There are some big releases in gaming slated for 2012. The hottest game on the market now, Minecraft, will make it's way to Xbox 360, Diablo III will come out, the sequal to Dota will likely keep Europeans from working, Halo 4 will come out, The first new Counter-Strike in years will try to reignite the FPS world. Another reboot attempt will have Syndicate coming back as an FPS game instead of a tactical shooter. Great fighting games will get more titles like SoulCaliber V and Street Fighter x Tekken. The official South Park game, an RPG based on the tv series, is slated for later this year and Mass Effect and Max Payne will release their third titles.
Use the calendar below to save up and prepare for a great 2012 in gaming.
| Release Date | Game Title | Platform(s) | Genre | More Information |
| Jan- 4 | NFL Blitz | PSN, XBLA | Sports | |
| Jan-24 | Silent Hill HD Collection | PS3, X360 | ||
| Jan-25 | Oil Rush | Win, Lin, Mac | Real-time strategy | |
| Jan-31 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | PS3, X360 | Role-playing game | |
| Jan-31 | NeverDead | PS3, X360 | Action | |
| Jan-31 | SoulCalibur V | PS3, X360 | Fighting | |
| Feb- 7 | Crusader Kings II | Win | Real-time grand strategy | |
| Feb- 7 | The Darkness II | PS3, X360, Win | First-person shooter, first-person action, survival horror | |
| Feb- 7 | Inversion | PS3, X360, Win | Third-person shooter | |
| Feb- 7 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | PS3, X360, Win | Role-playing game | |
| Feb- 7 | Resident Evil Revelations | 3DS | Survival Horror | |
| Feb-13 | Rhythm Heaven Fever | Wii | Music video game, Minigames | |
| Feb-14 | Binary Domain | X360, PS3 | Tactical shooter Third-person shooter | |
| Feb-14 | Grand Slam Tennis 2 | PS3, X360 | Sports | |
| Feb-14 | Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | 3DS | Sports | |
| Feb-14 | Tales of the Abyss | 3DS | Role-playing video game | |
| Feb-14 | Tekken 3D: Prime Edition | 3DS | Fighting | |
| Feb-14 | Test Drive: Ferrari Legends | PS3, X360 | ||
| Feb-14 | Twisted Metal | PS3 | Vehicle combat | |
| Feb-14 | UFC Undisputed 3 | PS3, X360 | Sports | |
| Feb-15 | Alan Wake's American Nightmare | XBLA | Third-person shooter, Action, Thriller | |
| Feb-21 | Syndicate | PS3, X360, Win | First-person shooter | |
| Feb-21 | Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D | 3DS | Action | |
| Feb-21 | FIFA Football | PSVita | Sports | |
| Feb-21 | Asura's Wrath | PS3, X360 | Action | |
| Feb-22 | Uncharted: Golden Abyss | PSVita | Action | |
| Feb-22 | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | PS3, X360, PSVita | Fighting | |
| Feb-27 | PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond | Wii | Action | |
| Feb-28 | SSX | PS3, X360 | Sports | |
| Feb-28 | Binary Domain | X360, PS3 | Tactical shooter, Third-person shooter | |
| Mar- 6 | The Sims 3: Showtime | Win, Mac | Simulation | |
| Mar- 6 | Street Fighter X Tekken | PS3, X360, PSVita, Win | Fighting | |
| Mar- 6 | Ridge Racer Unbounded | PS3, X360, Win | Racing | |
| Mar- 6 | MLB 12: The Show | PS3, PSVita | Sports | |
| Mar- 6 | Mass Effect 3 | PS3, X360, Win | Action, RPG | |
| Mar- 6 | Major League Baseball 2K12 | PS3, X360, Win, Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS | Sports | |
| Mar-11 | Mario Party 9 | Wii | Party | |
| Mar-13 | Tales of Graces | PS3 | RPG | |
| Mar-13 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations | PS3, X360 | Fighting | |
| Mar-13 | Silent Hill: Downpour | PS3, X360 | Surival Horror | |
| Mar-20 | Ninja Gaiden 3 | PS3, X360, Wii U | Action | |
| Mar-20 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | PS3, X360, Win | Survival Horror, Third-person shooter | |
| Mar-20 | Armored Core V | PS3, X360 | Simulation | |
| Mar-23 | Kid Icarus: Uprising | 3DS | Third-person shooter | |
| Mar-27 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 | PS3, X360 | Sports | |
| Mar-27 | Silent Hill: Book of Memories | PSVita | Survival Horror | |
| Mar-27 | Dragon's Dogma | PS3, X360 | Action-Adventure, RPG | |
