Borderlands 2 - Multi Platform - 9/18
The most unfair, yet factually acurate, thing I could say right here is "Borderlands 2 is brought to us from the same studio who brought Duke Nukem Forever into existence." Borderlands was a fun game when it was released a couple years ago as a FPS meets Diablo style game. It wasn't a bad game by any means, by the majority of people I played it with say the same thing: "It's not a single player game." I had the most fun playing with other VG30 contributors, and quickly lost it's spark as they out leveled me. While I will personally not be partaking in this one (at least not until the Game of the Year edition eventually hits), plenty of other people will be, and the game looks good.
Mists of Pandaria - PC - 9/25
Saying World of Warcraft's popularity has waned over the last couple years is no surprise, but is still the number one MMO by a large margin. In this edition of the game, the new race, Pandarians, are joining the adventure with new combat styles and of course, all new adventures to go on. This really feels like WoW is reaching for lore before unveiling their new MMO, especially when they're going to lore that they made up as an April Fool's joke. This isn't quite like making a game based on the Secret Cow Level, but it's not that far off, either.
Aaaand that's it for the ones that everybody needs to pay attention to. As honorable mentions, It's Kirby's 20th anniversary, so Nintendo is re-releasing Kirby's Dream Land, and it's also Street Fighter's 25th Anniversary, so Capcom has a large pack that can be purchased compiling all of the different street fighters released over the years. Fifa 13 is coming out, so expect Xbox Accounts to be hacked like crazy again.
Q: Why does VG30 rarely have Table Top games in the Ones to Watch?
A: Board game companies are plagued with manufacturing and shipping delays, so it's next to impossible to properly gauge when a board game is coming out. Typically we have it narrowed down to a certain quarter, but even then it can be delayed (we've been waiting for Galaxy Trucker's next expansion since January, and Cutthroat Caverns for well over a year). Also, there's just too many manufacturers out there to keep track of for a small site like ours. Sorry, we'll have to stick to the Gencon updates.
