While everyone is in Los Angeles talking about next yearās games, three big ones will drop this week: Red Faction: Armageddon, the PS3-exclusive inFamous 2 and the tactical shooter Operation Flashpoint: Red River. Should the 3DS eShop come online as planned, goodies are in store there, too.
Monday
ā¢ 3D Classics: Excitebike (3DS eShop)
ā¢ Pokedex 3D (3DS eShop)
ā¢ Duke Nukem: Critical Mass (DS)
Tuesday
ā¢ inFamous 2 (PS3) ā Just in time for you to pick up its predecessor for free on PlayStation Network, the sequel to 2009ās superhero tale takes Cole McGrath to the bayou city of New Marais. Includes early access to Uncharted 3ās multiplayer beta.
ā¢ Operation Flashpoint: Red River (PC, PS3, 360) ā The third installment in Codemastersā tactical shooter series sends the Marines to Central Asia to wipe out an insurgent threat, but the mission gets more complicated when bigger players join the fight.
ā¢ Red Faction: Armageddon (PC, PS3, 360) ā Volition and THQās science fiction saga takes us beneath Marsā surface with Darius Mason, descendant of Guerillaās Alec Mason, and the inheritor of the Nano-Forge.
Also: Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, 360); Homefront: Fire Sale (XBLA); Kevin Van Dam Fishing (PS3)
Friday
Call of Duty: Black Ops ā Escalation (PSN)
Looking Ahead
June 14: Alice: Madness Returns, Child of Eden, Duke Nukem Forever.. June 19: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D. June 21: F.E.A.R. 3. June 28: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. July 12: NCAA Football 12. July 19: Call of Juarez: The Cartel July 26: Catherine; El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
What are you getting? What do you want? What are you looking forward to? Sound it off below, and at #twig
Sources: Video Game Release Calendar; GameSpot; GameStop
