Upcoming IP's to look out for (56k)

When I ask people what is their most anticipated game this year, far too often do I get responses like: "GTA IV ftw!" and "I bought a PS3 just for MGS4!" and "Gears 2 is gonna be GOTY!". Technically, there's nothing wrong with this. These titles are sure to be amazing, and it's natural to be psyched about them. But what about new IP's? The games that go beyond the scope of what developers are known for? Quite a number of people don't even know about these games, and that's a shame, since they look very impressive. Heck, my own friend didn't know that Square-Enix makes games besides Final Fantasy. So, for that guy, and for System Wars, here are some upcoming games (that are not sequels, remakes, or spinoffs) that you should keep an eye on.

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Alan Wake

Platform: Xbox 360 and PC

A psychological thriller set in an absolute photorealistic rendition of a quaint mountain town, Alan Wake is a title that is sure to have people talking for a while. As for the protagonist, he arrives at this town with the hopes of finding his missing wife, but slowly turns mad during the process. His enemies are mysterious, coming out of the darkness, and Alan has to fend them off....with a flashlight? Featuring weather effects and day/night cycles that actually affect the course of gameplay, this is a title that you'd do well to keep an eye on.

Alpha Protocol

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Borrowing a page from the Bourne movies, Obsidian Entertainment and Sega aim to deliver a heart thumping action experience with role-playing elements throughout. Most RPGs are concerned with fantasy or sci-fi themes, but Alpha Protocol is delving into the exciting world of espionage. Players will have a host of gadgets and weapons available to them to get the job done. In addition, Alpha Protocol will feature a dynamic dialogue system in which no two conversations ever play out the same way.

Borderlands

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Developed by the highly talented Gearbox Software, Borderlands is part FPS and part RPG. Set in a lawless planet far away from the "safety" of Earth, players will be forced to fight against fellow pirates as well as alien monstrosities. Multiple characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, are available to the player and are highly customizable in their own right. Vehicular combat is also a major part of the gameplay as well. And for all the gunplay enthusiasts out there, the game will offer a ridiculous amount of firearms, using a random gun generation system capable of producing half a million unique firearms.

Brutal Legend

Platform: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3

Inspired by the works of Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, Brutal Legend offers a rather unique way of incorporating music into videogames. The game is a hack-and-slash action title in which players will assume the role of a heavy metal star and his roadies in an alternate history where humans are enslaved by demons. Like true heroes, players will charge into the thick of battle with two axes: a regular battle axe, and your guitar to cast...magic spells? You do not want to miss this.

The Conduit

Platform: Wii

A sci-fi themed FPS that will borrow heavily from the control schemes of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, two tried-and-true control schemes. Developer High Voltage Software will attempt to bring 360-like visuals to the Wii using the Quantum 3 engine and having the game run at 60 frames per second.

Cry On

Platform: Xbox 360

Cry some moar! Mistwalker's next RPG takes place in a completely fantastical world in which humans coexist with giants. The game stars a young girl named Sally and her giant Boggle as they come to grips with the world around them in a tale of profound joy and sorrow. Sakaguchi seems determined; he dropped more than one billion yen on this project already.

Dark Void

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Dead Space

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Sci-fi themed survival horror has never looked better. Or more frightening. This title revolves around an engineer who discovers that a distress call from a nearby mineral gathering ship has gone awry, with a parasitic alien infestation on board. Players will fight off foes with customizable weaponry, solve puzzles in zero gravity, and even use powers like telekinesis for survival.

Platform: Wii, DS, and PC

An action puzzle game in which players are tasked to liberate a monochromatic city from corporate alien control using a blob. Players will control the blob and bounce it against buildings and people, returning color to the city one step at a time. The game will feature a single-player campaign and splitscreen multiplayer modes.

Disaster: Day of Crisis

Platform: Wii

This is a survival game in which the player has to live through various natural disasters and catastrophes. It is a rather unique project, and Nintendo has claimed that Disaster will feature cutting-edge physics and gripping visuals to make the player feel like they really are living through the experience. Keep your eye out on this action/survival title.

Dragon Age

Platform: PC

Fresh off the success of Mass Effect, RPG powerhouse Bioware is going medieval for their next project. This RPG will cast the player in a dark, gritty fantasy world on the brink of war, and only you will be able to save the kingdom. Epic enough? Moral choices will have a significant impact to the game world, such as the crowning of a new king and the genocide of an entire race. Like typical Bioware fashion, players can expect deep character customization, multiple character cIasses, and cool powers to experiment with.

