28th August 2008 Wanted
The Wanted video game will feature intense third-person action, taking combat to a new level with iconic moves — such as “curving bullets” and “Assassin Time” — drawn directly from the film, as well as an innovative, multi-layered cover mechanic. The storyline of the game will pick up where the movie leaves off, providing fans with another...
Genre: Shooter
4th August 2008 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Experience an unbelievable adrenaline rush from playing the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. Newcomers and pros alike will be blown away by the screen-melting intensity and insane new features, including six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, new scoring strategies, and a diverse list of...
Genre: Shooter Our score: 7.8
17th July 2008 1942: Joint Strike
1942: Joint Strike takes inspiration and influence from the ‘80s 194X’s series of Capcom vertical arcade shooters. The art, sound and gameplay give the player hints of the 194X series, but will standout as it’s own unique entry. Gameplay will essentially be 2D, but the game will utilize a fully 3D engine.
The game takes place during a...
Genre: Shooter
8th July 2008 Schizoid
Schizoid, the most co-op game ever, is an action game for 1 or 2 players, who must cooperate to protect each other from barrages of glowing enemies. Schizoid is coming on Wednesday, July 9 to Xbox Live Arcade.
Genre: Shooter
16th May 2008 The Protector
The Protector centres on the exploits of two vastly different characters - hardened British mercenary Jonathan Kane and beautiful US archaeologist Jennifer Guile. After an acrimonious two-year estrangement, these two former lovers are reunited when Jennifer's father - a leading archaeologist - is murdered by a new terrorist organisation called...
Genre: Shooter
12th May 2008 Doom 4
Genre: Shooter
12th May 2008 James Bond: Quantum of Solace
Genre: Shooter
4th April 2008 Alpha Protocol
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe. To do so means he must cut himself off from the very people he is sworn to protect. As players determine how to...
Genre: Shooter
13th March 2008 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition provides explosive action for both online and offline players. Gamers who missed the original Lost Planet will have the opportunity to experience the epic gameplay that made the original a global hit with the added bonus of fresh new content and cross platform multi-play all at a great value price....
Genre: Shooter Our score: 7.5
11th March 2008 Salvation
Year 2026. The World government resorted to stem cells and gene engineering to stage the Judgment Day. They created genetic replications of Christ and Antichrist and destroyed them right away in the course of events to set forth severe fundamentalism on Earth, propped by the idea of communicating with God via machines as well as by the army of...
Genre: Shooter
6th March 2008 Damnation
Evolving the shooter genre with its unique and exhilarating combination of fluid action and combat, Damnation will feature huge, open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast,...
Genre: Shooter
3rd March 2008 BioShock 2
No information on BioShock two has been revealed, hopefully we'll see an official announcement soon.
Genre: Shooter
26th February 2008 Triggerheart Exelica (Xbox Live Arcade)
Mankind's newest and best weapon is the Triggerheart, a humanoid weapons system with a human-like personality. When the Ver'mith attack, only the Triggerhearts Exelica and Crueltear have the power to destroy the enemy. In the classic vertically-scrolling Japanese arcade shooter Triggerheart Exelica, each weapon has a different combat style, but...
Genre: Shooter
22nd February 2008 Aliens: Colonial Marines
In Aliens: Colonial Marines, players are part of a United States Colonial Marine squad and must prepare to face an alien assault more intense and horrific than ever before. Driven by a compelling and original story penned by renowned writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle Aliens: Colonial Marines will retain the atmospheric look and feel of...
Genre: Shooter
21st February 2008 Gears of War 2
Gears of War® 2 is the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 4.5 million selling blockbuster third-person tactical action game that became one of the most popular Xbox 360 games in history. This time, Marcus Fexis and Delta Squad are poised to deliver a bigger and more intense experience than ever before.
Features:
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Genre: Shooter
19th February 2008 Project Origin
Project Origin, the videogame sequel to the hit game F.E.A.R.
The sequel will continue the original game's spine-tingling supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. At the center of the calamity is the mysterious Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her...
Genre: Shooter
1st February 2008 Shadow Harvest
Shadow Harvest is a highly immersive 3rd-person tactical action game set in the year 2025 on various current and future points of conflict around the globe. Featuring dual character control, amazingly realistic graphics and a refreshingly different storyline, Shadow Harvest is a completely new interpretation of the tactical-action genre. Being...
Genre: Shooter
8th January 2008 Tron
In Tron, a 1982 arcade game, players take on the role of the mighty video game warrior of the same name and battle Sark and the insidious Master Control Program in high definition, racing deadly light cycles, battling Sark's tanks, dodging grid bugs and entering the MCP Cone. Tron features four game modes – racing light cycles, battling against...
Genre: Shooter
4th January 2008 Far Cry 2
More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition...
Genre: Shooter
18th December 2007, 2007 Tiberium
Tiberium is a mysterious extraterrestrial crystal that shatters the energy output of traditional fossil fuels. It has the power to save our civilization; it also has the power to destroy it. For eleven years, an alien tower has stood dormant, looming like an unholy mountain over a wasteland once known as the Mediterranean Sea. The tower was...
