Dawn of War III

It’s raining bodies by the thousands in this trailer for Dawn of War III. The whole thing doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but then again this is Warhammer 40k, which is pretty batshit insane anyway.  And I mean that in a good way, like Dune universe insane.  This is a teaser cinematic, so nothing solid about the game play, but I love the style and tone and it's got some truly beautiful images.  I'm hoping Dawn Of War III will be a solid RTS. I enjoyed DOW II immensely, so this is on my short list.

Crackdown 3 Exists in the Cloud

I rag on Microsoft quite a bit.  But this demo for Crackdown 3 is pretty incredible.  Basically having the physics you've always wanted in an action game.  It also completely eliminates any sense of a game existing only on your machine.  Because no one machine could ever render all this in real time.  I'm pretty sure that last part is a very intentional twist on Microsoft's part.

Dying Light

This upcoming release from WB Games looks intriguing.  Mirror's Edge plus Dead Island = Dying Light?  These trailers highlight Parkour combat against ultra fast super zombies.

Wolfenstein: The New Order

I'm really enjoying Wolfenstein: The New Order from Bethesda.

This is an honest attempt by Swedish developer MachineGames to reboot the series but  keep intact the twitchy gameplay of id's original game (Wolfenstein 3D), along with its implausible protagonist, "B.J." Blazkowicz.

They've fleshed out the story and the characters (at least as fleshy as an Indiana Jones movie). It's got an actual plot that involves an alternative 1960's where the Nazi's won World War II.

New Order is an unabashedly adult title, oozing a Grindhouse corniness along with gratuitous sex and violence. And the gameplay is fluid like no modern FPS has been before.  The enemies move fast, stumble, slide, and make spectacular falls just like movie stuntmen.

The New Order skates on the razors edge of taking itself too seriously and being a parody but it's super fun to play.