{"id":102903,"date":"2016-09-06T10:56:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T08:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=102903"},"modified":"2016-09-06T10:58:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T08:58:15","slug":"5-upcoming-games-to-keep-your-eye-on-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/102903-5-upcoming-games-to-keep-your-eye-on-this-year","title":{"rendered":"5 upcoming games to keep your eye on this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we head into the busy period of the game release calendar for 2016, there&#8217;s so many blockbuster titles hitting store shelves that it&#8217;s hard to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, here are 5 exciting games that are worth keeping on your radar this season:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">ReCore<\/h3>\n<p><strong>16 September 2016 (Xbox One, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ReCore is one of the most interesting looking games arriving this quarter. One of the\u00a0creators behind Mega Man, Keiji Inafune, and the makers of Metroid Prime are behind this third-person action adventure, which\u00a0stars Joule\u00a0\u2014 one of the last surviving humans \u2014 who\u2019s fighting her way through a destroyed desert world, working with a series of quirky mechanical pets to help her fight robotic\u00a0villains.<\/p>\n<p>Players will have to use Joule\u2019s skills as well as the various abilities of her mechanical allies to survive her journey. The intriguing concept and vivid world has us quite excited for this one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WnKT9ZCGgBE?feature=oembed\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4 November 2016 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0know what you&#8217;re thinking: a Call of Duty game on an &#8220;overlooked games&#8221; list?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be honest, gamers have become somewhat jaded and fatigued with the annual entry into the divisive Call of Duty series, leaving many to not even pay attention to what Activision is up to with the series, but we\u2019re feeling more curious than usual about CoD: Infinite Warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the core style of the heavily-directed campaign never changes too much, there\u2019s always something interesting in these blockbuster games.<\/p>\n<p>The full-tilt futuristic setting and zero-G space segments look compelling; so we&#8217;re expecting\u00a0some new gameplay twists to hit Activision&#8217;s prized series, because it doesn&#8217;t look like\u00a0Call of Duty is going back to WWII anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official Reveal Trailer | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EeF3UTkCoxY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Mother Russia Bleeds<\/h3>\n<p><strong>5\u00a0September\u00a02016 (PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For fans of old-school beat-&#8217;em-ups like Streets of Rage and Final Fight will have to put Mother Russia Bleeds on their radar.<\/p>\n<p>This nostalgia-inspired action game is set in, as the name suggests, Russia, and throws you and a buddy into a violent, co-op brawler that sees you take on drug-riddled baddies and high-end criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Players will also be able to pick up weapons, use the environment, and throw enemies into deadly traps and objects.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother Russia Bleeds - Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/21bdEu8smSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Shadow Warrior 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>TBA\u00a02016 (PC, Xbox One, PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2013&#8217;s Shadow Warrior reboot wasn&#8217;t the best game to come out that year, but it was a sadly overlooked throwback to the age of brutal first-person shooters.<\/p>\n<p>Shadow Warrior 2 is the natural\u00a0evolution of Flying Wild Hog\u2019s offbeat FPS\u00a0following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel sees the return of the &#8220;bullets and blades&#8221; combat style, allowing players to switch between guns and swords on the fly, as well as introducing co-op to the game.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also said to include an enhanced damage and dismemberment system, and procedurally generated environments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slaying Demons in Shadow Warrior 2 is Glorious\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxZe22748O4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Last Guardian<\/h3>\n<p><strong>25\u00a0October\u00a02016 (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While it looks incredible, The Last Guardian has been delayed so many times that gamers have kind of just slid it to the back of their minds. But, the\u00a0anticipated release is finally set to see the light of day this year (maybe), and it&#8217;s a game that should be on everyone&#8217;s wishlist.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u00a0spiritual successor to Fumito Ueda&#8217;s Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian\u00a0follows in the footsteps of those quiet, minimalist adventures about boys exploring desolate worlds to save girls.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a third-person game with platforming, including climbing and jumping alongside a\u00a0griffin-like beast, as well as puzzles.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last Guardian - E3 2016 Trailer | PS4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fL2zzgW6YOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Review originally\u00a0published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/5-games-to-keep-on-your-radar-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Sierra\u2019s best classic games have been released on Steam\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102557-sierras-best-classic-games-have-been-released-on-steam.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sierra\u2019s best classic games have been released on Steam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Games you can play this week \u2013 monsters and magic\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/102489-games-you-can-play-this-week-monsters-and-magic.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Games you can play this week \u2013 monsters and magic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to How to buy an Oculus Rift in South Africa: what it will cost\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/99350-how-to-buy-an-oculus-rift-from-south-africa-what-it-will-cost.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to buy an Oculus Rift in South Africa: what it will cost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which exciting video game releases should you keep your eye on?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":102939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[23,18985,21647,14416,14348,1476],"class_list":["post-102903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-call-of-duty","tag-call-of-duty-infinite-warfare","tag-mother-russia-bleeds","tag-recore","tag-shadow-warrior-2","tag-the-last-guardian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102943,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102903\/revisions\/102943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}