{"id":108361,"date":"2016-10-18T12:57:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T10:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=108361"},"modified":"2016-10-18T12:58:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T10:58:37","slug":"games-you-can-play-this-week-horses-and-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/108361-games-you-can-play-this-week-horses-and-heroes","title":{"rendered":"Games you can play this week &#8211; horses and heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The October release slate is heating up with some big titles arriving this week, including one of the most-anticipated shooters of the year, the return of a Caped Crusader, and a god game for the ages.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Batman: Return to Arkham<\/h3>\n<p><strong>18 October\u00a02016 (PS4, Xbox One)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a delay, the Dark Knight returns this week with\u00a0Return to Arkham, a remastered compilation of the two award-winning Arkham games from Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham Asylum and\u00a0Arkham City.<\/p>\n<p>The two games will be upgraded using Unreal Engine 4, giving the game a cosmetic makeover with\u00a0\u201cimproved graphics, as well as upgraded models, environments, lighting, effects and shaders\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the visual\u00a0makeover,\u00a0Return to Arkham will also feature all\u00a0the DLC and Game of the Year add-ons for both games.\u00a0What the collection won\u2019t include, however, is Batman: Arkham Origins, which was made by Warner Brothers\u2019 Montreal studio. If you haven&#8217;t got around to playing the superb Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, here is your chance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Batman: Return to Arkham - Welcome to the Madhouse Trailer | PS4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NOzjHluBwds?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\u00a0this week, and the latest\u00a0entry takes the series back to World War 1 &#8211; an often overlooked period\u00a0in blockbuster video games.<\/p>\n<p>You can expect Battlefield&#8217;s usual\u00a0mix of land, sea and air warfare, but WWI brings its own challenges. This is the 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">More game releases this week<\/h3>\n<p><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=\"size-full wp-image-60361 aligncenter\" 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;\">Battlefield 1<br \/>\nBatman: Return to Arkham<\/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\/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;\">Civilization VI<br \/>\nBattlefield 1<\/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;\">Battlefield 1<br \/>\nBatman: Return to Arkham<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article originally\u00a0published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/game-releases-17-october-2016\/\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More Gaming News<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/105697-watch-donald-trump-fire-these-playstation-employees-for-xbox.html\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Donald 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