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Luke Plunkett writes: "The calendar says "2009". The Xbox 360 launched in 2005. That means we’re four years into the "next generation" of video gaming. If so, then where the hell are our "next generation" games?"

1UP writes:

"By the time I finished with Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, my left thumb felt like it was about to fall off. In fact, while playing through it, I frequently had to take breaks during long encounters to rest my aching D-pad hand. But through it all, I persisted. Yes, it’s my job, but also because while I felt I had seen most of what the game had to offer long before the end, I wanted to continue on for more selfish reasons — I wanted to know how the story ended."

Gaming Union: "Jigen Kairou is a curious PSP game that was on display at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, although it’s doubtful it will ever see a Western release. Developed by Japan Studio, it looks and feels like an updated, but different version of Echo Chrome."

Quote "Sales for Sony Corp.’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the Playstation 3 climbed back to the top 10 at a U.S. retailer this week prior to release.

On Tues., Uncharted 2 ranked as the No. 6 best-selling product at Amazon.com’s Video Games division."

Gaming Union: "At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, there was a plethora of PlayStation Portable titles on display, and one of them was a new franchise by Namco Bandai, called God Eater. Gaming Union was able to get a very short amount of hands-on time with the title, but it’s very clear what served as an inspiration, even based on this short experience with the game."

Take a look at a release calendar showing what video games are slated to come out during the rest of this year and into 2010 and you’ll see that the lion’s share of upcoming big titles are sequels.

Big surprise, right? Of course, with franchise behemoths like Call of Duty, Halo and Super Mario, game sequels are prominent every year but 2009 and 2010’s lineup of games is even more bloated with game sequels than usual.

But that’s nothing to complain about. GamePro can’t wait to sink their teeth into BioShock 2, God of War III, and the rest of the heavy hitter sequels on the horizon, but they thought it’d be nice to move the spotlight over to all the non-sequels they’re excited for that show some serious potential. These games have what it takes to make an impression big enough to trigger their own sequels.

Take a look at a release calendar showing what video games are slated to come out during the rest of this year and into 2010 and you’ll see that the lion’s share of upcoming big titles are sequels.

Big surprise, right? Of course, with franchise behemoths like Call of Duty, Halo and Super Mario, game sequels are prominent every year but 2009 and 2010’s lineup of games is even more bloated with game sequels than usual.

But that’s nothing to complain about. GamePro can’t wait to sink their teeth into BioShock 2, God of War III, and the rest of the heavy hitter sequels on the horizon, but they thought it’d be nice to move the spotlight over to all the non-sequels they’re excited for that show some serious potential. These games have what it takes to make an impression big enough to trigger their own sequels.

Take a look at a release calendar showing what video games are slated to come out during the rest of this year and into 2010 and you’ll see that the lion’s share of upcoming big titles are sequels.

Big surprise, right? Of course, with franchise behemoths like Call of Duty, Halo and Super Mario, game sequels are prominent every year but 2009 and 2010’s lineup of games is even more bloated with game sequels than usual.

But that’s nothing to complain about. GamePro can’t wait to sink their teeth into BioShock 2, God of War III, and the rest of the heavy hitter sequels on the horizon, but they thought it’d be nice to move the spotlight over to all the non-sequels they’re excited for that show some serious potential. These games have what it takes to make an impression big enough to trigger their own sequels.

Take a look at a release calendar showing what video games are slated to come out during the rest of this year and into 2010 and you’ll see that the lion’s share of upcoming big titles are sequels.

Big surprise, right? Of course, with franchise behemoths like Call of Duty, Halo and Super Mario, game sequels are prominent every year but 2009 and 2010’s lineup of games is even more bloated with game sequels than usual.

But that’s nothing to complain about. GamePro can’t wait to sink their teeth into BioShock 2, God of War III, and the rest of the heavy hitter sequels on the horizon, but they thought it’d be nice to move the spotlight over to all the non-sequels they’re excited for that show some serious potential. These games have what it takes to make an impression big enough to trigger their own sequels.

Take a look at a release calendar showing what video games are slated to come out during the rest of this year and into 2010 and you’ll see that the lion’s share of upcoming big titles are sequels.

Big surprise, right? Of course, with franchise behemoths like Call of Duty, Halo and Super Mario, game sequels are prominent every year but 2009 and 2010’s lineup of games is even more bloated with game sequels than usual.

But that’s nothing to complain about. GamePro can’t wait to sink their teeth into BioShock 2, God of War III, and the rest of the heavy hitter sequels on the horizon, but they thought it’d be nice to move the spotlight over to all the non-sequels they’re excited for that show some serious potential. These games have what it takes to make an impression big enough to trigger their own sequels.