times are changing

2009 definitely feels a bit different. With the economy in utter shambles and a rampage of layoff's tearing the gaming industry to shreds not just here in the states but well over in the land of the rising sun as well; it will be interesting to see how the quality of games will be affected because of this.

will games be far less frequent but higher quality to entice the public to continue purchasing games? or will game quality plummet faster than Midway being delisted from the NYSE soon after filing for bankruptcy. which might i add, i'm growing sick and tired of browsing articles regarding Midway's downfall and someone posting up a "FINISH HIM!" or "FATALITY!" comment. tho on the flipside, i would have welcomed someone quoting something from NBA Jam: "BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!" tho i fail to see how that relates to Midway crash and burning.

anyhow, back to the subject at hand, how are games going to look this year? with many high-profile games about to go gold this year, i half expect no real new innovative IP's to be announced this year. rather, just a rehash of more sequels and just a lot of 2008, but slightly better (if at all).

with that said, what games am i looking forward to this year? i'm shooting to make a top 10, but i wouldn't be surprised if i can't even fill up 10 slots...

1. Killzone 2


2. Resident Evil 5


3. God of War 3


4. Final Fantasy XIII


5. Halo 3 ODST


6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2


as expected, no new IP's i'm looking forward to and i couldn't fill the 10 slots. there were of course honorable mentions, uncharted 2 or bioshock 2 to name a few, but having never played either of those games the first time around, i don't find msyelf excited that they are receiving sequels this year.