All the big new games coming out in August
August is typically a month when sports titles dominate the video game launch calendar, but this year it is bookended by two franchises with long tenures and and huge fandoms: Baldur’s Gate 3 makes a full launch Aug. 3 after three years in early access, and FromSoftware’s Armored Core 6 arrives Aug. 25.
In between, Electronic Arts is offering Madden NFL 24 and Immortals of Aveum. For the sports fan more inclined to explore indie games, there’s also WrestleQuest.
It’s a pretty big month, in other words, leading into games’ blockbuster fall season. Here’s what’s coming to Nintendo, PlayStation, PC, and Xbox:
(Windows PC)
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(PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X)
(Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
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(PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X)
(Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
(Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)
(PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)
(Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
(Nintendo Switch)
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