Genre: Shooter
27th November 2007, 2007 Deus Ex 3
Third installment of the Deus Ex series, being developed by Eidos Montreal.
No more information is available at this time.
Genre: Shooter
22nd November 2007, 2007 Raiden Fighters Aces
No more information is available at this time.
Genre: Shooter
16th November 2007, 2007 Terminator (unconfirmed title)
Based on the upcoming film 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins', slated for a 2009 release.
Genre: Shooter
15th November 2007, 2007 Ghostbusters
When Manhattan is once again overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, players will take on the role of a new recruit joining the famous Ghostbusters team.
To deliver a special gaming experience to the tremendous Ghostbusters’ fan base around the world, the game will feature the original film cast from the classic...
Genre: Shooter
15th November 2007, 2007 Jumper
Jumpers, people with a genetic anomaly that enables them to teleport themselves instantaneously to anywhere on the globe, have existed for centuries. An age-old battle rages between the Jumpers and the Paladins, a clandestine organization set on eliminating them from the planet. The Jumper game extends the film’s storyline, following Griffin, a...
Genre: Shooter
14th November 2007, 2007 LEGO Batman: The Videogame
The LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME story unfolds with Batman’s greatest foes escaping from Arkham Asylum and creating mayhem throughout Gotham City. Tracking criminals, including The Joker and The Penguin, players will utilize Batman’s gadgets as well as build and operate fantastic vehicles in one or two player cooperative gameplay.
Genre: Shooter
6th November 2007, 2007 Axiom Overdrive
Axiom Overdrive is Reflexive Entertainment's side-scrolling, omni-directional, 3D, physics-based action/puzzle game, which Reflexive Entertainment are developing for Xbox Live Arcade.
Genre: Shooter
30th October 2007, 2007 Underwater Wars
Action takes place approximately 5 years after the present day and develops during the game for 2 years more.
The main conflicting parties are: the United States and also the countries of NATO with well-known squads of military swimmers from Great Britain, Italy, France, Japan; the resisting parties are - the People’s Republic of...
Genre: Shooter
29th October 2007, 2007 Iron Man
No more information is available at this time.
Genre: Shooter Our score: 4.8
19th October 2007, 2007 Dark Void (unconfirmed platform)
Something is consuming our universe, a vast and ancient force almost beyond our comprehension. Millions of years ago, the minions of that power found their way to the 3rd planet of an unremarkable yellow star. Ours. The race they created came to call their masters “The Watchers.” For millennia we knew them as gods and served their dark purposes,...
Genre: Shooter
16th October 2007, 2007 Bionic Commando
Taking its inspiration from its 8-bit namesake released on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1988, Bionic Commando features Nathan Spencer (voiced by former lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton), a government operative who represents the ultimate fusion of man and machine. After distinguishing himself in a fierce conflict against...
Genre: Shooter
15th October 2007, 2007 Aces of the Galaxy
Aces of the Galaxy is an old-school arcade thrill-ride! Set in a stunning space environment, Aces of the Galaxy thrusts the user into epic space battles in the ultimate struggle to survive. Players take control of the gun turret on an AI-driven spaceship aiming the reticule to vaporize waves of enemies in this third person retro-arcade shooter....
Genre: Shooter Our score: 8.2
24th September 2007, 2007 Dead Space
Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere is soaked with a feeling of tension, dread and sheer terror. In Dead Space, players step into the role of engineer Isaac Clarke – an ordinary man on a seemingly routine mission to fix the communications systems aboard a deep space mining ship. It is not long before Isaac awakes to a living...
Genre: Shooter
24th September 2007, 2007 Omega Five
Omega Five is the first true next-gen, high-definition shooter, with the most awe-inspiring graphics around! As you fly through entirely dangerous 3D environments in this side-scroller, enemies come at you from all sides, even the background! Grab an extra controller, choose your merc, and engage in 2-player local co-op, too.
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Genre: Shooter
21st September 2007, 2007 Ikaruga
"Ikaruga" is a quick-paced shooter with strong strategy elements featuring a slow-motion training mode and co-op play for two. "Ikaruga" is the perfect combination of beautiful, manga-style storytelling and refined, ultra-challenging arcade heroics.
Genre: Shooter
17th August 2007, 2007 Borderlands
Borderlands is an extraordinary cooperative experience, allowing for multiple players to share the same game experience simultaneously online. Players can freely join or leave each other’s games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. Borderlands features life-like character animations, impressive real-time physics, and...
Genre: Shooter
15th August 2007, 2007 PROTOTYPE
You are ALEX MERCER, the PROTOTYPE™: a shapeshifter with amazing powers of combat, destruction, and deception. Consume targets for their form and memories to assume a perfect disguise, or instantly transform your body into an array of deadly biological weapons, cutting your way to the heart of the conspiracy forty years in the making.
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Genre: Shooter
2nd August 2007, 2007 Red Faction: Guerilla
Red Faction: Guerrilla is a 3rd person, open-world action shooter set on Mars, 50 years after the events of the original Red Faction. Players will take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. Throughout their fight for freedom,...
Genre: Shooter
