Max Payne 3

"Every aspect of what we see proves Rockstar knows exactly what it's doing. Expectation's still high, while any residual worry has flatlined."

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

"From the off it's immersive stuff. Fantasy fare with a bitter, mature taste that bristles with dialogue more Game of Thrones sharpness than Lord of the Rings poetical."

Sleeping Dogs

"We would be just as happy if United Front managed to deliver what they promise as far as atmosphere, story and kung fu goes."

End of Nations

"We try and draw some suitable analogy for what follows. Some movie for easy reference, some great literary work for poetic description. Neither spring to mind."

Hands-on: Risen 2: Dark Waters

"There is some drinking, gambling, sneaking, cheating and lots of treasure hunting involved."

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

"Despite the oddity, Resident Evil going the way of Left 4 Dead is an incredibly attractive proposition."

Shootmania Storm

"It's a far simpler setup to what's expected from the genre today, but purer as a result: straight into gameplay that's boiled down to attack or defend, dodge or repulse."

Prototype 2

"Radical Entertainment are doing something very interesting with Prototype 2 from a narrative point of view."

Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai

"The scale of the project undertaken here is impressive. Forget about this as an expansion pack, because it is much more than that."

Warlock: Master of the Arcane

"Warlock: Master of the Arcane is set in Ardania. The world best known from the Majesty games..."

Spec Ops: The Line

"He'll slowly drown in each and every decision made. A flash of bloodied sand dunes vomiting out blackened, crawling figures is still burned into our mind's eye."

Mass Effect 3: The First Hour

"With little more than a word of thanks to staff, we walk out. There's little more to be said: the end of the world is here, and it feels great."

Syndicate: Co-Op Hands-On

"Once more advanced tactics are used in the battles Syndicate co-op stands out as an experience you won't find elsewhere."

War of the Roses

"From the very brief demo of the technology that runs the game it is clear that there is massive potential here."

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

"In Ghost Recon, AI is what you make it. In three of the four single player levels we play for this preview, we're slowly reintroduced to the idea that 'I' equals team."

Darksiders II

"Compared to the previous game with its open and expansive dungeons this takes things one step further..."

Rainbow 6: Patriots

"They've not been privy to his terror, his fear. The dual perspectives of conflict cast a sense of uneasiness over the situation."

Mass Effect 3

"I'm not sure if it'll ever become natural for me to yell at my Xbox 360, although the results are undeniably satisfying."

Hitman: Absolution

"It's no less a convincing portrayal. With low-grade pixelation filters from the previous title scrubbed, Glacier 2 can finally shine."

The Settlers Online

"Rectifying problems became compulsive, and with so much going on, there's always something going wrong."

MUD

"It's as if Milestone has exchanged the prim and proper dedication of a 9 to 5 for a debauched and wild weekend in the country."

Ridge Racer Unbounded

"There's liberal exuberance in its two-ton metallic flings; exciting in its voraciousness, but suitably bizarre in the extremities in which drifts play out."

2012's Most Wanted - Aliens: Colonial Marines

"This is an opportunity for Gearbox to really put itself on the map. All it needs to do is deliver a game worthy of the series. If only it were that simple."

2012's Most Wanted: Prey 2

Our latest Most Wanted for next year is Prey 2: a title that trumps the identikit sequel stylings of many series with something wholly unique and exciting.

Mass Effect 3

"Seeing all the story threads come together in Mass Effect 3 is going to have a massive impact."

Hands-on: Syndicate

"Don't expect the old Bullfrog Syndicate, and don't expect Deus Ex and you're likely in for something very entertaining come February."

Hands-on: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

"You're the chosen one, brought back from the dead, to save a world where the mortal races are well on their way towards extinction."

Hands-on: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Arriving at Korriban a disgraced slave, stripped of my Sith rank as my master had fallen - we're the Sith Inquisitor.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

"We've lived a lifetime already, and we've barely scraped three hours. We've barely scraped the world."

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

"Ezio may be 52, but he's still one of the strongest characters in the medium. If Revelations lives up to its promise, it will more than do justice to his memory."

Max Payne 3

"Max was bald and sported an impressive beard, wore a Hawaiian shirt and spent his time in the colourful city of Sao Paulo..."

Syndicate

"This is a game that's captured the mood and world from the original, but not the gameplay..yet so far that's looking to be a good decision."

Diablo III

"This is not a game like Diablo. It is Diablo. For connoisseurs of the series, that's likely the best praise one can give to the title."

The Secret World

"The game, set in a contemporary world, has an intriguing premise: all the myths, conspiracies and tales of the extraordinary that we have all heard, are very real."

SSX

"EA makes a convincing case that these additions will better the brand rather than dilute it. And from the strength of content we're seeing, we're happy to come along for the ride."

Darksiders II

"Playing as Death offers something different to his brother-in-arms: he's agile, fast, and has no qualms in using more extreme measures if they achieve results."

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7

"We wanted to introduce some details that only the most careful readers of the books could notice. So we created a game inspired by both films and novels," the studio explains.

Ridge Racer Unbounded

"Even at its current alpha version, Unbounded shows a lot of promise in becoming one of the best arcade racers around."

Aliens: Colonial Marines

"While not completely enthusiastic by what we've seen - more due to sensory exhaustion than anything - we leave the presentation feeling cautiously optimistic."

Gotham City Impostors

"Gotham City Impostors was one of the strangest games at Gamescom 2011 and probably one of the weirdest spin-offs since Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball."

Borderlands 2

"Now you want machine guns with really big clips that I can just 'rawr' forever and totally just Arnold out and be all powerful."

Might & Magic: Heroes VI

"After a few days of playing we're left with the feeling that this is the triumphant return of a truly great series."

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

"There is still a touch of arcade in the dribbling, and the passing feels incredibly smooth. The controls feel extremely natural, almost like liquid."

Rage

"An FPS with the scope of an action-RPG, from the makers of the most iconic series in the genre? Reason enough for id Software to raise middle finger - or crafty wink - to its competitors."

Driver: San Francisco Multiplayer

"Despite the era it emulates resounding with the sublime sounds of funk, soul and a little dabble in disco, Driver's multiplayer is pure punk rock; short, punchy and violent."

Dishonored

"The central idea is that instead of coal and steampower, the era of industrialism was brought on by giant whaling ships."

Dead Island

"Boss encounters block the game's fast-paced flow like a violent discharge into the toilet, requiring all hands, and makeshift weapons, to clear the way."

Bioshock Infinite

"Everywhere we went people were going on and on about Bioshock Infinite at E3."

Hitman: Absolution

"Hitman: Absolution looks good. Really good...the game can stand tall alongside the best titles of today. IO Interactive just put itself back into the graphical arms race."

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

"It's the technology being created here that is getting its first field-test via the virtual conditions of Ghost Recon...the result is already massively exciting."