Games Coming Out in 2012

The intense competition between Sony PS3 slim and Microsoft Xbox 360 S is expected to become a three-way fight with the entry of Nintendo Wii U later this year. With motion sensing gaming becoming an integral part of all the three game consoles and 3D gaming slowly gathering steam, a lot boils down to the game titles that these consoles have to offer. While some games are compatible to all the three consoles, others are console exclusive; and both the attributes have a crucial role to play in determining their popularity. More importantly, the list of games coming out in 2012 shows how the manufacturers are desperately trying to woo users to their camp.

Most Anticipated Games of 2012

Games like Max Payne, Mass Effect and Final Fantasy have always fascinated gaming fans; and the tradition will be carried forward in 2012 with the release of much anticipated sequels of each of these games. While 2011 saw the release of Max Payne 2 and Mass Effect 2, 2012 will mark the release of their respective third installments in the form of Max Payne 3 and Mass Effect 3. A whole lot of 3D games like the Inversion, Deep Black, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and the Armored Core V are also scheduled for release in 2012, and that isn't surprising with 3D gaming being considered to be the next big thing in the gaming arena. Not to forget, the collector's editions (as well as signature editions and other special editions) of quite a few games, including Ninja Gaiden III and Final Fantasy III-2, are lined up for release in course of the year.

New Games Coming Out in 2012

With so many games scheduled for release over the next few months, determining which are the ten most anticipated games of 2012 is no doubt a herculean task (and so will be the task of compiling the best games in the latter half of this year.) Sequels, special editions and 3D games are all set to storm the gaming arena in 2012; that's exactly what the lengthy list of upcoming games given below depicts.

