{"id":115529,"date":"2017-02-20T14:59:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T12:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=115529"},"modified":"2017-02-20T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T13:00:12","slug":"best-games-you-can-play-this-week-wars-and-weirdos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/115529-best-games-you-can-play-this-week-wars-and-weirdos","title":{"rendered":"Best games you can play this week &#8211; wars and weirdos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got another big week of gaming excitement ahead of us, as a sequel to Halo Wars finally emerges from the shadows, along with an indie title worth your attention, and a love-letter to anime fans.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Halo Wars 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>21 February 2017 (Xbox One, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a long time coming for Halo Wars 2. Sequel to the 2009 real-time strategy game Halo Wars, the game brings a new threat to the UNSC crew. Instead of the Covenant, the human will be facing against a new alien faction known as the Banished.<\/p>\n<p>Coming from the same studios that&#8217;s behind the superlative Total War series, we have high expectations from this one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halo Wars 2 Multiplayer Vidoc\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9lJy9dvzNsk?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\">Night in the Woods<\/h3>\n<p><strong>21 February 2017 (PS4, PC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Night in the Woods is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world. After a successful Kickstarter it&#8217;s being made by Infinite Fall, a teamup of Alec Holowka (Aquaria), Scott Benson (Late Night Work Club), and Bethany Hockenberry.<\/p>\n<p>The game follows Mae, a cat who returns home from college to her beleaguered rust-belt town, but something is amiss. Night in the Woods looks jam-packed with\u00a0lavish visuals and dense dialogue, and that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Night In The Woods Trailer - NEW DATE: FEBRUARY 21st\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u17kM8oSz3k?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=\"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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Halo Wars 2<br \/>\nNight in the Woods<\/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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Halo Wars 2<\/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;\">Night in the Woods<br \/>\nBeserk and the Band of the Hawk<\/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><br \/>\nBeserk and the Band of the Hawk<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article\u00a0originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/game-releases-halo-wars-2-night-in-the-woods\/\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Permalink to Valve kills Steam Greenlight and introduces Steam Direct\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/115361-valve-kills-steam-greenlight-and-introduces-steam-direct.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Valve kills Steam Greenlight and introduces Steam Direct<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the latest video game 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