It’s time to chart out this year’s gaming calendar to make sure we’re ready for the gaming goodness to come, but let’s start at the very beginning and take a look at some of the top releases of January 2012, across all platforms.

January’s list of games is a little thin to begin with, but there’s still some quality to be found with a competitive online shooter from Monolith, as well as a couple 3DS games and a few downloadable titles.

Then, right at the end of the month, there’s a small deluge with releases overflowing from the US into the beginning of February in other territories.

Here’s that list of games releasing in January 2012:

Week of January 2nd:

• NFL Blitz (January 3rd ‒ PSN, XBLA)
• TNT Racers (January 3rd ‒ PSN, XBLA)

Week of January 9th:

• Crush 3D (3DS)
• Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Gotham City Impostors (January 10th ‒ PSN, XBLA PC)

Week of January 16th:

• Gears of War 3: Fenix Rising Map Pack (January 17th – XBLM)

Week of January 23rd:

• Resident Evil Revelations (3DS)
• Silent Hill HD Collection (January 24th in the US – PS3)
• The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff (PC, Mac)

Week of January 30th:

• Final Fantasy XIII-2 (January 31st in the US ‒ PS3, Xbox 360)
• NeverDead (January 31st in the US ‒ PS3, Xbox 360)
• Soul Calibur V (January 31st in the US ‒ PS3, Xbox 360)

Which games and content in January (and the beginning of February in Europe, the UK and South Africa) are you most looking forward to?

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