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2008: The Gaming Year Ahead

ActionTrip, Dec 19 2007:

The year 2008 is practically around the corner and there are plenty of games ActionTrip thinks you should be on the lookout for. Instead of getting into the details about each game individually, ActionTrip decided to single-out what they feel are the top candidates for making an impact in a specific genre. So, without further ado, let's check out what awaits us next year.

Sections:
• Action Adventures
• Action Games
• Role Playing Games
• Strategies
• Racers
• Morsels of Creativity
• Still Pretty Much Hush-Hush
• Possible announcements in 2008

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Zhuk5970d ago (Edited 5970d ago )

2008 will be another stellar year for the Xbox 360, with so many AAA titles coming out for the system compared to its competition and with the expectation of a price cut sometime in 2008 the Xbox 360 is in great shape for another year of sales growth.

Only Xbox 360 provides gamers with a stellar lineup in 2008 of such depth and breadth that gamers will be satisfied with numerous AAA titles from January to December. It is widely expected that the Xbox 360s impressive lineup will see little resistance from the PS3 in 2008 as many of its titles are expected to be pushed back in 2009 thanks to development problems on the console due to the poor design of its architecture.

I think Jeff Bell Corporate VP of Global Marketing says it best when he says that the Xbox 360 "would trade places with no one".

Looking at the fantastic lineup Xbox 360 gamers and enthusiasts have in 2008, Jeff is right yet again

Panthers5970d ago

salesman. you have no thought of your own do you?

ALItheWISE5970d ago

2008 will be another stellar year for the Wii, with so many AAA titles coming out for the system compared to its competition and with the expectation of a price cut sometime in 2008 the Wii is in great shape for another year of sales growth.

Only Wii provides gamers with a stellar lineup in 2008 of such depth and breadth that gamers will be satisfied with numerous AAA titles from January to December. It is widely expected that the Xbox 360s impressive lineup will see little resistance from the 3fixme in 2008 as many of its titles are expected to be pushed back in 2009 thanks to development problems on the console due to the poor design of its architecture. And RROD

I think Reggue says it best when he says that the Wii "would trade places with no one".

Looking at the fantastic lineup Wii gamers and enthusiasts have in 2008, Reggie is right yet again

DARKKNIGHT5970d ago

dude your posts are funnny as hell.

they sound like dialogue from a office meeting regarding product "Z".

if youd like to offer us some thoughts of your own, please do.

in all seriousness youre posts are spam.....every single one i have read sounds automated. im beginning to realize why alot of people call xbox fans: XBOTS.

InMyOpinion5970d ago

Try checking ouy some of DarkSnipers comments. He even references himself in third person in his Sony propaganda speeches.

Panthers5969d ago

we know sniper is an idiot, but nothing like this retard. this guy sounds like a robot, hence the term xbot. its terrible how much of a fanboy he his.

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UnblessedSoul5970d ago

2008 will be another stellar year for the Playstation 3, with so many AAA titles coming out for the system compared to its competition and with the expectation of a price cut sometime in 2008 the Playstation 3 is in great shape for another year of sales growth.

Only Playstation 3 provides gamers with a stellar lineup in 2008 of such depth and breadth that gamers will be satisfied with numerous AAA titles from January to December. It is widely expected that the Playstation 3s impressive lineup will see little resistance from the Xbug 280 in 2008 as many of its titles are expected to be pushed back in 2009 thanks to development problems on the console due to the poor design of its architecture and last gen features.

DARKKNIGHT5970d ago (Edited 5970d ago )

there are alot of NEW sony ip's that havent been fully utilized.

i can easily imagine hs2, motorstorm2, resistance 2, killzone 2 as true playstation gems. in my opinion lair should be updated to ds3 with fixed control OPTIONS. Lair2 should be pretty cool if lair1 gets fixed and more people pick it up.

Its easy to see playstation in 08 has some major blockbuster titles waiting to be released. It seems to me sony always has poor launch years and then lands critical hits for its home consoles second year.PS1, PS2 fit the description, and for some reason i cant deny that it appears as if the ps3 is setup in this very same way.
Im not too fond of the minigames on psn but expansion packs for warhawk are always welcome when they are as worthwhile as OMEGA DAWN.

then of course we have other titles......mgs, gta4 + rockstar exclusive, ff, and gt5, which also lead the pack in quality.

i guess those "it has no games" comments are put to rest now, because if that is not a lineup of must-haves then i dont know what is.

wiizy5970d ago

with so many good wii games coming out...2008 will be the year the wii really creates a big sales gap from the competition

Noodlecup5970d ago

You've never had a girlfriend have you? :'(

*sniff sniff*

Besides I don't see how you came about that conclusion since pretty much all the top picks in that list were PS3 games, odd that you'd think otherwise. Maybe you didn't read the article, oh well.

PimpHandHappy5970d ago

2008 will be another stellar year for the PS3, with so many AAA titles coming out for the system compared to its competition and with the expectation of a price cut sometime in 2008 the PS3 is in great shape for another year of sales growth.

Only PS3 provides gamers with a stellar lineup in 2008 of such depth and breadth that gamers will be satisfied with numerous AAA titles from January to December. It is widely expected that the PS3 impressive lineup will see little resistance from the 360 in 2008 as many of its titles are expected to be pushed back to 2009 thanks to development and hardware problems on the console due to the poor design of its architecture.

I think Phil Harrison says it best when he says that the PS3 "new and exicting things coming for YOUR PS3".

Looking at the fantastic lineup PS3 gamers and enthusiasts have in 2008, Phil is right yet again

Phil then adds "a 1.4 billion payout is really a step back for that other system"

then gamers add

"Huxley looks like Caslte Wolfenstien and Allen Wake is still 12months away"

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies3d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken3d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing694d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker4d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing694d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt3d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken3d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

SimpleSlave4d ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto4d ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno4d ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

isarai4d ago

Bro that's a ridiculous ripoff are you kidding me? 🤣

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast6d ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood6d ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK5d ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast5d ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake5d ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast5d ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon5d ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast5d ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon4d ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake4d ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast4d ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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