Fall Video Game Release Schedule

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.

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WSJ: Call of Duty and the Modern Revenue Stream

Though the lying punks at Activision Blizzard have been denying for months stacked upon months stacked on top of years that they would never charge players to play the most pedestrian of games with the simplest gameplay and the greatest amount of sales (dumb sells), it has been announced that this is EXACTLY what they will do.

While no price has been announced, Activison Blizzard feels that a Netflix based subscription plan isn't totally ridiculous. You know, because tracking your stats and hooking you up with fellow lazy-minded fraks online is worth paying for especially if you think COD is the greatest game God ever handed down from the lamest heaven ever.

Sure, the free-to-play online model will still exist (free meaning they don't charge more than the $60 they already charged you for a game you will play for 5 hours offline) but this new "elite" scheme will probably come with options and content that they would have otherwise included in the game if not for the fact that they realized simpleton converts would pay more for less.  After all, it has worked well for the EA Sports franchises, why not COD?

What say you, COD players?  Will you continue to suck on the exhaust pipe of this franchise or is it time to move onto something else?  When did COD jump the shark? Is Treyarch the devil?! Can the new Infinity Ward compare to the old? Is Respawn ready to dance on the grave of these tools?

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