{"id":92923,"date":"2016-05-23T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T10:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=92923"},"modified":"2016-05-23T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:00:40","slug":"games-you-can-play-this-week-battles-and-beasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/92923-games-you-can-play-this-week-battles-and-beasts","title":{"rendered":"Games you can play this week &#8211; battles and beasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking to spark up a monstrous war, become a hero, or just save New York with pizza in-hand, this week\u2019s game releases will deliver on all those things, and a little more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Total War: Warhammer (PC)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>24 May 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Total War: Warhammer delivers some much-needed strategy to gamers who&#8217;ve been seeking for something\u00a0a little more than shooting terrorists in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Total War: Warhammer\u00a0combines an addictive turn-based campaign of epic empire-building with explosive, colossal, real-time battles, all set in the vivid and incredible world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles.<\/p>\n<p>The game features\u00a0four wholly different races: the Empire, the Dwarfs, the Vampire Counts and the Greenskins, each with their own unique characters, battlefield units and play style.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Total War: Warhammer - Conquer This World Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0xLEtMZW6E8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Overwatch (PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>24 May 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">From Blizzard, the guys who brought us <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Warcraft<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Diablo<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">, comes <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Overwatch<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> &#8211; a first-person multiplayer shooter that injects elements of heroes into the formula.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Before you begin a game of <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Overwatch<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">, you\u2019ll need to choose a hero to play.\u00a0Maybe controlling a cannon-toting, genetically-engineered ape from the moon appeals to you. Or, you might prefer zipping around as a teleporting, time-traveling freedom fighter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Whoever you choose, players will need to use their\u00a0hero&#8217;s abilities to defeat their opponents, protect their teammates and move around maps \u2014 they\u2019re the key to winning a match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overwatch Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYC44YPb_5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">All game releases this week:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/xbox-one-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60361\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60361 aligncenter\" 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;\">Overwatch<br \/>\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan<br \/>\nTropico 5: Penultimate Edition<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/ps4-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60358\"><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;\">Overwatch<br \/>\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75670-games-you-can-play-this-week-contract-killing-and-careless-carnage.html\/attachment\/pc-platform-tag-2#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75676\"><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;\">Total War: Warhammer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/ps3-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60357\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60357\" 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;\">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60349-games-launching-this-week-2.html\/attachment\/xbox-360-platform-tag#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60360\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60360\" 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Article\u00a0originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/game-releases-in-sa-this-week-overwatch-tmnt-mutants-in-manhattan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to May\u2019s biggest game releases\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/90931-mays-biggest-game-releases.html\" 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