The holiday season is in full effect, and our wallets are not safe. Early in the month, we have Resident Evil 6, of which Blake Peterson will have a review by release day. Let's just say he is mixed on the title.
The following week houses Dishonored, which I believe is going to be sleeper hit that has the possibility of being a Game of the Year nominee. We just received an early copy for review so you can expect the final word from me soon. XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes out at the same time and, from what I saw at PAX for about 20 minutes, has the turn-based strategery that original fans of XCOM desire. (Also: Pokemon… but do we really need to go into that?)
The middle of month is populated by Kinect titles like Harry Potter, Dragon Ball Z, Fable: The Journey, and Dance Central 3, alongside several Vita titles including Ragnarok Odyssey and the controversial multiplayer dungeon-crawler Silent Hill: Book of Memories.
But it's the last few weeks in October that we all have our eyes on, with Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Assassin's Creed III, WWE '13, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, the open-world Forza Horizon, and its racing competitor Need for Speed Most Wanted. I also have to give a shout-out to Zone of the Enders HD Collection—it's been a long time coming.
Here is a trimmed list (yet it's still long) of the titles arriving next month:
Oct 2 – New Little King's Story (Vita)
Oct 2 – Carrier Command: Gaea Mission (X360, PC)
Oct 2 – NBA 2K13 (X360, PS3, PC PSP, Wii)
Oct 2 – Sonic Adventure 2 HD (X360, PS3, PC)
Oct 2 – NiGHTS into Dreams… (PS3) [Xbox 360 version on Oct 5]
Oct 4 – Cave Story (3DS)
Oct 7 – Pokemon White & Black Version 2 (DS)
Oct 9 – Fable: The Journey (X360)
Oct 9 – Dishonored (X360, PS3, PC)
Oct 9 – XCOM: Enemy Unknown (X360, PS3, PC)
Oct 9 – Just Dance 4 (X360, PS3, Wii)
Oct 9 – Dragon Ball Z for Kinect (X360)
Oct 9 – Harry Potter for Kinect (X360)
Oct 9 – Worms Revolution (X360, PC)
Oct 11 – Of Orcs and Men (X360, PS3, PC)
Oct 16 – 007 Legends (X360)
Oct 16 – Dance Central 3 (X360)
Oct 16 – Mugen Souls (PS3)
Oct 16 – Doom 3 BFG Edition (X360, PS3)
Oct 16 – Ragnarok Odyssey (Vita)
Oct 16 – Silent Hill: Book of Memories (Vita)
Oct 17 – Ravaged (PC)
Oct 21 – Skylanders Giants (X360, PS3, Wii, 3DS)
Oct 23 – Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?! (3DS)
Oct 23 – Medal of Honor: Warfighter (X360, PS3, PC)
Oct 23 – Street Fighter X Tekken (Vita)
Oct 23 – Forza Horizon (X360)
Oct 28 – Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS)
Oct 30 – Assassin's Creed III (X360, PS3, PC)
Oct 30 – Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Vita)
Oct 30 – Need for Speed Most Wanted (X360, PS3, PC, Vita)
Oct 30 – LEGO The Lord of the Rings (X360, PS3, PC, Wii, 3DS, Vita, DS)
Oct 30 – Zone of the Enders HD Collection (X360, PS3)
Oct 30 – Nike+ Kinect Training (X360)
Oct 30 – WWE '13 (X360, PS3, Wii)
Oct 30 – Okami HD (PS3)
Oct 30 – Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth (X360)
What will you Buy, what will you Try, and what needs to Die?!
