This week, starting September 10, one of the original heroines of gaming is ready to close the first chapter of her rebooted franchise. Don’t worry though there are plenty of new Indies as well as the almost weekly catalog of Switch ports.
So let’s jump in and have a look at what’s coming out this week.
NBA 2K19 | 11/09/18
Genre: Sports
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Visual Concepts
Publisher: 2K
Game description:
“NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be. NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture.” – [source]
Frozen Synapse 2 | 14/09/18
Genre: Tactical
Platforms: PC
Developer: Mode 7
Publisher: Mode 7
Game description:
“Frozen Synapse 2 is the sequel to the award-winning turn-based tactical game. Command your squads in a vast procedurally generated city: enter any building, perform any mission, execute any strategy.” – [source]
Bastion | 14/09/18
Genre: Action Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Supergiant Games
Publisher: Supergiant Games
Game description:
“Bastion is an action role-playing experience that redefines storytelling in games, with a reactive narrator who marks your every move. Explore more than 40 lush hand-painted environments as you discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Wield a huge arsenal of upgradeable weapons and battle savage beasts adapted to their new habitat.” – [source]
Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut | 14/09/18
Genre: Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Developer: InXile Entertainment
Publisher: InXile Entertainment
Game description:
“The Wasteland’s hellish landscape is waiting for you to make your mark… or die trying. With over 80 hours of gameplay, you will deck out your Desert Ranger squad with the most devastating weaponry this side of the fallout zone, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the wasteland.” – [source]
Nintendo Labo – Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit | 14/09/18
Genre: Interactive Toys
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Game description:
“Build your vehicles, then drive, dive, and soar through immersive games—by yourself or with a friend. Discover how things work and even invent your own ways to play!“ – [source]
Shadow of The Tomb Raider | 14/09/18
Genre: Action
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
Developer: Eidos-Montréal, Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Square Enix
Game description:
“As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.” – [source]
Our top pick of the week?
Shadow of The Tomb Raider
14/09/18
Lara Croft has earned her place in the hallowed halls of gaming legend and no one out there has had a reboot quite this successful.
With the third instalment in the newly reinvigorated raider of Tombs we are bringing a close to the first chapter as she goes from fresh faced Lara to the seasoned adventure we met back in the 90’s.
What new titles are you most excited for this week? Be sure to let us know!
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Cameron Honey-Swain
Cameron knows what he loves. Witches, animated ducks and a strong burly female protagonist. When he isn't effortlessly defending Dragon Age II he is bothering either his husband or one of his many fur children.
