PlanetSide 2

An MMOFPS with battles constantly raging all over the world at any given time.  There are 3 Factions or Empires as they are called.  These 3 Empires are constantly fighting it out for resources and territories. Certain territories may have specific resources, where resources fuel different kind of advantages. These battles are not some 10 minute match or till team 1 kills 40 people, matches can last days, weeks, etc. it all depends on how persistent each side is, and how badly they want or need that resource located there. There will be different types of classes that you can unlock and switch between. Not to mention there will be Vehicles.  Yes that is right...you can roll around in a tank.  

I have not tried this game out, as it is still in alpha; but it does look pretty awesome from the videos i have seen of it from E3.  Although it was still in a very controlled environment and only a small portion was available, the battle you could watch was pretty awesome.  my only concern is if there is a massive amount of people in one area how bad will it lag it out? will they have to section it off into different servers to help reduce lag of a magnitude of people? or will they have it be like a channel system where you can kind of switch through them without having to 'create a new character'.  or maybe they have figured out a way to work around this completely.

The 3 Empires are the Terran Republic, the New Conglomerate, and the Vanu Sovereignty. So yes in some territories there will be 3 different sides all fighting against each other.  

I think what I like about this the most is it isn't just a "lets see how many people i can kill" kind of game but there is an actual goal behind doing it. Your empire is trying to take control, and you have a direct affect on it.  You could help your empire take control of the territory that gives you ammo bonuses or whatever, therefore making your empire that much stronger and more able to try and take on the world.

There are skill trees that will help you unlock different types of classes.  Each class has its advantages and disadvantages but the best part is you can choose specific abilities that best suite you. 

Vehicles. This is something that i think is awesome, i think that it is a very realistic thing to have in it. Sure maybe your team wasn't expecting a tank to roll up and squish some of your squad mates but now that you know its there you can take counter measures to make sure it does not happen again.  Or maybe you were the one that is flying around annihilating everything  you see from above.  

Since I like to play fps games and even just from the alpha footage from E3 i can say I'm looking forward to trying this game out. If you want to see some of the Footage or get more info you can either go to their website: http://www.planetside2.com/  or go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLakXgelJGY for some footage, he has a few episodes up on youtube.

Game: PlanetSide 2

Release Date: TBA

Price: TBA

Computer Requirements: TBA (my guess is its going to have to be decent)