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**jaymind** · 11-25-2007, 07:56 PM

There seems to be a lack of online shooters out now that can reliably surpass BF2 and it's mods for a lot of us, that I thought we could throw together a thread on those upcoming games which may turn out to be "the" new game. For me, TF2 is more of a distraction than a replacement for BF2; COD4 multiplayer is underwhelming to say the least; ET: Quake Wars has been a let down overall, and I can't seem to find the time to play so much online while there are some spectacular single player games out (COD4, Crysis, Portal, HL2, Bioshock, Witcher, and I've been replaying Gal Civ II) and some decent MMO type games such as Hellgate, Tabula Rasa (for me in a month or so) and Pirates of the Burning Sea (a possibility in March).

I have been playing a bit of the beta Frontlines, and this game does show some promise. Although, I would classify the beta as more late alpha than anything else but the game dynamics are worth paying attention to and the game does show some promise.

Left 4 Dead is upcoming and may be the ultimate online shooter of 08. Who wouldn't want to play as a boss zombie chasing your buddies down across the map? Out of everything I've seen so far for 08 this game shows the most promise. Whenever you read anything about this game, they stress teamwork over everything else in order to survive the hordes of zombies chasing you around. This is definitely one to pay close attention to.

There have also been a few rumors here and there about EA getting ready to talk about BF3 for a possible fall release. I'm not sure how credible those rumors are since since there has been no official word at all, and no typical hype build up, so take that with a large grain of salt. However, it is getting to be that time when EA has to be realistically thinking about a new Battlefield game.

One of the others I've been thinking about giving another shake to is the HL2 mod Insurgency, which just released a new major update with a lot of bug fixes and new content. I thought this mod was a lot of fun before, but the bugs were killers and if they are fixed it may be time to try it again.

So, anyone else have any games they are paying close attention to/hoping for in 08?

11-25-2007, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
jaymind Well Focused Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Age: 35 Posts: 191	Upcoming Games There seems to be a lack of online shooters out now that can reliably surpass BF2 and it's mods for a lot of us, that I thought we could throw together a thread on those upcoming games which may turn out to be "the" new game. For me, TF2 is more of a distraction than a replacement for BF2; COD4 multiplayer is underwhelming to say the least; ET: Quake Wars has been a let down overall, and I can't seem to find the time to play so much online while there are some spectacular single player games out (COD4, Crysis, Portal, HL2, Bioshock, Witcher, and I've been replaying Gal Civ II) and some decent MMO type games such as Hellgate, Tabula Rasa (for me in a month or so) and Pirates of the Burning Sea (a possibility in March). I have been playing a bit of the beta Frontlines, and this game does show some promise. Although, I would classify the beta as more late alpha than anything else but the game dynamics are worth paying attention to and the game does show some promise. Left 4 Dead is upcoming and may be the ultimate online shooter of 08. Who wouldn't want to play as a boss zombie chasing your buddies down across the map? Out of everything I've seen so far for 08 this game shows the most promise. Whenever you read anything about this game, they stress teamwork over everything else in order to survive the hordes of zombies chasing you around. This is definitely one to pay close attention to. There have also been a few rumors here and there about EA getting ready to talk about BF3 for a possible fall release. I'm not sure how credible those rumors are since since there has been no official word at all, and no typical hype build up, so take that with a large grain of salt. However, it is getting to be that time when EA has to be realistically thinking about a new Battlefield game. One of the others I've been thinking about giving another shake to is the HL2 mod Insurgency, which just released a new major update with a lot of bug fixes and new content. I thought this mod was a lot of fun before, but the bugs were killers and if they are fixed it may be time to try it again. So, anyone else have any games they are paying close attention to/hoping for in 08? __________________