October IPO schedule

It's time to introduce the games for the month of October. This month we will have two games carrying over from September, and eight new titles. Two of these titles will also have global lifetime sales stocks accompanying their IPO.

NPD Futures Contracts and stocks will debut in a two phase IPO. IPO Phase 1 is a 48 hour period of trading without automated market making to determine the IPO Phase 2 price. Advanced trading mode is required to place orders in IPO Phase 1. After IPO Phase 1, the futures contracts will enter IPO Phase 2 in which the bid and ask prices will be fixed all day.

The following is the IPO Phase 1 schedule for October games:

September 16, Sunday: Microsoft's Halo 3 (Xbox 360).

September 17, Monday: Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS).

September 18, Tuesday: Microsoft's Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360), includes lifetime stock and NPD Future. This game was submitted by d_m_shaikh.

September 19, Wednesday: Activision's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC).

September 20, Thursday: Square Enix's Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War (PSP).

September 21, Friday: Electronic Arts' Half-Life 2: Orange Box (Xbox 360).

September 22, Saturday: Sony's Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3), includes lifetime stock and NPD Future. This game was submitted by Tondog.

September 23, Sunday: Activision's Guitar Hero 3 (Xbox 360).

September 24, Monday: Activision's Guitar Hero 3 (Wii).

September 25, Tuesday: Activision's Guitar Hero 3 (PS3).

September 26, Wednesday: October Total Software Sales.