Whether you plan to pre-order or simply buy the latest game as it comes out there is is no doubt that 2011 is going to be a huge year for games. With triple A titles like Uncharted 3, Tropico 4 and Max Payne 3 this year is going to be great for those that follow certain franchises as well as the hard core and casual gamers. An interesting thing to look at is the exclusives coming to each console and let’s face it both consoles are bringing a lot to the table. With Playstation 3 exclusives like the upcoming Resistance 3 and 360 exclusives like Gears of Wars 3 the gamer is simply spoiled.
Below is a list of interesting AAA exclusives that should keep you busy around the holidays and all throughout 2012. In the list of games we also have some non exclusive titles that will be on the consoles as well as PC, so take a look as well below.
Exclusive Playstation 3
Unlike the XBOX 360, the Playstation 3 is all about Hardcore games and we knew this by simply being at E3 this year. The amount of exclusives that we are going to see in the coming months will be insane and it’s interesting that some of them have support for Playstation Move, which means that Sony has not forgotten of the casual gamers at all.
Take a look at the list of games coming exclusively to the Playstation 3 below and under that there’s some interesting hardware as well.
- Journey | Adventure game announced at E3 2011
- Uncharted 3 | Adventure third person shooter
- The Last Guardian | Action-Adventure Puzzle
- Resistance 3 | First person shooter game
- No More Heroes Paradise | Action Adventure Hack and slash
- The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection | Action Adventure Puzzle
- Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One | Action Adventure – Platformer
- White Knight Chronicles 2 | Console based RPG
- God of War: Origins Collection | Action Adventure -Hack & Slash
- FI 2010 | A Formula 1 racing game coming out today
- Sorcery | Action Adventure game that uses Playstation Move
- Twisted Metal | Vehicle Combat by David Jaffe
PS3 Hardware
Depending on the type of gamer that you are there are certain types of hardware that you will need while playing on the Playstation 3 and below are the most common.
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Exclusives XBOX 360
The XBOX 360 is trying to cater to both the hardcore gamers as well as the casual ones. As you can see in the picture up top, there is an even amount of games that support their Kinect as well as the regular XBOX 360 and to a degree it’s good, but then this means that hardcore gamers will have to look elsewhere if they want a lot of high end titles. Below is a list of the upcoming XBOX 360 games coming out this holiday season.
- Kinect Sports Season 2 | Sports and fun
- Gears of War 3 | Third Person Shooter
- Forza Motorsports 4 | Racing Simulation
- Fighters Uncaged | Sports fighting for Kinect
- Disneyland Adventures | Kinect Games for Kids
- Kinect Star Wars | Action based Kinect Game
- Rise of Nightmares | Survival Horror
- Halo Anniversary | First Person Shooter /Sci-Fi
- Halo 4 | Announced at E32011| FPS /Sci-Fi
- Adrenalin Misfits | Kinect Based Game
- Sonic Generations | Adventure Game
- Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster | Kids Game
Essential 360 Hardware
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Non Exclusives

And now finally we bring you the top non exclusive games that are expected this fall and all throughout the holiday season. The games you are going to see in the list below work will be multi-platforms, which means that the could be on both 360 and PS3 as well as either the Wii and the PC. Check them out below.
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Single Player-First Person Shooter
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | First Person Shooter- War
- Battlefield 3 | First Person Shooter – Action
- Rage | First Person Shooter- Action- Racing
- Saints Row: The Third | Action Sandbox Open World
- The Darkness II | FPS and Survival Horror Sequel
- Batman Arkham City | Action-Adventure Game
- Dark Souls Collector’s Edition | Action Adventure
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations | Third Person Action
- Mass Effect 3 | Sci-Fi Action RPG – TPS
- NBA 2K12 | Sports Game with PS Move Support
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier | War Games
- Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Third Person Shooter
- Tomb Raider | Very little information on this game
- BioShock Infinite | First Person Shooter Sci-Fi
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Action RPG
- Driver: San Francisco | Driving / Action-Adventure Sandbox
- Tropico 4 | City Building and dictator simulation



















