Silent Hill: Downpour continues Konami's unnerving psychological horror franchise. A twisted reality reflects the tortured hero's mental traumas, but perennially awkward controls dampen the terror of Downpour's warped evil.

Silent Hill Downpour 360 is an engagingly traditional survival horror game that tells a well-worn but workable story of sin, guilt, and potential redemption.

Fez blends 2D visuals and novel game mechanics to form a charming platform game. Scratch beneath the surface and much more is revealed. With an ancient language to learn and codes to crack Fez is unbelievably deep, and a horrifyingly daunting task.

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is a new action RPG from an independent developer, featuring a new take on the classic tale in an alternate Victorian era.

Guild Wars 2 is a massively-multiplayer role-playing game that promises to provide a new take on the online fantasy arena, offering good things for MMO veterans and those still unconvinced by the genre, all without subscription fees.

Hybrid is the new game from Scribblenauts developer, 5th Cell, this time taking up arms with a cover-based thirdperson multiplayer shooter.

Miner Wars 2081 is a space shooter mixing elements from Descent, Elite and even Red Faction. With so much point and click in the MMO space it will be exciting to sit in the cockpit again.

Bang Bang Racing offers a fresh perspective on multiplayer car racing with a top-down split-screen game, offering intuitive handling and the challenge of variable road surfaces.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 promises a return to the intense simulation of being a military sniper, alongside an intricate narrative and set in the most detailed game environments currently available.

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock comes to the Playstation 3 and PS Vita as an action adventure, featuring co-op play and a range of Doctor Who's most iconic enemies.

Sunflowers is an intriguing new strategy puzzler for the Playstation Vita and will re-introduce a feature which occasionally sees sunlight on a handheld: vertical display.

Moshi Monsters Moshling Zoo DS is a non-violent alternative to Pokemon that provides many hours of monster-collecting fun - providing you don't mind a little repetition.

Catherine terrifies me, for what it says about me. The supposedly nightmarish images it conjures up pale alongside the way it reflects my decisions back at me -- ultimately making me question my real life choices.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth not only offers a slick, polished take on the casual Tower Defence genre, but also provides an additional switch by making you the attacker.

The Darkness II 360 is a more polished game than its predecessor, but also less interesting and very short-lived.

Boulder Dash XL 3D is a modern update to the 1984 classic, to be released at a budget price for the Nintendo 3DS.

Emotional and poignant, Journey continues That Game Company's tradition of creating titles that are as much about life and poetry as they are about play.

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is a mix of two worlds: the classic legacy of a great Sega Megadrive platformer and the exciting prospect of Epic Mickey 2.

Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City 360 spectacularly misses the point of the Resident Evil series, resurrecting favourite moments from earlier games as shambling cover-based shootouts.

Epic Mickey: The Power of 2 is a sequel to the Wii exclusive Epic Mickey, only this time it is coming to Playstation Move and Xbox 360 and adds two players. With a year's hindsight, hopefully this game will correct the mistakes of the past.

Shifting World is an evolution of a popular series of Indie browser games, fully grown into a console title with an impressive art style and a unique AR feature.

Adventure Time is set to jump from the TV screen to the DS with a new game announced by the series creator. With so much imagination in the series, personally I'm excited about the potential for the game.

Banner Saga is a role-playing PC game mixed with turn-based strategy set in a beautiful animated world inspired by Viking history.

Ratchet and Clank Trilogy HD will update the original PS2 classic games for the PS3's hardware and display. It may also be a better console generation for the online component to really shine.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir uses the 3DS camera to hunt ghosts and unlock secrets in the real world.

LittleBigPlanet Karting makes the leap from platforming adventure to quirky cartoon racing, with a customarily advanced modding kit which begs the question: what else can it build?

Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a huge departure from the long-establish survival horror series, abandoning the claustrophobic over the shoulder camera for a more Vita-friendly top-down look with twin-stick shooter antics.

Game of Thrones is based one of the most popular fantasy book series currently available, which has spawned a TV series with a huge following. The game promises you a more personal way to explore Westeros.

Transformers Prime springboards the animated TV series into a fun action-adventure featuring the characters from the show.

Amazon listing confirms Skylanders Giants confirmed for 3DS and PC.

Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection brings together the two Chronicles games and provides them with a new HD makeover and support for Playstation Move, to promise a story-packed on-rails shooter.

Assassin's Creed Revelations has a balletic multiplayer experience. A subtle, elegant and engaging dance unique in the third-person action genre.

Scary Girl's fairy tale may look cutsie but is as unnerving as any game I've played this year.

