I Want
Diablo III (PC)
The return of Diablo, which Blizzard describes as 'the definitive action role-playing game', introduces new classes, an upgraded graphics engine and battle.net upgrades.
BioShock 2 (Xbox 360)

Taking place some years after the original title, BioShock 2 features the first Big Daddy returning to Rapture to stop the Big Sister and her ilk. Also, some long-awaited multiplayer ...

Halo Wars (Xbox 360)

Halo fans rejoice! RTS fans grieve!

Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)

An incredibly tense multiplayer experience like no other. A must buy for shooter fans.

StarCraft II (PC)
One of the most legendary, beloved PC real-time strategy games is back after nearly a decade. It looks incredible.
Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360)

The streamlined, focused structure eliminates potential tedium without dumbing anything down, and the battle system strikes an elegant balance between strategy and fast-paced action. Stunningly beautiful graphics and a pervasively ...

I'm playing
Team Fortress 2 (PC)
The series that pioneered the idea of squad-based online combat finally brings out its second chapter - and it looks different than we expected.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)
We're still not sure what war this is and the solo campaign could have been longer; but it's the same Call of Duty that we all know and ...
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Xbox 360)
Sorry, we're too busy joygasming over awesome graphics and ball-busting missions to come up with anything coherent to say besides: Go. Buy. NOW.
I've Beaten
Portal (PC)
This surreal puzzler will mess with your mind. The fact that it comes bundled with Half-Life 2, Episode One and Two, and Team Fortress 2 is the icing on the ...
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Snake's next adventure takes him out of the jungles and corridors he's used to, dropping him into the middle of full-on futuristic battlefields as a mercenary superspy.
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
A remarkable adventure in a melancholy world unlike any you've seen before
BioShock (Xbox 360)
Dive beneath the ocean's surface for a dark masterpiece of gameplay design. Scaring you is just the first of many, many things BioShock does spectacularly right.
Prince of Persia (next-gen) (Xbox 360)

Featuring one of the best AI sidekicks around, this new edition of a Persian Prince is a great time, if a little on the easy side.

Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
The freedom may scare people used to more linear shooters and the simplified customization might disappoint hardcore RPGers, but if ever a game was worth broadening your horizons for, this ...
Collecting Dust
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Combined Assault (PS2)
The fourth PS2 SOCOM adds new vehicles, weaponry and a four-player co-op mode to the team-based tactical shooter series.
Day of Defeat: Source (PC)
Get sent to the frontlines with five different classes inside unique battlegrounds for intense Axis vs. Allies action.
Socom 3: US Navy Seals (PS2)
SOCOM 3 really takes the PS2 to its limits. We can't imagine a better team-based military game for the console, so hopefully Zipper is already hard at work on ...
I Love
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Combined Assault (PS2)
The fourth PS2 SOCOM adds new vehicles, weaponry and a four-player co-op mode to the team-based tactical shooter series.
Day of Defeat: Source (PC)
Get sent to the frontlines with five different classes inside unique battlegrounds for intense Axis vs. Allies action.
Portal (PC)
This surreal puzzler will mess with your mind. The fact that it comes bundled with Half-Life 2, Episode One and Two, and Team Fortress 2 is the icing on the ...
Team Fortress 2 (PC)
The series that pioneered the idea of squad-based online combat finally brings out its second chapter - and it looks different than we expected.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Snake's next adventure takes him out of the jungles and corridors he's used to, dropping him into the middle of full-on futuristic battlefields as a mercenary superspy.
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
A remarkable adventure in a melancholy world unlike any you've seen before
I Hate
Killzone (PS2)
While not quite the Halo-killer Sony hoped it would be, Killzone looks killer and delivers a tense, slightly deeper experience than the average first-person blastathon.