It’s already the first week of December but you still have enough time to procure some goodies for those gamers & geeks on your gift-list! There are some fantastic game releases this year and we’ll show you some of the ones we think are the coolest!
Check these out…
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Stabby stabby…
The latest Ubisoft inhumation tale, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations looks pretty good. While not an addition to the main story line, it definitely succeeds in fulfilling your climbing-around-and-jump-stabbing needs for this year.
Here’s a synopsis:
When a man has won all of his battles and defeated all of his enemies; what is left for him to achieve? Ezio Auditore must leave his life behind in search of answers, in search of the truth. In Assassin’s Creed® Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altaïr, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path — one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region.
In addition to the culmination of Ezio’s award-winning story, a refined and expanded online multiplayer experience returns with new and additional modes, maps, and characters, allowing you to test your slaying skills against others from around the world.
This one certainly looks like a solid choice. And, you can get it quicker as a digital download!
Batman: Arkham City
I am the terror that flaps in the night! Or wait.. wrong caped crusader.
Batman is back in the next Arkham installment and this game is sweet. Check it out.
Batman: Arkham City is third-person Action-Adventure game that delivers an authentic Dark Knight experience rooted in an original and engrossing story as well as a combination of melee combat, stealth, investigative and speed-based challenge gameplay. A sequel to 2009′s Batman: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City features the full range of classic enemies seen in the previous game, in addition to Catwoman, who is a playable character and has her own storyline in the new release.
Additional features include: a range of new gadgets, an increased number of possible melee opponents and a range of movement options for Batman that include leaping, sliding, gliding and the grapple hook.
This one should definitely be on the list for any Batman fans. For the PS3 or Xbox 360 gamers, there is a Collector’s Edition that comes with all sorts of neat goodies (Batman statue, art book, early access to in-game bonuses and more!) – definitely a great gift idea.
Battlefield 3
For the First-person Shooter fans on your list, there are two big buys you should be looking at. The first one on this list is Battlefield 3, from DICE and EA.
Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite 2, the next installment of DICE’s cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.
In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multi-player actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Europe, Middle-East and North America.
If you’re getting this as a gift for someone, you may want to discreetly find out if the intended recipient is a Battlefield fan or a Call of Duty fan – some folks take that seriously 
.
This one is also available for Digital Download if you want to get it quicker!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
This is the other big First-person Shooter game for 2011, from Infinity Ward & Activision. Between Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, you’ve got a couple of great options to “deck the halls with bombshells falling – falalalala…”. If one doesn’t do it for the gun-nut/gamer on your list, there’s nothing wrong with getting both!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is First-person Shooter rooted in a fictional, but ultra realistic near-future conflict of mostly American forces with those of the Russian Federation around the globe.
The third installment in the Modern Warfare branch of the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 3 features a heavy focus on multiplayer gameplay which includes innovative new functionality that encourages multiple gameplay combat strategies, a new 2-player co-op option, new play modes, weapons and more. The game also includes a gripping single player campaign that picks up where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 left off.
Modern Warfare 3 is also available as a Digital Download, so you can get it even faster! And for the console-gamers (Playstation 3 / Xbox 360) on your list there is a “Hardened Edition” of Modern Warfare 3 that comes with all kinds of tangible & digital goodies – including (but not limited to) one year of full membership in the Call of Duty Elite service (which gets you future DLCs, map packs and more!)
(The) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The much-anticipated next installation in the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim is sure to please. Beautiful graphics, the solid Bethesda Role-playing Game style and a great story make this a smart buy for pretty much any gaming fan on your list. Here’s a synopsis;
The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Story: “The Empire of Tamriel is on the edge. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered. Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel. The future of Skyrim, even the Empire itself, hangs in the balance as they wait for the prophesized Dragonborn to come; a hero born with the power of The Voice, and the only one who can stand amongst the dragons.”
This is a big release for 2011, you should probably just grab this one if you’re not sure what to get . There is also a lovely Collector’s Edition that includes a statue, a Skyrim art book and more! If you have an Elder Scrolls fan on your list, this Collector’s Edition would be perfect!
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition bundles the game with all of the DLCs and addon content that has been released to date. This is also the release that brings L.A. Noire to PC gaming!
Amid the postwar boom of Hollywood’s Golden Age, newly minted detective Cole Phelps is thrown headfirst into a city drowning in violence and corruption. Utilizing groundbreaking new technology that captures an actor’s facial performance in astonishing detail, L.A. Noire is a violent crime thriller that blends breathtaking action with true detective work to deliver an unprecedented interactive experience. Interrogate witnesses, search for clues and chase down suspects as you struggle to find the truth in a city where everyone has something to hide.
Against an overarching plot of violence and betrayal, L.A. Noire challenges players to solve a series of self-contained cases as they work their way through the ranks of the LAPD. Each case features a distinct storyline with a beginning, middle and end, and each successfully solved case brings new challenges and leads Cole closer to the true story at the dark heart of the Los Angeles criminal underworld.
L.A. Noire is a very cool game and another solid choice for the gamer on your list. This one is also available for Digital Download!
Minecraft
We recently did a review on a game called Survivalcraft, for the Windows Phone platform, which is a “clone” (though not exactly) of this game; Minecraft.
Minecraft is a game about placing blocks to build anything you can imagine. At night monsters come out, make sure to build a shelter before that happens.
Minecraft is a great game for anybody who likes playing games like Tetris or enjoys building with LEGOs. It also adds a nice survival touch to block-play. This one is worth checking out for sure.
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