Best games you can play this week – trenches and treasures

This week sees the return of Microsoft’s bloodiest franchise, along with with the world’s most beloved female treasure-hunter making her way to PS4.

Gears of War 4

11 October 2016 (Xbox One, PC)

Just about everything of Gears of War 4 screams something new. A new developer, new characters, and a new setting, Gears 4 is looking to take the franchise into the new generation with some fresh ideas, albeit with the same brutality that made the original a hit.

The sequel follows protagonist JD Fenix (son of Gears of War‘s Marcus Fenix) and his squad, along with the new enemy that plagues the world post-Gears 3. In addition to the usual chainsawing, cover shooting action, the new entry will also feature new weapons, some giant new enemies, some familiar faces, and some mech segments (yip, that’s right).

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration

11 October 2016 (PS4)

If you need a reminder of your age, Square Enix is set to release Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration this week, which will see the return of gaming’s most persistent adventurer. The game, which, as the name suggests, is the PS4 release of the critically-acclaimed Rise of the Tomb Raider (which first released on Xbox One last year), along with a whole bunch of extras.

The new 20 Year Celebration edition features the full game and all content from the Rise of the Tomb Raider Season Pass, which includes Baba Yaga: Temple of the Witch, Cold Darkness Awakened, two new DLC episodes called Blood Ties and Lara’s Nightmare, all DLC outfits, weapons, and Expedition Cards. and a new Extreme Survivor ultra-hard difficulty for the main campaign.