Blockbuster season for fall officially kicks off in October. Heavy-hitters Assassin’s Creed: Origins, Super Mario Odyssey, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, and the anticipated PC release of Destiny 2 are all coming out this month!
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen by Capcom – October 3rd
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience. Dark Arisen was the director’s cut version of the initial game. Now, it has been given a further lick of visual polish for current-gen consoles. Players embark on an epic adventure in a rich, living world with three AI companions, known as Pawns. These partners fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability that they have developed based on traits learned from each player.
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War by Monolith Productions – October 10th
In the epic sequel to the award-winning Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, go behind enemy lines to forge an army, conquer Fortresses and dominate Mordor from within. Experience how the award-winning Nemesis System creates unique personal stories with every enemy and follower, and confront the full power of the Dark Lord Sauron and his Ringwraiths in this epic new story of Middle-earth.
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Android, iOS
Arktika.1 by 4A Games – October 10th
From the creators of Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light and Metro Redux comes a new vision of the apocalypse. Arktika.1 is an action-packed, first-person shooter designed exclusively for Oculus Touch.
Nearly a century in the future, the world has fallen into a new ice age in the aftermath of a silent apocalypse. Only the equatorial regions are still habitable, yet pockets of humanity survive in small numbers all over the planet, hanging onto existence in the resource-rich territories to the north and south–resources that everyone wants to control. Your mission, to protect the colony in the wastelands of old Russia from raiders, marauders, and strange creatures.
Platform: Oculus Rift
The Evil Within 2 by Tango Gameworks – October 13th
Launching aptly on October 13th the survival horror game by Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil, Vanquish) tells the story of a machine STEM. Inside of which he could live in his memories as if they were real. Investigator Sebastian Castellanos is contacted by his former partner, who subsequently explains to him that a secret organization has created a new STEM machine. This one based on Sebastian‘s own daughter’s brain. Of course, his daughter was supposed to have died years earlier, so he has to go back into STEM‘s troubling world in order to find her and save her.
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
South Park: The Fractured But Whole by Ubisoft – October 17th
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From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured but Whole. A sequel to 2014’s award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth. Delve into the crime-ridden underbelly of South Park with Coon and Friends. A dedicated group of crime fighters was formed by Eric Cartman whose superhero alter-ego, The Coon, is half man, half raccoon. As the New Kid, join Mysterion, Toolshed, Human Kite and a host of others to battle the forces of evil while Coon strives to make his team the most beloved superheroes in history.
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
ELEX by Piranha Bytes – October 17th
ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action. Jjoin the war over a powerful resource that gives people great magic-like powers, but turns them into indifferent cold creatures. You decide if emotions and humaneness or cold synthetic logic will rule the world of Magalan.
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Destiny 2 by Bungie, Activision – October 24th
Destiny 2, Bungie‘s highly successful FPS game was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One early this month. With the Windows version scheduled for October. Return to your role as Guardian, and protect Earth‘s last safe city. Wield the power called Light to protect the Last City from different alien races. One of the races, the Cabal, led by their emperor, Dominus Ghaul, infiltrate the Last City and strips all Guardians of their Light. Set out on a journey to regain the Light and find a way to defeat Ghaul and his Red Legion army and take back the Last City.
Platform: PC
Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo – October 27th
Super Mario Odyssey follows Mario as he travels across many worlds on his hat-shaped ship, the “Odyssey”, in an effort to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser, who plans to marry her. The game sees Mario traveling to various worlds known as “Kingdoms,” which return to the free-roaming exploration-based level design featured in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine and each feature unique designs, ranging from photo-realistic cities to more fantasy-based worlds.
Platform: Switch
Assassin’s Creed Origins by Ubisoft – October 27th
Ancient Egypt, a land of majesty and intrigue, is disappearing in a ruthless fight for power. Unveil dark secrets and forgotten myths as you go back to the one founding moment: The Origins of the Assassin’s Brotherhood. Set in Ancient Egypt, Assassin’s Creed Origins is a new beginning. Experience a new way to fight while exploring the Great Pyramids and hidden tombs across the country of Ancient Egypt, and encounter many memorable storylines along your journey.
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Wolfstein II: The New Colossus by MachineGames – October 27th
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, Wolfenstein: The New Order developed by the award-winning studio MachineGames. An exhilarating adventure brought to life by the industry-leading id Tech 6, Wolfenstein II sends players to Nazi-controlled America on a mission to recruit the boldest resistance leaders left. Fight the Nazis in iconic American locations, equip an arsenal of badass guns, and unleash new abilities to blast your way through legions of Nazi soldiers in this definitive first-person shooter.
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC