Orcs Must Die

From the creators of Age of Empires Online comes Orcs Must Die, a new breed of strategy made for those who want some crazy carnage to go along with their cerebral challenge. A mix of third-person action, strategic planning and tower defense, Orcs Must Die is set in a goofy kind of high fantasy realm. You play as an armored knight capable of wielding bow, sword and magical attacks. The goal is simple. Kill orcs before they’re able to speed past you and cross the threshold of a glowing rift.

Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Robot Entertainment

Release Date: October 05, 2011
Exclusively on: PC
T for Teen: Blood and Gore, Violence

RAGE

Rage is a groundbreaking first-person shooter set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, leaving a ravaged world behind. You emerge into this vast wasteland to discover humanity working to rebuild itself against such forces as raider gangs, mutants, and the Authority -- an oppressive government regime that has a special interest in you in particular.
Featuring intense first-person action, vehicle combat, an expansive world and jaw-dropping graphics powered by id's revolutionary idTech 5 technology, Rage continues the legacy of design studio Id Software in delivering an experience like no other.

Genre: Action
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Id Software
Online Play: 6 Versus/ 2 Co-op
Local Play: 2 Co-op

Release Date: October 04, 2011
MSRP: $59.99
Also on: Mac, X360, PS3, iPhone
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language

Need for Speed: The Run

Adrenaline junkies and speed fiends will find themselves on the wrong side of the law when they race for their lives in Need for Speed: The Run. This game takes players on a heart-pounding cross-country race from San Francisco to New York. Players are lured into an underground world of illicit, high-stakes racing. The heat is on -- and it isn't just the fuzz who are after you. Entering the race is just the beginning as you blow across borders, weave through dense urban traffic, rocket down icy mountain passes and navigate narrow canyons at breakneck speeds.

Powered by DICE's state-of-the-art Frostbite 2 engine, Need for Speed: The Run takes the action racing genre to new heights with stunning visuals and car physics that hug the road even at top speeds all built around a gripping storyline. The cars are hot, the racing is intense and the story will have you at the edge of your seat ... all the way from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Empire State building.

Genre: Racing
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Black Box

MSRP: $59.99
Also on: PS3, Wii, 3DS, X360
T for Teen: Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence

Saint Row: The Third

Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you. The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute.

Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to a new city, playing out the most outlandish gameplay scenarios ever seen in Saints Row: The Third, the third chapter in the blockbuster open-city action series. Strap it on.

Genre: Action
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Volition

MSRP: $59.99
Also on: PC, PS3
RP-M+ for Rating Pending, Targeting a Rating of Mature or Above

X-Men: Destiny

In X-Men Destiny, players control the fate of one of three brand-new mutant characters forced to choose between saving humanity or ensuring its destruction. The branching storyline, penned by acclaimed Marvel writer Mike Carey, features a deep element of choice, allowing players to customize the path, powers and development of their character and to decide their role in the mutant cause alongside, or against, some of Marvel’s greatest X-Men franchise characters, such as Magneto, Cyclops, Wolverine and Gambit. In this third-person action/RPG, X-Gene enhancements deliver a deeper level of customization to players’ powers, with a chance for players to experience the abilities of their favorite X-Men mutants. Gamers will evolve their mutant skills in unique ways and engage in fast and furious combat, spectacular combo-driven attacks and rewarding finishing moves against a variety of opponents bent on defending their beliefs.

Genre: Action
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Silicon Knights

Release Date: September 27, 2011
Exclusively on: PlayStation 3
T for Teen: Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence

Dark Souls

The spiritual sequel to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls' world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.

Genre: Action RPG
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Developer: FromSoftware
Online Play: 4 Co-op

Release Date: October 04, 2011
MSRP: $59.99
Also on: X360
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Violence

Football Manager 2012

Football Manager 2012 allows you to take control of any club in over 50 nations across the world, including all of the biggest leagues across Europe. You're in the hot-seat, which means you decide who plays and who sits on the bench, you’re in total control of tactics, team-talks, substitutions and pitch-side instructions as you follow the match live with the acclaimed 3D match engine allowing YOU to make the difference!

Counting over 800 new features, not including changes to the rules of the games 50+ leagues, Football Manager 2012 promises to be the most realistic, immersive and playable football management simulation yet for any fan who has ever dreamed of making the big decisions, both on and off the field.

Genre: Sports Simulation
Publisher: SEGA
Developer: Sports Interactive (SI Interactive)

Exclusively on: PC

Dragon Nest

Dragon Nest is an online adventure game. Assuming the role of the heroes of Lagendia, players seek an antidote to save the poisoned Goddess Altea. Facing countless dangers, including a landscape overrun by throngs of deadly dragons, the heroes must call upon their strength, speed and cunning -- and even discover ways to morph into dragons themselves - to defeat the mightiest of the dragons, protect the sacred territories and save Altea.

Genre: Persistent Online Adventure

Publisher: Nexon

Developer: Eyedentity Games

Release Date: September 28, 2011

Exclusively on: PC

Deus Ex : Human Revolution

To save his life, the fundamental choice of whether or not to become augmented with cybernetics has been removed from Adam Jensen's life. Driven by the conviction of never having a choice taken from him again and using his newfound power, his need for answers will unravel the truth behind a conspiracy rooted in the foundation of the world around him as it incites a new revolution.


Deus Ex: Human Revolution follows up on the critically acclaimed Deus EX and Deus Ex: Invisible War as the the third game in the strategic sci-fi action series. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the scientists Adam were hired to protect as a guard of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms, everything you thought you knew about your job changes. At a time when scientific advancements are routinely turning athletes, soldiers and spies into super-enhanced beings, someone is working very hard to ensure mankind's evolution follows a particular path. You need to discover why -- because the decisions you take and the choices you make will be the only things that can determine mankind's future.

Genre: First-Person Shooter
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Eidos Studios - Montreal
Expansions: Deus Ex: Human Revolution The Missing Link, 

Release Date: August 23, 2011
MSRP: $49.99
Also on: X360, PS3
M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol