, and isnt this hypocritical coming from you? I thought as much.

ok...... just let me know how that train simulater goes.....or if spore ever comes out.... anyways idk whats ur problem with consoles. like no one i come across playing a game online like CS:S (the game im always one, dont beilive me my steam id is DbZ_Gt_*SuPeRsAYN*4*g0GEtA* ) talks trash at all about consoles its more like when waiting for next round we usealy talk about other games were playing...alot of the time console games!!! but IDK maybe u dont actually play games online.... anyway grow up and play games for the games not cause they are so much more 1337 on ur pc.

[QUOTE="TheSpidren"]Vampyre Story FTW!
Bill Tiller is an amazing artist. Everyone buy this game! Support Bill Tiller! If it brings in enough moneys, he may be able to purchase the Monkey Island license and bring it back :D I've spoken to him.
Danm_999

Then we could forget all about that unpleasantness (ie, Escape from Monkey Island).

IGN rated it in there top 100. OMFG Who gives a ****! The game was an utter crapfest from start to finish with an awefull cliche storyline and pitiful ending. cokbok

Theres a few games I'm not interesting in despite thier scores on that list aswell, but then again others find them interesting, so they are there. End of.

[QUOTE="cokbok"]IGN rated it in there top 100. OMFG Who gives a ****! The game was an utter crapfest from start to finish with an awefull cliche storyline and pitiful ending. Meu2k7

Theres a few games I'm not interesting in despite thier scores on that list aswell, but then again others find them interesting, so they are there. End of.

You cant win with this kid. Just ignore him and bask in all the great games coming to PC this year.

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

[QUOTE="Guitartod"]TC...ROFL!!!!! The only games that looked good on your list of "pwnage" were games that are coming to consoles....have fun with your train simulaters.........but in all seriousness some of those games looked so lame,stupid or boring that id rather watch paint dry then play some of those... i know ur gonna say "bububububu teh graphics" we all know pc has the best graphics... ever hear dont beat a dead horse???? anyways pcs are fun for counter strike,unreal,COD4,Crysis,starcraft ect other then that give me a ps3 or 360 anyday of the week.....Guitartod

Hi Guitartod, you went quiet after our last discussion, oh, and isnt this hypocritical coming from you? I thought as much.

ok...... just let me know how that train simulater goes.....or if spore ever comes out.... anyways idk whats ur problem with consoles. like no one i come across playing a game online like CS:S (the game im always one, dont beilive me my steam id is DbZ_Gt_*SuPeRsAYN*4*g0GEtA* ) talks trash at all about consoles its more like when waiting for next round we usealy talk about other games were playing...alot of the time console games!!! but IDK maybe u dont actually play games online.... anyway grow up and play games for the games not cause they are so much more 1337 on ur pc.

Yea ok, I dont seem to understand where you get this crazy idea that I hate console gaming from... for the what 100th time now? I own a Wii and a 360! .. are you being sour because I dont like the 360 much?

Anyway, being told to "grow up" by DbZ_Gt_*SuPeRsAYN*4*g0GEtA ... is somewhat ... no.

You can discuss the games by all means, but enough with this "PC gamers hating console gamer" nonsense already.

Ground Branch should be added to that list. It's the guys that made Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell and Rogue Spear so they have talent and experience.

Enemy in Sight is also a good one. It is from the team that made Mafia.

Natural Selection 2 will be great.

As for Racing, the ex-Papyrus guys(invented Racing Sims) are making FiRST Racing. Will be fantastic, don't doubt that.

Hmm.... other stuff.... what to add... Contemplating bringing up Cryostasis. Could be a good sleeper.

Sam and Max Season 2. Definitely AA potential. Possible AAA among the different Episodes.

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War - Soulstorm. Relic is making this so it is guarranteed to be great.

Alone in the Dark. Not many people are following it but it has enormous potential.

Gray Matter. One of the better looking adventure games.

ArmA 2. Won't guarrantee anything but these are the guys behind Operation Flashpoint. ArmA was disappointing but if they get their act together we could have something special.

Jack Keane. Another fantastic looking adventure game... Almost like the adventure genre is being reborn.

Few others worth noting but I will leave it at that....