Comments on: 2008 is the year of gaming

And if you don't think it is, Don Reisinger thinks you're mistaken.

[Mam00th]

Ghostbusters: The Video Game?????? Who cares?

2007 had a lot more great games then this especially Q4 2007. Not saying those arent great though, many very interesting titles especially the last two. This time though it's the PS3's turn to get its share of great games.

[KeeganHill]

What, isn't Lair awesome though! Come on, no decent gamer cares about that dead system. Metal Gear is the only game that makes it slightly interesting.

[Tomoliveri]

dude this is one of the worst articles i've ever.

sounds like a 14 year old kid's blog

what is your point? what are you informing us?
ask yourself these questions before writing an article just because *you needed something to write about*

[fmb43]

Re: ebook readers.
I disagree with the idea that there is no place for ebook readers. Whether it be a Kindle, or some other variation of the technology, I can see numerous advantages to such readers. First and foremost, there's the area of the advantage of ebook readers for the textbook and topical commentary side of the publishing industry. While it may be hard to justify an "expensive" reader for use with typical paperback literature (and I even disagree with this notion), it certainly makes sense to have the ability to read textbooks--costing $50 to $150 or more--and which have a high degree of "perishability." (When was the last time you heard of a textbook being used for more than a few semesters?)
Additionally, I see the ability to use the ebook reader in a much more dynamic fashion (think of all the Web 2.0 possibilities) than is possible with a traditional paper-delivered work. But that is a subject for another time. The economics of ebook readers make sense now in publishing fields requiring timely, scholarly writing (i.e., writings more editorialized than mere RSS feeds), and when they are used to their full "digital" advantage, I believe they may truly make the traditional paper product obsolete.

[slimpunk]

While I'd love for Starcraft 2 to come out in 2008, if the previous releases from Blizzard say anything, it'll probably be pushed back to 2009.

[zgreenwell]

2007 was the year for gaming. 2008 is going to be good and it might sell more, but a lot of those sales are from games that came out in 2007 like Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3. Personally, I'm still playing Halo 3 and Mass Effect from the end of last year, even though I didn't get Mass Effect until this month.

[C433Z]

I don't know how much bigger you can get than: Halo 3, Mass Effect, COD4, Bioshock, Orange Box, Crysis, Mario Galaxy, God of War 2, Pokemon, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Rock Band, Guitar Hero 3. (Phew!)

I mean, that's a lot of REALLY good games. Not saying that I don't love Smash Bros. Brawl, or that Starcraft 2 won't be awesome, it's just that 2007 had an enormous amount of good games that are hard to top.

I wish he could've put Too Human in that list for 2008.

(Ghostbusters?)

[ggguy77]

How could you mention some of those games and forget the Stargate game that will be launched this year??????

[cube3]

LOL

12 of the titles mentioned have a SEQUEL number attached to them! The others are based on a 20 year old movie or video coin op franchise....,

Non Derivative and Creative? ?????

Youre a paid columnist>? Dont you have an Editor? I mean come on, this "story" even if its "opinon blog" paid for from your pals PR company paid for by EA... that list and that headline should be obviously embarassingly contradictory to post.

Sadley the only "YEAR OF THE GAME" blog report thats accurate or important.would be "the GAMING of the NEWS of 2008" by google adword click hungry companies like Cnet..

I cant wait to rss this blog for laughs...

c3

[Pard68]

Halo Wars?

Endwar?

Maybe a sequel to Assassin's Creed?

Force Unleashed?

Bad Company?

Too Human?

Sequel to Lost Planet?

Tom Clancy's Fighter pilot game?

Sequel to Crackdown?

Splinter Cell Conviction?

Frontline?

World in Conflict?

Turoc?

Conan RPG?

Saboteur?

Resident Evil 5?

Sequel to FEAR?

Dar Sector?

Soul Caliber IV?

Fracture?

Metal Gear Online?

SSBB?

Prototype?

Saints Row 2?

Mercs 2?

GoW 2?

God of War Olympus?

Unreal 3?

Borderlands?

legendary?

Indiana Jones?

Mario Kart?

FF XIII?

Tekken 6?

Just a few I think you missed...

[Aelwrath]

All hail Don Reisinger, CNET's resident video game facist!

[KeeganHill]

Killzone 2? That game sucks, no one is anticipating that. And so does the PS3 compared to the 360 and Wii. Honestly everyone says that some year will be the 'year of the games' but it never works that way. (Although 2007 had an amazing lineup) I think it will be the year of open source as things like Linux start to make their way into the average consumers household. But, I'm probably wrong.

[cmpbllman9]

I think the article should have been based around that 2007-2008 are the two big years for games. missed a lot of big titles too. think this was written up just before the weekend.

[crasher7]

Ghostbusters??? Haze is a better choice....