PC Games 2007 Gift Guide

Part of: 2007 Gaming Gift Guides

Time to fire up your personal computers and enjoy some great game titles (all release dates subject to change).

Get on your nanosuit for the first person shooter Crysis (Nov. 13) featuring open-ended battles full of options. Another first person shooter, TimeShift (Oct. 30) features a storyline where players can reverse, slow and stop time. The special edition three-disc set contains behind-the-scenes footage and other extras. You Are Empty (Oct. 16) provides first person shooter action set in the Soviet Union during the 1950s.

Hellgate: London (Oct. 30) has an amazing beginning as players choose from immense options to make a hero character battling endless creatures. Collector’s edition also available. The futuristic adventure Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa (Oct. 16) pits battles for survival against evil Bane race and also includes a collector’s edition.

Empire Earth III utilizes plenty of regions and soldiers/warriors in November while the expansion pack Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties releases on October 23. If you don’t have the previous Age of Empires III games, catch up with Age of Empires III: Gold Edition (Oct. 23), which includes the base game and The War Chiefs expansion pack. The Command & Conquer Saga compilation title, releasing in October, offers a large set of 13 C & C titles including all games in Command & Conquer: The First Decade and Tiberium Wars.

The expansion pack Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals (Oct. 30) includes the Dodo bird, Tyrannosaurus Rex and American Mastodon. The long running Flight Simulator series continues with Flight Simulator X: Acceleration on October 23. The video game adaptation of The Office television series will be the first in a planned series of three installments.

Orange Box opens up on October 9 – this repackaged Half-Life 2 collection features an immense action packed experience with strong storylines. Fans can also get Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the second of a series of stand-alone episodes based on HL2. The Xbox 360 title Gears of War hits the PC on November 1. Unreal Tournament III (Nov. 12) features a new Warfare mode plus more weapons/vehicles.

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  • 1 - Suzie

    Oct 11, 2007 at 9:42 am

    Sounds good to me. *hugs her new copy of half-life 2*

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