2009's most anticipated PC games!!

StarCraft II
StarCraft II is a trilogy of military science fiction real-time strategy video games currently under development by Blizzard Entertainment as a sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft. StarCraft II, originally envisioned as a single game, was announced to be a trilogy at BlizzCon 2008, consisting of one game followed up later by two expansion packs, provisionally entitled Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void respectively. Unlike the original series, where each game had three 8-10 mission campaigns, one for each race, each game in the Starcraft II trilogy will have only one, 26-30 mission campaign centered around a single race.


Empire : Total War
Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by the Creative Assembly and published by Sega. The fifth instalment in the Total War series, the game was released in North America on 3 March 2009, and in the rest of world the following day. The game, which focuses on the early modern period of the 18th century, was announced at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007.

Gamespot rating: 8.5



SIMS 3
The Sims 3 is an upcoming computer game in the popular and critically acclaimed The Sims franchise, originally created by Maxis and due for release on June 2, 2009 in North America, and June 5, 2009 in Europe and Australia. A collector's edition will also be available. In contrast to the previous versions, the houses and neighborhoods will be seamless, allowing players to explore and interact with their neighborhood without loading time. On February 3, 2009, it was announced that the release date of The Sims 3 would be delayed from February 20, 2009 to June 2, 2009. this was mainly to improve marketing campaigns.


Majesty 2 - The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim is a real-time strategy game developed by 1C:Ino-Co and published by Paradox Interactive. The game was announced on April 18, 2008 and is due for release in the second quarter of 2009. It is a sequel to Cyberlore's Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim. Paradox announced that they will be updating and reinventing aspects of the game, but the humour and charm of the original Majesty will remain.


Demigod
Demigod is an upcoming video game currently under development by Gas Powered Games. The game is described as an action/RPG/RTS hybrid, a fractional inspiration of the Warcraft III custom map Defense of the Ancients, and borrows from both of those genres. The game gives the player the ability to choose certain heroes that rely on either their own power as a single unit or the power of creating multiple units


Hegemony: Philip of Macedon
Hegemony: Philip of Macedon" is a 3D Real Time Strategy wargame set during the reign of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.
Playing as Philip, you start the game with a small and weak tribal kingdom that must be built into a great power. The goal is to be declared Hegemon of Greece, establish a bridgehead in Asia and initiate an invasion of the Persian Empire


Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is an upcoming real time strategy video game stand alone expansion pack to Company of Heroes. It was announced on November 3, 2008 and is scheduled for release on April 8, 2009.


Sins of a Solar Empire : Entrenchment
On August 29, 2008 IronClad and Stardock announced Entrenchment. The expansion includes new weapon upgrades and defense platforms, including modular starbases. Originally scheduled for November 18, 2008, it was released on February 25, 2009 through Stardock's digital service Impulse.

Gray Matter



Still Life 2
Still Life 2 is a planned 2009 computer adventure game by Microïds. It is a sequel to the 2005 game Still Life, and follows on from the characters and themes of 2003's Post Mortem.


Memento Mori
Memento Mori is point-and-click mystery detective adventure with intense atmosphere and realtime 3D environment running on CPAL3D game engine made by Centauri Production.


Alternativa
Alternativa is a classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that lead us through the lives of individual characters as well as the fictional world of the future. Non-linear storyline full of unexpected turns, at times spine-chilling atmosphere, logical tasks, historical and scientific facts â%u20AC" Alternativa is all of that.


Art of Murder 2: Hunt for the Puppeteer
The United States is stricken by a series of mysterious, brutal murders A seemingly similar death is discovered across the ocean in Paris, France The killer seems to have a special trademark: the body is always accompanied by a mysterious doll dressed in 17th century clothing. Young FBI agent Nicole Bonnet must undertake a journey through two continents - from France and Spain to the exotic Cuba. The investigation may lead her to surprising discoveries that date back centuries ago.


The Path
he Path is a short horror game inspired by older versions of Little Red Ridinghood, set in modern day. The Path offers an atmospheric experience of exploration, discovery and introspection through a unique form of gameplay, designed to immerse you deeply into its dark themes. Every interaction in the game expresses an aspect of the narrative. The six protagonists each have their own age and personality and allow the player to live through the tale in different ways. Most of the story, however, relies on your active imagination.


Star Wars : The Old Republic
Its the latest MMORPG game from Bioware and Lucas Arts.


Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game blends the first person genre with the fighting game genre and the combat is generally up close and brutal. The original visuals, which make full use of the Source engine features, are a refreshing deviation from traditional fantasy games.

Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins, (previously known as Dragon Age), is a computer role-playing game currently in development by BioWare. BioWare has announced that the game will be released for Windows in 2009, as well as for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


Diablo 3
Diablo III is an action role-playing game similar in style to its predecessor, Diablo II. The proprietary engine will incorporate Havok physics and feature destructible environments with an in-game damage effect. The developers are aiming to make the game run on a wide range of systems, and have stated that DirectX 10 will not be required.


