Releases in May

Hello everyone, this is a new thing I'm going to be doing. I'm going to be listing all the games coming out each month ahead and then give special mention to the game that I'm looking most forward to. I give GamesRadar credit for the idea of going over the different releases in a month and ScrewAttack credit for the idea of going over my personal pick.

So let's get into the games coming out in May (Note that these are all American release dates).

MAY 3

• Back to the Future: The Game Episode 3: Citizen Brown
• PS3
• Developed by Telltale Games
• Published by Telltale Games
• MotorStorm Apocolypse
• PS3
• Developed by Evolution Studios
• Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
• Thor: God of Thunder
• PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS
• Developed by Liquid Entertainment (PS3, Xbox 360) and Red Fly Studios (Wii)
• Published by Sega

MAY 10

• Brink
• PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC
• Developed by Splash Damage
• Published by Bethesda
• The First Templar
• Xbox 360, Windows PC
• Developed by Haemimont Games
• Published by Kalypso Media
• Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
• PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows PC, Nintendo DS, 3DS, PSP
• Developed by Traveller's Tales
• Published by Disney Interactive Studios
• MX vs. ATV Alive
• PS3, Xbox 360
• Developed by Rainbow Studios
• Published by THQ
• Virtua Tennis 4
• PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows PC
• Developed by Sega AM3
• Published by Sega
• Deep Black
• PS3, Xbox 360
• Developed by Biart Company
• Published by 505 Games
• Fable III
• Windows PC
• Developed by Lionhead Studios
• Published by Microsoft Game Studios
• LA Noire
• PS3, Xbox 360
• Developed by Team Bondi and Rockstar Games
• Published by Rockstar Games
• The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings
• Windows PC
• Developed by CD Projekt RED STUDIO
• Published by Atari (in North America)

MAY 24

• Dirt 3
• PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC
• Developed by Codemasters Southam
• Published by Codemasters
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS
• Developed by Griptonite Games
• Published by THQ

May 31

• Hunted: The Demon's Forge
• PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC
• Developed by inXile Entertainment
• Published by Bethesda
• Red Faction: Armageddon
• PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC
• Developed by Voliton, Inc.
• Published by THQ and Syfy Games
• Sims 3 Generations
• Windows PC, Mac
• Developed by EA Play (Windows PC) and The Sims Studio (Mac)
• Published by Electronic Arts

My Pick

This came down to three games for me. Two of them I'm looking forward to and one I'm interested in but still have to play its predecessor.

The first is The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings on May 17. This has been getting a lot of buzz around PC RPG fans. I haven't played the original yet so I feel that I need to do that first. I do know that CD Projekt, the developer, has stated that Mass Effect was a big influence (despite this apparently being more hack-n-slash) and they are also going to be using the save-file transfer system from Mass Effect. I'll look into The Witcher and then check out this at a later date.

The second one is Brink on May 10. The developer, Splash Studios, has done quite a bit of work with id Software in the past, working the multiplayer in the PC version of Doom 3, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (which was a freeware multiplayer released, thanks for that guys), and they developed Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for Activision. Brink is apparently going to follow in the footsteps of Mirror's Edge making an FPS with parkour thrown into the mix. If they can pull it off, it's going to kick ass.

But my pick for May has to be LA Noire.

With this new technique that Rockstar and Team Bondi are using to perfectly capture faces and eyes (one of the most difficult things to animate), an emphasis put on detective work, and the homage to classic noir films, I cannot wait for this game to be released on the 17th.

If it lives up to the trailers that I've been seeing, this is going to be an incredible experience unlike any other out there. I hope it can deliver and this is my most anticipated game of May.