This month in video games: October 2009

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It's official: the floodgates have opened. October brings us some of the year's most anticipated titles, including the sequel to the PlayStation 3 exclusive smash hit, Uncharted.

Jack Black lends his voice in Brutal Legend, the next game from acclaimed director Tim Schafer (Psychonauts, Grim Fandango). There's more from Hollywood this month as the "SAW" horror franchise gets its first video game adaptation.

Sports fans will be able to play in next year's Winter Games with the help of Mario & Sonic; soccer fans can kick off with FIFA Soccer 10; and both NBA games will tip off October 6.

Xbox 360 finds two exclusives in Forza Motorsport 3 and GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, while Uncharted 2 and the new Ratchet & Clank game round out the PS3's offerings.

Owners of portable systems are in luck, too, as GTA: Chinatown Wars gets a PSP version and Drawn to Life revisits the Nintendo DS.

Make sure to check out the rest of our top video game picks for this month in our slideshow. What games are you looking forward to in October?

[Nobri]

Wait a minute. Wasn't GTA originally a PS3 exclusive? Why is this "expansion pack" going to be an Xbox exclusive?

[Absolution2009]

Microsoft paid them if you remember back awhile ago. They weren't doing too well prior to the release of the new GTA

[holy_cow1991]

Nope, GTA dlc was always a Xbox only deal. The 1st dlc, The Lost and Damned, was only for the xbox and so is the The Ballad of Gay Tony.

[Absolution2009]

For October:

-Uncharted 2 and FIFA 2010 8)

For November:

-COD4 2 MW
-Assassin's Creed 2
-Dragon Age

[danielrp34]

November:
Left 4 dead 2
I just wanted to add that.

[bplewis24]

What, no love for Demon's Soul?

Brandon

[scrubbingbubbles]

say who now?

[DravenStele]

November is the big month: Modern Warfare 2 and Left 4 Dead 2.

[locohuge]

Games I'm waiting for

Uncharted 2
COD MW 2
Rachet and Clank

[jkyak16]

I'm waiting assassin creed 2 and in dec Red Dead Redemption

[Olove21]

Red Dead Redemption Is coming out until next year. I just saw it on Best Buy.com...

[dejex2000]

I'm waiting on for Uncharted Drake 2, PES 2010 and NBA 2K10....

[Olove21]

The only game that I want this month is Tekken 6. I've been waiting too long for this game to come out and it is finally here.

[elandys]

Oooohhh Jeff Bakalar i see what you did there! If you "didnt" know i will tell you the PS3 exclusives that will be released this month:

1.- Demons Souls (AAA)
2.- Uncharted 2 (AAA)
3.- Ratchet and Clank (AAA)
4.- Afrika (A)

Ok, there you have FOUR exclusives to the PS3, and here goes the multiplats that you didnt mention:

1.- Fifa 10
2.- Borderlands (how could you miss this game!?)
3.- Tekken 6 (really?!)

Wow, im sorry to tell you but this is BY FAR the ********* article about this month releases.....

[jbakalar]

The games to check out are in the slideshow, I can't make that any more clear. I did put Tekken and Borderlands in it.

http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-9995_7-10001644-1.html

[1ron1c]

Bioshock 2

Can't wait

[maverick_asd]

uncharted2. nothing can compete with it this year.

[nikbballer214]

MUCH LOVE 2k10 AND fifa 10

[oglier]

Interesting as ever.Oglier

[WheelerCub]

Tekken 6 looks amazing and is on both the PS3 and 360

[Byteme2009]

I don't currently own a 360, although I have been looking at getting one at some point but couldn't really justify the expense (I am NOT a huge FPS online multiplayer fanatic, which to me seems to be one of the main reasons to buy a 360). While it still isn't really at a tempting enough price point for me to take the plunge I am curious if anyone reading has played the Forza games and can give me a 'fanboy-less' opinion on those games.

Cheers!

[jcmb8763]

i cant wait for uncharted 2 and mordern warefare 2 !!!!

[gingermanbread]

Way to miss some big ol' Triple A titles for the PS3.

Demon's Souls, Afrika, Ratchet and Clank...
And yet I notice Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games is up there.
If you want gamers on your site, missing AAA games and replacing them with more shovelware isn't how you do it.

[douggdangger]

"by Absolution2009 October 5, 2009 4:23 PM PDT
Microsoft paid them if you remember back awhile ago."

Yeah, just like when Sony paid Rockstar to keep GTA3 a PS2 exclusive.



"They weren't doing too well prior to the release of the new GTA"

And the PS3 isn't doing so well after LOSING a ton of their exclusives.


Sony went from being #1 to #3 in one generation. They got too arrogant and thought that the gaming world revolves around them. They thought that developers would get on their hands and knees just to develop for the PS3. Sony was beaten into submission. Thank you Microsoft. ;-)

[Absolution2009]

Sony going to #3 is a matter of opinion. Your obvious hatred to Sony I'm surprised you didn't rank Nintendo DSi above PS3.

I think out of all 3 Sony is going to provide surprises going forward. They are expecting great exclusives, including Final Fantasy Versus 13 and the next Kingdom Hearts. Also Uncharted 2, God of War 3 to name a few.

As with PS3 losing it's exclusives, it's because Microsoft paid off a lot of them, including Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed (was meant for PS3 exclusive). Sony doesn't pay people off as much as you think, they don't need to. Microsoft did because they wanted to jump into the gaming business and boy, they did a great job of it. Friendly competition drove prices down, so we have to appreciate that for sure.

[question4seller]

If it wasnt for the PS3 all you 360 fan boys would be paying much more for your games and systems... Thanks to competition the consumer wins.

I used to have a 360 and loved it and now i own a PS3 and love it just as much (its all the same thing). Just get whatever fits your needs.