{"id":115005,"date":"2017-01-30T12:40:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T10:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=115005"},"modified":"2017-01-30T12:41:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T10:41:48","slug":"games-you-can-play-this-week-barcodes-and-bros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/115005-games-you-can-play-this-week-barcodes-and-bros","title":{"rendered":"Games you can play this week &#8211; barcodes and bros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As January comes to a close and February has its time in the limelight, the gaming release schedule starts to heat up &#8211; and we have some interesting-looking games arriving this week, including the return of everyone&#8217;s favourite barcoded assassin, two punchy bros, some\u00a0ancient warriors, and a woolly dinosaur.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the games releasing this week, 30\u00a0January &#8211; 5 February 2017:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Double Dragon IV<\/h3>\n<p><strong>30\u00a0January\u00a0(PS4); 31 January\u00a0(PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Double Dragon IV may look like an old game ported to the current-gen consoles, but it is in fact a brand-new game and long-awaited sequel to the veteran side-scrolling Double Dragon beat-&#8217;em-up series.<\/p>\n<p>The co-op brawler features a fully-fledged story mode which picks up following the events of Double Dragon II, along with a\u00a0duel mode where you fight against another player, and a tower mode where you keep fighting and climbing until you die.<\/p>\n<p>There are loads of characters to unlock and the visuals look suitably retro-tastic. Double Dragon IV\u00a0looks like a lot of fun!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Double Dragon \u2163 Trailer (English)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jJM21W2ACPU?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<h3 class=\"my-4\">Hitman: The Complete First Season<\/h3>\n<p><strong>31 January\u00a0(PS4, Xbox One, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hitman: The Complete First Season is a retail edition of the episodic game series from 2016 (which we really enjoyed), and includes every location, challenge, and contract from the respective\u00a0chapters.<\/p>\n<p>This means players will have access to Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, USA and Japan episodes in order to unleash some stealthy assassinations.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the retail release includes a 3 Bonus Missions pack, covering the special summer missions The Icon and A House Built on Sand, plus the upcoming Landslide mission.<\/p>\n<p>Buyers will get the game&#8217;s original soundtrack, a Making Of documentary, and the Hitman Blood Money Pack, which offers up the signature white Blood Money suit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HITMAN - 101 Gameplay Trailer | PS4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ncPLqUWiGA?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<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">More game releases<a href=\"https:\/\/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\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Double Dragon IV<br \/>\nHitman: The Complete First Season<br \/>\nNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 \u2013 Road to Boruto<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS4-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Double Dragon IV<br \/>\nHitman: The Complete First Season<br \/>\nDynasty Warriors: Godseekers<br \/>\nNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 \u2013 Road to Boruto<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-One-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHitman: The Complete First Season<br \/>\nNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 \u2013 Road to Boruto<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/ps-vita-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60356\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60356\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS-vita-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3DS-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Poochy &amp; Yoshi\u2019s Woolly World<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article\u00a0courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/game-releases-30-january-2017\/\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Permalink to Biggest video game graphics downgrades\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/114799-biggest-video-game-graphics-downgrades.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Biggest video game graphics downgrades<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s arriving on store shelves and online stores this week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":90407,"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":[6,3,11681,4],"tags":[23933,23931,749,17053,14240],"class_list":["post-115005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-double-dragon-iv","tag-dynasty-warriors","tag-hitman","tag-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-4","tag-yoshis-woolly-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115005","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=115005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115007,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115005\/revisions\/115007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}