Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar

Who’s afraid of the next GTA ? Based on the last few days of Summer Game Fest, just about everyone. Grand Theft Auto VI hasn’t been present at any of the keynote events, but its presence was felt every time a release date was announced. The month of November, when GTA VI launches, is virtually empty. The rest of the fall, meanwhile, is absolutely packed. It started at Sony’s State of Play showcase on Tuesday. Even before that show, we knew that Wolverine , the next big PlayStation exclusive , would be launching on September 15th. But now it’s joined by a bunch of major third-party titles: Dune: Awakening (September 22nd), Control Resonant (September 24th), Silent Hill: Townfall (September 24th), Onimusha: Way of the Sword (September 25th), and Ace Combat 8 (October 2nd). This is on top of other games launching before November that had already been announced, like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 in October . Meanwhile, at SGF Live this evening , many of the biggest games went even further out, with planned launches in 2027. That includes: Sega’s crime epic Stranger Than Heaven and its Virtua Fighter spinoff Crossroads ; Bandai Namco’s Gundam Rogue Orbit ; Capcom’s “massive expansion” for Monster Hunter Wilds ; Clutch , the debut Forza -like racer from Maverick Games; and Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us 2 . The big reveal of the evening, Final Fantasy VII Revelation , won’t be out until next spring. …