After two delays, Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to finally release on November 19 — right in the middle of the lucrative October to December holiday period. Normally, you'd get a barrage of triple-A games releasing around this time as everyone grapples for a slice of this market.
However, with analysts predicting that GTA 6 will be one of the largest media releases ever, no publisher is eager to try to directly compete with Rockstar's behemoth. As a result, the holiday period is surprisingly light on major releases, with many targeting the post-January period after some of Grand Theft Auto's hype cycle has died down.
One of the certainties in life, however, is the release of an annual Call of Duty game, and Activision doesn't back down for anyone. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is set to release a couple of weeks before GTA 6, on October 23.
In an interview with Destructoid, Infinity Ward co-studio head Mark Grigsby said there's always pressure releasing a massive game, and Modern Warfare 4 is no different.
"I always feel pressure; I've been in this industry for 28 years, and every product that I have put out, I have...
