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    What's the next game you're anxiously anticipating?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Mar 30, 2008.

  1. HTWingNut

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    Seems like there's not a lot coming out, but then again, it is spring time. I'm looking forward to:

    - Assassin's Creed
    - Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Hopefully runs well on 8600m GT)
    - Turok
    - Mass Effect
    - Tom Clancy's End War
    - STALKER Clear Sky
    - Battlefield Heroes
    - Far Cry 2
    - Spore
    - Project Origin
    - Storm of War Battle of Britain
    - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
    - Starcraft 2

    In anticipation for Assassin's Creed I bought Thief Deadly Shadows from Steam. Never played it but I like those Splinter Cell type stealth games, figured I'd like this one too!

    Good thing is this list takes me through the end of 2008 and most likely all will run great on the 8600m GT with medium to high settings (except we'll see for R6 Vegas 2).
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 30, 2008
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  2. Raven322

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    Star Wars: Force Unleashed (360)
    Fable 2 (360)
    Mass Effect 2 (360)
    Fracture (360)
    Grand Theft Auto 4 (360)
     
    Raven322, Mar 30, 2008
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    Age of Conan!
     
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  4. The Forerunner

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    Mainly Mass Effect and Starcraft 2.

    Getting Assassin's Creed this week and reviewing it since I finally have time for a review.
     
    The Forerunner, Mar 30, 2008
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  5. Morningsup

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    Rainbow Six Vegas 2 , Left 4 dead, Starcraft 2
     
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  6. chonga

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    Star Wars Unleashed
    Splinter Cell Conviction i think it's called?
    Prototype
    Bioshock 2
    HL2 Ep3
    Brothers in Arms, Hells Highway
     
    chonga, Mar 30, 2008
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  7. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    Spore
    Assassins Creed
    Stronghold Crusader Extreme
     
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  8. blitzerdog

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    Possibly Age of Conan
    Assassins creed
    GTA 4 (ps3)
     
    blitzerdog, Mar 30, 2008
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  9. narsnail

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    Gran Turismo 5, Star Wars: Force Unleashed, Mass Effect
     
    narsnail, Mar 30, 2008
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  10. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Devil May Cry 4
    Mass Effect
    Age of Conan
    Gears of War 2
     
    MICHAELSD01, Mar 30, 2008
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  11. HTWingNut

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    Ok, didn't expect console games to be listed here, but that's fine. Also didn't realize Bioshock 2 is coming this year?
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 30, 2008
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  12. narsnail

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    well it did say game :rolleyes:

    you COULD specifiy next time..
     
    narsnail, Mar 30, 2008
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  13. zipx2k5

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    Rainbow Six Vegas 2
    Left 4 Dead
    Spore
    Too Human
    Fallout 3
     
    zipx2k5, Mar 30, 2008
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  14. Dman7

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    Let's see.....


    -Starcraft 2
    -Diablo 3 (I can dream can't I?)
    -Assassin's Creed
    -Mass Effect
    -Fable 2 (360)
    -Too Human (360)
    -GTA 4 (360)
    -Age of Conan
    -Fallout 3
    -Left 4 Dead
    -Spore
    -Gears of War 2 (360)
    -Star Wars Force Unleashed (360)

    Maybe some that I'm missing too. RSV:2 should run fine on the 8600m GT, how did the first one run?
     
    Dman7, Mar 30, 2008
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  15. Magnus72

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    Far Cry 2, want to play that in 1920x1200 on my 8800m GTX SLI laptop!!!!
     
    Magnus72, Mar 30, 2008
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  16. ARom

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    GTA 4
    GT 5P
    MGS

    Cod4 Maps + New Perks :) ...
     
    ARom, Mar 30, 2008
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  17. Meemat

    Meemat Notebook Evangelist

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    I rented Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 (what a mouthful! [yes, I realize I'm typing this but still]) for Xbox360 and finished it pretty quickly. Multiplayer's pretty good too, but I expect/hope it'll be better for PC, but I hate console shooters' controls generally.

    But really, Starcraft 2.
     
    Meemat, Mar 30, 2008
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  18. Mippoose

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    Darkfall (PC)
    Spore(PC)
    Starcraft2(PC)
    Red Alert 3(PC)
    GTA4 (if its good)(360)
    Fable 2 (360)

    more but cant think guud
     
    Mippoose, Mar 30, 2008
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  19. zipx2k5

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    The first one runs pretty well on the 8600m at the default settings. It was a very horrible port job. I would say that it was poorly optimized, but I don't think it was optimized at all to run on PC hardware. The second one almost has to perform better, because it couldn't have gotten much worse.
     
    zipx2k5, Mar 30, 2008
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  20. SonDa5

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    HAZE for PS3.
     
