June is upon us, winter is setting in and it is becoming increasingly difficult for gamers to keep their mouse hands warm. The winter months are a dreaded period for restaurants, night clubs and even bars. It’s quite simple really; people don’t like going out when it’s cold.<\/p>\n
This makes it an important time for games, and as the nation goes into mass hibernation we find ourselves spending increasing amounts of time huddled under a blanket on the couch or on top of a heater behind the PC screen.<\/p>\n
We were pleased to observe that although winter’s chill is biting harder each day, the God’s of gaming are shinning down gloriously with a plethora of awesome titles to keep us occupied and warm throughout the cold months.<\/p>\n
Now if we could just alter the earth’s rotational speed in order to squeeze a few extra hours into each day, we may actually get though the backlog of games that seems to never stop growing. For those not cursed with the affliction of too many games, not enough time, then June certainly has some interesting titles lined up.<\/p>\n
PC<\/strong><\/p>\n Damnation – Out now<\/p>\n The Sims 3 – Out now<\/p>\n Prototype – June 12<\/p>\n Superbike World Championship 09 – June 12<\/p>\n Terminator: Salvation – June 19<\/p>\n Street Fighter IV – June 23<\/p>\n Spore Galactic Adventures – June 26<\/p>\n Anno 1404 – June 26<\/p>\n Overlord 2 – June 30<\/p>\n Red Faction: Guerilla – TBA<\/p>\n The third iteration of the world’s best selling PC game franchise, the Sims 3, has just been released and offers a sure fire way to get your girlfriend off the TV and away from Desperate House Wives so that you can get stuck into any of the numerous awesome console games being released over the next few weeks. (If you think we are being sexist then check out the poll on the front page)<\/p>\n Of course patient Street Fighter fans don’t have to wait too much longer for the latest version of the classic arcade beat-em-up to arrive on PC. The console version is Metacritic’s top rated game of 2009 so far.<\/p>\n Anno 1404 is sure to offer a rich and intriguing trading\/empire building simulator, while Spore: Galactic Adventures will add more to an already massive game.<\/p>\n PS3<\/strong><\/p>\n Virtua Tennis 2009 – Out now<\/p>\n Guitar Hero: Metallica – Out now<\/p>\n Sacred 2: Fallen Angel – Out now<\/p>\n Bionic Commando – Out now<\/p>\n Prototype – June 12<\/p>\n Superbike World Championship 09 (SBK) – June 12<\/p>\n FUEL – June 12<\/p>\n Red Faction: Guerilla – June 19<\/p>\n Terminator: Salvation – June 19<\/p>\n Overlord 2 – June 30<\/p>\n Xbox 360<\/strong><\/p>\n Virtua Tennis 2009 – Out now<\/p>\n Guitar Hero Metallica – Out now<\/p>\n Sacred 2 Fallen Angel – Out now<\/p>\n Damnation – Out now<\/p>\n Bionic Commando – Out now<\/p>\n Prototype – June 12<\/p>\n Superbike World Championship 09 (SBK) – June 12<\/p>\n FUEL – June 12<\/p>\n Silent Hill Homecoming – June 19<\/p>\n Terminator: Salvation – June 19<\/p>\n Star Ocean: The Last Hope – June 19<\/p>\n Tales of Vesperia – June 26<\/p>\n Overlord 2 – June 30<\/p>\n Red Faction: Guerilla – TBA<\/p>\n While PC owners can celebrate that Street Fighter IV is crossing the platform divide, console owners can be equally pleased as they can finally experience the world of Sacred 2.<\/p>\n Prototype has been making waves, and is arguably the most hyped game on this list. FUEL has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the biggest console game ever made (16000+ square KMs). Star Ocean: The Last Hope is another to watch as it makes its way to Xbox 360 owners, and Overlord 2 is sure entertain us going into July.<\/p>\n