Motorstorm 3
A shoe-in. 2006/7 was when the world was introduced the superb, dangerous and downright dirty world of the Motorstorm festival, and suddenly became a staple of the Playstation 3 console. The second instalment, Pacific Rift was more of the same (just a little bit worse) when released in 2008. Well, it’s the big 2010 now, and, mathematically, it’s time for another jump in the mud. Squeaks from people who dad knows a friend who spoke to the cousin of one of the people in Evolution Studios hint that there’s a more urban environment on the way, but as long as we get to punch people off bikes, Road-Rash style, we’ll be happy.
New Rainbow 6 Game
Twice is enough for Vegas. The streets are littered with bodies, the one-armed bandits are leaking blood, and Rainbow 6 patrols every rooftop. Time for a change. So, Miami? New York? Washington D.C.? While we’d love a CSI/Rainbow 6 crossover, the chances are slim. Instead, encouraged by the good reception to the new Medal of Honour, we’ve got our money on a new, darker Rainbow 6 – breaking all the rules, killing innocents, and being the bad guy; all for justice.
New Brothers In Arms Game
Confession time. Brothers In Arms has a very, very special place in my heart. It’s left of my right atrium (yeah, I know the names of the individual parts of the heart, want to fight about it?). Hell’s Highway, the 2008 WWII FPS, was, like a young Stephen Hawkings, brilliant but misunderstood. “Why did I have to take cover, and sit through story, and why weren’t there more explosions?” We loved everything the series offered (including the stunning Hospital level), and we can’t wait the next; a snowy setting, if you listen hard at the end of Hell’s Highway...
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising 2
There was some really awesome moments in Dragon Rising. Those awesome moments were usually behind a cloud of engine shortcomings, rushed release dates and poor design choices. The general agreement between fans is that the unannounced shooter being developed by Codemasters’ Action Team is Dragon Rising 2 – an ‘expansion’ of sorts to fix the engine and deliver the game we should have had last October.
Mirror’s Edge 2
Along with Dead Space, EA’s 2008 new IPs are starting to pay off. Although it didn’t do well commercially, fans are begging for another run-and-jump adventure in a Mirrors Edge sequel. Early reports suggest it’s on the way, and as long as we don’t have to climb up a pole every 5 seconds, you can colour us excited. And red.
New Chronicles of Riddick
Surprisingly, people reacted badly to Assault On Dark Athena, the mini-expansion to the Riddick series released last year. They lapped up the HD remake of Butcher’s Bay, though, and despite Dark Athena being a step below the original, there’s nothing quite like being Richard B. Riddick in the shadows. It’s time for a proper sequel. Who knows – it might be waiting in the dark behind you right now...
Driver 5
Forget Driv3r. That went wrong. That was just a blip in an otherwise brilliant series. Instead, look to the future – how’s about an open world driving game that isn’t GTA, or isn’t a direct parody of GTA? What a world. That’s the world Driver 5 promises, if it is indeed real, and we can’t wait to see it.
Far Cry 3
The team behind the ultimately disappointing (YES IT WAS) Far Cry 2 have said they’d like to try out an Antarctic setting, so expect either another beautiful desert landscape or a lot of white. Everywhere. Let’s just hope they fix pretty much everything else. The chances of a Far Cry 3 are high, due to the bafflingly good critical reception and great commercial triumph. We’re optimistic
Race Driver: GRiD 2
The original GRiD released in 2007 and was surprisingly pleasing for me. The graphics were simply brilliant for the time, and are still pretty brilliant now. The game brought back the fun into console racing games, after the poor performance from Need for Speed games at the time and we thank the guys at Codies for that. It may not be the most obvious choice, but it would be brilliant to see a sequel to the critically acclaimed original.
Killzone 3
Inevitable. The whole team here are extremely excited about kicking the baldness out of the Helghast again and job listing after job listing hints that we will be. It might be possible that we see a teaser trailer of the game at GDC, but we would bet an arm and a leg that the game will make an appearance in Los Angeles.
Grand Theft Auto V
We’re certainly not expecting any gameplay shown, but by the time of the event, Rockstar would have had a good eight months to have chosen their plot and characters. No one is expecting the game to stay in Liberty City, and London is the proposed favourite for many. Wherever it’s set Rockstar, we wouldn’t mind a teaser trailer for this one.
Criterion's Need for Speed Title
Burnout Paradise creators Criterion Games are currently working on this one, and unless it’s released before E3 (which we very much doubt), we’ll expect to see some gameplay. Criterion knows how to make a game fun, there’s no doubt about that. However, they need to get the game smack-bang perfect after the critically acclaimed Shift, the return of the series we all love after some pretty shoddy instalments since 2007.
Saints Row 3
Now this one’s been rumoured for a long time. But even after THQ revealed that a sequel to Saints Row 2 was in development this month, it still hasn’t been officially announced. The prequel for this one was pretty nice, but Volition needs to step it up another level with this one, and push Grand Theft Auto.
Red Faction 4
Another THQ and Volition game which is in development, but still not officially announced. All of you would have heard of the most recent instalment in the series, Red Faction: Guerrilla, which caught the eye of many due to the brilliant destruction in it. But we could be returning to the first person perspective after Volition gave it up after the first two games in the series. Either way, we welcome any Red Faction game.
Gears of War 3
Probably the most obvious for us. Design director CliffyB has recently said that some “awesome shit” is currently in the works over at Epic Games, and that it could be revealed “when the weather’s warm”, so we’re pretty confident that the game will be there. The series is a personal favourite for many, including us. A teaser trailer would be brilliant for us, but some gameplay would just put the cherry on the cake for this year’s E3 event.