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.
Crimson Desert already launched March 19, 2026. Pearl Abyss announced the game's first 20% discount across platforms; Steam sale window runs August 25, 2026 00:00 UTC through September 9, 2026 14:59 UTC. Watch like Witcher/Kingdom Come for open-world RPG updates, DLC, expansion announcements, and meaningful sales.
Season 15 is widely estimated for September 15, 2026 based on the in-game Reliquary timer and the 3.2.0 PTR, but Blizzard's official PTR post did not confirm the live season date.
CD PROJEKT RED announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered for September 29, 2026. Songs of the Past is a 2027 paid expansion with no exact date; The Witcher 4 is a 2028 window.
Season 5: Rage of the Frostborn is announced for October 1, 2026. Exact official hour was not surfaced, but Last Epoch season launches commonly use 16:00 UTC; this tracker schedules against 11:00 AM Central and asks the weekly job to correct if EHG posts a different time.
Moon Studios announced 1.0 for PC and PS5 in October 2026, with Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 TBD. No exact day/time yet.
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.
Steam lists Darkhaven as Coming soon. Demo/pre-alpha activity exists, but no official release date was found.
No new dated expansion/update found in the first pass. Official news currently shows recent patch/news history, not a future launch date.
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
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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.
Last tracker update: Aug 26, 2026, 11:45 PM CDT. Public page generated from curated tracker state; reminder job IDs and channel internals are intentionally omitted.