It’s here! The next generation of gaming is upon us! Along with Friday’s midnight launch of the PS4 we have a varied slate of new releases including a new hack and slash RPG, a MMO set in the golden age of aviation and the hotly anticipated release of new DLC for GOTY candidate Bioshock Infinite.
Coming out this week
Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea, Episode one (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)
Rapture denizens rejoice! You’re finally going to get a chance to see Booker and Elizabeth again in the first of a two part DLC to be released for Bioshock Infinite. Follow Booker and Elizabeth as they show you Rapture before it fell into anarchy. Enjoy Rapture in all its resplendence beginning on November 12th.
Blood Knights (PC/PS3)
A hack and slash, err slay, RPG according to the publisher, that pits Templars against Vampires in the Middle Ages. Through some uncommonly common twist of fate, a Templar Vampire hunter originally named “Jeremy” must team up with a vampiress named “Alysa” to do what most games of this ilk set out to do - restore balance to the world. Hack your way through Blood Knights beginning on November 13th.
Contrast (XBLA/PS3/PC)
Billing itself as a show centered around live jazz, cabaret, fairgrounds, acrobatics, and illusion, the game Contrast seeks to part you with some of your hard earned cash by offering a, as of yet, vaguely described gaming experience that puts you in control of a mysterious audience member who is charged with helping a little girl figure out her family problems while living in a complicated adult world. This sounds like a game that every parent is already playing - a game called real life. The only difference is that you have the power of light and shadow at your disposal. Contrast drops on November 15th.
Deadfall Adventures (Xbox 360/PC)
Play as James Quartermain to find the Heart of Atlantis in this new first person shooter. Become an adventurer, explore the world, hunt for treasure, rescue the damsel in distress, and...insert generic game cliche/description here. What is happening with game releases nowadays? Have publishers run out of ideas for games or did I already write a similar description for a couple of other games in this release schedule? Deadfall Adventures drops on November 15th.
Disney’s Frozen: Olaf’s Quest (Nintendo DS)
In an attempt to sell, err, in an epilogue for the upcoming motion picture, Disney presents a game for the Nintendo DS that puts you in control of Olaf, the snowman. Submit to Olaf’s frigid yet fluid gameplay across 60 levels of endless button mashing. Play as our frozen friend beginning on November 12th.
Injustice: Gods Among Us: Ultimate Edition (PC/PS3/Vita/Xbox 360)
DC comic book fans unite! If you missed Injustice: Gods Among Us when it released a while ago, you can now catch it again! This time, you can pickup the Ultimate Edition which includes the game and all of the DLC that released for it! Fight as Lobo, Batgirl, General Zod, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna and Mortal Kombat's Scorpion. The game includes 40 bonus character skins and 60 S.T.A.R. Labs Missions. For those of you in the U.S. that are picking up this game, you also get the soundtrack! Fight as your favorite character beginning on November 12th.
Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus (PS3)
The duo of Ratchet and Clank return in their latest adventure, Into the Nexus. The game features even crazier weapons and gadgets to help you alter gravity, make an enemy’s day miserable, or solve strange puzzles. Into the Nexus launches on the PS3 on November 12.
World of Warplanes (PC)
Love flight games? Love MMO’s? Love World of Tanks? You’re going to want to check out World of Warplanes. Set in the golden era of military aviation, this MMO sets the skies on fire with thousands of players vying for air superiority. Take flight with World of Warplanes on November 12th.
XCOM: Enemy Within (Xbox 360/PS3/PC/Mac)
If you’ve played through XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you’ll get additional mileage with the DLC Enemy Within as soon as you figure out what’s what and where’s where. Unknown from within though, Enemy Within is the same game as Enemy Unknown…you just don’t know it yet because you haven’t played Within. Confused yet? Just get the game already. XCOM: Enemy Within drops on November 12th.
