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September 2026 is a Massive Month for New Game Releases

Summer Game Fest proper hasn’t even kicked off yet, and September is already filled to the brim with huge game releases. 

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September sits squarely in the annual Fall game release rush, and it’s usually home to several big AAA releases each year. 2026’s September calendar, however, might just be the most packed it’s been in quite some time.

September is going to be hectic

We are rapidly approaching the official start of Summer Game Fest in just two days from now, and it’s sure to be jam-packed with new game reveals, flashy gameplay trailers, and, of course, release dates galore. 2026’s SGF week technically already started with PlayStation’s bombastic State of Play presentation that nailed down a number of big-time release dates for games coming later this year, many of which seem to be landing within the exact same month of September.

Before PlayStation went live with its State of Play yesterday, September already had a couple of major releases penciled in, one of which is The Blood of Dawnwalker, a new vampire RPG from some of the minds behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt who split off from CD Projekt Red and formed a new studio known as Rebel Wolves. Dawnwalker is........

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