{"id":76494,"date":"2015-06-01T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=76494"},"modified":"2015-06-01T12:12:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T10:12:22","slug":"games-you-can-play-this-week-evil-streaks-and-moba-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76494-games-you-can-play-this-week-evil-streaks-and-moba-madness","title":{"rendered":"Games you can play this week &#8211; evil streaks and MOBA madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">This week, gamers are in for a pretty dynamic bunch of games, as the controversial <em>Hatred<\/em> hits PC, while Blizzard\u2019s new MOBA venture also releases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Hatred &#8211; 1 June (PC)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Hatred<\/em>, as it&#8217;s name suggests, caused an uproar when its first trailer hit the internet. The ultra-violent shooter throws you into the shoes of\u00a0the villain, who is cold blooded with a hatred for humanity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Taking place in the boonies of New York, you are free to take out anyone you see fit in seven free-roaming levels. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">You\u2019ll take on the law, gather equipment from your victims, and destroy everything in your way. All the while you\u2019ll learn more about this hateful individual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Whether or not the controversy around the game is justified is up for debate, but either way, it hasn&#8217;t stopped the game from hitting Steam this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/odVLkr6g-hI?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Heroes of the Storm &#8211; 2 June (PC)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Blizzard\u2019s free-to-play entry into the MOBA genre begins in full force this week. After several stages of alpha and betas, <em>Heroes of the Storm<\/em> is finally heading to release. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The game\u00a0brings together heroes from Blizzard\u2019s popular series: <em>Diablo<\/em>, <em>StarCraft<\/em>, and <em>WarCraft<\/em> into 5-on-5 team battles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">While the game is free with a changing roster of 5-7 heroes, players can purchase any of the 36 heroes permanently via in-game currency or microtransactions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A starter pack is also coming out, which includes a golden tiger mount and five heroes: Sonya, Zeratul, Zagara, Li Li, and Jaina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CaxjC8V5j6M?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More game releases this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75676\" 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>Massive Chalice<\/em><br \/>\n<em> D4: Dark Dreams Don\u2019t Die<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Wander<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Xbox-One-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60361\" 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Massive Chalice<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The Escapists<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS-vita-platform-tag.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS4-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60358\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PS4-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PS4 platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wander<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The Escapists<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3DS-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60354\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3DS-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"3DS platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Article originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More news you\u2019re likely to be interested in<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Our Doom wishlist: what we want from the new Doom\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76470-our-doom-wishlist-what-we-want-from-the-new-doom.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Our Doom wishlist: what we want from the new Doom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to NVIDIA\u2019s GTX 980 Ti to cost between R9,000 and R12,000\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/76482-nvidias-gtx-980-ti-to-cost-between-r9000-and-r12000.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">NVIDIA\u2019s GTX 980 Ti to cost between R9,000 and R12,000<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Steam\u2019s Summer Sale 2015 arrives in June: and the videos that celebrate it\" 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