Dawn of War 2
I am excited. 1up has a preview of Relic’s Dawn of War 2 up (and supposedly a podcast coming soon with impressions) and I really like the direction they’re going. They’re personalizing the game, adding in RPG elements like consistently identifiable commanders, drops, and persistent squads, all wrapped up in a Mass Effect-esque barrito of main and side quests which can be accessed from the starship your commandos ride around on. It all sounds awesome.
These kinds of additions to the genre are what I’ve been clamoring for. I guess I’m going to be getting a new computer for this. Damnable RTSes.