game launch monitor
A PC-first, PS5-relevant calendar for the games Drew is tracking, refreshed by weekly research and late timing checks when dates get close.
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Two-day checks refresh exact release timing when it was not available during the weekly run. Two-hour reminders are only scheduled when an exact or defensible time exists.
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Research prioritizes official sources, PC storefronts, launcher posts, developer news, and PS5 items when they matter.
Blizzard confirmed Diablo IV Season of Hell's Legacy begins September 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM Pacific / 11:30 AM Central on PC and PS5. Diablo IV is also 75% off on Steam ($12.49) through September 24, 2026; exact sale-end hour was not surfaced.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered unlocks September 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM Central (10:00 UTC) on PC and PS5. It is a free upgrade for qualifying existing owners. Songs of the Past remains a 2027 paid expansion with no exact date; The Witcher 4 remains in a 2028 window.
Eleventh Hour Games officially confirmed Season 5: Rage of the Frostborn launches October 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM Central on PC. The already-scheduled 48-hour and two-hour reminders match the confirmed time.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is 60% off on Steam at $23.99. Steam confirms the discount; SteamDB attributes it to the Multiplayer Games Fest running through October 2, 2026. No new dated expansion or major update was found.
Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown launches October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central (22:00 UTC) on PC via Steam/Epic and PS5. The first 20% sale ended September 9 and remains recorded as already reported.
Rockstar's official GTA VI page lists Grand Theft Auto VI as coming November 19, 2026 to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Drew is PC-first but has PS5, so the console launch is relevant; PC release remains a separate high-priority watch item because Rockstar has not announced a PC date. Rockstar Support confirms digital pre-load begins November 12, 2026 at local midnight and physical code boxes become available November 12 to support pre-loading. Exact launch unlock hour was not cleanly published by Rockstar in this pass.
Steam lists Path of Exile 2 leaving Early Access on December 11, 2026 PST and becoming free-to-play. Exact unlock hour not found.
Fable launches February 23, 2027 on PC (Xbox app/Steam) and PS5. Premium Edition early access begins February 18, up to five days early. Exact unlock and preload times are not announced; Order of the Hero is a post-launch expansion without a date.
Moon Studios delayed the PC and PS5 1.0 launch from October 2026 to March 2027. An open beta is planned for December 2026, with exact dates/times still unannounced; PlayStation pre-orders are planned for January 2027.
Steam lists Darkhaven as Coming soon. Demo/pre-alpha activity exists, but no official release date was found.
Current league 3.29 Curse of the Allflame launched July 24, 2026; the next league is not officially dated.
No official Rockstar-dated upcoming Red Dead launch/update was confirmed in the first pass; rumors and fan projects are excluded from reminders.
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A candidate does not need to match the exact genre if it matches at least two strong signals from any cluster or creates a new cluster that Drew may plausibly care about. Save rejected or already-reported candidates so they do not repeat weekly.
Diablo IV, Path of Exile 1, Path of Exile 2, Last Epoch, Darkhaven
The Witcher, No Rest for the Wicked, Crimson Desert
Kingdom Come, Red Dead Redemption, Crimson Desert, The Witcher
Grand Theft Auto VI, Red Dead Redemption
Fable, The Witcher
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These should not repeat in weekly notes unless a new release signal, discount, demo, beta, major update, or stronger fit appears.
Diablo-like ARPG with loot/buildcraft overlap; watch for full release or major early access updates.
Highly relevant ARPG expansion lineage for Diablo/PoE/Last Epoch interests.
Emerging isometric ARPG often compared with Diablo-like games.
Promoted to monitored open-world action RPG because it fits the Witcher/Kingdom Come side of the tracker. Current first 20% sale is recorded so weekly research does not repeatedly resurface it.
High-signal fit for cinematic story, surreal open-world exploration, immersive systems, and weighty action combat. Remedy confirms a September 24, 2026 launch on PC via Steam/Epic and PS5; the PlayStation Store lists a 9:00 AM Central PS5 unlock, while the exact PC unlock time remains unconfirmed.
Strong fit for Drew's soulslike and weighty-action interests: dark historical fantasy, fast counter-focused combat, open-field exploration, three-player online co-op, and a PC/PS5 launch.
High-signal adjacent fit for cinematic atmosphere, exploration, oppressive world design, and weighty top-down action rather than strict genre similarity.
Last tracker update: Sep 28, 2026, 8:04 AM CDT. Public page generated from curated tracker state; reminder job IDs and channel internals are intentionally omitted.