In short, there's a lot of game here to love.īrutal Legend Release Date: October 6 Watch a Brutal Legend vid > Why It's Hot: Four different classes, multiple skill trees, hundreds of thousands of different weapons, randomly-generated enemies, a sick sense of humor, some great characters and a big ol' wasteland planet that's more sci-fi than the other post-apocalyptic game hitting on the same day. What It Is: A melding of traditional, stat-based role-playing game tenets with the pick-up-and-play simplicity of a first-person shooter, Borderlands wraps an incredibly complex genre inside a far more twitchy, skill-based one. Or so we hope.īorderlands Release Date: October 13 Watch a Borderlands Video > The result is something that looks decidedly unlike most licensed games: polished, carefully linked to the movie and deep enough to stand on its own.
Why It's Hot: We all know how licensed games usually turn out, but in stark contrast to the mere months that some projects get, Ubisoft was actually able to spend years on the video game adaptation of the flick. Oh, and it's going to be in 3D too (for TVs that can support the tech). What It Is: The video game complement to the 3D, CG-laden epic from James Cameron, Avatar provides an interesting mix of multiplayer action and story-driven exploration of the world created for the big screen. More variety, depth and freedom all add up to more than a little promise.Īvatar: The Game Release Date: November 17 See The Avatar Game Trailer > Why It's Hot: Without a doubt, the best parts of the first game were the actual assassinations and the mysterious plot, both of which seem to have been amped up to spectacular levels this time around. What It Is: The follow-up to its insanely hyped but ultimately flawed original, Ubisoft Montreal seems to be keenly aware of what it needs to do to take one of the more promising next-gen franchises in a direction that will cement it as truly epic by shifting it forward in time and location to Renaissance-era Italy. Click on the image below to see what's coming out for each system in the next few months and let us know which titles have you most excited in the article comments below.Īssassin's Creed II Release Date: November 17 See An Assassin's Creed II Walkthrough Video > IGN's Games of Fall is here to guide you towards the best games being released this season. So pack away your swim trunks, cover up the grill, and get ready to spend some quality time with your favorite game console.
The long, dry Summer is finally over and now we can all rejoice in the flood of games that arrive this Fall.
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