Hands-on: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Arriving at Korriban a disgraced slave, stripped of my Sith rank as my master had fallen - we're the Sith Inquisitor.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

"We've lived a lifetime already, and we've barely scraped three hours. We've barely scraped the world."

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

"Ezio may be 52, but he's still one of the strongest characters in the medium. If Revelations lives up to its promise, it will more than do justice to his memory."

Skyward Sword: the first three hours

"It's perhaps a self-referential nod to the franchise's twisted and confused timeline. If so, it's a clever, and knowing, wink between Nintendo and its fans that'll delight."

Max Payne 3

"Max was bald and sported an impressive beard, wore a Hawaiian shirt and spent his time in the colourful city of Sao Paulo..."

Syndicate

"This is a game that's captured the mood and world from the original, but not the gameplay..yet so far that's looking to be a good decision."

Dragon's Dogma

"Much as in chess, proper management of pawns are key to your success in Dragon's Dogma."

Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

"It's easy to enough to peg Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure as Professor Layton meets Elite Beat Agents."

Diablo III

"This is not a game like Diablo. It is Diablo. For connoisseurs of the series, that's likely the best praise one can give to the title."

Lollipop Chainsaw

"Before the boss clash, the UI flashes up a brief text description. Juliet promptly pushes it aside with a glib comment. It's classic fourth wall-breaking Suda51."

The Secret World

"The game, set in a contemporary world, has an intriguing premise: all the myths, conspiracies and tales of the extraordinary that we have all heard, are very real."

SSX

"EA makes a convincing case that these additions will better the brand rather than dilute it. And from the strength of content we're seeing, we're happy to come along for the ride."

Black Knight Sword

The studio's goal: a straightforward game based on an almost-forgotten genre, but with the look of "something original, never seen - something completely unique".

Darksiders II

"Playing as Death offers something different to his brother-in-arms: he's agile, fast, and has no qualms in using more extreme measures if they achieve results."

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7

"We wanted to introduce some details that only the most careful readers of the books could notice. So we created a game inspired by both films and novels," the studio explains.

Hands-on: Soul Calibur V

Rasmus Lund-Hansen slipped into Hilde's costume and took Soul Calibur V for a spin in Cologne.

Ridge Racer Unbounded

"Even at its current alpha version, Unbounded shows a lot of promise in becoming one of the best arcade racers around."

Aliens: Colonial Marines

"While not completely enthusiastic by what we've seen - more due to sensory exhaustion than anything - we leave the presentation feeling cautiously optimistic."

GoldenEye 007 Reloaded

"GoldenEye 007 Reloaded looks to be a good pick for Bond fans, and for those who are looking from something other than modern war titles."

Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor

"We're in the technological Stone Age and, as much due to the lack of easily-accessible porn as the world being thrown into disorganised chaos, war breaks out."

Gotham City Impostors

"Gotham City Impostors was one of the strangest games at Gamescom 2011 and probably one of the weirdest spin-offs since Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball."

Borderlands 2

"Now you want machine guns with really big clips that I can just 'rawr' forever and totally just Arnold out and be all powerful."

Catherine

"If you like your games edging on the unusual, and are looking for relief from the traditional this winter, you're likely not going to find a better candidate than Catherine."

Escape Plan

"You control either Laarg or Lill (physicality coined in name), or both, as you help direct them out of their containment to freedom, and you feel, the promise of cake."

Wildstar

We visited Carbine Studios a couple of weeks ago to try out their upcoming MMO Wildstar. Welcome to the planet Nexus...

Rise of Nightmares

"After motioning to swim across the lake, it'll swiftly be followed by slapping your arms like a junkie in need of a vein to swipe at blood-sucking leeches chomping on your flesh."

Might & Magic: Heroes VI

"After a few days of playing we're left with the feeling that this is the triumphant return of a truly great series."

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

"There is still a touch of arcade in the dribbling, and the passing feels incredibly smooth. The controls feel extremely natural, almost like liquid."

Resistance 3

"The brightest exploit the terrain, and try to flank you or flush you from cover using grenades. This tide of battle - constantly shifting- is intoxicating."

Rage

"An FPS with the scope of an action-RPG, from the makers of the most iconic series in the genre? Reason enough for id Software to raise middle finger - or crafty wink - to its competitors."

Kid Icarus Uprising

"There's a richness in colour and clarity that'd be evident even without the 3D slider. With it on we get the same gut punch we had from entering Hyrule Field."

Mario Kart 3DS

"Of the new kart tricks, its the hang glider that clearly comes out on top as the most enjoyable and tactically-sound addition, propelling you into a fight for aerial dominance."

Resident Evil: Revelations

"Strap on the gun belts, sheathe the combat knives and ready for another puzzling horror with gaming's own Mystery Gang slash C.S.I agents."

Sonic Generations

"Reflexes twenty years trained cause us to tap left as we're cannoned out of an S-tunnel to plunge directly through a cascade of rings. We're back home."

Driver: San Francisco Multiplayer

"Despite the era it emulates resounding with the sublime sounds of funk, soul and a little dabble in disco, Driver's multiplayer is pure punk rock; short, punchy and violent."

Luigi's Mansion 2

"After a massively enjoyable demo, there's the sense the series came ten years and two platforms early. With the 3DS Luigi's Mansion has finally found its right home."

Rayman Origins

"Social walls crumble, chatter erupts, strategies form...as much as 'I'll go first, and don't you bloody hit me when I do' can be labelled strategy."

Dishonored

"The central idea is that instead of coal and steampower, the era of industrialism was brought on by giant whaling ships."

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

"He calls for bloodshed, and for the first time in far too long in the history of this series, we feel a stab of fear as the cut-scene curtain draws back for a boss fight."

Star Fox 64 3D

"We idly wonder whether Nintendo had its hands on a DeLorean back in '97 - the game's rammed with the type of 3D money shots that Hollywood of today loves."

Dead Island

"Boss encounters block the game's fast-paced flow like a violent discharge into the toilet, requiring all hands, and makeshift weapons, to clear the way."

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

"We scramble from truck to truck and with luck make it to the plane...this doesn't feel like multiplayer, but more like a slice from the main campaign."

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

"Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is a game you just cannot ignore and we're confident it will take us on a journey we won't forget."

Bioshock Infinite

"Everywhere we went people were going on and on about Bioshock Infinite at E3."

Hitman: Absolution

"Hitman: Absolution looks good. Really good...the game can stand tall alongside the best titles of today. IO Interactive just put itself back into the graphical arms race."

Gears of War 3

"Credits are used to purchase decoys, automatic machine guns and barriers; a good economy is key to survival. Civilisation with chainsaws, if you will."

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

"It's the technology being created here that is getting its first field-test via the virtual conditions of Ghost Recon...the result is already massively exciting."

Battlefield 3

Whether it's enough to win the war or not is up for the players to decide, but Battlefield 3 is probably as strong competition as Call of Duty and Modern Warfare is ever going to see.

Tomb Raider

"It interweaves genuine feelings of disgust, fear and terror with the sort of seamless ability that you've grown to expect only from the finest horror films."