Games Convention 06 line-ups
Games confirmed for the Leipzig consumer show.
First things first: Germany is a wonderful place for firsts. I had my first beer there (later I had my first yard of ale, and my friend had his first stomach-pumping). I had my first schnitzel there, and my first sauerkraut, somewhat stereotypically, but less so was my first jaywalking charge. And my first sighting of a transsexual man throwing a spaniel at a police car. This week should prove another good'un for firsts, with the Leipzig Games Convention set to host a number of big games. Quite a large number in fact.
With this in mind, we've been busily scouring our archives of press releases and pinging emails to all our various contacts to find out what you can expect to see if you're going, and what you can expect to read about if you're not. What follows is a list of confirmed games, and while a few may be behind closed doors and others may only appear on certain formats, you can be sure that lurking somewhere in Leipzig will be all of the following. Please also bear in mind that some publishers (and in particular the platform holders) are trying to keep things quiet until the day. With that flurry of disclaimers in mind, read on.
Microsoft
Age of Empires: Warchiefs (PC)
Flight Simulator X (PC)
Viva Pinata (Xbox 360)
And, doubtless, others...
Electronic Arts
Spore (PC)
Battlefield 2142 (PC)
Crysis (PC)
Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (PC)
Need For Speed: Carbon (Ps2, Xbox 360, PSP)
Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover (PSP)
The Godfather (Xbox 360, PSP)
FIFA 07 (PS2, PC, PSP)
Madden 07 (PC)
NBA Live 07 (PC, PSP)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Xbox 360, PSP)
NHL 07 (Xbox 360, PC, PSP)
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 (Xbox 360)
Rail Simulator (PC)
The Sims 2 Pets (PC, PS2, PSP, DS)
Take-Two
BioShock (PC, Xbox 360)
The Darkness (PS3, Xbox 360)
Sid Meier's Railroads (PC)
Stronghold Legends (PC)
NHL 2K7 (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox)
NBA 2K7 (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox)
Dungeon Siege: Throne Of Agony (PSP)
Family Guy (consoles)
Ghost Rider (TBC)
Rockstar Games
TBC
Capcom
Lost Planet (Xbox 360)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS - German localised version)
Atari
Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360)
Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC)
Alone in the Dark (PS3, Xbox 360)
Thrillville (PS2, Xbox, PC)
Mercury Meltdown (PSP)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (PS2)
Point Blank DS (DS)
Arthur and the Minimoys (PS2)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2)
One Piece: Grand Adventure (PS2)
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai (PSP)
Konami
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PS2)
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (PSP)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Xbox 360)
Lunar Knights (DS)
Valve Software
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Portal (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Ubisoft
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (PC)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox 360)
Call of Juarez (PC)
The Settlers II - The Next Generation (PC)
Horsez (PC)
Open Season (PS2)
SEGA
Medieval II: Total War (PC)
Sonic The Hedgehog (PS3, Xbox 360)
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (Wii)
Virtua Tennis 3 (PS3, Xbox 360)
SEGA Rally (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Yakuza (PS2)
Phantasy Star Universe (PS2, Xbox 360, PC)
Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3)
Charlotte's Web (PC, DS, GBA)
Sonic Rivals (PSP)
Vivendi-Universal Games
Joint Task Force (PC)
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC, Mac)
Scarface: The World Is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox)
World In Conflict (PC)
Eragon (PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, Xbox, DS, GBA)
Timeshift (PC, Xbox 360)
Spyro: A New Beginning (PS2, Cube, Xbox, DS, GBA)
Crash Boom Bang (DS)
Eidos
Just Cause (PC, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox)
Justice League Heroes (PS2, Xbox, DS, PSP, GBA)
Bionicle Heroes (DS, GBA, Cube, PC, PS2)
Battlestations: Midway (PC, Xbox 360)
Tomb Raider: Legend (DS)
Age of Conan (PC)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC, Xbox 360)
THQ
Saints Row (Xbox 360)
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death (PC)
Company of Heroes (PC)
Supreme Commander (PC)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (PC)
Frontlines (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Stuntman 2 (Xbox 360)
WWE SmackDown Vs. RAW (Xbox 360, PS2, PSP)
Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2, Xbox)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade (PC)
Cars (Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Xbox, PC, PSP, DS, GBA)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from Crusty (Wii, PS2, Cube, PC, DS, GBA)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Wii, PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, DS, PSP, GBA)
Bratz: Forever Diamondz (PS2, Cube, DS, GBA)
Monster House (PS2, Cube, DS, GBA)
Deep Silver
Anno 1701 (PC)
The Guild 2 (PC)
Secret Files: Tunguska (PC)
Gothic 3 (PC)
Mage Knight: Apocalypse (PC)
Paraworld (PC)
TrackMania United (PC)
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (PC)
Heroes of the Annihilated Empires (PC)
Kingdom hearts 2 (PS2)
Load Inc.
Mad Tracks (Xbox Live Arcade)
Nevrax
Ryzom Ring (PC)
CCP
EVE Online (PC)
dtp entertainment
Gray Matter (TBC)
Sabotage (PC)
Acony
Parabellum (PC, PS2)
NCsoft
Guild Wars Nightfall
Micro Application
Horse Racing Manager 2 (PC)
Experience 112 (PC)
Fenimore Filmore's Revenge (PC)
GFI
Officers (PC)
Jagged Alliance 3D (PC)
Warfare (PC)
Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero (PC)
Legendo Entertainment
Attack on Pearl Harbour (PC)
Monster Truck Maniax (PC)
Dino Princess: Kingdom Rescue (PC)
Dracula Twins (PC)
Buka
Aggression: Europe 1914 (PC)
Collapse (PC)
Dusk-12 (PC)
Pacific Storm: Allies (PC)
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans (PC)
The Stalin Subway: Red Veil (PC)
1C Company
Whirlwind of Vietnam (PC)
Battle Lord (PC)
Death to Spies (PC)
You Are Empty (PC)
Theatre of War (PC)
El Matador (PC)
UFO: Afterlight (PC)
Codemasters
Archlord (PC)
Maelstrom (PC)
LMA Manager 2007 (PC, Xbox 360, PS2)
Dance Factory (PS2)
Overlord (PC, Xbox 360)
Colin McRae: DIRT (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Activision
TBC
Square-Enix
TBC
Other platform holders (Sony, Nintendo)
Not saying.
* We'll be updating this list today and tomorrow as we hear from more publishers. If you're a publisher and you're not on the list, you can contact us through the usual numbers and email addresses, or make first-contact through contact@eurogamer.net.