Watch out for these Upcoming PC Games For 2008

[Harvik780]

This Thread will be updated regularly as the release date for more games is known/comes near.



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1 )Flatout : Ultimate Carnage/Head On

Expected Release Date : March 11,2008

Description : FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage is an over-the-top racing game where players experience the drive of their lives as they race around fully destructible environments. Enhanced over the original version of FlatOut 2, the game features 12 types of racing cars, five all-new single player and two all-new multiplayer game modes, plus high definition resolution to make the racing experience more real.

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2 )Devil May Cry 4

Expected Release Date : February 5,2008

Description : In Devil May Cry 4, players control the formidable Nero who comes to grips with his newly found power as his beliefs and allegiance are tested. Continuing the legacy of fast paced action synonymous with the series, Devil May Cry 4 pushes the envelope of excellence even further with the inclusion of a new combat system that incorporates Nero’s "Devil Bringer." This new feature has players delivering overwhelming damage to enemies with non-stop combos, while gaining new power for Nero’s right arm.

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3 )Assassin's Creed : February 12,2008

Description : The setting is 1191 AD. The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You, Altair, intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. You are an Assassin, a warrior shrouded in secrecy and feared for your ruthlessness. Your actions can throw your immediate environment into chaos, and your existence will shape events during this pivotal moment in history.

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4 )Frontlines : Fuels Of War

Expected Release Date : February 12,2008

Description : The first project for Kaos Studios (a division of THQ founded by veterans of Trauma Studios, creators of Desert Combat and Battlefield 2 R&D projects), Frontlines: Fuel of War uses the advanced Unreal 3 engine for futuristic, intense fights in an open-world battlefield. In this all-too-bleak future of constant wars over natural resources, two sides compete for global supremacy: the Western Coalition (the United States and the European Union) and the Red Star Alliance (Russian/People's Republic of China). The game's nonlinear single-player campaign has players advancing their side's frontline into enemy territory.

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5 )Conflict Denied Ops

Expected Release Date : February 12,2008

Description : Conflict: Denied Ops draws its inspiration from this group of highly skilled individuals. An innovative new two player co-op FPS, Conflict: Denied Ops is set in today’s delicately balanced political climate, focusing on two covert field operatives, experts in weapons and military tactics. Conflict: Denied Ops allows players the freedom to switch seamlessly, at any point, between these two operatives to lay down cover fire, explore different paths through levels, create a distraction or pin down the enemy under crossfire.

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6 )The Club

Expected Release Date : February 19,2008

Description : Players choose between eight unique fighters, each with their own combat style and agendas, as they travel the globe in a series of visceral urban battlefields. In addition to a variety of single-player scenarios, The Club boasts an array of multiplayer options to satisfy even the most discerning action aficionado.

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7 )Turning Point : Fall of Liberty

Expected Release Date : February 26,2008

Description : Turning Point: Fall of Liberty delivers an explosive FPS experience in a world where famous locations and landmarks appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation, and will pose a new, very personal battle for players on their home turf. As Dan Carson - a reluctant New York City construction worker turned freedom fighter - gamers must survive the initial invasion before regrouping with other U.S. resistance members to take the fight back to the Nazis. Always outmanned and outgunned, players have to use a handful of guerilla tactics as they attempt to stop the world's now notorious war machine.

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8 )Stalker : Clear Sky

Expected Release Date : Q1,2008

Description : The story of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky brings the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011.A group of stalkers has for the first time reached the very heart of the Zone – Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and brings about a cataclysm on the brink of a catastrophe. New areas, which remained unknown since the time of the Zone emergence, appear on the Zone map. The Zone continues to shake with blowouts. The Zone is unstable. The anomalous activity is at its maximum.Experienced stalkers and newbies! Get ready for the new challenges in the exclusion zone!

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9 )FarCry 2

Expected Release Date : March 25, 2008

Description : The sequel to the much-acclaimed island shooter aims to make a big splash in 2008.

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10 )Left 4 Dead

Expected Release Date : Febuary 12,2008

Description : Setting out to do for co-op gaming what Counter-Strike did for team combat, Left 4 Dead is an ambitious, independently-produced survival horror game from Turtle Rock Studios, the co-developers of Counter-Strike Source. Running on the Source engine, Left 4 Dead leaves four armed survivors of a world overrun with zombies, and they must fight their way out to escape the outbreak.Designed for co-op play, the four players must work together to finish each stage of the game, lending each other artillery support, sharing ammo and rescuing each other when zombies are on top of them. In addition to the standard four players as humans, another four players can be amongst the masses of assaulting zombies, seeking to take down the other players. Zombie players might even find themselves become one of the four mutant "boss" zombies, who have unique powers that can be used to devastate, injure, tie up, mark and track, confuse, or even humiliate the gun-toting human survivors.

