RELEASE SCHEDULE ON THE RADAR: SHOOTERS
2011 is shaping up to be a promising year for gun nuts, with plenty of new IP and established favourites
PROGRESS BAR
An update on key digital download releases
Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves
BODYCOUNT
Format: Xbox 360, PS3 Publisher: Codemasters
Codies’ newest FPS IP is powered by the publisher’s EGO engine and features destructible environments.
BULLETSTORM
Format: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Publisher: Electronic Arts
An over-the-top shooter from Epic Games and People Can Fly that rewards players for performing ‘skillshots’.
Publisher: Sony Format: PS3 Released: December A standalone adventure for the hero of LittleBigPlanet designed to make use of the PlayStation Move.
Back To The Future: The Game Publisher: Telltale Games Format: PC Released: December The first of five episodes based on the classic ‘80s sci-fi movie hits this month. Stars Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown.
HOMEFRONT
Format: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Publisher: THQ
The first Homefronttitle sees players defending a war-torn San Francisco from oppression by Korean forces.
GHOST RECON: FUTURE
Format: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Publisher: Ubisoft
The Tom Clancy franchise returns with Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, letting gamers play with the tech of tomorrow.
Kung-Fu Live Publisher: Sony Format: PS3 Released: December 8th This PlayStation Eye title inserts players into frantic fight sequences for full- body combat.
The Animus Project Update 1.0 Publisher: Ubisoft Format: PSN, XBLA Released: December 14th A new multiplayer map and game mode for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.
SPEC OPS: THE LINE
Format: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Publisher: 2K Games
A third-person shooter set in Dubai, after the glamourous city has been submerged by a huge sandstorm.
CALL OF DUTY 8
Format: All, more than likely Publisher: Activision
With Black Opsmaking $360m on day one, the bar has been raised but which studio will take on this challenge?
Need For Speed: Nitro-X Publisher: Electronic Arts Format: DSiWare Released: Out Now A bitesize follow-up to last year’s title. The Camera Tag Editor allows gamers to take pictures and paste them over the track.
COMING SOON
MCV pinpoints three important future releases
DUE IN: 6 MONTHS
HUNTED: THE DEMON’S FORGE Format: 360, PS3, PC
Publisher: Bethesda
A new third-person adventure that has been dubbed as a fantasy take on Gears of War. The game features an epic co-op campaign.
DUE IN: 9 MONTHS
SHADOW OF THE DAMNED Format: PS3, 360
Publisher: EA
The new survival horror title from the minds of outspoken developer Suda51 and Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami.
DUE IN: 12 MONTHS
INFAMOUS 2 Format: PS3
Publisher: Sony
The sequel to the acclaimed 2009 superhero title gives players devastating powers and lets them loose on an unsuspecting city.
GOLDEN SUN: DARK DAWN
Released: December 10th Format: DS Publisher: Nintendo Distributor: Open Contact: 01753 483700
The first DS entry in the popular RPG series. Set 30 years after the first two games, players guide the descendants of heroes to their own destiny.
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SNIPER ELITE
Released: December 10th Format: Wii Publisher: Reef Entertainment Distributor: Creative Contact: 020 8664 3456
The classic PS2, Xbox and PC FPS is reborn on Wii, now featuring improved graphics, Zapper-enhanced controls and all-new exlcusive missions.
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