Fracture

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Futuristic warfare has never looked so fun. Players will assume the role of a cybernetic commando facing off against genetically enhanced humans with a huge arsenal of firearms and abilities. Fracture's biggest tool, however, is the environment. Environmental deformation is the flavor of the day, and players will use it quite a bit (and have fun doing it). Players can reshape the battlefield at anytime by creating craters in the ground to get a clean shot at enemies, raise terrain to provide cover, and form tunnels into buildings that are otherwise inaccessible. Sometimes, destruction is necessary to complete objectives.

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You got it!

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Haze

Platform: Playstation 3

Free Radical Design, the folks that bought you Timesplitters, is going for something a little darker with their next title. An FPS with themes like oppression and drug abuse, players will fight with the use of a hallucinogenic drug called Nectar. This drug will increase your strength, speed, and accuracy, but overdose on it, and you'll find yourself in a trance-like state, detached from the world around you. In any other situation, a mixture of drugs and guns are generally a pretty bad idea, but it looks like Haze will put the matter into a whole new perspective.

Heavy Rain

Platform: Playstation 3

Developed by Quantic Dream, this title is claimed to be a dark film noir thriller with mature themes. Players will be able to control multiple characters throughout the open-ended gameplay, in which even your slightest actions can affect the course of the entire game. The game engine is particularly impressive as it is capable of producing near-photorealism and extreme emotion; tears, wrinkles, hair, and eyes are all generated in real time.

Huxley

Platform: Xbox 360 and PC

A massively multiplayer online FPS? You got my attention Webzen. After a series of natural disasters strike our planet, two factions (humans and mutants) emerge to claim an all-powerful energy source, which will decide the fate of their very existence. Cities supposedly house up to 10,000 players at a time and twitch-based firefights range from small scale 1v1 to huge 60v60 skirmishes. In addition, players will have an assortment of vehicles, weapons, and abilities available to them.

inFamous

Platform: Playstation 3

Developer Sucker Punch productions, the team behind the wonderful Sly Cooper franchise, is attempting something a bit grittier with their first current-gen foray. Infamous is a sandbox game starring characters with superpowers, such as superstrength, flight, and telekinesis. The protagonist can be either a hero or antihero, based on the player's moral choices.

Infinite Undiscovery

Platform: Xbox 360

Rolls off the tongue doesn't it? Joking aside, this looks like a worthy addition to the Xbox 360's JRPG line-up. Developed by the excellent Tri-Ace, this game will incorporate some ideas from the WRPG realm, including decision-making on the players part that will alter the overworld in real-time. Exploration will be a larger part in this game than in most other JRPG, with the player tasked to make discoveries and researching them to progress the story.

L.A. Noire

Platfrom: Playstation 3

This title, published by Rockstar Games, is set in a perfectly recreated 1940's Los Angeles. Players will assume the role of a detective solving a mysterious series of murders with underlying themes of drugs and corruption. The gameplay is completely open-ended; it's up to you to solve the case in any way you can. L.A. Noire will also have liberal use of monochromatic coloring, to make it truly feel like you're in a detective film from the 1940's.

Platform: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3

Square-Enix and new IPs are not very common, so it's refreshing to see titles like The Last Remnant on the horizon. Featuring fantastical creatures and a massive overworld, players will control generals in a search of the titular remnants, massive artifacts that will almost certainly turn the tide of battles. The battles themselves are massive, with the player issuing commands to his troops on the fly. The player also has to keep an eye out for his troops' morale, which is affected by the events in battle and affects the way characters perform in battle.

And thou shall recieve moar.

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Left 4 Dead

Platform: Xbox 360 and PC

In this title, you're one of four humans against hordes upon hordes of zombies or you're one of the infected against the pitiful humans. Simple premise really, but that doesn't make it any less of a blast. Designed with multiplayer in mind, players are sure to enjoy racking up body counts of epic proportions through multiple stages and loaded with heavy-duty weaponry.