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11 )Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction

Expected Release Date : Q2 2008

Description : The adventures of Sam Fisher continue in the fifth entry of the stealth-based series. In this game, all of the rules have changed, as the storyline takes a dramatic turn that will reinvent the Splinter Cell franchise forever. Fisher can no longer rely on his trusted bag of tools and iconic goggles. He's gone beyond being a double agent. Now he's a fully fledged fugitive without the intel of 3rd Echelon or the support of his friends. This time around, Fisher is going to need more than just a dark corner to survive...Experience original game play based on improvisation where your environment becomes your weapon. You need to react to changing situations and use the environment and the crowds around you to create diversions and deter your enemies.

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12 )Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway

Expected Release Date : February/April,2008

Description : Gearbox's third entry in the venerable Brothers In Arms series heads up to the front as with the first of the series for next-generation systems. Delivering on the franchise’s compelling story, unrivaled authenticity and intense squad-based action, Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway drops you into Operation Market-Garden, the largest airborne operation of World War II. Lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as they fight to open "Hell's Highway" in a daring bid for a quick end to the war. The game , makes use of the new Unreal Engine 3 technology for its delivery of the war experience, with new cutting-edge gameplay features and a completely redesigned online component.

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13 )Mercenaries 2 : World In Flames

Expected Release Date : Fbruary 8,2008

Description : Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world. A power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply, sparking an invasion that turns the country into a warzone. But for you, international crisis is all upside: You are a mercenary, and you profit from chaos. These are world powers with deep pockets, deep grudges, and enough arms and ammo to start World War III. This is your kind of environment.Mercenaries 2 features the latest and most dangerous in civilian and military tech, everything from shiny new sports cars, to the future-tech satellite-guided bunker-busting mini-nuke. Tanks, APCs, boats, luxury automobiles -- you name it, you can have it delivered to you in real time. And if you run out of cash you can always 'acquire' the gear you need in the field. You are not a soldier. You don't have to play by anyone's rules. You have your own code: you will fulfill the terms of the contract, no matter what.

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[Harvik780]

News Updates From Gamespot

1. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 First Impressions at Gamespot


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Tom Clancy's elite agents return to Sin City for the second Rainbow Six: Vegas. We interrogated the development

team and got a first look at the game.

2. Conflict: Denied Ops Updated Hands-On at Gamespot


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We get some more hands-on time with upcoming military-themed switch shooter Conflict: Denied Ops for the Xbox 360,PlayStation 3, and PC.

3. The Club Hands-On at Gamespot


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We spend some time with a near-finished version of this arcade-style shooter from the makers of Project Gotham Racing.

4. CES '08: Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Hands-On at Gamespot


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This alternate history first-person shooter gets a public display before shipping out next month.

[Third Eye]

Good Work Harvik

[Harvik780]

Thanks.

[SunnyChahal]

thnx Harvik for starting another useful thread

[The Conqueror]

Yes this thread is very useful, thanks harvik

[hahahari]

Yeah way to go m8

This thread is very good.

[Harvik780]

Thanks guys.
BTW Flatout Head On/Carnage is going to be released day after tomorrow.
Hope it does not get delayed.

[The Conqueror]

What about Cricket Life 2008 ? It was supposed to release in 2nd Half, 2007??

[Harvik780]

The Video For This Game Surprised Me

Penumbra: Black Plague completes the story laid out in Penumbra: Overture, carrying on the series' brand of psychological horror.

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I am waiting for this one too.

And Lost wasn't disappointing either considering Ubisoft's making it.


Click on image to visit the news on Lost

[Ethan_Hunt]

Any news on Turok's release date? I saw the trailer at friend's place & was blown away.Turns out to be a promising Dino shooter.

Also is Assasin's Creed release date fully confirmed? I hope it is just in case Ubisoft does not decide to screw around with it at the last moment.

Good work again Harvy.

[Harvik780]

Gamespot says that Turok will be released on March 18,2008 but you can check at wikipedia which provides info from online retailers and shops.

[moshel]

hi all Mafia fans....2k games have announced Mafia II....the relase date is still not confirmed...

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/ma...rgames;title;2

[The Conqueror]

Microsoft Train Simulator 2
Imagine exploring the entire world
on a network of rails....
With over 25 years of experience developing best-in-class simulations (including the best-selling Flight Simulator series), Microsoft’s ACES Studio is proud to announce the most realistic railroading experience ever available on a personal computer: Train Simulator 2.
Train Simulator 2 will model almost all of the world’s railways using sophisticated processing techniques and real-world track data.
Powerful tools will let users build upon this framework by customizing, extending, creating, and sharing their own content with other virtual railroading enthusiasts.

