And so it begins. I hope you’re calendar’s open and your wallet full. This is the beginning of a stretch of game releases never before seen.
Week of October 4th
Just Dance 3
Rage – And just like that, the onslaught begins. Rage is one of those games that has had me intrigued since the first teaser websites started popping up years ago.
NBA 2K12
Dark Souls – I feel bad for Dark Souls. It should have a lot of momentum and excitement for newcomers to the series but it’s going to get lost in the shuffle of all the triple-A titles coming out the next two months.
Spider-man: The Edge of Time
Week of October 11th
Forza Motorsport 4 – Here’s another game that I definitely want to play but I don’t see that happening for a month or three.
Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record – And here’s the irony — of all the huge games coming out, I think I’m most excited about DR2, a game I’ve already played multiple times.
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Week of October 18th
Batman: Arkham City – Normally, this is a day one get. But now? Who knows how far I’ll be in Rage. This could potentially be a “wait till it’s forty dollars” game.
Tropico 4
The Sims 3 Pets – Limited Edition – This will sell better than 90% of the games on the list.
Rocksmith – This game is a year and a half too late, right?
Week of October 25th
The Cursed Crusade
Disney Universe
Kinect Sports Season Two
Dance Central 2
Just Dance Kids 2
Battlefield 3 – And with that, your Xbox October is officially PACKED.
Week of October 4th
Spider-man: The Edge of Time
Just Dance 3
NBA 2K12
Week of October 11th
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Week of October 18th
Big Foot: King of Crush
Week of October 25th
Monopoly Collection
Just Dance Kids 2
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Week of October 4th
Spider-man: The Edge of Time
Week of October 11th
Aliens Infestation
Week of October 18th
Professor Layton and the Last Specter – Not a lot of the DS this month. Is this the beginning of the end for the DS? Man, what a system.
Week of October 4th
Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove
Spider-man: The Edge of Time
Week of October 11th
Marvel Super Hero Squad The Infinity of the Gauntlet 3D
Week of October 18th
The Sims 3 Pets
Pet Zombies – Ahh, what a delicious match up of games. What’s the difference between a Sim Pet and Zombie Pet? ZING!
Week of October 25th
Captain America: Super Soldier
Centipede: Infestation
Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns – You knew it was coming! My review of Harvest Moon on the Gamecube!
Pokemon Rumble Blast 3DS
Heavy Fire: The Chosen Few 3DS
Week of October 4th
NBA 2K12
Rage
Disciples III – Resurrection
Week of October 11th
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Might & Magic Heroes VI
Week of October 18th
The Sims 3 Pets – Limited Edition
Batman: Arkham City
Week of October 25th
Stronghold 3
Battlefield 3
Heavy Fire: Afghanistan
Week of October 4th
NBA 2K12
Rage
Dark Souls
Spider-man: The Edge of Time
Week of October 11th
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Week of October 18th
Everybody Dance
The Sims 3 Pets – Limited Edition
Rocksmith
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One
Batman: Arkham City
Week of October 25th
Disney Universe
The Cursed Crusade
House of the Dead OVERKILL – Extended Cut
Battlefield 3
Week of October 4th
NBA 2K12
What are you picking up?
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Nat says
I am getting Aliens Infestation (which is not on this list) and Batman:AA for the PS3.
That is it.
I have no innate desire to keep up with the Joneses. Most of these games you can get 3-6 months later at a fraction of the cost.
Tony says
Don’t know how I missed Aliens Infestation, which I am looking forward to, as well. It’s on there now.
I’m with you with no keeping up with the Joneses. But I’m jonesing for Skyrim so I will be picking that one up at launch 🙂