4. LittleBigPlanet - PlayStation 3

There's nothing little about LittleBigPlanet. The infinitely customisable platformer will be out in less than two months, and if the reaction of the Leipzig crowds are anything to go by, it's going to be huge. Sometimes it's easiest to let a game speak for itself; for all the buzz about user-built levels and online communities, it was the sight of row upon row of enraptured Germans that reaffirmed our faith in this game. Sony have refused to specify a target market for LBP - come October 29, they want everyone to be reaching for the nearest sixaxis. A game that caters to all tastes? Perhaps not, but the sheer fun factor is going to draw in a lot of people, that's fer shur.

3. Fallout 3 - PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

From the booth done up to resemble a nuclear shelter to the omnipresent t-shirts and branded "purified water" bottles, Fallout 3 had a major presence at Leipzig. Of course, this would count for nothing if the game itself was a dog - but it seems that Bethesda has succeeded in baking a particularly sumptuous (and radioactive) Exploration Pie. At a time when the elf n' goblin market feels completely over-saturated, Fallout 3 offers a genuinely different flavour. You may be sick of hearing about the VATS system, but take our word on the fact that you too will be gabbing about it for weeks once this game arrives: gun-based dismemberment has rarely been this much fun.