https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/24/17608622/summer-video-game-releases-fortnite-overwatch-gta5-no-mans-sky

Like a burst fire hydrant on a sticky sidewalk, summer’s biggest gaming day is upon us. And yet, weirdly, there isn’t a big new game release to be seen.

Major updates arrived today for Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto 5, No Man’s Sky and Overwatch, all of which are hugely popular game worlds (but games that are one to four years old as of today). Although summer is the dog end of the gaming calendar, it’s a sign of the times that major gaming events are now just as likely to be updates and patches, as mega-marketed blockbuster releases.