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Crimson Desert leads the second half of March, with Life Is Strange's finale a week behind
Crimson Desert launches on 19 March for PS5, Xbox and PC, the biggest release of the second half of March. Newsweek said the game was originally planned to be a prequel to Black Desert Online before becoming a standalone single-player game. Outlook Respawn framed it as a large-scale open world that “could emerge as March's biggest wildcard.”
The same day, according to Video Games Chronicle, brings Death Stranding 2: On the Beach to PC and Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered to consoles and PC. A week later, on 26 March, Life Is Strange: Reunion arrives on PS5, Xbox and PC; VGC described it as an “epic finale” to the Max and Chloe saga. Also on 26 March, Super Mario Bros. Wonder gets a Switch 2 Edition with play for up to 8 people locally and 12 online, and Rosalina as a playable character.
“What's really special is that the game is being described as a conclusion to the duo's story.” — Newsweek, on Life Is Strange: Reunion
How each outlet framed it
- Newsweek — origins and premises for a general reader.
- Outlook Respawn — competition: Crimson Desert as the wildcard, while Marathon takes on ARC Raiders for players.
- Video Games Chronicle — the full late-March calendar, including Switch 2 editions.
- Stevivor — Australian dates for the same games.
Where the numbers differ: Stevivor dated Death Stranding 2's PC release to 20 March and Life Is Strange: Reunion to 27 March, a day later than VGC and Outlook Respawn.