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The Games Of Summer
Memorial Day represents the official unofficial beginning of summer, but apart from a blistered hot dog wedged in a soggy bun, what else do you have to look forward to? This summer’s crop of games isn’t packed with lots of high-profile titles, but there are more than a few games worth taking a look at.
Note: Release dates subject to change. This is not a complete release list
JUNE
It seems like summer is doing most of its heavy lifting up front, with June housing the season’s high-profile titles Duke Nukem Forever and Infamous 2. The month has a little something for everyone, however, from Child of Eden to Dungeon Siege III to The Legend of Zelda: Ocraina of Time on 3DS. Duke Nukem Forever and Ocarina of Time together again? It’s the late ‘90s all of a sudden.
- Infamous 2 (PS3) – June 7
- Red Faction: Armageddon (PS3/360/PC) – June 7
- Duke Nukem Forever (shown) (PS3/360/PC) – June 14
- Child of Eden (Xbox 360) – June 14
- Alice: Madness Returns (PS3/360/PC) – June 14
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) – June 19
- Dungeon Siege III (PS3/360/PC) – June 21
- F.E.A.R. 3 (PS3/360/PC) – June 21
- Shadows of the Damned (PS3/360) – June 21
- Cars 2: The Video Game (PS3/360/Wii/DS) – June 21
- Resident Evil: The Mercenaries (3DS) – June 28
JULY
Will there be anybody in the entire world who picks up both NCAA and Catherine? I put the number of people who do in the single digits, and Phil’s not one of them.
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (shown) (PS3/360) – July 5
- NCAA Football 12 (PS3/360) – July 12
- Catherine (PS3/360) – July 26
- Splinter Cell: Classic Trilogy HD (PS3) – July 26
AUGUST
Summer ends on a low-key note, although it’ll be interesting to see which game is good enough to put its franchise back to prominence – Driver: San Francisco or Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Of course, Deus Ex has a much higher threshold to meet, but then again maybe Driver’s crazy out-of-body-experience jumps the shark even for that franchise.
The August calendar is a little in flux, as it remains to be seen if games like Lord of the Rings: War in the North or Dead Island come out in the month or later in the fall.
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (shown) (PS3/360/PC) – August 23
- Driver: San Francisco (PS3/360/Wii/PC) – August 30
- Madden NFL 12 (PS3/360) – August 30
What do you think of these games? Which ones are you going to get – or are you going to dig into your gaming backlog instead?
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