
← This Week in Video Game History13 sep · 21 min
The Week the Calendar Goes Blockbuster | TWIVGH Ep 35 (Sept 14–20)
<p>We're covering September 14th–20th — the most expensive week on the calendar, the seven days the industry saves its biggest guns for. It's anchored by one date, September 17th, which gave us both Kingdom Hearts (2002) and Grand Theft Auto V (2013) — the biggest entertainment launch in history, over $1 billion in three days. Plus Halo: Reach and Bungie's goodbye, Gears of War 3, Borderlands 2, the buried Vita gem Killzone: Mercenary, and two lovingly remade Game Boy classics: Metroid: Samus Returns and Link's Awakening. Three deep dives: GTA V vs. Hollywood, the Kingdom Hearts elevator legend, and Bungie's long goodbye to Halo. Be sure to save your game, nerds.</p><p></p>