What kind of a maniac game would try to launch in the same week as a brand new console, thinking it had any chance of being noticed? Well, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is having a go. Yes, next week is rather quiet aside from the stomping great games monsters that are Cod Blops 2 and Nintendo's shiny Wii U. Read more

Lawks, will you look at that! This week brings that most rare and precious of new releases: a new PlayStation 2 game, in the form of PES 2013. Oh, and something named Halo 4 is coming out. It's probably popular if there are at least four, unless this is comedy The Naked Gun-style naming. Read more

This week's groaning with new releases, including Assassin's Creed III, the side-game AC3: Liberation, Natural Selection 2, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Okami HD, portable versions of LEGO The Lord of the Rings, Painkiller Hell & Damnation, and so many more. Read more

Hey, remember when PopCap announced it was working on a sequel to Plants vs. Zombies? Well, it looks like it may be called Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Read more

Next week's another busy one for new releases as we barrel through the holiday season, which apparently began in September this year. We'll see 007 Legends, DOOM 3 BFG Edition, Mark of the Ninja's PC version, the long-awaited XBLA edition of Serious Sam 3, Dance Central 3, and heaps more. Read more

Just in time for the launch of Pokemon Black & White 2, animal activist group PETA has released a parody game called Pokemon Black & Blue. Read more

Oh, what a treat next week will be! Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown finally arrive, delivering a delightful taste of classic genres in shiny modern clothes. They look pretty flipping good, all right. We'll also receive Retro City Rampage, the PS3 editions of Machinarium and Joe Danger 2, Fable: The Journey, Just Dance 4, Code of Princess, Of Orcs and Men, and loads more. Read more

Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura has given a sly hint at an HD remix of Kingdom Hearts 2. Read more

Club Nintendo is offering a download of Donkey Kong: Original Edition, a rare version of the title, as a free bonus for purchasing one of five digital games through the eShop before January 6. Read more

Ooh, doesn't Christmas start earlier each year? The holiday season flood seems to kick off next week, with heaps of new games coming. These include the astonishing Tokyo Jungle, a little-known expansion pack by the name of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, jiggle 'em up Dead or Alive 5, create-a-jump 'em up LittleBigPlanet Vita, kick 'em ups FIFA Soccer 13 and PES 2013, and the long-awaited PC edition of Castle Crashers. Start decking the halls, gang. Read more