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Late summer into early fall is a sports video game goldmine. The FIFA, NBA2K, Madden, WWE2K and NHL series each release in that short window that it makes it frankly a little overwhelming.
Even people with all the time in the world on their hands have to prioritize. I'll usually push Madden to the forefront in late summer before the NBA2K release, which gets the lion's share of my attention until Christmas—usually when NHL or FIFA comes into play. WWE2K, a more evergreen series, holds over the boredom during the early months of the new year.