Below is a comprehensive list of all(at least I think so)promising PCgames slated for 2007 release.By "promising" I mean games with big chances of scoring at least AA, while extremely small chances of scoring below 7. I've tried choosing only games made by experienced developers(who made good games in the past) or for other reasons promising.
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Supreme CommanderSpiritual successor of Total Annihilation(one of very best, if not THE best RTS games ever)..done by TA creators.
World in ConflictAlternative reality cold-war based wargame from Massive Entertaiment( their Ground Control
and it's sequel got both 8.5 from GS)
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsFinally, one of THE biggest RTS franchises is back
SPOREWill Wright is a genius( he created games like Sim City and SIMS)..and this one it's the most ambitious game in development right now.
Europa Universalis 3Third entry in legendary strategy series
Battle for AtlantisSF RTS with strong focus on water(breaking dams, flooding terrain, creating and using tsunamis etc) From makers of Sparta: Ancient Wars
Mythic WarsA turn-based fantasy strategy game, inspired by Master of Magic
Disciples III: RenaissanceDisciples II: Dark Prophecy was one of best turn-based fantasy strategy games of last few years.
It was released in 2002, around the same time such "monsters" of this subgenre like Heroes4,
Age of Wonders 2 and Etherlords were released. And yet it stood proudly next to them and secured
it's place as one of premier franchises of this type. Now it's back in full 3D and done by Akella.
Inhabitated IslandTurn-based wargame set in the world of Strugatsky brothers' bestseller "Inhabitated Island".
The game is developed as a joint effort between Akella(Age of Sail2: Privateer's Bounty)
and Wargaming.net(makers of Massive Assault)
Petroglyph/SEGA RTSPetroglyph(basically leads from Westwood) are making near-future RTS for SEGA,
can you say "Command and Conquer spiritual sequel"?
Combat Mission3New entry in this ground breaking wargame series( CM 1 and 2 were both AAAs on Gamespot)
Codename Panzers: Cold Warthis time published by 10Tacle, Pazers: Phase One and Two both got solid AA scored from GS
Celtic Kings2Finally in 3D, previous games in the series wer both AAs at Gamespot
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<font size="4"><strong>ROLEPLAYING GAMES</strong></font> <font size="2">
Dragon AgeBioware next epic
WitcherAmazing graphics, ambitious gameplay, incredible book license and Bioware's backing
Drakensang: the Dark EyeAfter 10 long years the "Dark Eye"(the pen and paper RPG setting, seen in the great Realms of Arkania
series of PC RPGs) returns to PCgaming.
Battle LordFantasy tactical RPG. Player will walk around big world map, do quests, subquests ,upgrade his character, etc. Simply typical RPG stuff, but the combat will resemble a strategy game. It will be turn-based ,you will gather big parties etc. THe game is developed by the team that made Space Rangers 2(8.1 at Gamespot)
Hard to be GodIsometric RPG set in world created by Strugacki's brothers. Co-developed by Akella
AfterfallIndie roleplaying game following the good old school principles of the genre: non-linearity, turn-based combat, lots of roleplaying and decisions having real effect on the game world
OverlordAn innovative RPG that turns the fantasy cliche by 180 degrees. In Overlord YOU are the big bad guy, who's goal is to dominate the peaceful land, destroy all that is good and to become " the nastiest bastard around". The game is developed by Triumph Studios(creators of Age of Wonders series, all AoW games have been high AAs at Gamespot)
Sacred 2Sequel hack and slash RPG that was propably the best DIablo2-like game(aside from Diablo itself
) ever released. This time Ascaron is making the game in in full 3D
The Broken HourglassAn old-school Baldurs Gate 2-like RPG, done by Planewalker Games-indie team consisting of cRPG modders, lead by Jason Compton (the best BG2 modder, he did wonders to NPC and party members dynamic interaction). The game is set in Tolmira (sword-and-sorcery setting, which PlaneWalker licensed) has isometric perspective, unlimited party, complex party-to-party interactions, lots of good old-school roleplaying and real-time with pause combat system
StarTrek Online
Warhammer Onlineby Mythic, makers of Dark Age of Camelot(the only MMO besides WoW to ever get AAA from GS)
FuryOnline action-rpg, concentrating on spectacular PvP combat,while throwing away all the grinding. THe game is in development at Auran(makers or Dark Reign(9.1), Trainz(8.7) and Trains 2004(7.9
AionMMORPG developed in newly formed NCSoft Seul Studios
Stargate worldsMMORPG based on Stargate:SG1 and Stargate:Atlantis series
Starfallopen ended space-based RPG(exploring whole galaxies with different planets, etc) from ex Blizzard guys
