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In 2025, the Greater Korean Republic (yes, the north and
south unified – hey, this is fiction!) invaded the financially
and socially-crippled USA. They were remarkably successful,
but faced blowback from a resistance movement. It’s now
2029, and the GKR has lost control of the western states.
This makes them rather unhappy – but they ain’t seen
nothin’ yet, as you, the player, are back in this open world,
first-person shoot-fest reboot of the series. Playing solo,
you’re the youngest resistance member, Ethan ‘Birdy’ Brady, and you won’t
rest until Philadelphia – and then the USA – is safely back in American
control. Or you can play four-up co-op. Either way, EDF... uh, USA! USA!
HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION
GENRE:
FPS
PLATFORM:
PS4/XBO/PC
RELEASE:
20/05/16
MULTIPLAYER:
YES
Archaeon, Everchosen, Longbeards, Ironbreakers,
Hammerers – to the uninitiated they may sound like
characters from
Game of Thrones
, but fans of tabletop
and computer games stalwart Warhammer will know
what we’re banging on about. All those words and many
more make sense as they invade the world of Total War.
Yes, forget the likes of Attila the Hun, Napoleon and
hanging out in Rome – this time the venerable series is venturing into
the fantasy realm. The full-on turn-based strategy remains, requiring
on-the-fly tactics to succeed with any of the four factions that you
choose to do your bidding, in real-time fantastical battles.
TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER
GENRE:
RTS
PLATFORM:
PC
RELEASE:
24/05/16
MULTIPLAYER:
YES
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Tom Clancy’s The Division, Metro Redux
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, Diablo III
Back in 2008, first-person run-’em-up
Mirror’s Edge
introduced us to a word most had never heard. That
word was ‘parkour’, and we lapped it up as we sprinted
across rooftops, walls, and anything else that wasn’t
nailed-down and looked like a suitably speedy place to
launch a leap. Finally, the IP returns, in appropriately
2016 reboot style. This time, however, we learn more
on the backstory of our spritely protagonist, Faith, as we hit the city
of Glass aiming to shatter a conglomerate of evil corporate a-holes.
Linearity is out the window as free roam rules, plus weapons are
history in favour of pure melee combat. Hey, you’ve gotta have Faith!
MIRROR'S EDGE CATALYST
GENRE:
ACT/ADV
PLATFORM:
PS4/XBO
RELEASE:
COMING SOON
MULTIPLAYER:
YES
When a new IP pops up from the
Borderlands
people, it’s
worth taking note.
Battleborn
is an internet-craving first-
person shooter where, as part of the Last Light Consortium,
you take on an evil vampire to save Solus, the last star. In
many ways a significantly more brutal take on Nintendo’s
Splatoon
(which in turn was a sweetened take on the likes of
Borderlands
),
Battleborn
is essentially a weapon-fuelled space
fantasy hero simulator. Yep, you pick one of 25 superheroic
avatars (initially) of which to do your bidding, and take on battles ranging
from a solo campaign to multiplayer shenanigans, such as energy collection,
territorial control, and even tiny robot genocide. Aww, poor little things...
BATTLEBORN
GENRE:
FPS
PLATFORM:
PS4/XBO/PC
RELEASE:
03/05/16
MULTIPLAYER:
YES
If you liked this, you may also like...
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Watch Dogs
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Overwatch, SMITE
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