This Day in
Gaming History

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Every day, the launches that made gaming history — anniversaries pulled from the same vault as our daily posts.

32 YEARS AGO

Arcade (Japan) — released October 28, 1994

Thirty-two years ago today, Samurai Shodown II hit Japanese arcades. SNK's sword-fighter, perfected.

18 YEARS AGO

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 — released October 28, 2008

Eighteen years ago today, Fallout 3 opened the vault on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. War never changes — but Fallout sure did.

19 YEARS AGO

PlayStation 3 — released October 28, 2007

Nineteen years ago today, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock took the stage. Through the Fire and Flames ruined a generation's wrists.

10 YEARS AGO

PC — released October 28, 2016

Ten years ago today, Titanfall 2 launched. The campaign everybody loves, in the weekend nobody bought it — a modern classic.

27 YEARS AGO

PlayStation (Japan) — released October 28, 1999

Twenty-seven years ago today, Tomba! 2 swung onto the PlayStation in Japan. The pink-haired wild child of the PS1.

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