Game Title	Genre	Platform/s	Release Date
A Virus Named Tom	Puzzle Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Adidas MiCoach	Sports	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Aero-Cross	Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Agent	Action	PS3	Q4 2012
Aliens: Colonial Marines	Shooter	Wii-U, PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Anarchy Reigns	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q3 2012
Anomaly: Warzone Earth	Action	Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Armored Core V	Simulation	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Asura's Wrath	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland	RPG	PS3	Q2 2012
Batman: Arkham City	Action	Wii U	Q4 2012
Binary Domain	Action	Wii, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
BioShock Infinite	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Birds of Steel	First-person Shooter	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Bit. Trip Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien	Platformer	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Black Knight Sword	Puzzle Adventure	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Blades of Time	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Bloodforge	Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Borderlands 2	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4	Shooter	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Capcom Digital Collection	Compilation	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Carmageddon: Reincarnation	Racing Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Charlie Murder	Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Choplifter HD	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Closure	Puzzle	PS3	Q2 2012
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII	Flight Simulation	Wii, PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Counter-Strike Global Offensive	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Country Dance Special Edition	Music	Wii	Q1 2012
Dance Magic	Music	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Darksiders II	Action	PS3, Xbox 360, Wii-U	Q2 2012
Dead or Alive 5	Fight Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat	Fighting Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Deep Black	Third-person Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q4 2012
Defenders of Ardania	Strategy	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Devil May Cry HD Collection	Compilation	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Diabolical Pitch	Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Dirt Showdown	Racing	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Dishonored	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Disney Epic Mickey 2	Action Adventure	Wii, PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock	Action	PS3	Q4 2012
Dragon's Dogma	RPG	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Dragon's Lair	Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Dust 514	Shooter	PS3	Q2 2012
Dust: An Elysian Tail	Platformer	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
EA Sports NBA 2012	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360	Q3 2012
El Chavo	Puzzle	Wii	Q4 2012
Enemy Front	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Fable: The Journey	Action RPG	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Fallout: New Vegas (Ultimate Edition)	RPG	PS3	Q1 2012
Family Feud Decades	Trivia	PS3	Q4 2012
Far Cry 3	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
FIFA Soccer 13	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360, Wii	Q4 2012
FIFA Street 2012	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Final Fantasy XIII-2	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Collector's Edition)	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Final Fantasy XIV Online	RPG	PS3	Q4 2012
Fireburst	Racing Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Future Fight	Strategy	Wii	Q4 2012
Game of Thrones	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Gotham City Impostors	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Grand Slam Tennis 2	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Guillermo Del Toro's InSane	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Halo 4	Shooter	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Heavy Fire: Afghanistan	Shooter	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Homefront 2	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Hunter-Killer	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Hybrid	Shooter	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk-II	RPG	PS3	Q2 2012
I Am Alive	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Inversion	Shooter	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Jak and Daxter Collection	Platformer	PS3	Q1 2012
Journey	Adventure	PS3	Q2 2012
Karaoke Joysound	Music	Wii U	Q1 2012
Kinect: Star Wars	Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Kingdom Under Fire II	Strategy	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning	RPG	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Collector's Edition)	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Signature Edition)	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Special Edition)	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
La-Mulana	Platformer	Wii	Q1 2012
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes	Action Adventure	Wii, PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Lollipop Chainsaw	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q4 2012
London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Mario Party 9	Party	Wii	Q1 2012
Mass Effect 3	RPG	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Mass Effect 3 (N7 Collector's Edition)	RPG	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Max Payne 3	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Max Payne 3 (Special Edition)	Shooter	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Men in Black: The Video Game	Action	Wii-U, PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Metro: Last Light	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U	Q4 2012
Michael Jackson: The Experience HD	Music	PS3, Wii, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
MLB 12: The Show	Sports	PS3	Q1 2012
Mortal Kombat (Komplete Edition)	Fighting	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
MotorStorm RC	Racing	PS3	Q2 2012
Move D.N.A.	Action	PS3	Q2 2012
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations	Fighting	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
NeverDead	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Nexuiz	Shooter	PS3	Q1 2012
NFL Blitz	Sports Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	RPG	PS3	Q4 2012
Ninja Gaiden III	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Ninja Gaiden III (Collector's Edition)	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge	Action	Wii-U	Q1 2012
Of Orcs and Men	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Outdoors Unlimited	Hunting	PS3, Xbox 360, Wii	Q1 2012
Pocoyo Racing	Racing Action	Wii	Q4 2012
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond	Adventure	Wii	Q1 2012
Port Royale 3	Simulation	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Prey 2	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Pro Angler Moves	Sports	PS3	Q1 2012
Project Haste	Racing	PS3	Q4 2012
Prototype 2	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Quantum Conundrum	Puzzle	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Rainbow Moon	Strategy RPG	PS3	Q1 2012
Ravensdale	Action Adventure	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc HD	Platformer	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Rhythm Heaven Fever	Music	Wii	Q1 2012
Ride to Hell	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Ridge Racer Unbounded	Racing	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Risen 2: Dark Waters	RPG	PS3	Q2 2012
Scary Girl	Adventure	Xbox 360, PS3	Q4 2012
Serious Sam: Double D	Shooter	PS3	Q4 2012
Shank 2	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Shoot Many Robots	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Silent Hill HD Collection	Adventure	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Silent Hill: Downpour	Adventure	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Sine Mora	Shooter	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Skullgirls	Fighting	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Sledge Hammer	Racing	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time	Platformer	PS3	Q2 2012
Sniper Elite v2	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II	Platformer	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Sorcery	Action	PS3	Q2 2012
Soulcalibur V	Fighting	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Soulcalibur V (Collector's Edition)	Fighting	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Sour Patch Kids: World Gone Sour	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q2 2012
South Park: Tenorman's Revenge	Platformer	Xbox 360	Q2 2012
South Park: The Game	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Spec Ops: The Line	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
SSX	Sports	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Star Trek: The Game	Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Starhawk	Shooter	PS3	Q4 2012
Street Fighter x Tekken	Fighting	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Strike Suit Zero	Shooter	PS3	Q1 2012
Summer Stars 2012	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360, Wii	Q4 2012
Syndicate	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Tales of Graces F	RPG	PS3, Wii	Q1 2012
Tekken for Wii U	Fighting	Wii U	Q4 2012
Tekken Tag Tournament 2	Fighting	Xbox 360, PS3	Q4 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Movie	Action	Xbox 360, PS3, Wii	Q3 2012
The Dark Eye: Demonicon	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
The Darkness II	Shooter	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
The Flying Hamster HD	Shooter	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
The Haunted: Hell's Reach	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
The Last Guardian	Adventure	PS3	Q4 2012
The Pinball Arcade	Pinball	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
The Splatters Puzzle	Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	RPG	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360	Q3 2012
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online	Shooter	Wii U	Q4 2012
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	Shooter	PS3	Q1 2012
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Signature Edition)	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Patriots	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Tomb Raider	Action	Xbox 360, PS3	Q3 2012
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD	Sports	PS3, Xbox 360	Q2 2012
Top Gun: Hard Lock	Fight Action	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron	Shooter	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Trials Evolution	Racing	Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Twisted Metal	Racing Action	PS3	Q1 2012
Two Worlds II: Pirates of the Flying Fortress	RPG	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
UFC Undisputed 3	Fighting	PS3, Xbox 360	Q1 2012
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3	Fighting	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Vessel	Puzzle Action	Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown	Fighting	PS3, Xbox 360	Q3 2012
Warp	Action	PS3	Q1 2012
WWE Brawl	Wrestling	PS3, Xbox 360, Wii	Q4 2012
XCOM	Shooter	Xbox 360, PS3	Q1 2012
Xenoblade Chronicles	RPG	Wii-U	Q2 2012
Yakuza: Dead Souls	Action	PS3	Q1 2012
Zombie Driver HD	Racing	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Zone of the Enders HD Collection	Action Compilation	PS3, Xbox 360	Q4 2012
Zumba Fitness Rush	Sports	Xbox 360	Q1 2012

With the inclusion of games such like Armored Core V, Batman: Arkham City, BioShock Infinite, Borderlands 2, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Ninja Gaiden III, Soulcalibur V, Starhawk, The Last Guardian, and so on, the list of PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 games coming out in 2012 has become all the more tempting. And that's not all, as the trend is expected to continue in 2013, with some of the much talked about games like the PS3 exclusive 'The Last of Us' in the pipeline. On one hand we have the battle between game console manufacturers intensifying, and on the other we have game developers pitched against each other. With competition intensifying and everyone battling for supremacy, the end user is the one who is getting the most benefits - with a great gaming experience at a reasonable price.

PS: As year passes, more and more developers are expected to announce their plans of releasing new games, which means this list of upcoming PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 games will only expand with time. If you don't want to miss out on any information about the release schedule of video games coming soon, this is the place that you will need to keep a track of.