Ten PC games of 2010 for me. I'm sure I missed some stuff.
Starcraft 2 - DUUUH. Already laddering again on iccup to get ready, man I suck, but I am getting better, and, more important, getting back some of the speed that I had lost when I "let myself go" from my heady RTS days almost a decade ago.
Victoria 2 - Hyper-detailed Paradox simulation of one of the most underrepresented periods in strategy gaming. I love the first game, and am glad the new one is keeping to the detailed-oriented approach while drastically improving the interface and rough edges of the design.
Elemental : War of Magic -Stardock's biggest in-house release since GalCiv2. Here's hoping it's the Master of Magic style game we've all been waiting for since Triumph studios went off to make dirty console games instead of more Age of Wonders.
Silent Hunter V- This game was already a really immersive (submersive?) game with SH4, the new RPG-like additions, first person command w/ free movement in the sub, and a return to the Atlantic should make this one a real treat.
DCS: A-10C Warthog - Lock-On and Black Shark are two of the best combat sims of the modern era. I can't wait to see what they do with the A-10, one of the baddest-ass mutherfucker planes ever produced.
Split Second - Pure was awesome. This game looks patently absurd and knows its place of being big and loud, but the gameplay looks surprisingly not dumb.
Naumachia – Space Warfare - Please oh please be the sort of spiritual successor to Allegiance that I want you to be.
Alpha Protocol-This could either be really bad or really good. Either way I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Supreme Commander 2-I'm a total macro fiend in my RTS games and since the first game was pretty much all macro, I kicked some serious ass laddering in that game. Hoping the sequel will be just as much fun in multiplayer.
Misc expansions-Sacred 2, Anno 1404, and Mount and Blade are all getting some pretty cool expansions. I expect Hearts of Iron 3 to get one as well this year. Really looking forward to new stuff, and, just as importantly, another reason to fire up these great games again.
