The Games of 2010: The Best Year Ever?

Late this Spring saw the first few 2009-year game delays begin to role in. By mid-Summer the delay trend had become a sift, with games being pushed back into “Spring 2010” on an increasingly regular basis. We even dedicated an entire #gamechat to it. Blame Modern Warfare, blame the economy, blame quality concerns; whatever the reason the dwindling Autumn line-up brought a tear to our eye, until we glanced over at that now-goliath “Spring 2010” list.

After E3 we knew of a few of the games that were already planned for 2010, and as conferences continued throughout the year we heard of special editions, re-makes, and more. While the industry has been focusing on the first quarter of next year, there is plenty of incredible gaming to be had for the remainder. Barring any delays from 2010 to 2011… yes, dare we say that it may very well be the best year ever for gaming?

Read our list below to see just how many AAA-level titles will be soaking up your time (and money).

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January

Army of Two: The 40th Day

Bayonetta

Darksiders

Dark Void

Mafia II

MAG

Mass Effect 2

No More Heroes 2

Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

February

Aliens Vs Predator

BioShock 2

Blur

Dante’s Inferno

Heavy Rain

Lost Planet 2

Red Steel 2

Splinter Cell: Conviction

Star Trek: Online

Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll

White Knight Chronicles

March

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Champions Online

Command & Conquer 4

Final Fantasy XIII

God of War III

Gran Turismo 5

Metro 2033

Monster Hunter Tri

Sin & Punishment 2

Singularity

Super Street Fighter IV

April/May/June/July

3D Dot Game Heroes

Alan Wake

Alpha Protocol

Arc Rise Fantasia

Brink

Eye Pet

Ghost Recon (New)

Just Cause 2

Max Payne 3

ModNation Racers

NCAA Football 2011

No More Heroes HD

PS3 Sphere Motion Controller

Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

Resonance of Fate

Scratch: The Ultimate DJ

Skate 3

Split/Second

Starcraft II

Tiger Woods 2011

UFC 2010

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

August

I Am Alive

Dragon Quest IX

Kane & Lynch 2

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

Madden 2011

Metroid: The Other M

Red Dead Redemption

September

The Grinder

Guitar Hero 6

Halo: Reach

Last Guardian

Nintendo DS2

Rock Band 3/ Band-themed Rock Band (the Who?)

Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Needlemouse

October

Bully 2

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Dead Space 2

DJ Hero 2

Epic Mickey

Fable III

Fallout: New Vegas

Final Fantasy XIV

Nintendo Vitality Sensor

Sony PSP2

Super Mario Galaxy 2

November

Band Hero 2

Call of Duty 7

Crysis 2

Microsoft Project Natal Motion Camera

New Legend of Zelda

The Old Repubic

*Note that all dates are tentative until the games actually release. We know how these dates can change at the drop of a hat and will probably do so to give themselves some retail space. Some of the games & products towards the tail end of the year have not even been formally announced yet except in “closed circles” and rumors. The list has been created by scouring over the release dates in several gaming publications — IGN, Gamespot, Amazon — but always take those confirmations with a grain of salt.