{"id":95775,"date":"2016-06-20T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95775"},"modified":"2016-06-20T13:01:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T11:01:30","slug":"greatest-games-you-can-play-this-week-throwbacks-and-spin-offs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/95775-greatest-games-you-can-play-this-week-throwbacks-and-spin-offs","title":{"rendered":"Greatest games you can play this week \u2014 throwbacks and spin-offs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week was an extremely busy period for video games. E3 took place, giving us tons of news, videos, and some massive game announcements, but this week the video game release calendar gets back on track.<\/p>\n<p>Here are our picks for the games releasing 20-24\u00a0June\u00a02016:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Umbrella Corps<\/strong> (PS4, PC)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>21\u00a0June 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A spin-off of the Resident Evil franchise, Umbrella Corps\u00a0has been developed by Capcom&#8217;s Osaka studio and is set two years after the events of Resident Evil 6, and twelve years after the collapse of the Umbrella Corporation. A competitive multiplayer shooter that features zombies, Umbrella Corps. has you playing as a mercenary from either a first-person or a third-person perspective.<\/p>\n<p>You can use semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, pistols, grenades and explosives to make your way to victory, and even use a &#8220;Zombie Jammer&#8221; which makes the enemies ignore you. There is no campaign here, with all the action focused on multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ARhy9O3XXds?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Mighty No. 9<\/strong>\u00a0(Xbox One, PS4, PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>24\u00a0June 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Considered as the spiritual successor to Mega Man, Keiji Inafune&#8217;s Mighty No. 9 &#8211; being developed by Japan-based Comcept and Inti Creates &#8211; came to life on crowdfunding website Kickstarter. It reached its funding goal of $900,000 (around R14.2 million) just two days after the campaign started and eventually went on to secure $3.8 million (almost R60 million).<\/p>\n<p>The game is largely 2D platforming, with a mix of 2D and 3D artwork. You control a robot named Beck who can pick up both weapons and abilities from enemies it defeats. At the end of each stage (of which there are eight), Beck has to face a &#8220;Mighty&#8221; i.e. a boss battle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-mkosvmZfqw?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">More game releases this week<\/h3>\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\/wii-u-platform-tag-2#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75678\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75678\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Wii-U-platform-tag.jpg\" alt=\"Wii-U-platform-tag\" width=\"180\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mario &amp; Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mighty No. 9<\/strong><\/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;\"><strong>Umbrella Corps.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mighty No. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><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=\"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;\"><strong>Deadlight: Director&#8217;s Cut<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> MXGP2 \u2013 The Official Motocross Videogame<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mighty No. 9<\/strong><\/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;\"><strong>Deadlight: Director&#8217;s Cut<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Umbrella Corps.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> MXGP2 \u2013 The Official Motocross Videogame<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Asemblance<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mighty No. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><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;\"><strong>Mighty No. 9<\/strong><\/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;\"><strong>Mighty No. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article\u00a0originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/game-releases-in-sa-this-week-umbrella-corps-mighty-no-9-much-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More Gaming News<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/93433-overwatch-could-be-the-biggest-competitive-game-in-south-africa.html#comment-115131\">Overwatch could be the biggest competitive game in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Telkom\u2019s big gaming drive in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/87956-telkoms-big-gaming-drive-in-south-africa.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Telkom\u2019s big gaming drive in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Android\u2019s keyboard update is awesome\" 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