The fall video game season essentially begins next week with the release of Madden NFL 12 on Tuesday, August 30th. After that, gamers will suffer a continual onslaught of title releases all the way through to the holiday season.
Here's a breakdown of what's coming to take away your money and free time. Basically, pick your poison.
August 30th
Madden NFL 12 (Multiple platforms)
September 6th
Dead Island (Mulitple platforms)
Resistance 3 (Ps3)
Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360/Kinect)
September 13th
The Gunstringer (Xbox 360/Kinect)
God of War: Origins Collection (PS3)
NHL 12 (Multiple platforms)
September 20th
Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)
F1: 2011 (Multiple platforms)
September 27th
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD (PS3)
ICO & Shadow of Colossus Collection (PS3)
FIFA Soccer 12 (Multipe platforms)
X-Men Destiny (Multiple platforms)
October 4th
Dark Souls (Multiple platforms)
NBA2K12 (Multiple platforms)
Rage (Multiple platforms)
October 11th
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (Multiple platforms)
Forza 4 (Xbox 360)
October 18th
Batman: Arkham City (Multiple platforms)
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (PS3)
October 25th
Battlefield 3 (Multiple platforms)
November 1st
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PS3)
November 8th
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Multiple platforms)
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Multiple platforms)
November 11th
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Multiple platforms)
November 15th
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Multiple platforms)
Need for Speed: The Run (Multiple platforms)
November 20th
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
This schedule doesn't give a hardcore gamer any time to breathe. All this and I haven't even mentioned when Diablo III and Star Wars: The Old Republic (both for PC) will be dropping.
The only thing I am glad for is that I have a Gamefly account.
Did I miss anything? Which games are you jonesing for? Let me hear about it below.