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The 100 most anticipated games of 2012

What will be this year’s best and biggest gaming experiences? We’ve got three digits’ worth of contenders

Words: on January 20, 2012
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  • BaraChat - January 20, 2012 8:01 p.m.

    As my profile picture will attest, the fact that Bioshock Infinite is first on your wish list as well makes me a very happy man. After Infinite I'd have : 2. Borderlands 2 3. Diablo III 4. The Last Guardian 5. Other games (SSX, RE6, ME3, etc.)

  • ncurry2 - January 20, 2012 8:09 p.m.

    Here here! Although I would put SC2: HotS at 5 then but you got RE6 in there so I'll let it slide this one time.

  • Pwnz0r3d - January 20, 2012 7:44 p.m.

    I'm really only excited for ME3. Not to say that the other games look "dumb," its just I'm so pumped for March.

  • bebl09 - January 20, 2012 7:44 p.m.

    CoD at #15? GR, I am disappoint.

  • BaraChat - January 20, 2012 8:04 p.m.

    I am as well. That it even figures on this list. I liked MW3 but MW2, BlOps and W@W weren't very good. Yearly releases can really damage a franchise, just look at Assassin's Creed.

  • bebl09 - January 20, 2012 8:33 p.m.

    I agree, although I did expect it to be on the list somewhere, just not as high as #15. How they can say Syndicate (which I think looks awesome, and definitely more innovative than CoD) looks like a generic shooter and put it at #93 yet CoD is apparently their 15th most anticipated game, I have no idea. I can't comment on Assassin's Creed, as I haven't played Brotherhood or Revelations (ah, the joys of being a final-year law student) but I definitely want to play them when I actually have some money. A lot more than I want to play the last two CoDs.

  • mray7 - January 21, 2012 6:17 a.m.

    Like I said earlier, 100 most ANTICIPATED games. Say what you want about call of duty the games are always some of the most highly anticipated and best selling of that year. Plus if it's Black Ops 2 and there is more zombies I'll be anticipating it myself.

  • bebl09 - January 21, 2012 6:43 p.m.

    Highly anticipated by the CoD sheep. I'd have expected GR to be anticipating other, more deserving games, more than the next CoD. Just cause it makes billions of dollars with each yearly iteration doesn't mean that it should be highly anticipated. These are games journalists writing this list, not frat boys.

  • shawksta - January 20, 2012 7:41 p.m.

    Awesome list, i dont care about the order, im just happy at the amount of games! I was slow, did you just say we get to be the FREAKING MAYOR in Animal Crossing!? MOTHER.OF.GOD Cant wait for the awesomeness, and fingers crossed for localization of PLvsAA,Last Story ect.

  • MetroidPrimeRib - January 20, 2012 7:30 p.m.

    10. The Darkness II 9. Tales of Graces/Xillia 8. Planetside 2 7. Max Payne 3 6. XCOM: Enemy Unknown 5. Xenoblade Chronicles 4. Metro: Last Light 3. Darksiders II 2. Grand Theft Auto V (I doubt it will come out this year, though.) 1. Guild Wars 2

  • mray7 - January 21, 2012 6:19 a.m.

    Surprises me that you are looking forward to GTA. Normally you hate on the "so popular its almost casual" games.

  • MetroidPrimeRib - January 21, 2012 10:01 a.m.

    Rockstar always delivers. To bad their PC ports are always terrible.

  • Felixthecat - January 20, 2012 7:15 p.m.

    No Onechanbara Z: Kagura? For shame, GR. FOR SHAME.

  • ItBurnsWhenIWii - January 20, 2012 7:05 p.m.

    Can't say I can think of anything too big that was missing (besides Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack) but your order is horse shit. The Last Guardian and Halo 4 should be pushed back 2 spots and Resident Evil 6 and Twisted Metal should be moved forward.

  • talleyXIV - January 20, 2012 6:49 p.m.

    The fact that Lollipop Chainsaw is on this list is just further proof that games journalists don't care how bad a game is if it has boobs. That game looks like raw sewage. If you like girls go look up porn or actually go out, don't play terrible games.

  • Errrrbo - January 20, 2012 11:05 p.m.

    1. Several games with boobs (Dead or Alive Paradise, Onechanbara) have gotten bad reviews. 2. People are excited for this game largely because it's from Suda 51, one of the most famous game developers of the past decade. 3. I'm pretty sure the person who wrote this article knew way more about the game than you do.

  • talleyXIV - January 21, 2012 4:15 p.m.

    They have done a couple of good games. However this one looks like trash. I guarantee that they are trying to mask mediocre gameplay with sexuality.

  • ZidaneAlcor - January 20, 2012 6:26 p.m.

    No mention of Phantasy Star Online 2? That makes me sad. The tests seem to be going well... I'd anticipate a 2012 release... Sigh... it seems Phantasy Star doesn't have the pull it used to...

  • Cyberninja - January 20, 2012 6:18 p.m.

    glad to see your chooses for high up handheld titles but Kingdom hearts should be lower overwise good list

  • XLGirthMan - January 20, 2012 9:18 p.m.

    When you say lower do you mean closer to number 1? If not, then how dare you...

  • tiben36 - January 20, 2012 6:11 p.m.

    mass effect 3 and bioshock infinite at top? wtf

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