With all the big releases I’ve been following now finally on store shelves the Hype Wagon seems to be packing up it’s effects and is rolling on. My question however is “where is it going?”

What are the next big, Triple-A titles for the Hype Wagon to hitch onto and work it’s magic? Will it be shilling new IPs, or is the wagon reserved in 2009 for games with 3s, 4s and even 5s following the name?

I must confess, that even after the release of both Little Big Planet and Gears of War 2 have liberated me from the wagon, I do feel a bit of a void not having that gigantic, eminent game to follow. I had been looking forward to both of those games for what feels like eons, and while I’m ecstatic to finally have them I’m already looking around for the next ‘big thing’.

There are plenty of games I am looking forward to in the coming year (Skate 2, Resident Evil 5, Bionic Commando…), but none of them have reached that ‘all consuming’ state of mind for me yet. Perhaps Bioshock 2 can take on the roll when more details of that game are released, or perhaps it will be something completely new and out of left field.

I suppose in the meantime I should enjoy my vacation from the Hype Wagon and focus solely on the slew of great games I’ve got in front of me. I suppose I had gotten used to the workings of the Hype Wagon, and now that it’s gone I kind miss it.

Anyone else?

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