With yesterday’s release of Metal Gear Solid 4, it seems that the new generation of gaming is finally out of its sophomore slump, with PS3 finally bringing some A-game to the table. So what else? Gaming’s never looked better with some of the games on the horizon, for example:

Brutal Legend. By the Double Fine Studios and Tim Schafer, the genius behind “The Secret of Monkey Island” and the awesome (but underrated) “Psychonauts” is working on a new game based in the dark world of Metal. The cast is looking amazing, featuring Jack Black as roadie Eddie Riggs, who just happens to accidently have a magic, brutal belt buckle which transports him to a new, Heavy-Metal meets Nordic myth world. Also slated to do voice work is Lemmy Kilmister from the band Motorhead as “Kill Master”, and Rob Halford frontman for Judas Priest will be voicing the game’s villian, General Lionwhyte. (Let’s hope they have the sense for him to half-sing all his lines) Finally, we have the immortal Ronnie James Dio in an unspecified role. 

The gameplay is tight under wraps, but it appears to be large-scale action combat, enabling Eddie to befriend and command troops. Those feature more general staples of the metal world, such as Headbangers, Bouncers, Roadies, and the all-girl Runaways referring to the female metal band “Runaways”

 The release is slated for this year, but no date has been set. For now, enjoy the trailer, then visit the official website.