Games you can play this week

Steampunk stabbing and alien invasions incoming this week

Jeremy ProomeOctober 8, 2012

Now that the chaos of rAge has subsided, we get two big games this week, in the form of a new IP and a returning reworked classic – Bethesda’s Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Dishonored

12 October 2012

Bethesda’s new IP is one of the most interesting games releasing this year, and it’s coming our way this week.

Looking like a crossover between Assassin’s Creed, Thief, and Bioshock, Dishonored combines stealth, action and beautifully stylised visuals to deliver a unique experience amongst the other games this month.

If throat-stabbing isn’t enough, Dishonored also throws in supernatural powers and a government conspiracy that should lure gamers into a new universe, surely to become a favourite.

If you’re interested in picking up Dishonored, check out our pre-order price roundup, as well as 5 reasons to be excited for Dishonored.

Read all other news coverage on Dishonored.

X-COM: Enemy Unknown

12 October 2012

Not to be confused with 2K Marin’s XCOM re-imagining (which will be a shooter), one of the world’s most revered strategy developers, Firaxis, is bringing back XCOM to a new generation of gamers.

X-COM: Enemy Unknown will redefine the 1994 classic strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown, and will feature the traditional and fan-favourite gameplay with a control scheme that works for console gamers too.

X-COM: Enemy Unknown will definitely be on PC gamers’ lists this week, as it re-energises a genre often neglected.