Castaway's first gameanother RPG from ex-Blizzard guys
RED5 MMORPGEx-Blizzard guys are making this MMO, it's running on Project Offset Engine and will be published by Webzen
King Isle's MMO gameKingIsle is company led by Tom Hall(ex-IDSoftware guy, responsible also for amazing Anachronox)
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Cassius PearlClassic point and click adventure game. THe team was formed by developers working for big French developing companies like Ubisoft, Eden Studios, Arkane Studios, Stormfront, and Pam Developement
Jack KeaneHumoristic adventure game from Deck13 (makers of Anhk)
OverclockedAn adventure game described as "present-day thriller game about the psychological dimensions of violence."", from House of Tales, makers of "Moment of Silence" (AdventureGamers-4/5, JustAdventure-A-)
AquarticaA game by Benoit Sokal(Amerzone, Syberia 1-2, Paradise)
new CYAN gamefrom company that made Myst series
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<font size="4"><strong>ACTION</strong></font> <font size="2">
CRYSISFPS from Crytek(makers of Farcry-9.2 from GS). It's likely to be THE prettiest game available
on any platform when it's released
Bohemia Interactive's 'GAME 2"OPF is still unbeatable I'm sure OPF2 will raise the bar even higher
Project OffsetA fantasy FPS from makers of Savage(which won Indie GOTY 2003)
STALKERExtremely ambitious game with graphics to die for
AllianceFPS that spans across the whole XX th century, using all important military conflicts as it's setting. It's developed by Windwark technologies, company who specialises in professional simulation software for military.
White Gold: War in ParadiseFPS/RPG hybrid that's a successor to Boiling Point. The game changes setting and characters, but keeps the core gameplay concept intact. So we can expect huge dynamic terrain to explore , incredible freedom, tons of stuff to do and developer's ambition that would make most other companies explode
Chrome2Original Chrome was good(7.2) FPS shooter that had lots of unrealised potential. Since then Techland has been consistently improving and their last title:XPandRally has 85% average at GameRankings we can propably expect good things from this game
VoodooNights
Ritual's DX10 gamenew Warren Spector's gamebased on Source and released through STEAM
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<font size="4"><strong>SIMULATION</strong></font>
Jet ThunderHistorical air combat sim from Thunder Works
T-34Ultra-realistic tank sim
Chronicles of TarraSpace-sim from Akella
North StarSecond game by Kerberos (ex Barkin Dog guys),most likely a space sim
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Soccer FuryOnline-focused soccer game with added combat techinques, developed by Digial Legends(ex Rebel Act guys, who created cult classic Blade of Darkness)
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4th Introversion game4th after Uplink, Darwinia and Defcon
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<font size="6"><strong>MULTIPLATFORMS</strong></font>
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BioshockSpiritual successor of the masterpiece that System Shock 2 was.
PrecursorsAn open ended action/rpg game which takes action in space and on planets(think STALKER mixed with Privateer), from makers of BoilingPoint
Frontlines: Fuel of WarA modern FPS with heavy vehicle action from Kaos Studios( which is composed of whole Trauma Studios team, creators of legendary Desert Combat mod for Battlefield 1942)
b]Heavy Rain[/b]
New adventure game from the makers of Indigo Prophecy(one of the best and most unique adventure games of last couple years, Gamespot gave 8,4 and Adventure GOTY in 2005)
ShadowrunTeam-based FPS based in legendary pen and paper setting
Medal of Honor: Airborne Assault
Brothers in Arms 3
HAZEFPS from Free Radical(makers of Timesplitters series)
Alan WakeA psychological thriller from makers of Max Payne series
Sam Suede™: in Undercover Exposure®Perverted action-comedy game. Yes..perverted game that has intelligent humor. There is only one person in the world who could pull this off: Al Lowe, the creator of unforgetTable Leisure Larry series and he's working on Sam Suede
Alone in the Dark 5
ElveonUnreal Engine 3.0 based RPG from 10Tacle
Interstellar MarinesFPS using Unreal Engine 3.0
Halo2
APBA GTA-like MMO by the guy who created the GTA franchise
Omikron 2from Quantic Dreams (makers of Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy)
Fallout 3all we know is that it's being made
new WolfensteinFarm 51 FPSthe team is composed of ex People Can Fly (Painkiller)and 2015 (Medal of Honor: Allied Assault) guys, their first game is horror
Fps running on highly modified Painkiller engine
Obsidian 3rd gameRunning on Unreal Engine 3.0</font>
