The Next Five Months

While it was fun, the Halo Reach multiplayer beta is officially over.  The full game doesn't come out until "this fall" which is likely five or more months away.  I just posted a poll at the top of the page where you can voice your opinion about what we play next.  Here are the descriptions:

• Halo 3: This is an older game, but keeps people in the mindset.  Plus, it's free.
• L4D1: We could revisit this since people had so much fun with the original.  Or add the new DLC which links the two games in campaign, plus adds new maps and MP modes.  L4D1 is free since most people have it, the DLC is relatively cheap.
• L4D2: We could go back to this, but it had gotten somewhat stale.  There is DLC that links it back to the first plus new maps and modes.  The DLC is the same price for either game, but is different for each game.
• Rainbow Six Vegas 2: We skipped this because it's release date was too close to Halo 3, even though we really enjoyed the first one. It's really cheap now, and could be a nice distraction for the summer.  But the MP community is probably really small now.
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: Still one of the most played games on XBL and some of the clan already has it.  Still pretty pricey, and would be a really crappy learning curve at this point since most of the community is much better at this point.
• Battlefield Bad Company 2: One of the newer games out there so it's still pricey, but has good XBL community support and everybody would be starting on the same playing field.  This is another shooter, and is the #3 top game on Gamespot right now.
• Red Dead Redemption: Extremely new, from the makers of Grand Theft Auto 4 (and similar in game type).  This is a sandbox world kind of game, but has GTA4-style multiplayer...is the #1 top rated game on Gamespot right now.
• 2010 FIFA World Cup: A popular game on XBL right now, this is EA's latest FIFA soccer game.  Like all their other sports games, it now supports much more extensive multiplayer with 4 player co-op, or what appears to be 4v4 multiplayer versus mode.  If folks want an alternative to the FPS staple.
• Other: If you have another game to suggest, please leave a comment here.