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Earlier in this relatively short week, THQ Nordic announced that it was moving the Alone in the Dark reboot out of October this year to a January 2024 release. This makes the third time a game has shifted its release date to avoid a mid-to-late October release date. Despite the fact that it’s been a very busy year thus far, we still have a long way to go before the year ends. Just to give some perspective on what Alone in the Dark is avoiding, here are the major games releases still to come in 2023:
So yeah, we still have a lot of games to work our way through. It’s perhaps not a surprise that Alone in the Dark chose to move out of the year entirely.
Meanwhile, the future of E3 looks more uncertain than ever as the ESA has parted ways with organizers ReedPop and won’t be holding an event at the Los Angeles Convention Center any time soon. Also, Nintendo is reportedly showing off its unannounced console to developers at Gamescom, and it’s looking pretty good, perhaps on a level with other current-gen consoles.
In personal news, I’ll probably still be playing Starfield for the foreseeable future, if only because I need to see the breadth of what New Game Plus has to offer. Given the packed calendar in September, I’ll have plenty of time to move onto a new game soon. Also, one intriguing tidbit for this month: Apple Arcade is getting a new James Bond title, Cypher 007 later this month, which might
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