{"id":112715,"date":"2016-12-02T11:01:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T09:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=112715"},"modified":"2016-12-02T11:02:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T09:02:23","slug":"5-great-pc-games-to-try-out-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/112715-5-great-pc-games-to-try-out-this-weekend","title":{"rendered":"5 Great PC games to try out this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent Steam sale still fresh in the memories of PC gamers, most enthusiasts probably have a few new additions to their game library to enjoy this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>However, there have also been a couple of new releases this past week, including small indie games and triple-A titles.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re interested in jumping into the latest big game, or checking to see if you missed anything during the post-Black Friday mayhem, here are a few games you should try out this weekend:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Darksiders Warmastered Edition &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/462780\/\" target=\"_blank\">R43.80<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Darksiders, the classic slash-em-up title from THQ Nordic, has been remastered and re- released on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>If you previously owned the Steam version of Darksiders 1, you would have automatically received a copy of the Warmastered edition on 29 November.<\/p>\n<p>If not however, you can pick up the game for the low cost of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/462780\/\" target=\"_blank\">R43.80<\/a><\/strong> if you&#8217;re quick enough to catch the end of the Midweek Madness Sale today, 2 December.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/omxD7GWj0DQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Junk Jack &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/414190\/\" target=\"_blank\">R159<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Junk Jack was previously a mobile game which has now landed on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let that put you off however, as the game has very good reviews and looks like something between Terraria and Stardew Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Terraria players will feel familiar with the 2D perspective and gameplay, but Junk Jack has a central focus on settling and surviving the land.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WC6rcWGgBOo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Watch Dogs 2 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/447040\/\" target=\"_blank\">R799<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Despite the controversy surrounding the original Watch Dogs game and its generic main character, Watch Dogs 2 has delivered great gameplay and an engaging cast of hackers.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps even more surprising, the game actually runs well on PC, which is becoming an increasingly rare quality amongst triple-A titles.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a good open world experience set in a modern world, Watch Dogs 2 could be your new favourite game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2GIVVsTKTLg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Neverwinter Nights Diamond &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Neverwinter Nights is one of the best role-playing games ever made.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Bioware (the folks behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Knights of the Old Republic), Neverwinter Nights is an older RPG, but it is a must-play for fans of classic PC role-playing titles like Baldur&#8217;s Gate or Icewind Dale.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamond Edition of the game includes all three expansion packs, and is free from GOG until the end of Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lmTyMTHIJw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>The Dwarves &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/403970\/\" target=\"_blank\">R359<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Dwarves is a high fantasy tactical role-playing game based on the acclaimed novel by\u00a0Markus Heitz.<\/p>\n<p>The game features an intriguing main story coupled with sleek modern graphics and modern real-time\u00a0combat.<\/p>\n<p>The Dwarves began as a Kickstarter project and has been published on Steam by THQ Nordic.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a hardcore role-playing game fan looking for something with a focus on action-packed combat, give The Dwarves a try this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rc3Y1hKdHL8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to Awesome games arriving in December 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/112427-awesome-games-arriving-in-december-2016.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Awesome games arriving in December 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a new PC game to play this weekend, we&#8217;ve got you covered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":112757,"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],"tags":[23585,6136,23419,13381],"class_list":["post-112715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-best-game-releases","tag-pc-games","tag-try-out","tag-weekend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112715","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\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112815,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112715\/revisions\/112815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}