i have heard only good things about god of war. it might be worth a rental.

god of war looks and apparently plays really well. we'll see how that comes out

I'm really looking foward to DMC3 and GT4

Hmmm, have they actually decided with GT4. The latest rumour is that at least Europe/Aus will get it online, but the US/Jap's will have to buy another GT4 for that capability.

I'm really not looking forward to any of those games. I guess it's because I'm more worried about focusing on the current games. I've never even heard of Mercenaries. God or War is getting a lot of praise, it could turn out to be a great game. Devil May Cry 3 looks good, but I don't really have much interest in the series.

I've got my eye on that God of War game myself. I hope it's good. I forget which one, maybe Psi-Ops, but one game I played this summer had a preview of it and it caught my attention.

Black:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/black/

I'm really, REALLY excited about Devil May Cry 3. God of War looks like it's shaping up to be a good game too, I'll keep my eye on that one.

I'm looking foward to seeing how GOW turns out, but I'm not expecting much from DMC3.

I'm going to pre order DMC3 and GOW.
I'm still thinking of what to pre order for the Xbox.