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GEARS OF WAR 4
.RELEASE DATE 11/10/16.
Gears of W4r is landing, and there's quite a
bit to be excited about on this Xbox exclusive
title. The Coalition's upcoming third-person
shooter introduces Marcus Fenix's son,
J.D., as well as a new enemy – the Swarm.
Featuring two-player co-op, with your
second-in-command taking the role of either
Kait or Del, Gears 4 is one to watch.
TITANFALL 2
.RELEASE DATE 28/10/16.
Everyone loved the first, and now the sequel
has gone one better by introducing a single-
player mode. We had the chance to have
a crack at this year's E3, and honestly it's
shaping up to be huge. With a new
progression system and new Titans to
take control of, there's plenty to look
forward to. Stand by.
SOUTH PARK:
THE FRACTURED BUT WHOLE
.RELEASE DATE 06/12/16.
If the innuendo-laden title didn’t give it away,
Ubisoft are back at it again with the South
Park games (following the acclaimed Stick of
Truth), and there’s no ifs or butts about this
one – it’s the tail end of a good joke.
COD: INFINITE WARFARE
.RELEASE DATE 04/11/16.
Hate all you want, this new instalment from
Infinity Ward looks spectacular. Launching
the established Call of Duty franchise into
outer space is an entirely new direction for
the series, but with the addition of space
combat, no-one's really in a position to
complain.
MAFIA III
.RELEASE DATE 07/10/16.
The first new Mafia
game in five years, Mafia
III is set in New Bordeaux, a
reimagined New Orleans.
Protagonist Lincoln Clay is thrown into the
gang wars of 1968, and you're going with
him. After all, family isn't who you're born
with, it's who you die for.
SKYRIM: SPECIAL EDITION
.RELEASE DATE 28/10/16.
Everyone played
Skyrim, and now
everyone’s gonna
be playing it again
when it launches
remastered in
October. You get all the DLC, it’s been given
a new coat of paint, and you can even play
mods on console. It’s time to head back in
and say goodbye to your social lives. Sweet
roll, anyone?
PS VR
.RELEASE DATE OCTOBER.
Yeah, it’s not a game, but
we’re sure as hell excited
about this one. It’ll be
interesting to see if console
VR takes off at the pace Sony
expects it to. One thing’s for sure:
we’ll be grabbing a headset, even if just to
play Job Simulator for hours on end. Big
things are coming...
POKÉMON SUN/MOON
.RELEASE DATE 18/11/16.
That’s right, another new Pokémon game!
Riding the success of Pokémon GO, you
can safely assume there’ll be a new
batch of fans jumping onto
the handheld sensation
when Sun and Moon
launch in November. New
Pokémon, new forms, and a
new land to explore. Gotta
catch ‘em all.
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