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Top picks for 2011: most anticipated titles?

2010 was a great year for console gaming.

A extremely solid lineup of multi-platform titles was complemented by strong exclusive titles for both PS3 and Xbox marking 2010 as the most solid year for quality titles on record.

So as the year winds down, time to look forward to 2011's most anticipated titles, and here's my most wanted list:

Rage
Post-Apocolyptia from the iD Software- the guys who invented the FPS?! What's not to like? Think Fallout if it were a heavily action oriented FPS with better graphics... and vehicles! Might not be the freshest setting, but when done right it's one we can't have enough of- mutants, wastelands and all forms of human depravity and deviance on display for you to aim a gun at! Bring it on!

Killzone 3
What can I say about this game that hasn't been said already? Starting right from where KZ2 left off, your stranded on Helghan, the ISA army is crushed and the Helghast are in disarray with the death of their leader. It's Sony's next-to-release big note exclusive title, and if the multiplayer beta is anything to go by, it's going to wipe the floor with its predecessor- and probably a lot of other online FPS titles. Sony exclusives have seemed nearly bullet proof this gen and have become synonymous with quality, so expect big things.

LA Noire
Rockstar set to continue to develop their mastery of all things open world and story driven with a post-war American cop story. Who didn't love GTAIV and Red Dead: Redemption? Well expect something along those lines- except this time your enforcing the law, not breaking it. Add to this all the perks of being a detective, as well as Rockstar's amazing ability to create some of gaming's most absorbing environments and you've got a sure fire winner.

Gears of War 3
Gears is my favourite 360 franchise, and I can't help but be excited for the 3rd installment. This series, along with Halo, defines the Xbox, and why? Because it's downright awesome! TPS on steriods, Gears 3 promises to go above and beyond the past two titles in every way, and I can't wait. Big alpha males with massive guns fighting butch muscle hunk aliens resulting in insane brutality- it'll be like a testosterone injection straight to the gonads!

inFamous 2
The first one was great, and the second looks better. Taking cues from the developers of the acclaimed Uncharted series, developers Sucker Punch want to raise the bar for PS3 exclusives, and here's hoping they do (if it gets any higher?)! Free running open world action mixed with electroshock super powers sound good enough for you? It's every geeks wet dream to be Cole, and it's mine to own this game already!

Batman: Arkham City
Arkham Asylum was perhaps the most surprisingly good game of 2009, so the 2011 follow up of Arkham City looks to further develop a successful formula for the caped crusader. From what we know, Arkham City is a lawless walled city where all of Gotham's psychos are dumped to fend for themselves. The Joker seems to have yet another plan up his sleeve, and Batman has to foil it... yet again. Showing the Unreal engine still has guts, Arkham City promises to be the same updated twist on the classic Arcade beat-em-up that the last game was, and I say the more the merrier.

Dead Space 2
Dead Space was perhaps the scariest game I've ever played. In fact, it was the scariest entertainment I've ever experienced. Many times I got too scared to even play it- but the quality of its narrative kept me coming back. Dead Space 2 promises more scares, more twists, and more opportunities to explore an incredibly interesting universe created by EA's Visceral Studios where a strange religious death cult seems to be at the centre of a conspiracy to enable an alien life form to prosper from the their own carcasses- and of those innocents caught in the middle! It's a cool plot line and borrows from many great horror and sci-fi flicks, so look out for this one!

So there we have it, my picks for the most anticipated titles of 2011. What do you guys think? Anything missing? Happy to discuss below!

bunfighterii4904d ago

ZOMG Uncharted 3 just announced after I wrote this... definitely belongs there!

thugbob4904d ago

LOL

Anyways what about The Last Guardian???

bunfighterii4904d ago

It's not been one on my radar having not played ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, but I'm sure it'll deserve my attention!

I'll have to give those games a look in when they get a re-release too.

slinky1234564904d ago

i would add Motorstorm, Last Gurrdian, Yakuza 4, Socom 4, Twisted Metal, R@CA4O and Resistance 3... all those are pretty much a garauntee except R3 and TM

bunfighterii4904d ago

I did miss quite a few didn't I?

Geez 2011 is going to be a big year.

cheetah4904d ago

Please let deadspace 2 continue the greatness of the first game, hope MP doesnt ruin the isolation like it did with RE. LA Noire looks intriguing also.

kratos174904d ago

actually sony's closest big exclusive isnt KZ3 (which is in february)

LBP will release in january

but good list of titles anyway

Ducky4904d ago (Edited 4904d ago )

Urgh. I detest DeadSpace.
It works as an action game, but I didn't find it all that scary or original.
Dismembering was cool and the atmospheric audio was there but I just didn't feel the horror for some reason.

Deus Ex:HR and Portal2 probably take the cake in terms of anticipation.
DeusEx probably not that deserving of it since it's mostly popular due to the name, hopefully the developers deliver.
At least the trailers are mouth-watering:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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shinoff21832h ago

Not sure it ever was. It's upside was day 1 releases from 1st party. Few and far between plus it is just a rental service where you don't pick. It is fairly cheap for now that's a bonus. I think the beat deal in gaming is gamesale on reddit , and watching amazon

ThinkThink1h ago

Still the best deal in gaming for me, at least until it isnt.

Chocoburger25m ago

"Suddenly", my gosh are people so slow on the uptake.

I've been saying this for years, its just a rental service nothing special, and you don't get to pick what the rental catalogue is nor how long it lasts. Anything can be taken away from you on a whim, even while you keep paying.

You know what the best deal in gaming is? BUY your games on disc / cart, OWN THEM, play them as much as you want, and no one can take them away from you.

Tapes and cartridges from the 80's still work to this day, and people can still enjoy them without having to pay any additional fees. That sounds like a far better deal than a corporate rental service.

Hofstaderman21m ago(Edited 20m ago)

This. Playing xenogears on my OG PS1 right now. Just got to Dazil and have most deathblows learnt but not accesible due to my level. What makes it bearable on a 4K tv is a AV to HDMI upscaler. Obviously has limits but good enough for me. No worries of the game being removed from a service too.

darthv7211m ago(Edited 10m ago)

That's the whole point of renting... you rent, you play, you buy your own copy if you feel the need. What GP is doing is no different than the blockbuster or hollywood videos or every mom and pop rental shop. And people would buy their own copies if they liked what they rented.

Fishy Fingers15m ago

I'll probably download 4 of the games they announced coming today over the next month for £9. Seems ok to me.

But then, I tend to play single player games and i rarely revisit so a "rental service" suits me. Pretty much everything I play on PS is via PS+ extra.

Unknown_Gamer579414m ago(Edited 14m ago)

It was always overrated. It only ever appealed to a certain subset of gamers anyways, which are the type who don’t care about owning games and are content to just experience them once and move on…or people who wanted to play CoD without buying it. It never seemed that glamorous to me, and I’m not at all surprised it has turned out to be unsustainable for MS.

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BlackDoomAx1h ago

Too bad for the best fps there is atm...

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