So...holy shit does 2011 look amazing for game releases if even half the games scheduled to come out don't suck.

• January: Dead Space 2
• Feburary: Marvel vs Capcom 3, Bulletstorm, Killzone 3
• March: Dragon Age 2
• April: Portal 2 (skeptical about date because its Valve), Mortal Kombat
• Late Spring/Summer is looking like the gap (at the moment)
• September: Rage, Resistance 3
• November: Uncharted 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Unknown date but still scheduled for 2011: Mass Effect 3, Infamous 2, Gears of War 3, Batman: Arkham City

Good lord, thats a lot of potentially good games. That doesn't even factor into games that could be announced and then released this year, games I'm not remembering at the moment, or the fact that I need to get my PS3 fixed/replaced (I will not miss Infamous 2 under any circumstances).

For some perspective on my hype: Mass Effect 2 was my personal 2010 GOTY, Dragon Age was my 2009 GOTY (and Infamous was number 3 on that same list), and Morrowind is one of my favorite games ever (Oblivion was pretty good too). Dead Space was one of my favorites from 2008 (never did a list for that year, but it would have been up there). Bulletstorm and Rage look interesting but are probably the biggest unknowns. From there, its all sequels to great games or the next entry in a series I enjoy (Please, Gears of War 3, have better multiplayer than GOW2). And there could always be surprises.

So here's to 2011, for being absolutely terrifying (on paper) to my wallet, but incredibly exciting as someone who enjoys video games.

I can't wait for the Mass Effect 3 vs Arkham City vs Uncharted 3 deliberations next december :D