Dark Souls has plenty of dramatic challenges to test adventurers, but it also has a more contemplative side. From its murky, disease-ridden depths to its radiant halls, the hidden corners of the microcosm reveal a rich, many-layered story to those willing to seek it out. The world is decaying -- full of overgrown ruins and abandoned buildings -- but it remains compelling and vivid.

Sumioni: Demon Arts promises a lush artistic style combined with innovative touch-screen gameplay features. Whether this new IP will make an impact on Sony's Vita remains to be seen.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter takes the fight against terror around the globe and delivers a shooter which focuses on the lives and experiences of those engaged in conflict (ed: by this we mean the people with the guns?).

Alone in the Dark 360 has some great, innovative ideas about story-based gaming. Shame it's no fun to play.

Silent Hill HD Collection injects its two most popular games with updated visuals and new recordings from the original cast.

Sim City started the urban lifestyle management sim. Now it is returning to its roots with the first major new title in the series for arguably nearly a decade.

Kinect Rush extends the Disneyland Adventures experience by scanning the player into the game using the Kinect camera.

for me, this last weekend belonged Double Fine.

Lollipop Chainsaw PS3 combines a scantily-dressed Cheerleader with a pounding soundtrack and some high-powered zombie slicing -- tongue firmly planted in cheek.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare XBLA 360 takes the self-absorbed author out of the woods and into the desert in an action-oriented mini-sequel.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City returns to the events of the very first game, offering fresh opportunities for single player and multiplayer shooting action.

Eric Hirshberg, talking about Skylanders Giants, highlights how physical-product videogames lock in a role for retailers. This sort of merchandise could really help stores like Game and GameStation, who up to now only featured Skylanders figures in a limited way.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings sees the mature, violent and morally ambiguous world of Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy novels brought to the Xbox 360, to provide rich console RPG experience.

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly has previously been named the scariest videogame ever made, with dark secluded locations, phantom enemies and creepy Japanese twins all is present and correct.

Mario Party 9 offers a whole new set of minigames to enjoy throughout the world of Mario and his friends, allowing action for up to four players simultaneously. Playing the board game is optional.

Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 is the recently-announced next title in the main series of DS Pokemon games and will pick up from where the previous story left off.

Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition is a crossover title, mixing the creatures from five generations of Pokemon with an established series of strategy games set in feudal Japan.

Army Corps of Hell looks to be a highly unusual mix of the RTS and crowd-brawling genres. With goblins fighting through Hell and a heavy metal soundtracks, it's an eerily familiar setting.

Playmobil Knight: Hero of the Kingdom DS is the child-friendly toy version of Skyrim you never actually wanted.

Hitman: Absolution sees the return of the no-qualms assassin and his adventures promise to be more cinematic than ever. Hopefully this won't come at the expense of free choice which made the series so popular.

Papa & Yo is an almost uniquely autobiographical game, taking one man's story of his addict father and translating it into a childlike fantasy set in the poor towns of South America.

The Darkness 360 puts a supernatural spin on a familiar story of gangland revenge.With a sequel just released, now is a good time to revisit 2007 shooter The Darkness.

Mario Tennis Open will be the first proper 3DS version of the hugely popular Mario Tennis series. With this game, you will be able to enjoy multiplayer Tennis action with local and online multiplayer.

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a decidedly tongue-in-cheek platformer, set in a retro science fiction take on the 1950's.

Shaun the Sheep is finally coming to the 3DS in glorious 3D on the 7th March, fulfilling a promise for which many have been waiting.

Rhythm Thief And The Emperor's Treasure is a narrative-driven music game with a quirky style and innovative gameplay features. Will it charm enough to sell, even without a familiar soundtrack?

Lego Minecraft takes the obvious next step from the hugely popular open-form world-building game to provide physical kits based on the game's iconic look.

Chronovolt isn't anything new, but does have a nice mix of ideas that should keep the game fresh.

Far Cry 3 marks a return to the beautiful visuals and lonely gameplay of the Far Cry series, with a desperate tale of survival and rescue.

Assassin's Creed III has just been announced by Ubisoft. Confused? You have every right to be; but, it turns out that the true sequel to the trilogy of games which comprise Assassin's Creed II is around the corner.

Dungeon Hunter: Alliance is an epic four-player RPG for the Playstation Vita, featuring drop-in/drop-out online cooperative multiplayer.

Michael Jackson: The Experience HD promises something of a tangent from the successful dance excursions on other consoles, to delivering a tapping and sliding rhythm action game on the Vita.

Jewel Link Mysteries: Mountains of Madness DS is an odd combination of eldritch horror and puzzle game, but one that proves to be oddly addictive.

Asphalt: Injection brings the series to the new PS Vita and goes head to head with Ridge Racer once again. This time it could be the favourite.