Aside from the obvious heavy weights on E3 this year, I'm particularly interested in Dust 514 which will be announced and spoken about in Sony's presentation tommorow. It's an FPS extension of the EVE Online universe and will be the very first MMOFPS that will be persistently tied to an existing MMO, sharing the same server, currency, chat channels, clans, market, items, etc.
It's the very first time something like this is ever being done and CCP (the company behind EVE and Dust 514) is aiming for this game to be a heavy weight alongside Call of Duty, Battlefield and Halo. Sony is collaborating with them very closely and have approved a 10 year expansion plan where the game will be constantly updated over the years, adding new content (not just map packs, entirely new features, locations, weapons, graphics) with each expansion.
And all of this will be completely free. You can download the game from the PS Store and earn money. You'll be able to buy currency in the PS Store as well to unlock certain items faster, but there is nothing in the store that can't also be unlocked by regular playing.
I'm not a console shooter enthusiast, especially not on the PS3 because it has an absolute horrid controller for shooters, but I am very very VERY interested to see how this game will score and how long its lifespan is going to be. CCP is aiming to establish a new genre in console gaming, a new way of publishing games. Instead of churning out new games every year, they want to keep updating this game for the next 10 years.
Anyway, have a look at the presentation and judge for yourself. Keep in mind that all the items, equipment, vehicles and strikes are all player bought, owned and/or performed. The money you earn during matches can be used to upgrade your tank fitting, soldier fitting and if the person who issued your contract is online in EVE, they can even bombard the battlefield you are playing on. Straight from one game into the other, live. So much awesome stuff and idea's, very exciting. Anyway I'm rambling.
Watch the vid.
