Welcome to 2012, readers! We know you're broke from the holidays, but listen up. You need to start saving every penny if you want to get the most out of 2012. It's going to be a huge year.
To kick things off, watch this incredibly badass trailer of the hottest upcoming games, then scroll on down and check out the 30 games IGN can't wait for, listed according to likely release chronology.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 looks to take all the things we loved about the first game, and fix those parts gamers criticized. Arriving end of January for Xbox 360 and PS3, it features time travel, Lightning's cute sister, and some bigger more epic battles. Hell yes.
If you weren't already excited for Soul Calibur, Namco recently announced that Assassin's Creed's Ezio Auditore will be a playable fighter.
The first Darkness game was heartbreaking and emotional and a lot of fun. The addition of co-op, and new characters has us intrigued.
Amalur may not be on your radar yet, but it should be, and fast. We are consistently impressed with the game, and it's looking like a great new RPG.
Everyone knows that some of the best (and by best we mean cheesy and fun), horror movies happen on cruise ships. So bring it on, Resident Evil!
Awesome tricks, insane environments, online modes, sweet characters, and the return of our favorite Run DMC song? Sign us up.
The more we see of Twisted Metal, the more excited we get. It's like falling in love with an old flame... one that tries to blow you up and run you over.
We've already played a good deal of the Japanese version of Golden Abyss, so we know it's freaking awesome, just like you'd expect from an Uncharted game.
Future Soldier is a step back towards the Ghost Recon games we all loved last generation. Plus the game uses Kinect in a futuristic, Minority Report way, which is actually neat.
The sequel to 2010's Game of the Year is reason enough to get excited, but everything about Mass Effect 3 looks bigger, more intense, and even sexier.
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