It's been a while since my last post; however I have been busy with work and school, as well as finally getting deep into gaming. I must say I have played some really good games that some of you might like, and some that maybe you would think suck. So lets get into what games I have been playing and I will be going into the future games of 07 that will be huge hits.

I finally beat Marvel Ultimate Alliance for the 360 with my younger brothers and I must say it was a lot of fun. I hated the camera however, my love of super heroes let me to be way to forgiving. I am really looking forward to more games like this as I know that Sony and Ms will both be publishing hero type games in late 2008. I truly say if you have someone to team up with then this game is a must buy.

I was given 2 games from my friend, fear and Splinter cell DA for the 360. I have not had time to get deep into the game play as I have been preoccupied with beating GRAW 2. If you are looking at getting Graw 2, I would say rent it from game fly because I was not as impressed as I was with the first one.

Now the great games in order of importance....

Lost Planet. This was truly a fun, great looking game that Capcom has once again out done themselves. The story may not have been A+; however this was still a great experience that I highly recommend.

Crackdown. Ok I admit it; I only got it to get into the beta. Guilty as charged, however, what I found was a really good game that was just recently made great with 1 free download from Ms that truly adds so much more to the game. Must buy guys and I believe that you will enjoy it as much as I have.

Motorstorm. I am sooo desperate to not say anything negative about a game that I was dying to get day one. All I am going to say that this game was a big let down. This will teach me not to hype any game as I might not like the outcome if the game isn't everything I wanted it to be. I am not sure why Sony didn't have much more input into this game because if they had they would have made evolution go back to the drawing board. I enjoyed Resistance but since dec there hasn't been anything worth buying or renting for the ps3. I will go into more detail about Sony and the games that are need that MUST be great this year if they do not want to have an even worst PR crisis than what they already have.

MLB07, 360. Finally a great next gen baseball game. This has been the first sports games where I did not feel the need to sim games throughout the season. Sure there are a few issues here and there, but this game is finally moving in the right direction.

Finally, the best game so far this year... Guitar Hero II for the 360. I have not had this much fun screwing up and trying to get better like never before. I will tell everyone, buy this game. I am hoping that they fix the pricing structure to these downloads over the summer, but other than that everything else was just fine.

So enough of the old and lets get down to the games that will make the remainder of this year sizzle.

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Wii (Nov 2007) I am a HUGE RE fan and this game is at the top of my list. And frankly it is the only game I am 100% sure I will buy for the wii this year. I am sure Capcom will make this one of the best spin offs in quite a while, and possibly a good hold over until the big dog hits next year.

Bioshock: 360 (Aug 21) This will be an AAA titles and a Must buy that will be yet another showcase for the 360. All of the clips and interviews look like this will be the game that will kick start this falls mega game releases.

Mass Effect: 360 (Sept/Nov?) Yet another AAA title that will be a great epic sci-fi action RPG. The only thing I am not sure about is when the game will be released. I have a hard time believe that the game will come out in Sept when the biggest game of the year comes out the same month so I am leaning toward Nov, which will be great for this title to take advantage of black Friday as well as the remainder of the Christmas season.

Halo 3: (Sept 25th) I will be finishing the fight alone with a few million others as this game will be the biggest game of the year (possibly might have to share with....

Grand Theft Auto IV: 360/PS3 (Oct 16th) Another AAA title that will be out for both the ps3 as well as the 360. This game will be huge for both and will move systems for both over the remainder of the holidays.

Heavenly Sword: Ps3 (winter) Everything is looking like this will be the ps3's 2nd AAA titles and finally looks like a game that will be a complete showcase. If this game is marketed correctly, this will help Sony move systems alone with...

Lair: Ps3 (winter) This game also looks like another AAA title and possible will appeal to a wider audience that any other game that will be available to the ps3 outside of Grand Theft Auto (MGS will not be released this year. I am sure we will not see it released until Q1 of 200.

These are the top of the line list of AAA titles that will be released this year. There are a few other good titles that will be available that I did not list and I am not sure if I will buy or not. More than likely my gamefly account will be working overtime this fall and winter for these titles that are questionable.

The end of this year will come down to Nintendo and MS as they fight to the death for the #1 spot. Nintendo will use it's cheap price point to get millions of consumers to get their console. They do have a couple other titles that will sell, but the price will be the major factor pushing the Wii's sells toward the end of the year. As for MS, they will have the games that will blow everyone out of the water. It isn't the cheapest console on the market, but the games will push a few million consoles as well.

Sony is another story altogether. I am not sure how they will fair towards the end of the year. Honestly I just don't know. That price point is a major factor that might just be too much for the average consumer to get over when they want to buy multiple gifts instead of just 1 gift for their family and friends. They have some AAA titles and if MGS would come out this year, then possibly they could sell at least 2 million over the holidays. However, MGS more than likely will not be released this year and it could be an uphill battle for Sony. All things considered, for us gamers we are looking at a great 2007.