Platform: Playstation 3

This game needs no introduction. We all know this game. That charming game that had everyone talking since it's unveiling. This title's unique blend of platforming and character/stage creation, coupled with robust multiplayer options will keep gamers busy for ages. And of course, sharing creations is a snap with a YouTube-esque sharing service. Cows, start hyping this, rather than MGS4, as the PS3's GOTY. It really is fantastic.

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Who says that first-person perspective games have to be shooters? Certainly not Digital Illusions CE. They'd rather have….freerunning. Imagine an enormous city with towering skyscrapers as you sprint along a crane, leap (while seeing nothing but dot-sized pedestrians below you), only to land on a small plank protruding from the nearest rooftop. And of course, what fun is freerunning without someone to stop you, right? Of course, there will be law enforcement officers hell-bent on bringing you down with a bullet to the head. If this doesn't sound like an exhilarating experience to you, you might just be a little dead inside.

Platform: Wii and DS

This game follows the narrative of mushrooms going to war against one another in a human world. Seriously. If that's not reason enough to get you excited, you might be happy to know that players can control one of four tribes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, and will be able to create their own weapons from scratch. And to really trip you out, the art styIe will be heavily styIized, fantastical hand-drawn goodness.

Project Offset

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

This title, forged by the newly formed Offset Software, is an FPS set in a fantasy world complete with dragons, dwarves, dragons, goblins, dragons, trolls, dragons, and more dragons. Is that enough of a reason to be hyped for it? No? Well, you will be happy to know that the developer aims to integrate full-on cooperative play where players will be able to recreate massive scale battles with photorealistic visuals. Think Lord of the Rings scale.

Prototype

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

This is a sandbox action game set in a New York City and starring a shapeshifting superhuman. Excited yet? A victim of an epidemic, the player controls Alex Mercer as he faces off against the military while he tries to learn about his past. Alex has a number of forms he can turn into, for both offensive and defensive capabilities. And naturally, he has the superstrength and superspeed to outlast his opponents. He can even consume his foes to gain the ability to transform into them.

Rage

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

The next title from Doom/Quake developer id Software will be a hybrid of first-person shooting and racing set in a post apocalyptic world. The game will also utilize id's new id Tech 5 engine which will allow for remarkable detail, the likes of which will blow away any of id's previous work.

Saboteur

Platform: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3

Saboteur is a World War II game. Oh, stop groaning! It's not like any WWII game you've ever played, that's for sure. The entirety of the game is set in a black-and-white Paris and it's neighboring countryside, and follows the story of a Frenchman ready to fight back against Nazi occupation. Why black-and-white, you say? Well, the citizens are depressed and the state of Paris looks bleak. But you, of all people, will give them hope! Through stealth, platforming, shooting, and even driving missions, your actions will slowly give hope to the people around you, and will literally give color to that section of the game world. So, do your part, and give Paris back it's glow. Personally, this is my most anticipated game on this entire list.

Shattered Suns

Platform: PC

If you thought that Sins of a Solar Empire was huge, prepare to think differently. Featuring an even more massive overworld, developer Clear Crown Studios promise complete customization of every ship and space station available to the player. Furthermore, planets and other heavenly bodies actually move in orbit around their own suns, which will have a dramatic change in your tactical approach to these galactic firefights.

Spore

Platform: PC and Wii

Will Wright's latest brainchild, this game is sure to cause waves when it hits later this year. Players will be responsible for the creation of their very own fully customizable species, starting with their multicellular existence in a drop of water, to a tribal society, to a lawful civilization, to a spacefaring empire. The title is labeled as a massively single-player online game, since species can be easily shared between players and will thus populate other games.

Steven Spielberg's Boom Blox

Platform: Wii

This Steven Spielberg-inspired puzzle game revolves around the deceptively simple concept of knocking over towers of blocks. Boom Blox is sure to be fun for everyone, however, with it's clever implementation of Wii motion controls and usage of background objects to manipulate the blocks. The title will also feature multiple modes for multiplayer gaming and a very realistic physics engine for the block movements.

This is Vegas

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Staying more in tune with the other Tom Clancy games, EndWar will feature intense strategic combat with a flavor all it's own: real time strategy. Yes, in this post-apocalyptic game, the player will not control one unit at a time, but rather squads and platoons. The emphasis is of course on the small (and large) scale firefights, and you can expect your troops to take cover and flank on the whim. For the armchair general in all of us, Ubisoft has gone to great lengths to craft their own voice-recognition system so you can expect to bark orders over the roar of gunfire and feel good about it.

