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The most awaited titles of 2012

The most awaited titles of 2012

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THE DARKNESS II
THE DARKNESS II
THE DARKNESS II
The power of The Darkness, which includes the ability to summon the creepy "darklings, tentacles and tendrils" to attack foes or breakdown obstructions lead to an assassination attempt on the protagonist, hitman Jackie Estacado, now the Don of the Franchetti crime family. He releases The Darkness to find out the motivation behind the attack and brings Jackie into a confrontation with the mysterious Victor Valente.

BIOSHOCK INFINITE
BIOSHOCK INFINITE
The events of the game take place in 1912. The player assumes the identity of Booker DeWitt, a disgraced former agent of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, who is hired by mysterious individuals to rescue a young Elizabeth, held captive aboard the air-city. When DeWitt finds Elizabeth, he discovers she is central to the civil war raging in the city as each faction seeks to use Elizabeth to turn the tide of the conflict in their favour.

MAX PAYNE 3
MAX PAYNE 3
Max Payne
finds himself in Brazil, protecting a wealthy family when Fabiana Branco, the wife of pater familias Rodrigo, is abducted by the Comando Sombra gang. But is it a simple case of kidnapping for ransom? Help Max Payne resolve the issue with new, finely tuned targeting and shooting mechanics.

GTA V
GTA V
Grand Theft Auto
returns in its fifth avatar. The game is to be set in fictional Los Santos in the state of San Andreas and its surrounding areas, believed to be based on modern-day Los Angeles and Southern California. According to Google Trends data, GTA V was the most searched game scheduled to be released in 2012, despite no official release date yet.

FINAL FANTASY XIII 2
FINAL FANTASY XIII 2
Final Fantasy XIII-2
begins three years after Final Fantasy XIII when survivors of Cocoon have begun rebuilding their lives on Gran pulse. New Bodhum is overrun by monsters. Serah is saved from the ambush by a mysterious youth named Noel, who claims to have met Lightning. Accepting his offer of bringing her to her sister, Serah sets off through time and space to find out what has happened to Lightning, while learning more about Noel and the mysterious enemy, Caius.

YAKUZA DEAD SOULS
YAKUZA DEAD SOULS
Yakuza Dead Souls
was supposed to release last year, but the tsunami in Japan delayed its launch. The game is set during a zombie outbreak in Kamurocho. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is called in to contain the outbreak, but prove unsuccessful. Four men remain the only hope now: the mysterious Shun Akiyama, feared yakuza Goro Majima, Ryuji Goda and the legendary former yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu. This quartet is the only group that can save Kamurocho.

TOMB RAIDER
 TOMB RAIDER
The lastest of the Tomb Raider games will simply be titled Tomb Raider. It is believed it will be a reboot of Lara Croft. Almost a decade and a half after the release of the original game, Lara remains one of the most recognisable game characters in the history of the medium.

FAR CRY 3
FAR CRY 3
In Far Cry 3, gamers will assume the role of protagonist Jason Brody, a tourist who has been stranded on an island chain in the grip of a violent local conflict for years. In searching for his missing girlfriends, Jason will have to deal with a many mentally imbalanced characters who have been trapped on these islands for some time.

Courtesy: Gadgets and Gizmos