Quick list of Trackball games that COULD be football games:

Fighting Soccer - SNK - 1988
Five a Side Soccer - Konami - 1995
Free Kick - Nihon (Under license from Sega) - 1987
Hat Trick Hero '93 (Also known as Taito Cup Finals) - Taito - 1993
Hat Trick Hero '94 (Also known as International Cup '94) - Taito - 1994
Hat Trick Hero '95 (Also known as Taito Power Goal) - Taito - 1995
Pro Soccer - Data East - 1983
Street Football - Bally - 1986
Tehkan World Cup - Tehkan - 1985

Any bells?

My mate has recently become the the games editor for a new media website. If anyone is interested below is a link to his first article on the 10 most anticipated games of the next few months. Some interesting choiceshttps://www.medianation.co.uk/content/indiesdetail/Games/Features/261rl

Yep, can't disagree with any of his choices really, although I've never gotten on board with the Assassin's Creed franchise.
He's not wrong about Catherine though, always nice to see something original in today's market of sequels and remakes.

Whilst there is a nod towards some quirky games in there, particularly the Japanese games, he should also pay attention to the Live Arcade / PSN (Pfft) level games. That is where a wave of creative and innovative set of developers will release their wares. There have been tons of development houses closed and a lot of these have splintered off into smaller studios. Live Arcade is an absolute goldmine (Particular for those gaming purists who moan about the lack of innovation and the monotony of sequals) and no list of the best coming games can possibly leave out Trials Evolution.

I'm most anticipating Twisted Metal on the PS3. Maybe it's just me, but annual games like Battlefield and AC don't really get the juices flowing on my part.

Month and a week till this becomes the FIFA 12 thread. Or does it have competition around that time from one of those stupid FPS games?

Are there any special editions of FIFA this time? It's one of the easiest games to wrap into a bundle with some stuff yet they never do it.

Looking forward to fifa 12 this year, they look to have added some really smart features and also expanded the career mode, so hopefully that won't get boring mid way through a season as before They've got the sky team for the commentary AND Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend for 'tournament matches' aswell - will that be for the FA cup and League Cup matches then when in career mode?

To be fair, he agrees with you and has a huge catalouge of games downloaded of XBL but most of them are found rather than anticipated if you know what I mean so its difficult to be able to write about them given that you only really find out about them when looking on XBL. I'll let him know though. He might do an article on some indi games. Out of interest are there any you've seen that you're looking forward to?

most anticipated game this year comes out november 18th

[Vomits through fingers]

Need for speed?

Zelda?

I've loved the series for years, Link to the Past is possibly my all time favourite game, but I'm feeling really burnt out on the franchise now. Pre-ordered OOT 3D, so i've had it for months, but just can not bring myself to play it, not even reached the first dungeon yet. Can't believe I'm saying it but think I am going to skip skyward sword.