Drakensang: The Dark Eye
The game takes place in and around the city of Ferdok, located in the Middenrealmian province of Kosh right in the center of the the Aventuria. Drakensang is the name of a summit in the Anvil Mountains south of Ferdok. The story design was done by Anton Weste, Mark Wachholz, Momo Evers and Stefan Blanck, who all are well-known as writers for the pen & paper role playing game.


Reluctant Hero
Reluctant Hero is the new computer role-playing game from 3D People and International Hobo.


Untitled Carbine Studios MMORPG


Risen
Risen is a single-player fantasy-themed action-oriented computer role-playing game under development by the German company Piranha Bytes, and published by Deep Silver, due to be released in 2009.


Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online is the working title of an MMORPG set in the Star Trek science fiction universe and being developed by Cryptic Studios, after taking over development from Perpetual Entertainment in January 2008.

Mafia 2
Mafia II is an upcoming 2009 sandbox-style third-person shooter video game which is the sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. The game will be set in the 1940s and '50s in Empire City, a fictional city based on San Francisco and New York City.


The Crossing
The Crossing is an upcoming first-person shooter video game. The game incorporates the idea of parallel universes, and is set across two vastly different renditions of modern day Paris. In one, which shares many aesthetic similarities to our own, Paris has descended into anarchy following the collapse of government. In the other, the timeline diverged in 1307; where instead of being disbanded, the Knights Templar seize control of the French crown. The story will take the player across both universes.


Alpha Protocol
Alpha Protocol is an upcoming third-person action role-playing game, developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by SEGA. The game revolves around the adventures of rookie CIA field agent Michael Thorton.


The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
The Lord of the Rings Conquest is an action game developed by Pandemic Studios. It is based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and borrows many gameplay mechanics from Pandemic's Star Wars: Battlefront games. Unlike The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth, the latter option is based around Sauron stopping the One Ring from being destroyed and fighting back.
Gamespot Rating: 6.5


Tom Clancy's HAWX
Tom Clancy's HAWX is an aerial warfare video game developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PS3.
Game Informer: 8.75


Borderlands
Borderlands is an upcoming science fiction first-person shooter with RPG elements.


Operation Flashpoint 2
The game takes place on the fictional island of Skira, a contested island off Russia. Chinese and Soviet forces are fighting over control of the oil-rich nation and the US steps in to avert World War Three.


Project Offset
It is a game in the first-person shooter genre set in a fantasy world


Alan Wake
Alan Wake, a bestselling writer, hasn't managed to write anything in over two years. Now his wife, Alice, brings him to the idyllic small town of Bright Falls to recover his creative flow. But when she vanishes without a trace, Wake finds himself trapped in a nightmare. Word by word, his latest work, a thriller he can't even remember writing, is coming true before his eyes.


Godfather 2
The Godfather II is a 2009 video game based on The Godfather Part II, a 1974 crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and co-written by Coppola and Mario Puzo. This is a sequel to The Godfather:


Singularity
The gameplay will revolve around a device, known as the Time Manipulation Device. It will be able to move a single object through the spectrum of time. It will be utilized both in classic FPS-style combat as a weapon and in Half-Life style puzzle solving. For instance, using the TMD's "rewind" function on a human opponent will send them into a "placental" state where they revert to an almost amoebic state before slowly dying.


Bionic Commando
Initial speculation pegged the game as a sandbox third person action game, similar to games such as Spider-Man 2 or The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. However, more recent information suggests it will be more linear.


Overlord 2
Overlord II is an upcoming 2009 third-person action-adventure game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for the Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to the 2007 video game Overlord.


DiRT 2
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is a racing game scheduled to be released in September 2009, and the sequel to Colin McRae: Dirt. This is the first game in the McRae series after Colin's death.


Prototype
The gameplay in Prototype is centered around Alex's superhuman abilities. Alex has superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability and healing as well as the abilities of consuming his fallen enemies, shapeshifting his body and easily moving in the New York City environment. The game is set in 3rd person.


Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
The game is a sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, which has been remade and will be included along with the Assault on Dark Athena campaign


Fuel
It is planned to be an open world racing game, with players experiencing varying weather effects such as tornadoes and sandstorms and a full day-night cycle.


Street Fighter 4


Section 8
Section 8 is a first person shooter set in futuristic universe. The players wear futuristic armor that covers their entire bodies and features shielding technology which is able to absorb enemy damage.


Deus ex 3
The game takes place during the year 2027, 25 years before Deus Ex. Nanotechnological augmentations have yet to be developed and biomechanical augmentations are the current state of the art.


Doom 4
Doom 4 is the upcoming installment of the Doom series by id Software and a direct sequel of Doom 3. It will use the company's new id Tech 5 engine.


Resident evil 5
The game takes place roughly ten years after the events of the original Resident Evil. The story will explore Chris' life during the ten year interval between the two games.

Gamespot Rating: 8.3

Call Of Duty 6 : Moder Warfare 2
The storyline for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has yet to be revealed in detail.


Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever is the title of a first-person shooter currently being developed by 3D Realms.