We here at Crispy Gamer fancy ourselves prognosticators. We read the news. We study the Interwebs. We attend intellectual panels. We smell the farts and burps of developers. We listen to the wind.


In other words, we are constantly absorbing a surprising amount of data about videogames.


From the first moment that a new game is announced, a drawer is pulled open in our brains -- our brains don't have actual drawers, you damn literalists; it's a metaphor -- and we start stuffing said drawer with facts, figures and feelings about said game.


Which brings us to this feature.


We paired off members of the Game Trust, and asked them to sound off about what we think will be some of the biggest titles of the next 12 months. In other words, we asked them to open those drawers, to share all the data they've gathered, and to employ their well-honed game journalism instincts/powers to explore what's good, bad and ugly about the year's big-name games.

Sequels:

BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams

Little Sister's all grown up, but can she bring the Rapture to the sequel to one of 2007's most beloved games? (Evan Narcisse and Scott Jones)

Tekken 6

The King of Iron Fist Tournament returns, and two Crispy writers want it to pick up just where it left off. (Evan Narcisse and Kyle Orland)

Halo 3: ODST

Bungie follows up Halo 3 with a new first-person story that doesn't star Master Chief. Will anybody still care? (Gus Mastrapa and Russ Fischer)

Resident Evil 5

Change is coming to Resident Evil 5 by way of setting and co-op. But one thing remains the same -- killing zombies still ain't easy. (Gus Mastrapa and Scott Jones)

Street Fighter IV

Is it Street Fighter 2 plus 2, or Street Fighter 2 Squared? Either way, it's great fighting fun "four" all. Get it? HA! (Scott Jones and Kyle Orland)

Final Fantasy XIII

Square goes sci-fi with its lastest blockbuster role-playing game. But it looks like this installment is still way off in our future. (Gus Mastrapa and Russ Fischer)

Wii Sports Resort

Is it the promise of the Wii fulfilled, or jsut the promise of more costly, unnecessary Wii accessories? (Kyle Orland and Scott Jones)

Next up: The Brand-New Heavies.

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Brand-New Heavies:

Br?tal Legend

Tim Schaefer and Jack Black promise a hilarious heavy metal adventure. Will the game be as fun as it is funny? (Gus Mastrapa and Kyle Orland)

Ghostbusters

Crispy Gamer ain't afraid of no ghosts, but two of our writers are suspicious that the new Ghostbusters game might not be all that fun. (Gus Mastrapa and Kyle Orland)

Batman: Arkham Asylum

The Dark Knight gets another chance to shine in a game, but it doesn't have the greatest track record. (Evan Narcisse and Russ Fischer)

Prototype

Activision's open-world action game enters its final stage of testing, and our writers wonder just what was going on in the Petri dish. (Evan Narcisse and Gus Mastrapa)

Infamous

This superhero-focused PS3 exclusive may just deliver a surprise shock to Sony's console system. Crispy's writers muse on the chances. (Evan Narcisse and Gus Mastrapa)

Halo Wars

Microsoft hands the Halo IP to the Age of Empires devs, and two Crispy writers muse on the strategic repercussions. (Russ Fischer and Gus Mastrapa)

Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer

The makers of Indigo Prophecy are talking about making a game that will be nothing short of revolutionary. But is this all hot air? Or can they deliver a truly landmark piece of code? (Gus Mastrapa and Scott Jones)

Bayonetta

Is this game more than just Devil May Cry starring a lady version of Dante? Game Trusters debate. (Gus Mastrapa and Scott Jones)