Games Released in October 2008
502 new games released in October 2008, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. October 23 was the busiest day, with 52 new releases.
Top Platform
PC (Microsoft Windows)
New Releases
502
Busiest Day
October 23
What was the most popular game of October 2008?
Dead Space
Dead Space is a 2008 science fiction survival horror video game developed by EA Redwood Shores (now Visceral Games) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on all platforms through October 2008. The game puts the player in control of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles the Necromorphs, reanimated human corpses, aboard an interstellar mining ship, the USG Ishimura.
Which days had the most releases?
October 23 saw the most activity with 52 releases.
Wed, Oct 1
18 releases
Thu, Oct 2
20 releases
Fri, Oct 3
18 releases
Sat, Oct 4
2 releases
Sun, Oct 5
3 releases
Mon, Oct 6
8 releases
Tue, Oct 7
27 releases
Wed, Oct 8
10 releases
Thu, Oct 9
20 releases
Fri, Oct 10
27 releases
Sat, Oct 11
4 releases
Sun, Oct 12
1 release
Mon, Oct 13
18 releases
Tue, Oct 14
29 releases
Wed, Oct 15
27 releases
Thu, Oct 16
18 releases
Fri, Oct 17
25 releases
Sat, Oct 18
4 releases
Sun, Oct 19
5 releases
Mon, Oct 20
19 releases
Tue, Oct 21
41 releases
Wed, Oct 22
16 releases
Thu, Oct 23
52 releases
Fri, Oct 24
23 releases
Sat, Oct 25
2 releases
Sun, Oct 26
4 releases
Mon, Oct 27
13 releases
Tue, Oct 28
42 releases
Wed, Oct 29
20 releases
Thu, Oct 30
35 releases
Fri, Oct 31
43 releases
How did each week compare?
The fourth week of October was the busiest with 152 releases.
Which platforms saw the most releases?
PC (Microsoft Windows) received 149 new titles in October 2008. The runner up was Wii with 135 new titles.
What genres were most popular?
Adventure was the dominant genre in October 2008 with 116 titles. Simulator followed closely with 74.