What game are you going to release in October 2024? As a month, there’s plenty of everything: strategy, RPG, manganime fighting, shooters, psychological horror… The release schedule doesn’t let up, but in the face of the avalanche of titles, a solution: bring together the best of the best. Or, at least, share what is most anticipated. A list in which at iGamesNews we are almost safe since, as you will see, we have already played the vast majority of the titles.
And it is that what comes to us in October is scaryand it doesn’t matter if you play from PCs, consoles or through mobile phones. We are not only referring to the number of releases, accumulating several bombshells and must-see dates on key days, but also to fear in the literal sense of the expression: Halloween night arrives and with it the great news of the horror genre. There are traditions worth adopting.
That said, if you are less of a substitute, don’t worry: we have great games of enormous caliber like Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, new features for mobile phones that include a twist on the successful Pokémon card game and even Mario and Sonic will return to consoles. All great plans that will have you obsessed. Especially through its multiplayer games.
Without further ado, our selection with the best games of October 2024, ordered alphabetically, with our impressions and, of course, their respective release dates and platforms.
Age of Empires Mobile
Xbox Game Studios and TiMi Studios join forces to bring back the acclaimed strategy saga Age of Empires to mobiles. Not as an adaptation of the numbered deliveries, but as a version completely designed for touch screens. To conquer the world you will only need your phone.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
The great annual saga of first-person shooters begins a new era in style: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is committed to redefining mobility, strengthening the multiplayer experience and putting all the meat on the grill with the zombies and their campaign. The big surprise? All Game Pass subscribers on PC and Game Pass Ultimate on consoles will receive it at launch at no additional cost.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Many of the best RPGs ever made in the new millennium bear the BioWare signature. Now, after a couple of missteps, Dragon Age: The Veilguard It will mark the return of Canadians to fantasy with capital letters. An exceptional opportunity to show us how the universe of the saga has evolved ten years after an impeccable Dragon Age: Inquisition. Neither you nor I are going to settle for anything less than excellence.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Don’t be confused by its name: Bandai Namco will bring back Son Goku and company through the highly anticipated and legitimate fourth installment of the Budokai Tenkaichi saga. Ahead, no less than 182 fighters, the power of the Unreal Engine and an ambition in content that extends to practically all the sagas released on television. Bigger words.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
Did I need Horizon Zero Dawn a remaster? Maybe we forget, but nothing less than seven years since its launch on PS4. The idea is to make Aloy’s first adventure look and feel at the controls (especially the DualSense) like a genuine current generation game. And if you bought it back then you can upgrade your copy for 9.99 dollars. All advantages.
We don’t know when there will be a new numbered entry in the Persona saga (or the Shin Megami Tensei franchise) but Atlus and SEGA themselves continue to bring joy to fans: Metaphor: ReFantazio It is pure JRPG with huge manganime influences. The best? You can now start the game with a demo of the prologue, which also allows you to keep your progress for the final version.
Bonus Phase: Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
what do you see Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred as a Bonus phase is due to a very simple reason: it is not a new game, but an expansion. But even that does not detract from the fact that it is one of the most anticipated premieres of October: after several seasons, Blizzard takes us to a new region, offers us a new class (the spiritualist) and challenges us to ruin the day of the major demon Mephisto. Next to nothing.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
It doesn’t matter if you lost your Pokémon cards in a move or you never knew how to play: Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket It replicates the official game, also available for mobile phones, with a simpler version in which collecting, the passion for Pokémon and quick games are its main assets.
Silent Hill 2 Remake
The unquestionable best installment of the Silent Hill saga returns in a big way: Konami’s cursed town has been completely rebuilt through Unreal Engine 5 and, in the process, they seek to greatly intensify the emotional journey of its protagonist. Even if that means going into the lion’s den with each new step. A must for Halloween.
Sonic X Shadow Generations
Three hedgehogs, pure fun. SEGA updates the concept of Sonic Generations bringing together the charisma of the original Sonic and modern Sonic and, in the process, including Shadow himself into the equation with his own levels. What better way to get ahead of the premiere of the third sonic movie than soaking up the essence of the classics?
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Nintendo’s superstar is throwing the ultimate party on Switch: Super Mario Party Jamboree offers seven new and classic boards, more than 110 mini-games, new modes and ways to play and, already going all out, it allows us to play online with seven other friends. The zenith of the saga? What is clear is that the Big N is going to put all its effort into action.
Until Dawn
The turning point for Supermassive Games and its way of promoting terror through video games returns, completely accommodating the PS5 and PC hardware: Until Dawn It has been remade with Unreal Engine 5, intermingling the experiences of Survival Horror and the weight of the decisions of Interactive Dramas. The perfect game to play with a DualSense and the lights off.
We promise you 11 games and we give you 13, but no special iGamesNews listing is closed without an extra ball: New World: Eternal It is the great deployment of Amazon’s video game division for fantasy and action RPG, as well as the debut of the franchise on consoles. And be careful, if you already have New World (the base game) on PC and the expansion Rise of the Angry Earth You will receive it at no cost as a free update. Not bad.
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