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August through December 2012 New Game Releases
It may be crazy to already be thinking about Christmas, but after running this site for 6+ years now, I spend almost the entire year preparing for the holiday rush of new games. What follows is a comprehensive list of all the major releases coming out for the rest of the year.
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August 14th
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Pre-order Darksiders 2 through Amazon and get the "Arguls Tomb" expansion pack, featuring extra gameplay content, including a whole new dungeon to explore, and the Deadly Despair Pack, which adds a permanent speed boost for Death’s trusty steed Despair, allowing players to travel across the vast world even faster than before. |
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Pre-order Sleeping Dogs through Amazon and get the Martial Arts Pack, which includes a Shaolin Showdown mission, Shaolin Warrior outfit (with increased striking damage), Bonus Triad XP points, and Wing Chun decoration for your safe house. |
August 19th
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Pre-order New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS through Amazon. |
August 21st
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Pre-order Transformers: Fall of Cybertron through Amazon and get access to Bruticus (G2) to use in Single Player mode. |
August 24th
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Pre-order Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition on Steam |
August 28th
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Pre-order Guild Wars 2 on PC and get 3-Day Head-start access to create a Guild Wars 2 account early, access to Beta Weekend Events, as well as the Hero's Band |
September 11th
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Pre-order Tekken Tag Tournament 2 through Amazon and get early access to two DLC characters, Angel and Michelle Chang as well as the Big Bikini Bundle and Snoop Dogg stage bonuses |
September 18th
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Pre-order Borderlands 2 through Amazon for Xbox 360 or PS3, and get a $10 Amazon credit. |
September 25th
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Pre-order Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse through Amazon and unlock Evil Stewie and Evil Mayor West costumes. |
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Pre-order Dead or Alive 5 through Amazon and get a set of three ‘DOA Devils’ black bunny swimsuits for Christie, Tina, and Ayane.
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October 2nd
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Pre-order Resident Evil 6 and receive an exclusive Mercenaries stage – The High Seas Fortress |
October 7th
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Pokémon Black Version 2 through Amazon for $34.99. |
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Pre-order Pokémon White Version 2 through Amazon for $34.99. |
October 9th
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Pre-order Dishonored and receive the Amazon exclusive Backstreet Butcher Pack which includes Bone Charm bonuses for Fencer, Fire Water, and Blast Resistant plus an in-game Wolfhound Statue. |
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Pre-order XCOM: Enemy Unknown through Amazon and get the Elite Soldier Pack. |
October 16th
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Pre-order James Bond: 007 Legends through Amazon. |
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Pre-order Doom 3: BFG Edition through Amazon. |
October 21st
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Pre-order Skylanders: Giants through Amazon |
October 23rd
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Pre-order Forza Horizon and get the Amazon exclusive 2012 Aston Martin Virage. |
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Pre-order Medal of Honor Warfighter and receive an Amazon.com exclusive tin case. |
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Pre-order PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale through Amazon and receive the an exclusive set of costumes. This set includes additional costumes for Kratos, Fat Princess, PaRappa, Colonel Radec, Sweet Tooth, Sly Cooper, Nathan Drake, Big Daddy, Heihachi Mishima, and Toro Inoue. |
October 30th
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Pre-order Assassin's Creed III for Xbox360 or Playstation 3 and receive two Amazon-exclusive unlockable items: the Boarding Axe single-player weapon and The Captain Of The Aquila single-player character. |
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Pre-order Need for Speed: Most Wanted through Amazon. |
November 6th
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Pre-order Halo 4 through Amazon and suit up in Halo Infinity Multiplayer with the exclusive customizable "Web" armor skin. |
November 13th
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Pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops II and get the Nuketown 2025 bonus map. |
November 18th
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Pre-order Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two through Amazon and save $5.00. |
November 20th
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Pre-order Hitman Absolution through Amazon and get the Bartoli Custom Pistol and High Tech Suit, a killer combination which provides you with up to 50% increased armor and the ability to down opponents from afar without risk of exposure. |
December 4th
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Pre-order Far Cry 3 and receive the Amazon-exclusive Warrior Pack. |
My Top 5 Most Anticipated
- Darksiders 2
- Borderlands 2
- Dishonored
- Assassin's Creed 3
- Hitman: Absolution
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Was GAME.minder a big part of compiling this list?
I am really looking forward to Farcry 3, Darksiders, and Borderlands I feel this will be a good end of the year for games!
Ghost warrior 2 was delayed till next year dude. Just a heads up.
Thanks for the heads up about Ghost Warrior 2, I updated the post.
Nice post, John. I really like the formatting.
My Top Five Most Anticipated Games:
Everything else I remain a little hesitant to throw down money for on launch day.
1. Darksiders 2
2. Assassin's Creed 3
3. Far Cry 3
Hope to see drink-alongs for all of these games.
WOW I'm not very interested or impressed with this holiday line up. Sleeping Dogs and Tekken are the only games I'm a little bit interested in. Borderland 2 and Assassins Creed 3 look awesome, but I still have to play Borderlands 1 and every other Assassins Creed game. I think the overstock of STEAM games and lack of innovation is going to keep some more money in my wallet this fall. Then again there are a ton of old PS3/PS2 games I want to buy like Indigo Prophecy, Valkyria Chronicles, FFXIII and Catherine.
Too many good games. Probably going to be a cheapsicle and rent most of these though :/
Great list. Good work topping n4g listings.
1. Halo 4
2. Dead or Alive 5
3. Assassin's Creed 3
Haha I'm surprised that I don't have more but can't for these games.
The only one on the list that I'm really looking forward to is Borderlands 2. Granted that may also be due to the fact I don't have money for more than one game, and Borderlands 2 is my top choice of those games.
And on the subject, I think a Drink Along over split-screen co-op for BLs2 would be spectacular.
1. Assassin's Creed 3
2. Resident Evil 6
3. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Yes, Amnesia is still coming out this fall... And this time I will have my beer koozi ready ;)
You should have put the Planetside 2 beta up as "never".
@Red_Baron2011 Amnesia was delayed till 2013
Really looking forward to Black Ops 2, more for the multiplayer. Ac 3 also looks really cool, and the live-action trailer got me even more pumped. But aside from that, this year looks rather average.