October 2026 game previews list a packed release calendar

October’s video game release calendar includes new entries and revivals across several genres, with dates in the supplied previews ranging from October 1 to October 29. The lists identify titles such as Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Valor Mortis, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse and Phantom Blade Zero among the month’s scheduled releases. These are advance schedules, not confirmation that the games have launched. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is listed for October 2 in three previews, which describe it as the flight-combat series’ return after a seven-year gap. The guides place Valor Mortis, a first-person action game set in a fantasy version of the Napoleonic era, on October 13. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is scheduled for October 15 in one list, while another describes a demo planned for October 1. The sources do not independently verify those dates or whether the demo became available. Other entries span racing, horror and role-playing games. Star Wars Galactic Racer appears in two schedules, but they disagree on its release date: one gives October 2 and another October 6. The available material does not clarify whether the difference reflects regions or release stages.