Demons, mercs, and generals: games out this week

This week, the demonic RPG that is Diablo 3 makes its way to console platforms, while an FPS favourite gets a twist of perspective in Killzone: Mercenary, and a highly-anticipated strategy sequel gets ready to launch a full scale war.

Diablo 3 – 3 September 2013

Diablo 3 has been making waves on the PC platform for over a year, and now the dungeon-crawling action-RPG is making its way to Xbox 360 and PS3 this week.

The console versions of the game have been reworked to utilise and cater for the 16-button controllers we’ve become accustomed to, along with a new user-interface, same-screen local and online co-operative play.

Console gamers will be happy to have the cult-followed RPG on their platforms, and with a PS4 version also in the works, it’s safe to say that Diablo is really claiming new realms for his own.

Killzone: Mercenary – 4 September 2013

Killzone: Mercenary is a completely new game created specifically for PS Vita, that aims to deliver a an experience on par with that of its big brother PS3 counterpart.

The game is built on the same 3D engine that powers Killzone 3.

For the first time in a Killzone campaign, you’ll be fighting alongside Helghast forces as well as ISA specialists, carrying out missions that the regular soldiers just won’t or can’t.

As a mercenary you’re free to decide which tactics and loadouts you’ll use to fulfill your contract; your employers will reward you with state-of-the-art weaponry and cold, hard cash as long as you get the job done.

Total War: Rome 2 – 3 September 2013

Sega’s Total War: Rome 2 is set for release this week, and will further please PC strategy game fans, who have been treated with Company of Heroes 2, Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, and will undoubtedly be awaiting the new Command & Conquer.

The sequel to the 2004 hit strategy game will aim to be the biggest and most expansive game in the series, with a “turn-based campaign and the largest, most cinematic real-time battles yet seen in any game.”

The new Warscape Engine will power the visuals of the game and the new unit cameras will allow players to focus on individual soldiers on the battlefield, which in itself may contain thousands of combatants at a time.