RAZurrection said:
MS published 9 games between August and November of last year, we know of at least 2 for this year, so there's at least 7 other titles - probably more since MS 1st party grows 2-3 titles every year -either to have a confirmed date or just be announced flat out, so a majority of the 360s 2009 exclusive linup is still under wraps. Odds are people like you, deep down, know this, so are fitting all their 360 "lineup" 2009 trolling into the 5 weeks before E3, because you aren't going to be able to pull these stunts afterwards.
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Actually, Microsoft only published 8 games in that time period. You're in the Movies wasn't published by Microsoft. Regardless, of those 8 Microsoft-published games that released between August and December, only three were not announced by this time last year. Those games were Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Scene It? Box Office Smash, and Lips. Not exactly AAA games by any standard. Your assumption that there will be "at least 7 other titles" announced by Microsoft for this year is quite comical in that regard since, taking into account that Viva Pinata was announced in May, Microsoft will only have 2 self-published games to reveal by the time E3 comes around if we're just going to compare this year to last year.
Of course, making guesses purely off of comparisons with last year is pointless both in your example and in my own. What matters is what Microsoft 1st and 2nd party developers will possibly have games ready by the end of the year.
1. Blueside
Project(s): Kingdom Under Fire II
Status: Tentative 2009 release, consoles/publisher unannounced.
2. Bungie
Project(s): Halo 3: ODST, Unannounced Project
Status: Halo 3: ODST confirmed for September. Unannounced Project unlikely for 2009.
3. Epic Games
Project(s): Gears of War 3
Status: Very Unlikely for 2009.
4. iNiS
Project(s): Unknown
Status: Lips sequel possible for 2009.
5. Krome Studios
Project(s): Unknown
Status: Scene It? sequel likely for 2009.
6. Lionhead Studios
Project(s): Multiple unannounced projects
Status: Unlikely for 2009.
7. Mistwalker
Project(s): Blue Dragon DS sequel
Status: Blue Dragon sequel possible for 360 in 2009.
8. Q Entertainment/feelplus
Project(s): Ninety-Nine Nights II
Status: Confirmed for 2009 in Japan. America/Europe possibly in 2009.
9. Rare Ltd.
Project(s): Multiple unannounced projects
Status: Development history suggests possibly one game in 2009.
10. Realtime Worlds
Projects(s): APB
Status: Development status unknown. Console releases in limbo. Microsoft contract expired.
11. Remedy Entertainment
Project(s): Alan Wake
Status: Possible for 2009 release.
12. Silicon Knights
Project(s): Too Human sequel
Status: Unknown, very unlikely for 2009.
13. Turn 10 Studios
Project(s): Forza Motorsport 3
Status: Possible 2009 release. Franchise history possibly suggests May 2010.
With that information we can make a list of possible games coming in 2009.
-Confirmed-
Halo 3: ODST
Ninety-Nine Nights II
-Possible-
Alan Wake
Forza Motorsport 3
Kingdom Under Fire II
Lips 2
Scene It? 3
Untitled Mistwalker Game
Untitled Rare Game
Keep in mind though that a fair number of those possible games may not come to fruition this year or be delayed.
