{"id":103467,"date":"2016-09-05T12:58:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T10:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=103467"},"modified":"2016-09-05T12:59:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T10:59:26","slug":"best-games-you-can-play-this-week-muscles-and-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/103467-best-games-you-can-play-this-week-muscles-and-monsters","title":{"rendered":"Best games you can play this week &#8211; muscles and monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week sees the launch of\u00a0smaller games from indie developers, but some that are nonetheless as interesting as their big-budget counterparts.<\/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-\u2019em-ups like Streets of Rage and Final Fight will have to put\u00a0Mother Russia Bleeds on their radar this week.<\/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\">The Tomorrow Children &#8211; Founder&#8217;s Pack<\/h3>\n<p><strong>6\u00a0September\u00a02016 (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tomorrow Children is a unique combination of action, simulation, strategy, and social gaming that delivers an experience unlike anything else.<\/p>\n<p>As \u201cprojection clones,\u201d players will be tasked to work together \u2014 And unite for the glory for all! \u2014 in an alternate future Soviet Union in order to restore civilisation to a world that has been annihilated by a failed science experiment.<\/p>\n<p>Gather resources, build and customise your town, build defences, fend off gigantic \u201cIzverg\u201d kaiju monsters, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Starting on 6 September, The Tomorrow Children\u2019s early access Founders Pack will be offered for a limited time until the official launch of the free-to-play game.<\/p>\n<p>The Founders Pack bundles together a great selection of paid DLC items, 1000 Freeman Dollars (in-game currency), and exclusive bonus content, giving players a big running start as they dive into the world of the Void.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Tomorrow Children | Tutorial Trailer 1 | PS4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TGEM5oQ1dIU?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 style=\"text-align: center;\">More game releases this week:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75670-games-you-can-play-this-week-contract-killing-and-careless-carnage.html\/attachment\/pc-platform-tag-2#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75676\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75676\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PC-platform-tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Earthlock: Festival of Magic<br \/>\nMother Russia Bleeds<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/xbox-one-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60361\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60361\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-One-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"Xbox One platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Earthlock: Festival of Magic<br \/>\nOceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75670-games-you-can-play-this-week-contract-killing-and-careless-carnage.html\/attachment\/wii-u-platform-tag-2#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75678\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75678\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Wii-U-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"Wii-U-platform-tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Earthlock: Festival of Magic<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/ps4-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60358\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60358\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS4-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PS4 platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Earthlock: Festival of Magic<br \/>\nThe Tomorrow Children &#8211; Founder&#8217;s Pack<br \/>\nOceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/3ds-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60354\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60354\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3DS-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"3DS platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney \u2013 Spirit of Justice<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Review originally\u00a0published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/best-game-trailers-2-september-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 Which brand of graphics card should you buy?\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/98724-which-brand-of-graphics-card-should-you-buy.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Which brand of graphics card should you buy?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Highest-rated video games of 2016 (so far)\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/99002-highest-rated-video-games-of-2016-so-far.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Highest-rated video games of 2016 (so far)<\/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>Check out the best games you can play this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":103471,"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":[3,11681,4],"tags":[21749,4552,21647,21751],"class_list":["post-103467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-earthlock-festival-of-magic","tag-game-releases","tag-mother-russia-bleeds","tag-the-tomorrow-children-founders-pack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103467","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=103467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103479,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103467\/revisions\/103479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}