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More info : http://www.tsinsider.com/en-US/produ...s/default.aspx

[Ethan_Hunt]

Talk about early console releases.It's due for release on 29th of this month & around spring time on PC.WTF!

This is really getting on my nerves now.I mean why not make it a simultaneous release date.

[Harvik780]

Still no news about Flatout Head On / Ultimate Carnage.

[moshel]

Originally Posted by Harry Potter

Microsoft Train Simulator 2
Imagine exploring the entire world
on a network of rails....
With over 25 years of experience developing best-in-class simulations (including the best-selling Flight Simulator series), Microsoft’s ACES Studio is proud to announce the most realistic railroading experience ever available on a personal computer: Train Simulator 2.
Train Simulator 2 will model almost all of the world’s railways using sophisticated processing techniques and real-world track data.
Powerful tools will let users build upon this framework by customizing, extending, creating, and sharing their own content with other virtual railroading enthusiasts.

Screenshot 2
More info : http://www.tsinsider.com/en-US/produ...s/default.aspx

I just hope it will be better than EA rail simulator...btw any1 else tried the EA rail simulator??

[Harvik780]

Flatout 2 has been delayed to March 11,2008.
Man its been delayed almost half a year since original release date.

[Harvik780]

The rumored PC requirements of Assassin's Creed have come up

Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP or Vista
* 2 GB RAM
* Dual core processor (Intel Pentium D or better)
* 256MB Direct3D 10 compatible video card, or Direct3D 9 card compatible with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
* DirectX compatible driver
* DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
* 16 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX libraries (included)
* Vista compatible sound card
* Keyboard, Mouse
* Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller (optional)

Recommended System Requirements:
* Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo, or better processor
* 3 GB System RAM
* ATI HD2900 series, Nvidia GeForce 8800 series, or better video card
* 5.1 sound card
* Microsoft Xbox 360 controller

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release

DirectX10 compatible cards, recommended ATI HD2900 series, Nvidia GeForce 8800 series

Direct3D 9 card compatible with Shader Model 3.0 or higher

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[entrana]

u gotta be kiddin me that aint the right requirements trust me

[SunnyChahal]

thses cant be the requirements of this game!!
its more than even crysis
OMG!!

[The Conqueror]

Originally Posted by moshel

I just hope it will be better than EA rail simulator...btw any1 else tried the EA rail simulator??

Yes it will be much better, see the screenshots, google for trains simulator 2...Eagerly waiting for it as it will be interesting to see the whole world of Rails


btw I have also played Rail Simulator . Its not bad (but boring) only thing is that it is somewhat better than MS Train Simulator 1...

[codename_romeo]

Originally Posted by Harvik780

The rumored PC requirements of Assassin's Creed have come up
Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP or Vista
* 2 GB RAM
* Dual core processor (Intel Pentium D or better)
* 256MB Direct3D 10 compatible video card, or Direct3D 9 card compatible with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
* DirectX compatible driver
* DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
* 16 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX libraries (included)
* Vista compatible sound card
* Keyboard, Mouse
* Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller (optional)

Recommended System Requirements:
* Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo, or better processor
* 3 GB System RAM
* ATI HD2900 series, Nvidia GeForce 8800 series, or better video card
* 5.1 sound card
* Microsoft Xbox 360 controller

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release

DirectX10 compatible cards, recommended ATI HD2900 series, Nvidia GeForce 8800 series

Direct3D 9 card compatible with Shader Model 3.0 or higher

Source

I don think thats the kinda sys req they wud like to officially announce..... but then seeing the game on XBOX 360.... i feel it wud be close to these speculations

[Harvik780]

The ram requirements seem a tad bit high.If this is true then it would be a very bad port of the original from X360 platform.

[entrana]

this much requirements is not even possible for assassins creed. seeing it running on a x360 system. it shud have maxiumum requirement as 2gb ram, 3.0ghz dual core,16gb is like stranglehold but i doubt it

[Ethan_Hunt]

Thats insane.I mean the recommended rig suggest a 2900 series or an 8800 series which is the top of line GPU's from both sides.That can't be the case as the game doesn't seem that high standards.Will need to wait till the official specs are released or if a playable demo is release which I doubt happening these days with games directly getting launched without any demo's.

[Who]

That game is so boring you have keep doing the same thing , such a repetative game suck so much also the story sucks , trust me guys the only people who liked the game were the onces who play the game for graphics.

[Ethan_Hunt]

^My question to you is how does it fare in contrast to Prince of Persia series?

The only reason I am even touching it is because it's been quite sometime since I have played a period adventure flick.

If only Unchartered was on PC. *SIGH*

[entrana]

my friend has it it pretty much sucks, and the graphics is plush type.. ie oblivion type .. all silky cartoony type. anyways its nothing compared to unreal 3