Tom Clancy's HAWX

Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC

Tom Clancy….and dogfights? Well, this is certainly going to be an interesting one! The gameplay, while looking like it will draw from the Ace Combat series, will aim to reinvent the genre with the use of "Assistance". Toggling it off and on will allow the player to be either very reckless or very cautious (or a combination of both) with their maneuvers. In addition, this game will run at 60 fps and have a turbulent story leading up to the events in Tom Clancy's EndWar.

Too Human

Platform: Xbox 360

Can this come out any sooner? Too Human is an epic adventure starring Norse gods fighting against hordes upon hordes of machines to save the fate of humanity. Gameplay will be fast and visceral combat with deep RPG elements intertwined. These include selectable character cIasses, fully customizable weapons, and skill tree progression. Online play is used for DLC (ie: downloadable character cIasses) and full on co-op action with a buddy. Again, can this come out any sooner?!

Wet

Platform: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3

White Knight Chronicles

Platform: Playstation 3

This game, being developed by the excellent RPG powerhouse Level-5, is sure to win over the hearts of RPG fans everywhere when it hits later this year. The sprawling narrative is set in a massive overworld that the player is free to explore at his own leisure. Combat is done completely in real-time, and the player also has the ability to transform into the titular White Knights, massive juggernauts of might. Of course, the player will face off against equally large opponents in awesome demonstrations of power.

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This list isn't complete, nor will it ever be. Titles show up on the radar practically on a weekly basis. Even now, I feel like there is probably a dozen titles that I missed. Still, I intend for this thread to be a resource as much as it is a haven for discussion. Thanks for your time.

First. And add Too Human, and for now HAZE is PS3 exclusive.

Err..that looks about right then. Can't think of anymore.

First. And add Too Human, and for now HAZE is PS3 exclusive.

Err..that looks about right then. Can't think of anymore.

thrones

wow thanks for the summary dude! Isn't haze exclusive to ps3 or timed exclusive? I think spores gonna be great too bad my pc wont run it :(and I avoid EA like the plague.charley_mcd

I wouldn't have The Conduit on that....nintendofreak_2

You're missing damnation, one I'm finding relatively interesting.

LBP for the win!!!!

And Steven Spielberg's Bloom Blox and Lost Winds seems to be missing.

That's one massive list! :o

Thanks :D

You're missing damnation, one I'm finding relatively interesting.

thrones

Bikes on walls!!!

That is cool.

Fantastic list you've got there. There are definitely some promising games amongst those, and I can't wait to see them come to fruition.

Heh, I knew I missed a bunch...

For the record, this will be updated regularly.

You're missing damnation, one I'm finding relatively interesting.

thrones

LBP for the win!!!!

And Steven Spielberg's Bloom Blox and Lost Winds seems to be missing.

Willy105

It's understandable for people to not know if a major company has made another product other than their biggets games.

Did you know Rockstar made games other than GTA?

Did you know Nintendo made games other than Mario/Zelda/Metroid?

Did you know Kojima made games other than Metal Gear Solid?

List goes on.

You're missing damnation, one I'm finding relatively interesting.

thrones

...the enviroment kinda reminds me of Gears of War, is it using Unreal Engine?

Looks pretty cool though.

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You're missing damnation, one I'm finding relatively interesting.

AAllxxjjnn

...the enviroment kinda reminds me of Gears of War, is it using Unreal Engine?

Looks pretty cool though.

I have no idea. All I know is it has first person shooting, and third person platforming and large open world (Not sure if this meant large levels or free-roaming). And they're focusing alot on verticle axes, so I think yes, you can ride up walls. Also, it's Steampunk = Double Win.

Halo Wars and Halo Chronicles are missing. (or do you not consider them new ips?)

Great list.

Dead Space!

Can't wait for Alan Wake, Brutal Legend, and Disaster!

Halo Wars and Halo Chronicles are missing. (or do you not consider them new ips?)

Great list.

II-FBIsniper-II

They're part of the Halo IP I reckon.

Halo Wars and Halo Chronicles are missing. (or do you not consider them new ips?)

Great list.

II-FBIsniper-II

It's understandable for people to not know if a major company has made another product other than their biggets games.

Did you know Rockstar made games other than GTA?

