Back by popular demand, and filtered through loads of reader feedback, we have a roundup of five cool games to look forward to. Some are just around the corner, while others are only just cresting the horizon. We’ve focussed on releases within the next month this time around.<\/p>\n
As always (and as if you need encouragement), let us know what you think of the list, and whether there’s a game you think should be included in the next roundup.<\/p>\n
Michael Phelps – Push the limit<\/strong> (7 June 2011 – Xbox 360 Kinect)<\/p>\n Just kidding. We aren’t looking forward to this game. How many of you are excitedly anticipating the chance to moronically flail your arms around in the comfort of your living room?<\/p>\n Hunted: The Demon’s Forge <\/strong>(3 June 2011 – PC, Xbox 360, PS3)<\/span><\/p>\n inXile Entertainment have been hard at work to create a new IP in the popular generic ‘dark fantasy’ setting. Dark fantasy has become a bit of a marketing buzzword of late, as fantasy stories and settings have always had a sinister undercurrent if done correctly. Moving on. <\/p>\n In Hunted: The Demon’s Forge players will take on the role of mercenaries E’lara and Caddoc who are on a quest for a mysterious artefact which Caddoc has been having visions about. Sometimes sticking to old cliché’s is a good thing – hopefully inXile has focussed on the gameplay. Hunted is a third-person action adventure game that will take players through all the typical fantastical environments one would expect, and put them up against a bestiary of cool stylised monsters.<\/p>\n Most intriguing is the promise of a fully fleshed out co-op element. The developers claim this isn’t simply a tacked-on experience in which two players can merely share the same game instance, but a mode in which players will have to complement one another’s skills and abilities in order to progress.<\/p>\n \n