Most of my seconds these days between the spare moments between actual hours of work have been spent micromanaging resources in Ikarium. The drudgery of banking resources in topical Greece gets tiresome when you aren't a blood thirsty war monger like some, but the casual real-time browser game is good for keeping time.

However, to save the unemployed masses from despair and sure boredom are the spate of videogames with highly awaited release dates for this year. Below is my personal shortlist in order of anticipation.

Machinarium - October 09
Dragon Age: Origins - Nov 09

Starcraft 2
Star Trek Online
Diablo 3
Bioshock 2

Meanwhile, a couple of interesting demos will tide me over.

Auditorium
Majesty 2
Anno 1404
Sins of a Solar Empire