E3: Most Exciting Game Announcements

Assassin’s Creed Revelations

By: Ubi Soft
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Description: “In Assassin’s Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path – one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region. In addition to Ezio’s award-winning story, a refined and expanded online multiplayer experience returns with more modes, more maps and more characters, allowing you to test your assassin skills against others from around the world.”
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Asura’s Wrath

By: Capcom
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Description: “With unprecedented levels of dynamism, drama and interaction, Asura’s Wrath will deliver a fresh take on the action gaming genre. Once a revered deity, Asura was betrayed by his fellow gods and stripped of all his powers. Consumed by anger at the injustice he has suffered and swearing vengeance, Asura discovers he can use this fury to his advantage and turn it against his enemies. Cue relentless action as Asura finds himself facing off against numerous unique enemies, including planetary sized bosses, unleashing devastating and visceral attacks. Asura’s Wrath loses the traditional distinction between gameplay and cutscenes through seamless player controlled narrative. Simply put, even in cinematic sequences the player can control Asura, directly affecting the gameplay, making Asura’s Wrath a truly unique experience.”
Pre-order here.

Batman: Arkham City

By: Rocksteady Studios
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Description: The sequel to hit game Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City looks like it will bring the same quality of game play to comic-loving gamers. There’s no description of this game on Amazon.com yet, but the trailers look amazing. I’ll definitely be checking out this game when it’s released.
Pre-order here.

BioShock Infinite

By: 2K Games
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Description: “The third game in the popular Bioshock series, BioShock: Infinite breaks away from the underwater setting of the first two games to take players into a floating city held aloft by dirigibles. The game is set in 1912. You play as Booker DeWitt, a disgraced former private detective who’s picked up a new case. Your goal is to find Elizabeth, a young woman who’s gone missing and return her unharmed. The only problem is that she’s being kept on this flying city. Columbia was once a symbol of America’s success as a nation, floating around the world as a traveling World’s Fair, a marvel of human innovation. But strange things have happened since Columbia’s unveiling in 1900, and now the city has disappeared into the clouds. DeWitt knows how to find it, but over the years stories have been told about Columbia having unlawful heavy armament and deranged citizenry. Do not expect this to be a pleasure cruise.”
Pre-order here.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

By: Activision
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Description: “Modern Warfare is back. On November 8th, the best-selling first person action series of all-time returns with the epic sequel to the multiple Game of the Year award winner Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.”
Pre-order here.

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

By: Bethesda
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Description: “The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.”
Pre-order here.

Mass Effect 3

By: Electronic Arts
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Description: Description currently not available on Amazon.com, but a description previously leaked by the EA store read: “Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.”
Pre-order here.

Halo 4

By: Microsoft
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Description: Description currently not available on Amazon.com. After the amazing trilogy and prequel Bungie made in the Halo franchise, it will be exciting to see what 343 Industries will be able to make of Master Chief in the continuation of this epic saga. You might also be interested in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Pre-order Halo 4 here.

Saints Row: The Third

By: THQ
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Description: “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. The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. 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 Steelport, a once-proud metropolis reduced to a struggling city of sin under Syndicate control. Take a tank skydiving, call in a satellite-targeted airstrike on a Mexican wrestling gang, and defend yourself against a highly-trained military force using only a sex toy in the most out- landish gameplay scenarios ever seen, igniting a city-wide war that will set Steelport on fire. Strap it on must conquer the city or face destruction. But this is no ordinary city. Gateway to the Rust Belt, Stilwater is a living-breathing environment where enemies may strike back at any time and send you reeling for reinforcements.” Pre-order here.

Gears of War 3

By: Microsoft
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Description: “In Gears of War 3, players fight on as Marcus Fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of Delta Squad. Eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface, a fearsome new threat is infecting the planet from within. With survivors scattered and civilization in ruins, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race.” Pre-order here.

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

By: Sony
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Description: “A search for the fabled “Atlantis of the Sands” propels fortune hunter Nathan Drake on a trek into the heart of the Arabian Desert. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake’s quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears.” Pre-order here.