The October PC game releases and events you should know about

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Spooky season is already showering us with stuff to play thanks to the week-long Steam Next Fest demo event, which runs from October 3-7. The Overwatch 2 launch hits early in October, too, and then there's a string of notable PC game releases: A new tactical RPG, a long awaited horror game, a former PlayStation exclusive, the long-delayed Gotham Knights, the new Modern Warfare 2, and more.

For a broader look at what's still ahead this year, visit our big guide to 2022 games. Below, I've catalogued October's PC game release highlights, plus a few updates and events such as Meta Connect, which will include another "unscripted" talk from John Carmack. (Whatever your view on "the metaverse" may be, you know a Carmack VR thought leadership jam session will have a highlight or two. Last year he commented on adult entertainment in the metaverse and told a story about playing Beat Saber with arm weights.)

October events and game updates

• Steam Next Fest— October 3-10
• Apex Legends: Fight or Fright — October 4 - November 1
• TwitchCon San Diego 2022 — October 7-9
• PAX Australia 2022 — October 7-9
• Meta Connect 2022 — October 11
• Minecraft Live — October 15
• The Dota 2 International 2022 — Throughout October, finals on Oct 29-30
• League of Legends Worlds — Throughout October, semifinals on Oct 29-30
• Hunt Showdown 1.10 Update — TBA October
• Halloween — October 31 — Only a few in-game Halloween events have been announced so far, but expect some spookiness from the usuals.

More October game releases 

• Marvel Snap — October 8
• Asterigos: Curse of the Stars — October 11
• No More Heroes 3 — October 11
• LEGO Bricktales — October 12
• Cultic — October 13
• Fueled Up — October 13
• Dragon Ball: The Breakers — October 14
• Potionomics — October 17
• Persona 5 Royal —October 21
• Victoria 3 — October 25
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure — October 27
• Signalis — October 27
• Butterfly Soup 2 — October 29

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