| Apr- 2 | Xenoblade Chronicles | Wii | RPG | |
| Apr- 3 | Devil May Cry HD Collection | X360, PS3 | Action | |
| Apr-24 | Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time | PS3 | Stealth | |
| Apr-24 | Risen 2: Dark Waters | X360, PS3, Win | Action, RPG | |
| Apr-24 | Prototype 2 | X360, PS3, Win | Action, Open World | |
| May- 1 | The Exiled Realm of Arborea (TERA) | Win | MMORPG | |
| May- 8 | Starhawk | PS3 | Third-person shooter | |
| May-15 | Max Payne 3 | PS3, X360, Win | Third-person shooter | |
| May-22 | Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Wii, NDS, PS3, PSP, X360, Win | Tactical shooter | |
| Jul- 3 | Anarchy Reigns | PS3, X360 | Fighting | |
| Nov-20 | Resident Evil 6 | PS3, X360, Win | Survival Horror, Third-person shooter | |
| TBD | Warface | Win | First-person shooter, Free-to-play | |
| TBD | WWE Brawl | PS3, X360 | Action | |
| TBD | Torchlight II | Win, Mac | Action, RPG | |
| TBD | Transformers: Fall of Cybertron | PS3, X360 | Third-person shooter | |
| TBD | Tomb Raider | Win, PS3, X360 | Platform, Action-adventure | |
| TBD | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD | PSN, XBLA | Sports | |
| TBD | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | PS3, X360 | Fighting | |
| TBD | Spec Ops: The Line | Win, PS3, X360 | Third-person shooter, tactical shooter | |
| TBD | South Park: The Game | PS3, X360, Win | RPG | |
| TBD | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II | PSN, XBLA, iOS | Platformer | |
| TBD | Paper Mario 3DS | 3DS | Platformer, RPG | |
| TBD | Phantasy Star Online 2 | Win | Action, RPG | |
| TBD | Prey 2 | PS3, X360, Win | Open world, First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Scrolls | Win | RPG | |
| TBD | The Secret World | Win | MMORPG, action-adventure | |
| TBD | Skullgirls | PSN, XBLA | Fighting | |
| TBD | Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 | PS3, X360, Win | First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Minecraft | X360 | First person, RPG | |
| TBD | Lego City Stories | Wii U, 3DS | Action-adventure, open world | |
| TBD | Luigi's Mansion 2 | 3DS | Action-adventure | |
| TBD | Metro: Last Light | PS3, X360 | Survival horror, First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes | Wii, PS3, X360, 3DS, Wii U, PSVita | Action-adventure | |
| TBD | Journey | PSN | Adventure | |
| TBD | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | 3DS | Action, RPG | |
| TBD | The Last of Us | PS3 | Third-person, survival horror, action-adventure | |
| TBD | The Last Guardian | PS3 | Action-adventure, Puzzle | |
| TBD | Halo 4 | X360 | First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Hitman: Absolution | Win, PS3, X360 | Stealth, Action | |
| TBD | I Am Alive | XBLA, PSN | Action | |
| TBD | Gotham City Impostors | PSN, XBLA, Win | First-person shooter | |
| TBD | FIFA Street | PS3, X360 | Sports game | |
| TBD | Far Cry 3 | PS3, X360, Win | First person shooter | |
| TBD | Fable: The Journey | X360 | RPG | |
| TBD | Dust 514 | PS3, PSVita | MMOFPS, First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Dota 2 | Win, Mac | Action RTS | |
| TBD | DmC: Devil May Cry | PS3, X360 | Action, Hack and slash | |
| TBD | Dishonored | Win | First person shooter, stealth, action-adventure | |
| TBD | Diablo III | Win, Mac | action role-playing | |
| TBD | Darksiders II | PS3, X360, Wii U, Win | Hack and slash, action-adventure | |
| TBD | Cross of the Dutchman | PS3, X360, Win | Action adventure game, strategy game | |
| TBD | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Win, Mac, X360, PS3 | First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 | Win, PS3, X360 | First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland | PS3 | Console Role-playing video game | |
| TBD | BioShock Infinite | Win, PS3, X360 | First-person shooter | |
| TBD | Assassin's Creed III | Win, Wii U | PS3, X360 | |
| TBD | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Win, PS3, X360, Wii U, NDS | First-person shooter |