The Second Half Of 2023 Is Jam-Packed With Games All Of A Sudden

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Just last week, the gaming world was living in what many had thought would be the peak time of the year. With Summer Game Fest around the corner, millions of players making their way through Hyrule, Hell, and Metro City, and with Valisthea on the horizon, excitement and enjoyment filled the air in every pocket of the industry. Things were busy--thebeginning of the year was stacked, after all--but outside of a few releases sprinkled around the summer and fall, there was a light at the end of the tunnel to take a breath and play at our own pace.

Now though, as the dust settles and the fallout from Summer Game Fest comes into focus, one thing is abundantly clear. 2023 isn't over yet: not by a longshot.

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As announcements rolled in and we began to take stock of everything being thrown at us, we noticed a 10-day period in October which now contains four of the most-anticipated launches of the year:

That list leaves out smaller-yet-popular games like Lords Of The Fallen (October 13) and Endless Dungeon (October 19) which fall in the same window. If we expand the calendar further in both directions, we run into games like Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless (October 3), Cities Skyline 2 (October 24) and the Alone In The Dark reboot (October 25).

October alone is loaded, but if we continue to branch into the surrounding months, there's little room to breathe before or after. September starts off with a galaxy-sized game in