Where Next For Gaming?

I'm very glad to say that things can only go up in the world of video gaming for the remainder of this year. So far, we've had just Marvel VS Capcom 3 (9.5/10), Portal 2 (10/10) and LA Noire (9.5/10), and brilliant as each of those were, once we'd finished them there was little else to play between January and July. How can games publishers make up for this irritating lack of new titles? Bring us an almost intimidating onslaught of big names over the course of four months, ensuring that barely a week will go by where there isn't something new out to play. So, let's take a look at the very bright future for our consoles:
AUGUST- Bringing the bleak and empty Summer of Games to a somewhat satisfying end is Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a highly anticipated sci-fi shooter that allows a wealth of choice via RPG elements and may just sneak up into Game of the Year lists if it's varied enough. At 30+ hours, it should compensate for being the only major release next month when it hits on the 26th.
SEPTEMBER- And here we go...Dead Island, Resistance 3, Driver: San Francisco, Rise of Nightmares, Warhammer: Space Marine, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, StarFox 64 3D, FIFA 12, Resident Evil 4 HD, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, Gears of War 3 and X-Men: Destiny are all coming to stores near you in these thirty one days, and although only some of those are big names we may just get a few surprises among them.
OCTOBER- Another busy month, containing some of my most anticipated games of the year- Forza Motorsport 4, Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City- as well as a good few other promising instalments including Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Dark Souls, Rage, Twisted Metal, Just Dance 3, Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Rocksmith, NBA 2K12 and Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster, which could well be a great kids' game for Kinect.
NOVEMBER- Ever the biggie, here is where you'll find some of the world's top video gaming franchises constantly competing to top the charts. Among them this time around: Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Minecraft, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Need for Speed: The Run, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Rayman Origins, Saint's Row: The Third, Sonic Generations, Kinect Sports: Season Two, WWE 12 and Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3. In other words, brace yourself- it's going to be a bumpy, expensive, but undoubtedly brilliant ride!
DECEMBER- Not much has been announced for release here except the intriguing Kinect Star Wars and the family-aimed Kinect Disneyland Adventures, however you can be sure some of the games with unannounced release dates will shy away here too considering the danger of a November release (so expect the Mario 3DS games and possibly Zelda here).
2012- And just to keep you happy, we're in safe hands next year too! Look out for: The Darkness II, Inversion, SSX, XCOM, Mass Effect 3, Prototype 2, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Bioshock: Infinite, Brothers In Arms Furious 4, Fable: The Journey, Far Cry 3, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Halo 4, Hitman Absolution, LEGO City Stories, Metal Gear Solid: Rising, Metro: Last Light, Resident Evil: Revelations, Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time, Soul Calibur V, SSX, Street Fighter X Tekken, Tomb Raider, Overstrike, Assassin's Creed III and the WiiU. All that, and with game announcements for 2012 sure to arrive at the Tokyo Game Show and Spike Video Game Awards this Autumn we're sure as heck not going to think ill of next year either!