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By 1UP Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The beginning of the year is pretty damn packed, with a mix of exclusives (Splinter Cell: Conviction and Mass Effect 2) and multiplatform (BioShock 2, Bayonetta) titles out on shelves within the first quarter. Then we have the big heavy hitters like Crackdown 2 and Halo: Reach marked for later month(s), and we haven’t even touched upon rumored games like Gears of War 3 (we’re hearing “E3 announcement” for that one). All in all, we feel that the games below are the known ones that will help make 2010 pretty awesome for the Xbox 360. Narrowing the list down to 10 was pretty difficult, and if it went to 11, we’d be tossing in games like Dark Void<\/a>, Split\/Second<\/a>, and Max Payne 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dev: Ruffian | Pub: Microsoft <\/p>\n The gameplay reveal<\/a> of Crackdown 2 was one of the biggest surprises at this years’ Tokyo Game Show<\/a>. Although the original was initially overshadowed by the inclusion of a Halo 3<\/a> beta, Crackdown<\/a> proved to be one of the breakout hits of 2007. Although development shifted away from Realtime Worlds, the team at Ruffian is comprised of many veteran developers from the first game. Orbs were the “crack” of Crackdown, and players will now be able to track down a variety of orbs around the city — each with their own power-ups. Bring on the four-player co-op, because we’re ready to return to Pacific City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Dev: Bungie | Pub: Microsoft <\/p>\n With Microsoft’s taking over Halo development, Reach potentially represents Bungie’s last foray into the universe they created. The recently released first-look footage<\/a> of Reach confirms that players will once again play as a Spartan. The video, from early in the story, teases several gameplay additions this time around. An entire squad of Spartans is revealed — each with a unique armor and weapon loadout hinting at character customization. The footage also teases the increasing of the co-op count to six players. We’ll no doubt be seeing plenty of Reach as 2010 roles around, but if this is Bungie’s last Halo game, you can bet it’ll go out with a bang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n
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