Happy New Year!

2005 may be officially behind us, but the future looks bright with an assortment of promising RPGs heading our way during 2006. While there were only a handful of great role-playing games released during 2005, the new year looks to be much different. Here’s a quick list of RPGs/MMORPGs that are confirmed to appear this year:

Dungeon Lords Collector’s Edition (January 27th)
Dungeons & Dragons Online (February 28th)
Mage Knight: Apocalypse (March 1st)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (March 20th)
Hellgate: London (May 1st)
Neverwinter Nights 2 (June 20th)
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (July 1st)
Titan Quest (2nd Quarter)
Dungeon Siege II Expansion (2nd Quarter)
Mass Effect (4th Quarter)

Of course, there’s also Dragon Age, Fallout 3, and The Witcher, but none of these titles have a confirmed release date yet. It’s also possible we might see the unannounced Shadowrun RPG or even a KotOR III or Diablo III, but that’s just speculation on my part :).