Summer vacation is over, but that doesn't mean the fun is over. Not by a long shot. Some of the most exciting games of 2009 are finally here and ready to be added to your shopping list for the game enthusiasts in your life.
Our gift guide includes some of the best new games and hardware of 2009, along with the best of last year. If you know which game platform you're shopping for, such as the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, or DS, use the navigation bar on the right to jump to some of the best picks for that platform. Or if you're shopping for someone with specific interests, use the categories above to pick out action-packed games, racing games, military games, role-playing games, sports games, strategy and puzzle games, family games, and games for music lovers. Now, let's get shopping!
Top Picks for Fall 2009
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
ESRBMature- Genre: Modern Action Adventure
- Platforms: DS
Grand Theft Auto takes it to the streets of Chinatown and onto the Nintendo DS.more »
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Halo 3: ODST
ESRBMature- Genre: Sci-Fi First-Person Shooter
- Platforms: X360
Halo 3: ODST is a prequel campaign to its best-selling shooter, which focuses on an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper trapped behind enemy lines in New Mombasa.more »
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
ESRBTeen- Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure
- Platforms: X360, PS3, PC
Eidos' comic book-inspired action title follows the caped crusader as he takes on the Joker and other supervillains in the titular madhouse.more »
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The Beatles: Rock Band
ESRBTeen- Genre: Rhythm / Music
- Platforms: X360, PS3, WII
The Beatles: Rock Band lets players perform a variety of Beatles hits and supports up to three vocalists singing in harmony.more »
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DiRT 2
ESRBTeen- Genre: Rally / Offroad Racing
- Platforms: X360, PS3
Dirt returns with improved physics and visuals, head-to-head online play, and new social features to engage the racing community.more »
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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
ESRBTeen- Genre: Role-Playing
- Platforms: DS
The Shin Megami Tensei franchise makes its way to the Nintendo DS featuring a tactical and traditional RPG combat system, character customization, and branching storylines.more »
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NHL 2K10
ESRBEveryone 10+- Genre: Ice Hockey Sim
- Platforms: WII
The NHL 2K series returns for another season featuring pick-up-and-play controls and a variety of on and off-line multiplayer modes.more »
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NHL 10
ESRBEveryone 10+- Genre: Ice Hockey Sim
- Platforms: X360, PS3
The NHL franchise that has won 19 sports game of the year awards over the past two years begins a new era with gameplay innovations that deliver a new standard of toughness, the emotion of playoff hockey on the ice and in the arena, and over 200 gameplay refinements that replicate the skill and finesse that every fan sees throughout the NHL playoffs.more »
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Guitar Hero 5
ESRBTeen- Genre: Rhythm / Music
- Platforms: X360, PS3
Guitar Hero 5 features a robust new track list, as well as a new Party Play mode that allows players to jump in and out at any time.more »
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The Sims 3
ESRBTeen- Genre: Virtual Life
- Platforms: PC
The Sims series returns with the next incarnation of the popular life-simulation game.more »
