I haven't blogged in a while. School has started up and is getting pretty busy already. In fact, it usually leaves me pretty tired by the end of the day, which is why I haven't blogged much. Not that I have much to blog about. For now though, here is a list of games being released this fall that I want to get. As I'm currently saving up for a PS3, I'll only be able to afford a few this year. The rest will have to wait until Spring of next year.

• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - I've never played a Banjo-Kazooie game before, but the vehicle building stuff seems like it could be really neat and definitely has me interested in the game. The $40 price point and the code for a free copy of the original Banjo-Kazooie if you pre-order it is also pretty convincing.
• Call of Duty: World at War - A few months ago I was on the Treyarch hating bandwagon, but after actually seeing some gameplay I don't know, this game could be pretty alright. 4-player co-op, a flamethrower weapon? Of course it's still World War II though, which kind of bums me out.
• Chrono Trigger DS - So there's something I've noticed. People love Chrono Trigger. A lot. Why do they love it so much? I don't know. But I want to find out. It's coming out on the DS. I'll probably get it. Maybe I'll like it. Who knows?
• Dark Void - This game is a pretty unique spin on your average shooter. It has your typical third-person shooter combat, but also mixes that up with both vertical and in-the-air combat. Overall, it looks pretty cool.
• Dead Space - Dead Space came out of nowhere for me. Before this year's E3 all I really knew about it was that it existed, but after seeing some gameplay videos of it I put it on my wishlist. It looks pretty creepy and the strategic dismemberment is pretty rad.
• Fable II - Peter Molyneux makes this game sound amazing. Of course, Peter Molyneux is a crazy man and the game might not be anywhere near as good as he would have us believe, but from what I've seen it looks pretty great, so I'll give the Molynator the benefit of the doubt.
• Fallout 3 - Now I'll be honest. Probably the biggest reason I'm looking forward to this game is because it reminds me of Oblivion, except with guns and a post-nuclear environment. Obviously that's selling the game short. It's got plenty to separate it from Oblivion, and honestly, it looks pretty amazing.
• Far Cry 2 - The first Far Cry didn't do too much for me. It was a great looking game, but not much else about it was great. Far Cry 2 looks set to change that, however. The technology behind the game looks great and the game seems really open-ended.
• Gears of War 2 - I've yet to actually complete the first Gears of War's campaign (in fact, we are at the very beginning of Act II--my friend and I should probably play that some more), but once I do I'll be sure to pick up Gears 2.
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - I'm still not sure what to think of this, being that we haven't seen a single screenshot or trailer of this game. Right now I'm cautiously optimistic about it. GTA for the DS doesn't seem like a very good fit, but I'm hoping Rockstar will prove me wrong. It's GTA though, so I'll probably pick it up regardless of my doubts.
• Guitar Hero: World Tour - This is not at the top of my list of games to get, but I'm planning on picking it up at some point. I wasn't originally planning on getting it at all, but after hearing that the game will be compatible with Rock Band instruments I was interested.
• Midnight Club: Los Angeles - I've been craving a fast-paced edge-of-your-seat arcade racer lately, and Midnight Club: Los Angeles looks set to satisfy my appetite.
• Mirror's Edge - This game caught my interest because of its unique premise. A first-person parkour game? Sure, why not? At first I thought it was a really weird idea for a game, but as time went on and I found out more about it I realized this could potentially be a pretty cool game.
• Need for Speed: Undercover - What I loved about the last few games in the Need for Speed franchise were the crazy police chases and the over-the-top storylines. If the trailer and teaser site are to be believed, this game looks set to deliver in droves.
• Prince of Persia - I never played any of the Prince of Persia games before (they're on my long, long list of games I need to get around to playing) but I'm planning on making this my first. The art style is really cool and I like the way they're trying to make your AI partner as unobtrusive as possible.
• Pure - I had a lot of fun with the original ATV Offroad Fury that came with my PS2, and when Giant Bomb previewed the game, it immediately had my attention. The trick system is set up nicely and the demo was a lot of fun.
• Rock Band 2 - Dude, it's Rock Band. How could I not get this game? It seems to fix a lot of the first game's problems, and features probably the best licensed soundtrack of any game to date. This is definitely a high priority game on my list.
• Saints Row 2 - The first Saints Row had its problems, but overall it was a pretty enjoyable game. I loved Grand Theft Auto IV and the more realistic direction it took in terms of gameplay, but I still have that side of me that wants to do a bunch of crazy shit, and hopefully Saints Row 2 will satisfy that side.
• Skate 2 - I was planning on picking up the first Skate, but with the second Skate set for release so soon I figured I might as well wait it out. This game's release date is currently planned to be anywhere from "now" to "Spring 2009", so I'm not sure whether I should put it on this list or not. But whatever, I will.
• Spore - I haven't gotten around to getting this game yet, but I will eventually. The creature creator was great, and hopefully the full game will be even better.