Episode 6: Welcome to 2012!

Well, 2012 is here and, if any of the doomsayers are right, the world could look like some of your favorite video games this time next year. Anyway, let's dive right into what's coming your way this year.

First off, my girlfriend got me Gears of War 3 for Xmas (thanks baby!) and it's freaking awesome! The story was as good if not better than the first 2, came to a great ending, and the game play just keeps getting better. I'm digging Horde mode. Similar to Halo's Firefight but you get to build up a "stronghold" and defend it instead of being so chaotic.

As for gaming news, the only release this week is NFL Blitz.



If you remember Blitz from before, same concept. If not, it's basically football with less rules and more bone crushing type of action. 7 man sides instead of 11. Downloadable on Xbox Live and PS3 today.

That's all for this week, but there are plenty of big games coming in 2012. Halo 4, Mass Effect 3, Borderlands 2, and Bioshock Infinite just to mention a few. More on those when they come but for now, venture forth and get your game on!