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  21. StarScream4Ever

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    well 07 was a great year, but 08 might be a bummer...
    anyways my expectations are:

    1. Spore
    2. Red Alert 2
    3. Battlefield Heroes
    4. Far Cry 2
    5. GTAIV (360)
    6. FFXIII (PS3) - WHEN EVER THE HELL ITS COMING OUT X(
     
    StarScream4Ever, Mar 31, 2008
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  22. zipx2k5

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    I want Haze for PC :(
     
    zipx2k5, Mar 31, 2008
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  23. dvdivx

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    Starwars unleashed (for PSP but I wish for PC)
    Postal 3
    Duke Nukem Forever (well it might be released)
     
    dvdivx, Mar 31, 2008
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  24. brncao

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    Red Alert 2 came out in 2001 XD

    The only thing I'm looking forward to is Red Alert 3. I used to be fascinated with video games that I just had to know what the popular today's games are. Now all that is lost. about 80% of the games you guys mention... never heard of them :eek: shocking? yes! :eek:
     
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  25. StarScream4Ever

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    Oh right, I meant Red Alert 3. XD XD

    Never heard of the games we mention? Wow you need a serious catching up to do!
     
    StarScream4Ever, Mar 31, 2008
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  26. Element

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    I'm waiting for Starcraft II
     
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  27. The Forerunner

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    Forgot to mention Half Life 2 Episode 3?! Possibly this year?
     
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    GTA 4 (360)
    Gears of War 2
    ooh and somebody mentioned HL2 Ep3 this year?
     
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  29. Hesssu

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    GuildWars 2 (pc) !!!
    Age of Conan (pc)
     
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  30. denro11

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    Elder Scrolls V: Oblivion 2
    Fable 2
    .hack//sign real life gaming in either of said video games.
     
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  31. foosa123

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    oooh im looking forward to Left 4 Dead too!
     
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  32. fabarati

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    Hah, Duke nukem Forever. I don't think it'll ever be released...
    While I'm waiting for ESV as well, it won't be released this year. Development hasn't even begun yet. And it won't be called oblivion 2.

    Hmm, Fallout 3 is one of the few i'm anticapating. Along with Assasson's creed (will try it quite soon). There were some other i looked up, but I can't remember what they were.
     
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  33. HavoK

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    Postal 3.

    Battlefield 3? Not sure when that's out.

    Brothers in Arms Hells Highway

    That's about it, really...
     
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  34. jaslyn

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    Mmm.....

    Mass Effect :)
    Starcraft 2
    Grand Theft Auto 4
    Spore
    Far Cry 2
    Guild Wars 2
    The Sims 3
    Tiberium
    Battlefield 3
     
    jaslyn, Mar 31, 2008
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  35. Burning Balls

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    Starcraft 2!!!


    Also Half Life 2: Episode 3. :D
     
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  36. Defoe

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    SC2, Mass Effect.

    Dragon Age if it ever gets completed.

    GT5 if I ever fork out the money for a PS3.
     
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  37. Shadowfate

    Shadowfate Wala pa rin ako maisip e.

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    Starcraft2(I think the majority of people here listed this)

    will check other PC games as soon as they are out.

    Still deciding on what console to buy. SO no console games yet.(This will only apply if and only if my parents will let me buy a console)
     
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  38. fabarati

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    Are there any good, story based, RPG's coming up?
     
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  39. Defoe

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    Mass Effect (if you havent already played it on the 360) is out for PC in May.

    Dragon Age is being made by Bioware and is supposedly the spiritual successor to the Baldurs Gate series, but probably wont come out in 2008.

    Those are the only 2 I am aware of.
     
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  40. fabarati

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    Oh, yeah. I was looking forward to dragon age.
     
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    Assassin's Creed
    Far Cry 2
    Mass Effect
    Guild Wars 2
    Tomb Raider Underworld
    Battlefield 3
     
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    GTA 4
    Star Wars - The Force Unleashed

    Yea I know there console games, but I'm hoping... hoping that they'll release them to PC eventually.
     
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  43. Kevin

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    Metal Gear Solid 4
    Mass Effect PC
    Dawn Of War 2
    Little Big Planet
     
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  44. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    The next Splinter Cell
    The next Hitman
    The next Call of duty :D

    Among many others....
     
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    Assassins Creed
    GTA 4 > hopefully it comes to the PC
    Fallout 3
    Age of Conan, maybe I do not know what to think of it
     
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    GTA4

    Unfortunately it requires that I purchase a new console.
     
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    Time Crisis 4
    The Promise of Haruhi Suzumiya
    Metal Gear Solid 4
     
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    Mass Effect PC
    Fallout 3
    Starcraft 2

    Red Alert 3 (if its good)
    Left 4 Dead (if its good)
    Dragon Age (if it ever comes out)
    Demigod (if its good)
    Space Siege (if its good)
     
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    Grand Theft Auto : IV (360)
    Spore (cell phone &or pc)
    Half life 2 : Episode 3 (although 09 is the earliest i think it will be out)
    Kanes Wraith (if its good)
     
    eyuras, Mar 31, 2008
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  50. dinesh2724

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    Am I the only one waiting for Mafia 2???
     
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