Did you know Nintendo made games other than Mario/Zelda/Metroid?

Did you know Kojima made games other than Metal Gear Solid?

List goes on.

Willy105

Wow Nice job man I hadn't even heard of 50% of those games.Popadophalis

Dead Space!

Can't wait for Alan Wake, Brutal Legend, and Disaster!

BioShockOwnz

great threadNSR34GTR

very good thread man.......props to ya :DDante2710

I DEMAND to see TWEWY on there...seriously people ENCOURAGE SQUARE with the good things i've been hearing about this gamedarkspineslayer

[QUOTE="NSR34GTR"]great threadMoldOnHold

very good thread man.......props to ya :DDante2710

I DEMAND to see TWEWY on there...seriously people ENCOURAGE SQUARE with the good things i've been hearing about this gamedarkspineslayer

yeah i know, i'm hoping to buy it tomaorw by ditching a bunch of games that have been collecting dust, but this game needs to sell, it looks and sounds so awsome...and i'm not huge on RPGs...we need to encourage square to go for a sequal instead of Final fantisy 387541057189456244717432650165202 and 1/2

Some extras you missed ( I keep a list of games I'm looking foward to in a word document, comparing them with your list atm :P)

Left 4 Dead (PC,360)

You know how it goes, 4 survivors in a city go around fighting zombies. There's 4 super player controlled zombies as well.

Legendary (360,PS3, PC)

You, a gun, some crazy cultists + some mythical creatures in modern cities. How can it fail? Well..quite easily, but it doesn't look too bad and the three way battles seem cool.

Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)

Tactical RPG, 1930s europe, anime art**** :D

Operation Darkness (360)

Another tactical RPG. World War 2, Werewolves, Japan. What can go wrong?

Eight Days(PS3)

Guns, Cars and nice graphics.

Project Offset (360, PS3, PC)

FPS RPG, Team Deathmathc modes and the like. One to look out for in my eyes :D

Team Ico's Project

Who knows? But it'll be a new great IP whatever it is :P

Some extras you missed ( I keep a list of games I'm looking foward to in a word document, comparing them with your list atm :P)

Left 4 Dead (PC,360)

You know how it goes, 4 survivors in a city go around fighting zombies. There's 4 super player controlled zombies as well.

Legendary (360,PS3, PC)

You, a gun, some crazy cultists + some mythical creatures in modern cities. How can it fail? Well..quite easily, but it doesn't look too bad and the three way battles seem cool.

Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)

Tactical RPG, 1930s europe, anime art**** :D

Operation Darkness (360)

Another tactical RPG. World War 2, Werewolves, Japan. What can go wrong?

Eight Days(PS3)

Guns, Cars and nice graphics.

Project Offset (360, PS3, PC)

FPS RPG, Team Deathmathc modes and the like. One to look out for in my eyes :D

Team Ico's Project

Who knows? But it'll be a new great IP whatever it is :P

thrones

well if were gona do that then can't forget retros project

Nice list. Also does anyone know if the Spore on Wii will be like the one on PC?

Also Echochrome looks interesting

Awesome thread MoldOnHold. I knew about a lot of these but it's good to have the rest of the community up to date.

added: Left 4 Dead and Dead Space

More on the way. Thanks guys. :D

added: Steven Spielberg's Boom Blox

More on the way.

Nice list! :)

But there are a few your missing like Heavy Rain and Wardevil those look like they could be very good as well. ;)

added: Project Offset (I can't believe I missed out on this :o)

Thanks Delsage, and don't worry, I'll constantly be updating this. :)

added: Project Offset (I can't believe I missed out on this :o)

Thanks Delsage, and don't worry, I'll constantly be updating this. :)

MoldOnHold

Epic post. Lots of fantastic stuff for everybody in his thread. Can you feel the iLove? I can't even begin to start on which games I'm looking forward to seeing...musicalmac

Glad you approve, friend. :D

I can gaurentee 70% of those will be mediocre or worse.

The others will be great though.

Isn't project offset PC only since intel bought it company over?jangojay

Well so far it's still listed on the consoles. Just have to wait and see I guess, that can change anytime.

Isn't project offset PC only since intel bought it company over?jangojay

You have some good ones in their, but the rest look meh.Guiltfeeder566

I can gaurentee 70% of those will be mediocre or worse.

The others will be great though.

sexy_chimp