{"id":105789,"date":"2016-10-02T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=105789"},"modified":"2016-10-02T08:53:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T06:53:14","slug":"5-biggest-game-releases-of-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/105789-5-biggest-game-releases-of-october","title":{"rendered":"5 Biggest game releases of October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re finally heading into the fourth and final quarter of 2016, which means two things: Santa is coming soon, and there\u2019s a wealth of big\u00a0video games releases coming our way.\u00a0Here&#8217;s 5 of the biggest you can&#8217;t afford to miss:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Mafia III<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7 October 2016 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mafia III\u00a0has been a long-time coming, but the colossal open-world crime drama is finally arriving in October.<\/p>\n<p>Mafia III tells the story of Lincoln Clay, who has just returned from the Vietnam War. He\u2019s taken in by the \u201cBlack Mob\u201d, but just as he starts to believe he\u2019s found somewhere he can belong, the Italian Mob wipes them out. Clay vows to have his revenge \u2013 and that\u2019s when the car chases, shady dealings, and bloody gunfights kick off.<\/p>\n<p>The game is looking absolutely spectacular and the 1968 New Orleans setting is a refreshing setting for the chaos that\u2019s to unfold in Mafia III.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4UdSpFXz8Q4?feature=oembed\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gears of War 4<\/h3>\n<p><strong>11 October 2016 (Xbox One)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel will follow protagonist JD Fenix (son of Gears of War\u2018s Marcus Fenix) and his squad, along with the new enemy that plagues the world post-Gears 3.\u00a0In addition to the usual chainsawing, cover shooting action,\u00a0the new\u00a0entry\u00a0will also feature new weapons, some giant new enemies, some familiar faces, and some mech segments (yip, that\u2019s right).<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ji2aU4EdQww<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration<\/h3>\n<p><strong>11 October 2016 (PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you need a reminder of your age, Square Enix is set to release\u00a0Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration\u00a0this October, which will see the return of everyone&#8217;s favourite female treasure hunter.\u00a0The game,\u00a0which, 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.<\/p>\n<p>The new 20 Year Celebration edition features\u00a0the full game and all content from the Rise of the Tomb Raider Season Pass, which includes\u00a0Baba Yaga: Temple of the Witch, Cold Darkness Awakened, two new DLC episodes called Blood Ties and Lara&#8217;s Nightmare, all DLC outfits, weapons, and Expedition Cards. and\u00a0a new Extreme Survivor ultra-hard difficulty for the main campaign.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[UK] Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Announcement Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65tmc_sIMS0?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\">Battlefield 1<\/h3>\n<p><strong>21 October\u00a02016 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arguably the biggest game of the year, Battlefield 1, unleashes on eager gamers in October, and the latest\u00a0entry takes the series back to World War 1 &#8211; an often overlooked period\u00a0in blockbuster video games. You can expect Battlefield&#8217;s usual\u00a0mix of land, sea and air warfare, but WWI brings its own challenges. This\u00a0was\u00a0the most technologically divergent war in history, as rumbling war machines\u00a0and newly invented automatic weapons came up against horse-mounted cavalry and bayonets.<\/p>\n<p>Epic battles, visceral combat, and gorgeous visuals (thanks to the Frostbite 2.0 engine) await &#8211; with hefty multiplayer and single-player\u00a0portions set to soak up our weekends for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Battlefield 1 Official Gamescom Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ymwXbF1VTKU?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\">Titanfall 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>28 October 2016 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Titanfall 2 looks to not only fix, but enhance and round-off the experience that the first game touched on. The sequel will deliver a faster, more balanced multiplayer experience, but most importantly, there will also be a fully-fledged single-player campaign for the game (something that should\u2019ve been there in the first place), which will focus on the relationship between Titans and Pilots.<\/p>\n<p>Respawn Entertainment are looking to turn Titanfall from a once-off multiplayer distraction into a fully-realised franchise, and we\u2019re on board.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Titanfall 2 Official Single Player Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HwbutTQ8Yow?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>Article originally\u00a0published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/15-most-anticipated-games-of-october-2016\/\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/105439-the-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-15.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week<\/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>We take a look at the biggest games you can&#8217;t afford to miss in October!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":105791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[18543,4552,4654,2602,11371,12567,17426],"class_list":["post-105789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-battlefield-1","tag-game-releases","tag-gears-of-war-4","tag-mafia-3","tag-october","tag-rise-of-the-tomb-raider","tag-titanfall-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105789","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=105789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106037,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105789\/revisions\/106037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}