October is a lousy month for games. It\u2019s just stuffed full of some of the biggest releases of the year. Remember back in the summer when Tears of the Kingdom<\/em><\/a>, Diablo IV<\/em><\/a>, and Final Fantasy XVI<\/em><\/a> all released in the span of five weeks? October is that on steroids \u2014 a greater number of high-profile games concentrated in a much shorter stretch of time. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re looking at.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage<\/em> is billed as a return to the series\u2019 action-adventure roots. The game returns to the Middle East having you play as Basim, a character AC<\/em> fans might recognize from Valhalla <\/em>as he comes into his own as a Hidden One, the precursors to the Assassins. Ubisoft is all in on Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> There\u2019s a live-action Netflix series in the works<\/a>, a mobile game, Assassin\u2019s Creed Jade<\/em>, and three more Assassin\u2019s Creed <\/em>projects \u2014 Hexe<\/em>, Red,<\/em> and Infinity<\/em><\/a> \u2014 for which we\u2019re still waiting on details. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n This part of October gets absolutely unmanageable with hit after hit after hit launching in the same week.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sonic Superstars<\/em><\/a> is no Sonic Mania 2<\/em>, but judging from all the trailers I\u2019ve seen, it might as well be. Like Mania<\/em>, Superstars<\/em> combines classic 2D side-scrolling with modern Sonic<\/em> remixes like new power-ups and four-player co-op. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Everyone\u2019s gonna have their eyes on Super Mario Bros. Wonder<\/em><\/a>. Not only is it a Mario<\/em> game launching in time for the holiday Switch-buying season but it\u2019ll also be the first time longtime Mario voice performer Charles Martinet will not be playing the role<\/a> of the titular plumber. Nintendo\u2019s been secretive about who it got to step into the overalls, saying that we\u2019ll know when we roll credits in Wonder<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>So expect folks to speedrun the game so we can finally find out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Miles Morales and Peter Parker are two great Spiders-Men that work great together. In Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2<\/em> (get it, because there are two<\/em> of them in this one), we\u2019ll get to web-sling through New York<\/a>, playing as either Miles or Peter to take down a host of threats including Venom and Kraven the Hunter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Thirteen years after the first game\u2019s launch, Alan Wake is back to solve murders most foul. Alan Wake 2<\/em><\/a>, launching in October, is a gift for the people who love spooky season. It\u2019s not my kinda game, but a lot of people whose opinions I trust and value are geeked as hell about this, and I\u2019m happy for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n These games don\u2019t launch strictly in October, but they\u2019re close enough to count.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I don\u2019t know why the entire collective of video game developers decided to choose October to get crazy, and while the slate of releases is honestly amazing, I hope something like this never happens again. This is just too many games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage<\/em> – October 5th<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Sonic Superstars<\/em> – October 17th<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder<\/em> – October 20th<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2<\/em> – October 20th<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Alan Wake 2<\/em> – October 27th\u00a0<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
Honorable mentions<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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