{"id":79847,"date":"2015-08-11T11:30:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T09:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=79847"},"modified":"2015-08-11T11:34:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T09:34:27","slug":"games-you-can-play-this-week-mysteries-and-mighty-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/79847-games-you-can-play-this-week-mysteries-and-mighty-heroes","title":{"rendered":"Games you can play this week &#8211; mysteries and mighty heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new week and a host of new games to indulge in. Prepare yourself for a few mysteries, a little nostalgia, family-values and, well, goats in this week&#8217;s game releases.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Everybody\u2019s Gone To The Rapture &#8211; August 11<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>(PS4)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Room is returning to their roots of\u00a0thoughtful, story-driven games with their next project, a spiritual successor to <em>Dear Esther<\/em> called <em>Everybody\u2019s Gone to the Rapture<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the large majority of apocalypse-themed video games we get each year, this is a quiet apocalypse. Fans of atmospheric games should check it out this week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w1tBl7upgDU?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Toy Soldiers: War Chest &#8211; August 11<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>(PS4)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Toy Soldiers: War Chest<\/em> is a fast-paced genre-bending mix of strategic defence and intense action that brings to life the iconic toys and action figures from your childhood, such as He-Man and GI Joe.<\/p>\n<p>Like other tower-defence and strategy games, <em>War Chest<\/em> allows you to lead from the strategic level, placing and upgrading turrets, or take direct command of your units and heroes to deliver assaults.<\/p>\n<p>You can also customise your\u00a0loadout before battle and upgrade your arsenal while fighting through the main campaign, or grab up to three other friends and take the fight online in multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hoqa0DQIEDs?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More game releases:<\/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\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Toy Soldiers: War Chest<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Everybody&#8217;s Gone to the Rapture<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Toy Soldiers: War Chest<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Goat Simulator<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Gauntlet: Slayer Edition<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Goat Simulator<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60355\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PC-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"PC platform tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hacknet<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Sentris<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Article originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>More features worth reading<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/79217-the-games-of-august-goats.html\">The Games of August \u2013 GOATS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/78941-its-not-too-late-to-buy-an-xbox-360-or-ps3.html\">It\u2019s not too late to buy an Xbox 360 or PS3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/78218-some-of-the-rarest-and-most-expensive-collectors-editions.html\">Some of the rarest and most expensive Collector\u2019s Editions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/78909-xbox-one-price-cut-announced-for-sa-save-as-much-as-r800.html\">Xbox One price-cut announced for SA: save as much as R800<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a new game to play this 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