Phew. Spore and Force Unleashed hit in September and since then every Friday has seen a host of good games released. October and November, in particular, were ridiculous with simply far too many decent, or at least interesting, games released. FIFA 2009, Fable 2, Fallout 3, LittleBigPlanet, Call of Duty: World at War, Resistance 2, Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Prince of Persia – the list goes on. Who frankly has the time and money to give all these games the attention they deserve?
EA boss John Riccitiello's recent comments about slow sales for Mirror's Edge, for example, highlight the dangers of the crowded release schedule. But finally, today, the games have dried up. At last. Unless you are a PC owning Prince of Persia fan there is little of interest released today. Hurrah. Finally we have a chance to take a breath and start properly playing the pile of games that will – ultimately – keep us going until things pick up again in February.
So this weekend then, what are your gaming plans? Planning to pick up a recent release? Or happy working on your gaming to-do pile?
