{"id":59486,"date":"2013-10-21T12:09:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T10:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=59486"},"modified":"2013-10-21T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T10:13:29","slug":"what-should-you-play-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/59486-what-should-you-play-this-week","title":{"rendered":"What should you play this week?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, another big hitter in the 2013 video game calendar arrives, as <strong>Batman: Arkham Origins<\/strong> releases to give us an insight into the early days of the Dark Knight\u2019s crusade against Gotham\u2019s most villainous.<\/p>\n<p>To bolster the release schedule is Crytek\u2019s free-to-play shooter, <strong>Warface<\/strong>, which delivers top-class visuals and explosive action for the small price of nothing (it&#8217;s free to play).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Batman: Arkham Origins (25 October 2013)<\/h3>\n<p>Batman: Arkham Origins is the next game in the Arkham franchise, but instead of being developed but RockSteady Studios, who handled Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, the game development fell into the hands of Warner Bros. Games Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>WB Montreal has been given full access to Rocksteady\u2019s custom modified Unreal engine, which will keep Arkham Origins within the same vein of the previous games.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the setting, the game will take place before the events of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City where an \u201cunrefined Batman\u201d takes on some super-villains for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p>Origins will see \u201ceight of the world\u2019s best assassins coming together on one night, Christmas Eve, to kill the Bat\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Wii U and PC versions of Batman Arkham Origins have been delayed<\/strong>\u00a0by a week from its planned launch of 25 October, to\u00a0<strong>1 November 2013<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vJY9eHFdAU\" height=\"339\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Warface (21 October 2013)<\/h3>\n<p>Crytek\u2019s free-to-play shooter Warface has taken off in Russia, attracting over five million users so far, and South African gamers can finally give it a go when it releases this week.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cnear-future\u201d military shooter had already racked up 2 million users in Russia as of July this year, and now have expanded that impressive player base to 5 million.<\/p>\n<p>The multiplayer FPS is powered by CryEngine 3, and features both co-operative missions and class based PvP deathmatches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_LuM6Q2cGk\" height=\"339\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">All game releases this week:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PC-release-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44687\" alt=\"PC release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PC-release-tag.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Warface<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44690\" alt=\"Xbox 360 release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Xbox-360-release-tag.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just Dance Kids 2014<br \/>\nBatman Arkham Origins<br \/>\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44689\" alt=\"PS3 release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PS3-release-tag.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Batman Arkham Origins<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47808\" alt=\"Wii U release\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wii-U-release.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just Dance Kids 2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45009\" alt=\"3DS release\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/3DS-release.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ace Attorney 5<br \/>\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47809\" alt=\"Wii release\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wii-release.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just Dance Kids 2014<br \/>\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming features:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/59447-sonic-lost-world-the-best-sonic-game-ever.html\"><b>Sonic Lost World \u2013 the best Sonic game ever?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/59467-biggest-game-trailers-this-week-3.html\"><b>Biggest game trailers this week<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/57666-best-gaming-pings-in-sa.html\"><b>Best gaming pings in SA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/59291-upcoming-superhero-games.html\">Superhero games to save the day<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dark Knight and CryEngine-powered action return this 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