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Five Dated Starts Between 13 And 23 October
Five games have dates in the next fortnight. Times are in AEDT only where a source gives one, and the rest are listed as dates.
Planet Zoo 2: pre-load 1am Tuesday, launch 1am Wednesday
Planet Zoo 2 launches at 3PM BST on 13 October, according to Frontier Developments. That is 1am AEDT on Wednesday 14 October. Pre-loading is aimed for 1am AEDT on Tuesday, and Steam lists the game at A$70.50, or A$90.95 for the Deluxe Edition. Our full report has the details.
Battlefield 6 Season 5: 13 October
EA’s Steam post says “All-out warfare goes all-in on Oct 13.” Season 5 adds Vegas Strip and Area 51, six new weapons, two new vehicles and a PVE Halloween event. The posts give no Australian start time.
PUBG Global Series 10: 14 to 18 October
PGS 10 opens PGS Circuit 4. PUBG’s post lists the Group Stage on 14 October, the Winners Stage on 15 October, the Survival Stage on 16 October and the Final Stage on 17 and 18 October. The post gives dates only, with no start times.
WARDOGS Season 2: 15 October
The developers say “WARDOGS Season 2 releases October 15, 2026.” The preview lists four new weapons: the TCX Spear assault rifle, the M14 DMR, the PP-19 Bizon SMG and the Evo-3 Ultra LMG.
Modern Warfare 4: campaign 16 October, DMZ 20 October
Digital pre-purchasers of the Standard Digital or Vault Edition on Steam get campaign early access from Friday 16 October, and DMZ early access from Tuesday 20 October. The full launch is 23 October. Activision says play times are “subject to possible outages and applicable time zone differences”.
Source: Planet Zoo 2 (Steam) – Release Timing, Electronic Arts (Steam) – Battlefield 6 | REDSEC Season 5 Gameplay Trailer, Electronic Arts (Steam) – Sin City Is Under Siege in Battlefield 6, PUBG (Steam) – The Final Road to PGC begins: PGS Circuit 4, WARDOGS (Steam) – Season 02 Preview, Call of Duty (Steam) – DMZ Deep Dive, Part 2: DMZ Early Access Confirmed