10 Top Video Games Upcoming in 2009 - Latest New PC and Console Game Release Dates

The new year of 2009 is looming over the horizon and all hardcore gamers must know which upcoming PC and console video game titles must be bought as soon as they're released. Technology has sky-rocketed in the past years and the video game industry is raking in billions of dollars in cash and will continue to do so even with the failing economic depression.

Here are the 10 top video games upcoming for the Xbox 360, PC, and PS3 in 2009. These are must-have games for every video gaming fan and can be great gift ideas next year. The release dates are listed and most of them are confirmed. It's going to be a golden year for online games especially, as MMORPGs like Star Wars: The Old Republic, Stargate Worlds, and Darkfall Online are in the works.

10. Killzone 2 - PS3 - Release Date: February 27^th, 2009

Killzone 2 is a highly anticipated first-person shooter action game, now with the PS3's incredible graphics and next-generation seamless control. There will be online multiplayer modes, explosive weaponry such as grenades and flamethrowers, and cinematic gameplay that rivals Halo in scope.

It may very well be the defining FPS shooter title of the Playstation 3, something that the console has not had at all compared to the success of Microsoft Xbox's shooting games. There are a few trailers released showing gameplay and there is much coverage to read from IGN.

9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Xbox 360 - Release Date: Fall 2009

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has been a best-seller in the PC charts for a long time and has been called one of the best PC shooters in multiplayer gaming. And now its sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has been announced. It is expected to be released during the Fall of 2009.

Activision has been a pioneer in producing great World War II shooters and this surprise addition to the Modern Warfare series is an exciting move for the company.

8. The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf - Xbox 360 and PS3 - Release Date: Q3 2009

The Witcher for PC is currently heralded as one of the most in-depth RPG games of all time and this year, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition was released to fix all the bugs of the original game, including brand new content, quests, and story.

Now the rising European-based developing company, CD Projekt RED, is going into the console platforms. The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf will be released on both the PS3 and Xbox 360, and will be running on a new engine.

7. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Release Date: TBA 2009

The January cover of the Game Informer magazine made it quite clear that a sequel to Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is coming around in the new year. This console game was a blockbuster hit in 2007 and now it will harness the full power of the PS3 and Xbox 360. Confirmation awaits next month for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

It is a 3^rd person adventure shooter and now Hollywood producer Avi Arad is going to create a feature-length movie of Uncharted. He is the son of the Marvel Comic Studios leader and there are talks of him also doing a Mass Effect, Everquest, and Lost Planet movie in the future.

6. Darkfall: Online MMORPG - PC - Release Date: January 22^nd, 2009

This new MMORPG is hoping to bring back the bare essentials of online multiplayer games of the past. Hardcore PvP (player vs. player) action, fully lootable corpses, and highly customizable characters and player built cities are the main features of this potentially great game.

Darkfall will be a persistent virtual world where strategy reigns supreme. It has been in the making for years now so it will be good to see how far the developers have come.

5. Stargate Worlds - Online MMORPG - PC - Release Date: April 2009

The Stargate franchise has also hit the bandwagon but with great promise of highly charged ranged sci-fi combat and squad leader PvP for great strategic battles.

Stargate Worlds is one of the most anticipated MMORPGs of the past year and deserves to be noted on your calendar.

4. The Lord of the Rings: Conquest - Xbox 360, PS3, PC - Release Date: January 13^th, 2009

The Lord of the Rings franchise is one of the most successful in history, with the movies becoming box office hits and with its video games defeating the myth that games based on movies are sub-standard. The console Lord of the Rings games were high-sellers in the game industry.

The gameplay is reminiscent of Star Wars: Battlefront and Battlefield 1942, with up to 150 players on the screen simultaneously. It will feature online multiplayer gameplay.

3. Halo Wars - Xbox 360 - Release Date: February 28^th, 2009

The Halo series dominated the FPS genre and will be deemed the greatest games of the Xbox console. Microsoft is now releasing Halo Wars, a brand new RTS style game; both Limited and Collector's Editions.

There will be new multiplayer maps, a Halo lore graphic novel, a unique vehicle, and many other exclusive features. The player will get control of massive armies of infantry and be able to fight the Covenant forces for the first time in the Halo storyline. This is a prequel.

2. God of War III - PS3 - Release Date: Christmas 2009

God of War III is the latest sequel to the acclaimed God of War franchise. It is a no holds barred action packed adventure - full of gore and mature themes. Kratos will be leading the Titans on a final charge against Mount Olympus, the beginning of an epic clash of Greek Gods and brutal battles with mythological beasts.

It will feature enough voice acting to fill a Hollywood movie script, have online multiplayer gameplay, and will conclude the cliff-hanger ending of God of War II for PS2.

1. Star Wars: The Old Republic - PC - Release Date: TBA 2009

Bioware has announced on October 21^st that they have been developing the second Star Wars MMORPG ever created, after Star Wars Galaxies by SOE. Lucas Arts has teamed up with this RPG oriented company, and with the Star Wars brand name and Bioware's impeccable story-telling gameplay, thousands of fans worldwide speculate that this online game can rival World of Warcraft in sales.

Although WoW has over 11 million subscribers, the hype remains high in the community forums as Star Wars Galaxies veterans and new fans discuss the game in more detail.

Star Wars: The Old Republic will have more story content than all the previous Knights of the Old Republic games combined (Xbox) and will feature a setting 300 years after the main storyline of the KotOR. A galactic Jedi war is raging between the Republic and the Sith and the player will be able to become a Jedi or go down the path of the Dark side instead.

Gameplay features and release date information is always subject to change, as this MMO is still new and not yet in the beta stages.

Now you know the 10 top video games upcoming in 2009. Save your money and prepare for a great year.