Games you can play this week

RPG madness and footballing frenzy return this week

Jeremy ProomeAugust 27, 2012

While most gamers are still busy trying to save Earth in Darksiders II, infiltrate the triads in Sleeping Dogs, and escape destruction in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, one of the biggest PC games of this year drops tomorrow, along with the annual return of a familiar sporting face.

Guild Wars 2

28 August 2012

The long-awaited sequel is finally here, as Guild Wars 2 unleashes onto the budding community after a lengthy beta period.

Building on sales of more than 7 million units of the original game, Guild Wars 2 offers massively multiplayer online roleplaying with visceral, action-orientated combat; a gorgeous, living world full of constantly evolving dynamic events; customisable personal storylines that are unique to each player; intense Player vs. Player combat between small teams or massive armies; and most importantly, a shared online world where players work together as allies instead of as rivals — all with no monthly subscription fee.

Madden NFL 13

31 August 2012

NFL Football is back for console gamers with Madden 13, and the long-running franchise is back with a few new tricks up its sleeve.

Kinect integration, improved AI and passing game, a reworked tackle system known as Infinity, and a Connected Career mode, which combines Franchise, Online Franchise, and Superstar modes are all on-hand.