It’s almost fall, and of course that means  game publishers are cramming every A-list title possible into a three month span, thereby dooming many releases to be lost in the shuffle. While fall is always an exciting time for gaming, nearly all the best (or most hyped) games of the year come out each september-november, but it can also be a bit stressful on gamers, especially those with a budget in mind.

While I would rather not spend my life’s savings on a plethora of plastic instruments and games with voice actors named Nolan North, I will,  as always, end up buying way too many games. Here is my lineup so far:

Beatles Rock Band- Yes, I am going to buy the super rip-off pack with the licensed instruments (for 4 times the price of the game). Why? 1: As surprising as it seems, I don’t own any rhythm game controllers (that still work anyway) 2: because they look completely awesome. Am I a bad person for wanting this pack?

Guitar Hero 5 - Why wouldn’t I buy this game, when Activision is offering Guitar Hero Van Halen free with purchase? I’m not a big David Lee Roth fan, but there are enough post-Hagar hits to merit the price tag (read: free).

Uncharted 2 - The original title was one of my very favorite games on the PS3, with superb voice acting, gameplay and a coherent story (thats all one can hope for these days), and the sequel looks even better. My purchase decision was cemented when the title won best of E3.

Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition - I played Fallout 3 pretty extensively when Zack got it last fall, but I am a completionist when it comes to RPGs, and plus the GOTY edition comes with ALL the expansion content, none of which I have played yet.

Modern Warfare 2 – The grand-daddy of fall releases. Once this hits all other games become irrelevant, so I have a bit of work to do before November. I have been a bit starved for first person shooters, with BF 1943 being the only game to tide me over until MW2 releases. I plan to buy the collectors edition for Call of Duty 1, though I don’t have much use for the night vision goggles included in the “prestige edition”

Thats it for me…what are you looking forward to this fall?

–Jeff (gamertag: Decksathron)