{"id":110558,"date":"2016-11-14T12:58:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T10:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=110558"},"modified":"2016-11-14T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T10:59:22","slug":"best-games-you-can-play-this-week-hacks-and-slashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/110558-best-games-you-can-play-this-week-hacks-and-slashes","title":{"rendered":"Best games you can play this week &#8211; hacks and slashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November isn&#8217;t even done yet, and we&#8217;ve already been having a cracking month for gaming.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Dishonored 2 already heating things up, it&#8217;s now time for some more big sequels to make its mark ahead of the holiday season, including two big Ubisoft releases in one week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Watch Dogs 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>15\u00a0November 2016 (Xbox One, PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>29 November 2016 (PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft\u2019s hack-\u2019em-up action game lured in many fans into its dark, high-tech world, but one couldn\u2019t help the feeling that the game wasn\u2019t as cool as initially promised.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was fun and the\u00a0sequel arrives this week\u00a0and it&#8217;s looking\u00a0to be the Watch Dogs experience we were all hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Dogs 2 moves the action to San Francisco with a new hacker Marcus, who, while enjoys causing chaos with his smartphone skills, also has a pension for parkour.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Dogs 2 looks faster, prettier, and features more gameplay variety that should please fans when it launches this week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch Dogs 2 Gameplay\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEM_YBvfVlo?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\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Ezio Collection<\/h3>\n<p><strong>15\u00a0November 2016 (Xbox One, PS4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To make up for a mainline Assassin&#8217;s Creed skipping this year, Ubisoft is putting the best entries in the series into one package. Again.<\/p>\n<p>Assassin&#8217;s Creed: The Ezio Collection brings Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2, Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Brotherhood and the story&#8217;s finale, Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Revelations, to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.<\/p>\n<p>However, these are only the single-player campaigns and add-ons from the various game, and not the multiplayer which features in Brotherhood and Revelations.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you\u00a0will get the graphical upgrades you&#8217;d expect with modern remasters, including improved frame-rates, graphical fidelity, and refined visuals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Ezio Collection - Coming to PS4 &amp; Xbox One | Trailer | Ubisoft [US]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzjCC7Uwnj0?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;\">Killing Floor 2<\/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;\">Watch Dogs 2<br \/>\nAssassin&#8217;s Creed: Ezio Collection<br \/>\nCartoon Network: Battle Crashers<\/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;\">Watch Dogs 2<br \/>\nAssassin&#8217;s Creed: Ezio Collection<br \/>\nCartoon Network: Battle Crashers<br \/>\nKilling Floor 2<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article originally\u00a0published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/game-trailer-roundup-november-2016-2\/\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to Dishonored 2 Review Roundup\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/110526-dishonored-2-review-roundup.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dishonored 2 Review Roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the awesome games launching this 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