BatRastered's E3 2012 must see list

By BatRastered — May 31, 2012
Tags: blog e3-2012

I'll be covering this year's E3 as always, here's a quick top 10 list of what I'm looking forward to seeing on the floor.

#1 Something as yet un-announced that will blow me away.
This is always my number 1, but with all the games being announced in the last couple of weeks, I wonder if there will be anything left for the show. Lot's of nuabs on the internet think the next Xbox or PS4 are coming out. I think that's nonsense, but if it did happen it would definitely belong here at number 1. Maybe Capcom will announce a new fighting game? It's possible, Ono has said he will be in attendance. Darkstalkers maybe? I'm also secretly hoping for a Halo Wars sequel. That would be something!

#2 Borderlands 2
Can't really be number 1 as I already have seen a ton of this game, but it's still my most anticipated game of 2012. Gouki.com will have another exclusive interview with one of the creators of the game, so get excited for that! I think 2K/Gearbox will show gameplay of the next two characters (Axton and Zero) at E3 and perhaps some hands-on gameplay with the siren/gunzerker demo that was at PAX East.

#3 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Another 2K game comes in at number 3. We saw the 2K Marin FPS version of XCOM at the last two E3 shows and now that game is on the back burner in favor of Firaxis' more traditional take on the franchise. I'm dying to know more about how this plays, will there be a multiplayer vs?

#4 Aliens: Colonial Marines
BatRastered excited for a Sega game? It's true, all it took was an Aliens license and development by staff favorite Gearbox studios (of Borderlands fame). Last year we saw some gameplay with drop-in co-op. I'm assuming will see a new trailer for this year's E3 plus some Marines vs Aliens multiplayer demoed in the booth. The collector's edition and the GameStop pre-orders will give you the ability to play as Bill Paxton's character. #gameoverman

#5 Wii-U launch titles, pricing info, and release date
We know we're getting some new hardware from Nintendo this year, but we don't know much about it. I expect to see some first party launch titles at the show and a release date. Maybe we'll see pricing too, but the big N might be shy about that until TGS.

#6 The next Gears of War
GameInformer just tipped it's next month's cover story and it's a new Gears of War game. The title is as yet unannounced, but the Gears games are fun and it will be interesting to see where the story goes from here (or is it a prequel?).

#7 XBox Summer of Arcade
There's usually at least one gem among the five games chosen for Microsoft's Summer of Arcade promotion. All 5 are usually top quality XBLA games. We haven't heard anything about what they might be yet, but I'm thinking Quantum Conundrum will be in the mix.

#8 Injustice: Gods Among us
A new fighting game from MK developer Ed Boon featuring DC comic characters Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Solomon Grundy, Harley Quinn and more. This is WB's answer to Capcom's Marvel vs Capcom series? I just hope they do a good job on the engine and make a competitive fighting game that works in tournaments.

#9 Halo 4
I'm not expecting too much from this game, but I'm a fan of the franchise so I'll need to check it out. I'm hoping they modernize the control scheme a bit and have some new tech in the engine (like destructible cover) or something.

#10 Grand Theft Auto V release date
GTAV won't be at the show, but I'm expecting to hear about it's release info either during or just before the show. Games seem to be fleeing the holiday window this year, but Rockstar usually releases in spring, so I don't know what to expect.

Honorable mention:
I wanted to learn more about Overstrike from insomniac games but I've been told by EA that it will not be at the show. Also not in attendance is Bioshock Infinite. Everyone's already looking forward to that and knows what that's about though.

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