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Fall 2011 Xbox 360 Core Games Preview

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After the most boring and dead July and August that I can remember as far as game releases go, the glorious Fall 2011 season of game releases is nearly upon us. From September to December dozens of great new titles are hitting the Xbox 360. We map out the release calendar for the upcoming core games (not Kinect - see our Fall 2011 Kinect Games Preview here) we're looking forward to right here.

Note: Release dates may change and other games without firm dates as of this writing that are not on the list could still release this year. All games are MSRP $59.99 unless otherwise noted.

We'll try to review as much as we can, of course, so check out our Xbox 360 reviews section for reviews of these titles as well as past Xbox 360 games.

If you haven't already "jumped in" to the Xbox 360, now is a good time with 6 years worth of great games already out plus all of these new titles coming out this Fall. Our Xbox 360 Buyer's Guide should answer any questions you have about the system.

Title -- Genre -- Publisher

End of August 2011

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - FPS - SquareEnix
  • Bodycount - FPS - Codemasters
  • Madden NFL 12 - American Football - EA Sports

September 2011

  • Dead Island - FPS - SquareEnix
  • Driver: San Francisco - Driving - Ubisoft
  • Warhammer 40k: Space Marine - TPS - THQ
  • NHL 12 - Pro Hockey - EA Sports
  • Supremacy MMA - Fighting - 505 Games - $49.99
  • Nicktoons MLB - Baseball - 2K Play - $39.99
  • Tropico 4 - Strategy - Kalypso - $49.99
  • Gears of War 3 - TPS - Microsoft
  • Otomedius Excellent - Shmup - Konami - $29.99
  • F1 2011 - Racing - Codemasters
  • X-Men Destiny - Action RPG - Activision
  • Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 - FPS - Activision - $39.99
  • Pro Evo Soccer 2012 - Soccer - Konami
  • FIFA Soccer 12 - Soccer - EA Sports

October 2011

  • Rage - FPS - Bethesda
  • Spider-Man: Edge of Time - Action - Activision
  • Dark Souls - Action RPG - Namco Bandai
  • NBA 2K12 - Basketball - 2K Sports
  • Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Flight Combat - Namco Bandai
  • Dead Rising 2: Off the Record - Action - Capcom - $39.99
  • Forza Motorsport 4 - Racing - Microsoft
  • Batman: Arkham City - Action - Warner Bros.
  • Rocksmith - Music - Ubisoft - $79.99 (requires real guitar)
  • Jimmy Johnson's Anything With An Engine - Racing - Konami - $29.99
  • The Sims 3 Pets - God Sim - Electronic Arts - $49.99
  • Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi - Fighting - Namco Bandai
  • Silent Hill Downpour - Survival Horror - Konami
  • Disney Universe - Action - Disney Interactive - $49.99
  • King of Fighters XIII - Fighting - Atlus - $49.99
  • Battlefield 3 - FPS - Electronic Arts
  • Family Game Night 4: Game Show Edition - Action - Electronic Arts - $39.99

November 2011

  • Sonic Generations - Action - SEGA - $49.99
  • Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai - TPS Horror - Activision - $39.99
  • LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7 - Action - Warner Bros. - $49.99
  • Lord of the Rings: War In The North - Action RPG - Warner Bros.
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - Third Person Stealth - Konami - $49.99
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - FPS - Activision
  • Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - RPG - Bethesda
  • Saint's Row The Third - Sandbox Action - THQ
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Fighting - Capcom - $39.99
  • Jurassic Park - Adventure - U&I Games - $39.99
  • Halo Combat Anniversary - FPS - Microsoft - $39.99
  • UDraw Game Tablet - Art - THQ - $79.99
  • Pictionary Ultimate Edition (requires UDraw tablet) - Party - THQ - $39.99
  • Marvel Super Hero Squad Comic Combat (UDraw) - Art - THQ - $39.99
  • Assassin's Creed Revelations - Action - Ubisoft
  • Rayman Origins - Action - Ubisoft
  • Need for Speed: The Run - Racing - Electronic Arts
  • WWE '12 - Fighting - THQ
  • Goldeneye 007 Reloaded - FPS - Activision

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