Any good games on the horizon?

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Amidst the more serious threads on tornados and dissertations, I thought I'd have
a crack at a more jolly topic; games!

So what do we have to look forward to during the coming months? Game-wise it's been
a rather dry summer, with the exception of Resident Evil 4 for the Gamecube and
God of War for the Playstation 2. But what does the future hold? Will there be any
promising titles this side of Christmas?

Hopefully...

Here are the ones I'm looking forward to:


"Oblivion", the fourth installment of Bethesda's Elder Scrolls-series. There are
some lovely screenshots of the game at their website, and I'm waiting with trembling
anticipation of how amazing this game is going to be. Also be sure to check out the
fan interview about some of the features of the game. :) And if you haven't seen
the trailer for the game yet, have a look.

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Being a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series (hey, FFVII: Advent Children is out in
Japan!), the idea of another FF-game being mere months away is a bone-chilling
thought. I'm not 100% certain, but I think one of the main themes of this
installment of the series will be "war", so I expect this to be better than its
predecessors FFX (which was a bit disappointing, character-wise) and FFX-2 (which
was just the most horrid game I've ever seen).

This will be the last final fantasy-game on the current playstation, and I have to
say I'm quite impressed with the beautiful graphics they've managed to churn out
of the 5 year old machine. Have a look at some of the screenies from Gamespot. I
also uploaded this trailer for you broadband-people.

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I can't tell you how many hours I've spent on Civ3. For those of you who've been
hiding under a rock these past years, Civilisation allows you to create an empire
from the stone age up until modern times. From the bronze age to the Industrial
Revolution, from spears and arrows to guns and nuclear arsenals, civilisation is a
strangely addicting game and provides endless replayability. I can't wait to see
how they've improved upon Civ3 in this new installment of the series. There are
some screenshots here and a hilarious spoof-trailer that can be downloaded by clicking here

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Other than these games, I'm also looking forward to the next-generation installments
of Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil for the Playstation 3 as well as Max Payne 3
for the PC (no screenshots yet).

So, have you earmarked your hard-earned money for any specific games in the
coming months?