New Video Games – PS3′s Hottest New Game Releases of May 2012

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Even with nearly 7 years on the market, the Playstation 3 has plenty of untapped performance left under the hood. The reason is simple – the Playstation is notorisouly difficult to develop on. But with any learned skill, video game designers get better at programming games with every game they successfully develop. With lots of performance just waiting to be unleashed, there are still many great games to come.

Here is a list of the PS3′s top 10 best new video game releases for May 2012. For more top new video game releases, check out Amazon’s Top 100 new Games List.

1. Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3 is the third release in the popular Third-Person Shooter series of the same name, and the first iteration of the series to appear on Next Gen gaming consoles. Developed by Rockstar Games, the creative minds behind the cutting edge GTA, Red Dead and Midnight Club game franchises, Max Payne 3 is a sequel to the second game in the series, and features an older Max Payne with a new life and job abroad. But as dangerous situations spiral Max’s life from bad, to worse, it seems that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Game features include: series first multiplayer functionality, a wealth of weapons, classic Max Payne Bullet Time and Shootdodge functionality, extreme realism and special bonus features.

Amazon Price: $59.99
Release Date: May 15, 2012
NOT Playstation Move Compatible

2. Dragon’s Dogma
Dragon’s Dogma is an exciting new franchise which redefines the single player Action-RPG genre. Developed by the team that produced some of Capcom’s greatest action games, Dragon’s Dogma is set in a huge open-world environment that offers exhilarating and fulfilling action combat game with the freedom to explore and interact in a rich, living and breathing world. Additional features include: classic RPG questing gameplay and classes, unique flexible party combat using trainable AI companions known as Pawns, extreme customization of player characters and party companions, PlayStation Network integration that allows the sharing of Pawns, a dynamic in-game 24-hour day/night cycle, and post-launch downloadable content.

Amazon Price: $57.98
Release Date: May 22, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

3. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier
There is nothing fair, honorable, or just about combat. There is only winning and losing—the dead and the living. The Ghosts don’t fret about even odds. They do everything in their power to overwhelm and obliterate the enemy. Future technology is the key to winning an asymmetric battle.

In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology and cutting-edge military hardware, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.

Amazon Price: $59.99
Release Date: May 22, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

4. Game of Thrones Art Book Bundle

THE AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BOOK & TV PHENOMENON…
NOW A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GAME DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE R. R. MARTIN!

With an original story written under the supervision of George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones promises to deliver the ultimate interactive role-playing experience for fans. The game is filled with familiar locations straight from the pages of the beloved fantasy saga along with the likeness and voices of several actors portrayed in the TV series.

With this epic new Game of Thrones game, fans will have a chance to not simply read or watch the story, but to take an active role in the riveting drama as it unfolds.

Amazon Price: $59.99
Release Date: May 15, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

5. Sniper Elite 2

Whether you call it soccer or football, one thing’s for sure — you’ve got the technique worthy of the sport’s most competitive clubs. You sleep and wake by the black-and-white ball and you’ve got the foot to kick it all the way to the World Cup. But something’s missing. The yellow- and white-painted lines, neatly groomed turf and perfectly squared-off goals are starting to get a bit old. You’ve seen one field, you’ve seen them all — or have you? Ditch your cleats, leave the stadium in the dust and get ready to experience fierce soccer action where it’s really at — in the streets. From rooftops to parking lots, from Rio de Janeiro to Amsterdam, players are tearing up the pavement and taking soccer to a whole new level. Build up a killer roster and sharpen your skills, you’re about to take it to the Street.

Amazon Price: $48.48
Release Date:  May 1, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

6. Starhawk
From the creators of Warhawk comes a bold new 3rd Person shooter adventure where you can change the battlefield instantly in the heat of combat. In the future, humanity’s last hope lies in the lawless frontier of space where factions battle over the universe’s most precious resource, Rift Energy. Caught in the middle is Emmett Graves, an outcast gunslinger who is drawn back to the planet that abandoned him, to face a fierce outlaw and his warband of followers. Experience intense frenetic combat on foot, in vehicles, or in the air and discover a new type of shooter gameplay with the new “Build & Battle” system. Gain the tactical advantage by calling upon an arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and fortifications, violently delivered from an orbiting drop ship to help turn the tide of battle. Engage in epic 32 player online battles and see maps dynamically change depending completely on each player’s strategy or team up with friends and protect your claim against waves of AI opponents in online and offline Co-op modes.

Amazon Price: $57.98
Release Date:  May 8, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

7. Atelier Meruru
Atelier Meruru adopts a mission-based game system wherein you must develop and enhance your kingdom within three years. There are a variety of quests, ranging from synthesizing and delivering items to taking on ferocious beasts, and how you accomplish these missions will contribute to the progress and storyline of the game. Completing quests will reward you with points that can be used to perform different tasks on a national level, such as creating new facilities and leveling up your kingdom, which in turn will allow you access to different areas to develop and explore.

Amazon Price: $49.99

Release Date:  May 22, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

8. Risen 2: Dark Waters Special Edition
Several years after the end of Risen, humanity is pushed to the brink of existence and one of the only safe havens is Caldera, a city located on the peninsula of the Lost Realm. However, even this sanctuary is threatened by the world at chaos, as monstrous sea monsters cause shipments of vital supplies to come to a grinding halt. The hero, upon discovering a rumor that the pirates of the Southern islands know of a way to banish the creatures of the deep, journeys to infiltrate their ranks and attempt to acquire this knowledge in time to save Caldera from imminent peril.

Amazon Price: $59.99
Release Date:  May 22, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

9. Sorcery

Sorcery is a single player action role-playing game (RPG) for PlayStation 3 that utilizes Sony’s PlayStation Move control system to create a dungeon crawling adventure like none before it. With the extreme motion controlled sensitivity of the PlayStation Move motion controller and PlayStation Eye camera peripheral accessory combination* players enter, interact with and explore a world where their growing expertise with spells and potions will be the difference between the salvation of the world and its domination. Features include a one-to-one relation between player movements to character actions, strategic spell use, transformative potions and additional support of the PlayStation Move navigation controller.

Amazon Price: $36.99
Release Date:  May 22, 2012
PS3 Move Compatible

10. Battleship
BATTLESHIP thrusts you headlong into an Earth facing an unknown aquatic alien menace. As Cole Mathis, the U.S. naval fleet’s “Boots on the Ground”, you must prove yourself worthy as an elite soldier and help defeat the enemy. Find your inner soldier and stop the alien threat before it’s too late!

Amazon Price: $59.99
Release Date:  May 15, 2012
NOT PS3 Move Compatible

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