The 50 Hottest Things in Gaming in 2009

Here's the ultimate list of things to look forward to in your 2009 gaming calendar. This massive preview of the year includes E3 2009, The Reinvention of Atari, the Return of Itagaki, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Half-Life Episode Three, Modern Warfare 2, Bioshock 2, Rare and loads more.

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Metal Gear Solid 4 for Xbox 360
2009... surely?

The rumours won't go away. Every month or two, something new hits the headlines that supports the idea of this Hideo Kojima masterpiece coming to the Xbox 360. In our interview with Kojima a few months ago, we deliberately avoided asking him the question about an Xbox 360 version for two reasons: one, even if he knew it was definitely happening, he wouldn't be able to acknowledge it, so time was better spent tackling other discussion... and secondly, it really seems to piss him off when he has to answer the same thing again and again. (The only other site that interviewed him at this particular exhibition found that out first hand :P ). But anyway, the latest bit of gossip that has once again fuelled speculation about a 360 release came from Konami itself, just a few weeks back. According to credible reports, Konami's Yoshitaka Arai (the same chap who translated our Kojima interview) told Japanese investor bulletin Morningstar that "worldwide demand for an Xbox 360 version is quite high, and it is something we are currently looking in to." It may not be confirmation that it's on its way, but try not to be too gobsmacked if it's announced. On a related note, we wonder if we might learn more about whatever else Kojima is working on next during 2009 (this is something we discussed in the interview), and also Metal Gear Solid Touch should introduce a new, interesting chapter in the Apple gaming saga. -AD

I Am Alive
Spring 2009 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

With nary a squeak of Ubisoft's I Am Alive since its announcement at E3 2008, we're beginning to be afraid that the publisher has quietly bowed to worsening economic conditions and let this urban disaster IP drop. The one trailer available is intriguing: a ragged former city slicker sprints through the wreckage of an office block, luring equally bedraggled pursuers to an untimely doom. Cut to six days earlier, and the same chap is glimpsed entering the workplace in the company of his future pursuers. Suddenly tremors hit, fissures appear in buildings and dust obscures our vision. Gameplay is said to focus on character interaction, problem solving and "life-changing decisions". We hope the project's still kicking. -EET

GTA IV: The Lost and Damned
February 17

Kikizo's birthday of February 17 will also see the release of the first episodic update to Grand Theft Auto IV. The trailer debuted in December at the highly noxious Spike VGAs (you can watch it in HD right here), and while it didn't blow me away, I have a lot of faith in Rockstar North and in its ability to show us a different side of Liberty City. I'm not really "into" the whole "biker scene" quite honestly, but then, prior to penning this review I hadn't particularly been into the whole "Eastern European immigrant scene", either. Expect scarce details of this to trickle out prior to the expansion's release in six weeks' time. -AD

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
March 17 (North America), March 20 (Europe)

Apparently 'printed' games magazines are still going, and one or two of them have printed a feature about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS. We were scheduled for one of our regular Rockstar meets earlier in December for a look at the game, but this was moved to January at the last minute - so you can expect a Kikizo preview of the usual obsessive detail on the game at some point fairly soon. It's a spin-off that revolves around Chinese and Korean gangsters, as players assume the role of Triad member Huang Lee in Liberty City. Rockstar Leeds has a pretty good track record when it comes to handheld GTA titles, so we have high hopes. This one definitely has us interested, and it's due for release in March. -AD

Ghostbusters: The Videogame
8th June 2009 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC; other versions in development for Wii, DS, PS2)

Ivan Reitman's paranormal comedy flick has seen more videogame interpretations than you might think, but Terminal Reality's third-person take is shaping up to be the definitive one. All four of the 1984 'busters - Dan Ackroyd, Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis and Bill Murray - have contributed their voices and likenesses, and Ramis and Ackroyd have also teamed up to pen the script. Players take control of a new recruit, trapping the spooks with beams of proton energy and sucking them into ghost traps. Expect lashings of physics and some rather fragile environments - we're looking forward to recreating that ballroom catastrophe from the comfort of our sofas. -EET

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