{"id":76072,"date":"2015-05-25T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=76072"},"modified":"2015-05-25T11:08:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T09:08:40","slug":"games-you-can-play-this-week-catastrophes-and-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76072-games-you-can-play-this-week-catastrophes-and-colour","title":{"rendered":"Games you can play this week &#8211; catastrophes and colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May just continues to deliver on the gaming front, with the\u00a0PC as well as consoles (and even the Wii U) getting a release or two this week.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Splatoon! &#8211; 29 May (Wii U)<\/h3>\n<p>Nintendo\u2019s take on the multiplayer shooter sees players fight for control of maps by spraying ink and blotting out opponents. Each character can also turn into a squid and swim though ink to navigate hard-to-reach platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The colourful paint-based shooter also features a single-player campaign that allows players to use the game\u2019s mechanics to explore the underground base of the game\u2019s army of octopi antagonists in stages that test their ability to shoot, jump and splatter ink.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8L54s2m1dPs?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Magicka 2 &#8211; 26 May (PS4, PC)<\/h3>\n<p>Paradox Interactive&#8217;s new spell casting 4-player co-op adventure releases this week, and the anticipated sequel allows players to mix eight elemental magic types to create hundreds of different spells.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but every combination can be cast in a direction, as an area-of-effect, into your melee weapon, or even upon yourself for that matter.<\/p>\n<p>Certain elements can even be combined to create unique effects; for example, you can combine water and fire to make scalding steam, water and cold to generate shards of ice, or even life and shield to make landmines that heal you and your teammates!<\/p>\n<p>There are thousands of possibilities, and most of them will cause chaos. Fun!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSSyKQ0UODw?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Catlateral Damage &#8211; 27 May (PC, Mac, Linux)<\/h3>\n<p>The ultimate cat simulator comes to PC, Mac and Linux this week, and the beloved and quirky game has undergone many revisions and changes since its original demo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/chrixeleon\/catlateral-damage\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now <em>Catlateral Damage<\/em> features procedurally generated levels, new content, different playable cats, cat toys, power ups and much more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a4R5kPNeraM?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More game releases this week:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Wii-U-platform-tag.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PC-platform-tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Game of Thrones \u2013 Episode 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-One-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-One-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"Xbox One platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Game of Thrones \u2013 Episode 4<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Badlands: Game of the Year Edition<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Wii-U-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Wii-U-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"Wii U platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Badlands: Game of the Year Edition<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-360-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-360-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"Xbox 360 platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Game of Thrones \u2013 Episode 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PC platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Badlands: Game of the Year Edition<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS3-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS3-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PS3 platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Game of Thrones \u2013 Episode 4<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Badlands: Game of the Year Edition<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS4-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS4-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PS4 platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Game of Thrones \u2013 Episode 4<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ultra Street Fighter IV<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Badlands: Game of the Year Edition<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Article courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Games released in the weeks prior<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75670-games-you-can-play-this-week-contract-killing-and-careless-carnage.html\">Games you can play this week \u2013 contract-killing and careless carnage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75268-games-you-can-play-this-week-returning-veterans-and-outer-space-shenanigans.html\">Games you can play this week \u2013 returning veterans and outer-space shenanigans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/74892-games-you-can-play-this-week-shiny-supercars-and-stubborn-nazis.html\">Games you can play this week \u2013 shiny supercars and stubborn Nazis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s releases are certainly colourful, we&#8217;ll say that 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