Serious question here: with all the games releasing in October (seriously, it felt like we had at least a dozen major game releases), was it really possible for anyone to have played them all? It’s a question that can easily apply to the whole year as well: could anyone actually play all (or even most) amazing games released this year? I mean, the obvious answer is no, unless they get paid, but that’s my point. With so many games released this year, even an enthusiastic gamer who would like to play them all will have to do so. prioritize certain titles over others, as a form of sorting. The reason this is important is because I fear that some great, even good games haven’t gotten the fair dose they should have received this year.
It’s fun to joke about how many great games will be released this year, but my fear is that some of them will have mediocre to average sales because they face so much competition. Earlier this week, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons Reportedly Said So The company’s remaining employees explained that the company’s recent layoffs were at least partly caused by Destiny 2’s underperformance last year. Pre-orders for the upcoming The Final Shape expansion were also low, but given the open pre-orders over the past few months, it came at a time when there were plenty of exciting games to buy. Competition probably isn’t the cause of all the recent layoffs, but it’s still a sad irony to consider.
Additionally, Blizzard made several announcements during today’s BlizzCon event regarding several of its games. World of Warcraft, Monitoring 2 And Diablo IV each received new content updates. Microsoft’s head of gaming, Phil Spencer, even made an appearance, wasting no time in reminding everyone who the new sheriff in town is. Additionally, someone has apparently discovered a playable version of PS2 Daredevil game canceled called Daredevil: The Man Without Fear. Given that Insomniac has been teasing Daredevil-related DLC for Spider-Man 2, I have a slight suspicion that this is part of a very insidious viral marketing campaign.
On a personal level, it’s finally time for me to clean up the October games that I didn’t have a chance to finish or play at all during this busy month. I’m still working on Alan Wake 2 and doing my best to get to the smaller but equally colorful games that came out this week, including Jusant and Thirsty Suitors. I can’t even contemplate the fact that Modern Warfare III, the first Call of Duty game in ages that I’ve been excited for, is coming out next week.
What to play this week
What’s new:
- WarioWare: Move it!
- Thirsty suitors
- Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story
- Just
- RoboCop: Rogue City
- The Talos Principle II
- Silent Hill: Ascension
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice
- My time at Sandrock
- Headbangers: Rhythm Royale
New to Subscription Services:
- War Tales (Xbox Game Pass)
- RAGE 2 (Prime Gaming)
- Fortnite (Luna Prime)
- Trackmania (Luna Prime)
- RIDE 4 (Luna Prime)
- Get Ready: Couch Chaos (Luna Prime)
- ENCODYA (Luna Prime)
- QUBE 10th anniversary (Luna Prime)
- Tiny Earths (Luna Prime)
- In the Midst of Evil (Amazon Luna)
- Once Upon a Jester (Amazon Luna)
- The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (Amazon Luna)
- StrangerZ (GeForce Now)
- Curse of the Dead Gods (GeForce Now)
- Daymare 1994: Sandcastle (GeForce Now)
- ENDLESS Dungeon (GeForce Now)
- F1 2023 Manager (GeForce Now)
- Heretic’s Fork (GeForce Now)
- HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 – Turbocharged (GeForce Now)
- Kingdoms Shall Rise Again (GeForce Now)
- QUBE 2 (GeForce now)
- Soulstice (GeForce now)
- Virtex Stadium (GeForce Now)
- Knot Words + (Apple Arcade)
- Devil’s World (Nintendo Switch Online)
- Murasame’s Mysterious Castle (Nintendo Switch Online)
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