News: Some big games are coming after the first of the year.
With 2008 almost in the history books, it never hurts to look to the future. Video gaming has always been an industry that's about "what's next" and it looks like "what's next" in the first few months of 2009 is a pile of highly anticipated games.
Could this be the final holiday season where most of the major releases are backloaded into September through December? It could be if this list is anything to go by (I'm especially excited for House of the Dead: Overkill in February):
January 6
Deal or No Deal (Wii)
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero (DS)
Saints Row 2 (PC)
January 13
Heist (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Lord of the Rings: Conquest (DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Mirror's Edge (PC)
Moon (DS)
January 20
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (PS3, Xbox 360)
Ar Tonelico 2: Melody Of Metafalica (PS2)
Skate 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP)
January 27
Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (PS2)
SimAnimals (DS, Wii)
February 3
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (Wii)
February 10
FEAR 2: Project Origin (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (DS)
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (Xbox 360)
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii)
February 17
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS)
The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PS3, Xbox 360)
The Sims 3 (PC)
Street Fighter IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
Wheelman (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
February 24
Damnation (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
February 27
Killzone 2 (PS3)
March 3
Halo Wars (Xbox 360)
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360)
March 10
MadWorld (Wii)
March 13
Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Xbox 360)
March 17
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (DS)