Need for Speed: Hot Persuit – Right out of the gate, Criterion Games (the guys behind the well loved Burnout series) bring us this re-invention of the series’ old fashioned cops vs. racers gameplay. This looks fantastic! It’s coming November 16th of THIS YEAR! Thumbs up!

Dead Space 2 – Moody, gloomy, freaky intense. EA promises all the games with none of the ritzy cheese. They’re two for two so far! That shot of the sprawl immediately before some kind of airborne vehicle starts trying to perforate poor Issac looks amazing. Look for it on January 25th! Thumbs up!

Medal of Honor – Finally a look at the Dice-created multiplayer, and it is stunning. 24 players going at it with PS3 controllers. This game is really shaping up to take it to the Call of Duty fanbase in a huge way. Multiplayer beta starts June 21st on all platforms. Release date is set for October 12. Thumbs Up!

The Gunclub – Cheesy online loyalty program. The kind no one signs up for. Thumbs down.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam – Where the hell did this come from!? Coming this winter. Downloadable expansion for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. No word on multiplayer or singleplayer contents. How much you want to bet it will go on sale the same day as Black Ops? Thumbs up!

EA MMA – No matter how good the gameplay may be, there’s no way this can stand up to the monopoly that UFC has on the mixed-martial arts crowd. Not to say it doesn’t look good, but there’s still frustratingly little known. Even Handed motion.

EA Active 2 – It’s on every console now. I have nothing more to add. I’m told it’s the best of its kind. Fitness games are like kryptonite to lazy gamers. Even Handed Motion.

Madden NFL 12 – Big changes in the Madden world, quicker, more accessible, but deeper, and still pretty. Woah, Joe Montana got OLD! Even Handed Motion.

Sims 3 – I just never got this franchise. I understand the appeal, i guess, but it never snagged me. It’s coming to consoles, which i’m sure will excite some. Even Handed Motion.

Crysis 2 – It’s coming this fall, it’s coming to consoles, and it still looks glorious. Looking forward to this one. Thumbs up!

Bullet Storm – Holy crap! This game takes rediculous to a whole new level. It’s one of the prettiest looking Unreal-powered games i’ve seen, and the script is laugh out loud funny. If you like your FPS action on the completely over the top side, Keep an eye out for Bullet Storm next February. Thumbs Up!

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Minor game tidbit dropped – every player gets their own unique starship as a base of operations. Beyond that, one hell of a kick ass pre-rendered cinematic that rivals the awesomeness that Bioware brought last year. No, it’s not KOTOR III, and no, the game can’t possibly be as awesome as this trailer, but it’s star wars and Bioware together again, two great tastes that taste great together. Thumbs Up!

To the point. I noticed a complete lack of casualware vomit from EA this year! Good job guys! You listened to me! The focus is front and center on games this time around, and what was shown was mostly awesome stuff. I guess i’m more disappointed by what i didn’t see after last weeks rumblings. There was no Rage, and more importantly, no sign of Dargon Age II or Mass Effect III. Maybe there’s something cooking for Sony’s presser tomorrow… hmmmm ..