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By Michael Klappenbach, About.com

Here are the some releases dates for upcoming PC video games. The release dates listed here have been compiled from various sources and most are very tentative due to many games still being in development. All are subject to change without notice. Games are listed by earliest to latest known release date.

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James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

Release Date: Dec 1, 2009
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theme: Movie Tie-In, Sci-Fi
Rating: T for Teen
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game is based on the feature film from James Cameron, Avatar which is set to hit theaters on December 18th. The video game is set on Pandora, the same planet as in the movie, as players arrive via the scientific research project know as the Avatar Program.
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Mass Effect 2

Release Date: Jan 26, 2010
Genre: Action RPG
Theme: Sci-Fi
Rating: M for Mature
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Game Series: Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2 is set two years after the events of Mass Effect where Commander Shepard was able to stop the invasion of the Reapers. Commander Shepard is once again tasked with putting together an elite group of the best and the brightest to stop what could be the largest threat to mankind's existence in the universe.
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BioShock 2

Release Date: Feb 9, 2010
Platform: PC - Windows XP/Vista
Genre: Action - First Person Shooter
Theme: Sci-Fi
Rating: TBD
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Game Series: BioShock

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Release Date: Mar 2, 2010
Platform: PC - Windows XP/Vista/7
Genre: Action - First Person Shooter
Theme: Modern Military
Rating: RP
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Game Series: Battlefield
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the seqeul to the modern military first person shooter Battlefield Bad Company. Like the first game in this Battlefield sub-series, Bad Company 2, will include a full single player campaign that follows Company 'B', a misfit group of soldiers sent into the heat of battle in a fictional war between the United States and Russia.
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Assassin's Creed 2

Release Date: Q1 2010
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theme: Historical
Rating: M for Mature
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Game Series: Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed II is set during the Italian Renaissance as players take on the role of an assassin named Ezio who is out for revenge on the families responsible for the death of his father.
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Battlefield: 1943

Release Date:Q1 2010
Platform: PC - Windows XP/Vista/7
Genre: Action - First Person Shooter
Theme: World War II
Rating: T for Teen
Game Modes: Multiplayer
Game Series: Battlefield
Battlefield: 1943 is the sequel to the game the award winning and best selling multiplayer shooter Battlefield: 1942 that started a wave of multiplayer FPS releases that continues to this day. Battlefield: 1943 is set entirely in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II and gives players the option of playing as US Marines or for the Japanese Imperial Army.
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The Agency

Release Date: 2010
Platform: PC - Windows XP/Vista
Genre: Action - First Person Shooter
Theme: Spy/Espinoage
Rating: RP
Game Modes: Multiplayer

Strike Force Red Cell

Release Date: Q4 2009
Platform: PC - Windows XP/Vista
Genre: Action First Person Shooter
Theme: Modern Military
Rating: Rating Pending
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer

Dead Space 2

Release Date: TBD
Genre: Third Person Shooter
Theme: Sci-Fi, Survival Horror
Rating: TBD
Game Modes: TBD
Game Series: Dead Space
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Diablo III

Release Date: TBD
Platform: PC - Windows XP/Vista
Genre: Action RPG
Theme: Fantasy
Rating: TBD
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Game Series: Diablo
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Starcraft II

Release Date: TBD
Platform: PC - Windows XP/Vista
Genre: Real Time Strategy
Theme: Sci-Fi
Rating: TBD
Game Modes: Single player, multiplayer
Game Series: Starcraft
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