Fall is almost here. Man, I’m excited! This is my favorite time of the year. Football is back. The leaves will start changing colors. The weather will get cooler. Halloween decorations are starting to come out, followed by Thanksgiving, and then Christmas. I am so ready!
It is also a good time to be a gamer. The summer months are extremely slow. There were a few big games that came out but not many.
September marks the beginning of the Christmas push for the video game industry. A lot of big games are scheduled to come out in the next few months as publishers try to take advantage of the Christmas shopping season.
Here is a list of the big games your gamer might be watching for the fall.
- September
- 1st – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC) – Rated M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, and Suggestive Themes – Metacritic score = 95
- 1st – Mad Max (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) – Rated M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, and Use of Drugs – PC Metacritic Score = 75
- 11th – Super Mario Maker (Wii U) – Rated E for Comic Mischief
- 15th – Destiny: The Taken King Expansion (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3) – Rated T for Animated Blood and Violence
- 15th – Forza Motorsport 6 (Xbox One) – Rated E with no descriptors
- 15th – NHL 16 (Xbox One, PlayStation 4) – Rated E10+ for Mild Violence
- 15th – Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC) – Rated E with no descriptors
- 20th – Skylanders Superchargers (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Wii, 3DS, iOS) – Rated E10+ for Cartoon Violence and Comic Mischief
- 22nd – FIFA 16 (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC) – Rated E with no descriptors
- October
- 6th – Rock Band 4 (Xbox One, PlayStation 4) – Rated T for Lyrics and Mild Suggestive Themes
- 20th – Guitar Hero Live (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U) – Rated T for Lyrics
- 23rd – Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Xbox One, PlayStation 4) – Rated M for Blood, Drug Reference, Strong Language, and Violence – I reviewed Assassin’s Creed Unity. I would expect the content in this to be similar.
- 27th – Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One) – Rated T for Blood, Mild Language, and Violence – This is the big Xbox One exclusive of the fall.
- November
- 6th – Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) – Rating Pending (Expect it to be M) – Here is my review of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. I would expect the content in this to be similar.
- 10th – Fallout 4 (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) – Rating Pending (Expect M)
- 10th – Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbox One, Xbox 360) – Rating Pending (Expect M)
- 17th – Star Wars Battlefront (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) – Rating Pending (Expect either T or M)
- December
- 1st – Just Cause 3 (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) – Rating Pending (Expect M)
- 1st – Rainbow Six: Siege (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC) – Rated M for Blood, Drug Reference, Strong Language, and Violence