Huge thanks to the entire team of writers who worked on this article: Christine Mitchell, Nathan Bowring, Perry Jackson, Ryan Reynolds and Todd Schlickbernd.

We’ve spent the past week searching the internet and hounding our industry contacts in an effort to compile the ultimate 2012 XBLA Game Release List. We anticipated one heck of a year for Xbox Live Arcade. So epic we couldn’t even fit everything on one page. So without further ado, check out the list:

For detailed descriptions of each of the games and videos check the links below.

XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases A-B
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Alien Spidy
AMY
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Awesomenauts
Babel Rising
Bang Bang Racing
Battleblock Theater
Black Knight Sword
Blade Kitten: Episode 2
Bloodforge

XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases C-F
Capsized
Charlie Murder
Choplifter HD
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Deep Black Episode 1 & 2
Defenders of Ardania
Diabolical Pitch
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Dungeon Fighter Live (unannounced title)
Fez

XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases G-L
Gamma World: Alpha Mutation
Ghetto Golf
Ghost Game
Gotham City Impostors
Happy Action Theater
Happy Wars
Haste
Haunt
Hybrid
I Am Alive
The Haunted: Hell’s Reach
Leisure Suit Larry HD

XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases M-O
Magical Drop V
Monster World IV
Minecraft
Miner Wars 2081
Nexuiz
NFL Blitz
Orc Attack
Orion Prelude

XBLAFans Anticipated 2012 Releases P-R
Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 3
Pid
Project Draco
Puddle
Quantum Conundrum
Quarrel
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Realms of Ancient War
Rhythm Party
Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Retro City Rampage

XBLAFans Anticipated XBLA Game Releases S
Saints Row: Money Shot
Scarygirl
Serious Sam: Double D
Shank 2
Shoot Many Robots
The Simpsons Arcade Game
Sine Mora
Skullgirls
Skulls of the Shogun
Sonic 4 Episode 2
Sour Patch Kids: World Gone Sour
South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge
The Splatters
Spelunky
Storm
Strike Suit Zero

XBLAFans Anticipated XBLA Game Releases T-Z
Tetris Party Challenge
Toki
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD
Trials Evolution
Tribes: Ascend
Vessel
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
The Walking Dead
Walter
Warlords
Warp
Wreckateer
Wrecked: Revenge Revisited
Zombie Driver HD