{"id":48056,"date":"2012-12-03T10:09:38","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T08:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=48056"},"modified":"2012-12-03T10:10:48","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T08:10:48","slug":"the-weeks-biggest-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/48056-the-weeks-biggest-games","title":{"rendered":"The week&#8217;s biggest games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After all the chaos and time-scrambling that has come with the release of Far Cry 3 last week, FPS fans are in store for some extended BF3 action, while Tolkien followers will be glad to know another Lord of the Rings game is upon us.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Battlefield 3: Aftermath<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4 December 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PC and Xbox 360 gamers finally get the long-awaited Aftermath expansion, but only if you\u2019re a Premium member.<\/p>\n<p>The map takes place in \u201cthe shattered districts, streets and cities of post-earthquake Iran\u201d, and Aftermath will also introduce all new weapons, vehicles and multiplayer game modes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press stuff, \u201cin Scavenger mode, lost soldiers start equipped with only a knife, one grenade, and sidearm and must search the environment for more powerful weapons to increase their chance at surviving and eventually winning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can also use crossbows. <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/46767-battlefield-3-crossbow-lets-you-kill-with-style.html\" target=\"_blank\">Crossbows<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PcO5ajxGenc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Guardians of Middle Earth<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4 December 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guardians of Middle Earth is the new Lord of the Rings tie-in game from Monolith Productions.<\/p>\n<p>Set in Middle-Earth (duh), the game is an arena RPG, where team coordination and cooperation is key.<\/p>\n<p>Up to ten players may split into two teams of five and from a pool of twenty guardians from The Lord of the Rings franchise, including Gandalf and Sauron and coordinate to win matches by destroying the opposing team&#8217;s base.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jqB22q9Opgg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">All other game releases this week<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PS3-release-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44689\" title=\"PS3 release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PS3-release-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Guardians of Middle-earth<br \/>\nCabela&#8217;s Dangerous Hunts 2013 Bundle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44690\" title=\"Xbox 360 release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Xbox-360-release-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Battlefield 3 Aftermath<br \/>\nGuardians of Middle-earth<br \/>\nCabela&#8217;s Dangerous Hunts 2013 Bundle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44687\" title=\"PC release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PC-release-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Battlefield 3 Aftermath<br \/>\nLego Lord of the Rings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47808 aligncenter\" title=\"Wii U release\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wii-U-release.jpg\" alt=\"Wii U release\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition<br \/>\nSonic All Star Racing: Transformed<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/3DS-release.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45009\" title=\"3DS release\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/3DS-release.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paper Mario: Sticker Star<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/48010-gaming-news-wrap-up.html\">Gaming news wrap-up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/40591-monolith-explains-how-its-bringing-moba-to-consoles.html\">Monolith explains how it\u2019s bringing MOBA to consoles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/48038-dead-island-riptide-banned-from-germany.html\">Dead Island: Riptide banned from Germany<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/48035-dead-or-alive-5-coming-to-ps-vita.html\">Dead or Alive 5 coming to PS Vita<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/48033-new-splinter-cell-blacklist-video-showcases-takedowns.html\">New Splinter Cell: Blacklist video showcases takedowns<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broken battlegrounds and fantastical wars await us this 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