The Witcher 3 saga comes to an end with Blood and Wine while the Hitman story continues with Episode 3.
By Lucas M. Thomas
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- See it on Amazon for $19.99 (PC)
- Also downloadable on PS4 & Xbox One
From our Review: We're told that The Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt marks the last great ride of Geralt of Rivia, so far as developer CD Projekt Red is concerned. I like to think there are signs that this isn't the case, as much of its storyline revolves around the return of a friend long thought permanently lost. But even if it is, it's about as good as a sendoff as we could ask for. The sun may shine brighter here than it ever has for the Butcher of Blaviken, and there's a undercurrent of hope that's been lost in the flood of despair in previous entries, but fittingly enough, above all this is a tale of the pain of letting go.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- See it on Steam (PC)
- Also downloadable on PS4 & Xbox One
Play as globetrotting Agent 47 at the prime of his career -- the apex predator stalking his prey across the world, in the brutal stealth action game Hitman. This episodic entry in the franchise finds Agent 47 here as the aspirational assassin at the absolute peak of his power. As an operative of the International Contract Agency, his job is to take out high-profile targets all over the world, supported by his long-time handler Diana Burnwood.
Episode 3 drops Agent 47 into the hustle and bustle of Marrakesh, Morocco.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- See it on Amazon for $19.96 (Blu-ray)
From our Review: When Jane Austen first wrote her iconic 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, she likely never imagined that it would be one day reimagined with the undead integral to the plot. But Burr Steers' modernized, genre-mashing take on Seth Grahame-Smith's novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies breathes life back into the Regency England setting by populating it with the zombies.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- See it on Amazon for $59.88 (PS4 & Xbox One) – Prime Discount Eligible!
Battle it out face to face in this 3D brawler based on the One Piece anime/manga universe. One Piece: Burning Blood takes full advantage of the rich history of One Piece down to the finest details. Character expressions, elemental effects, and impact text come to life in this new game as if they were jumping off a manga page. Featuring all of the action, drama, and comedy from the world’s favorite pirate saga, One Piece: Burning Blood is all about style that will reheat fans’ nostalgia and pique the interest of curious new pirates.
One Piece: Burning Blood introduces an advanced battle system that replicates Devil Fruit abilities and Haki techniques in a true-to-series pirate free-for-all. Activated at will, these unique abilities can increase the player’s attack power, nullify incoming normal attacks, and more. Players must strategize how and when to use these special abilities to unleash their maximum fighting potential.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- See it on Amazon for $39.96 (PS4 & Xbox One) – Prime Discount Eligible!
Dead Island: Definitive Collection includes fully remastered and greatly improved versions of Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide, DLC from both games, and a bonus game, Dead Island: Retro Revenge.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Score Rush Extended is a 4 player overhead scrolling 2D shmup, with multidirectional dual-stick controls. Play alone or with your friends -- as a team! -- to compete against scores from other single player and multiplayer teams.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
OxenFree is a supernatural teen thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Players control Alex, who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party gone wrong off the coast of their hometown.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
There Came an Echo is a real-time strategy title with a heavy narrative focus. The player can use an innovative voice control system to direct their units around the battlefield to ensure a tactical advantage over the enemy.
The game features a AAA voice cast, led by Star Trek regular Wil Wheaton and internet sensation Ashly Burch.
Release Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus takes the franchise's signature over-the-top style and raises the bar in every possible way, from characters to art style, combat mechanics and story. Throughout the game, players will take control of characters from each of four rival factions, experiencing the narrative from four distinct viewpoints. Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus carries on the high energy side-scrolling battles of previous games in the series, but in full 3D with a player-controlled camera and far more intricate set pieces. Fans can expect to find more of Senran Kagura's hallmark features -- ridiculous mid-air combos, over-the-top humor, garments that explode when characters take damage and special Secret Ninja Art techniques.
Release Date: Friday, June 3, 2016
- See it on Steam (PC)
- Also downloadable on PS4 & Xbox One
Smash a priceless chandelier, set fire to a gas station and destroy a kitchen full of china ... this isn’t your average golf game! Dangerous Golf is an irreverent, silly, fun approach to golf games that challenges players to break the rules and wreak havoc on more than 100 holes in four unexpected locations. In Dangerous Golf, players aren’t striving for Par or aiming for Birdie -- they’re playing for dollar damage as their high score. As they progress throughout the game, players will not only be awarded points for trick shots and ricochet techniques, but they’ll also get rewarded for destroying stuff by turning their golf ball into a bomb and setting off their SmashBreaker. Destructive powers increase as the ball heats up, ensuring that the most elaborate shots are not only the most rewarded, but the most impressive to watch.
Release Date: Friday, June 3, 2016
- Downloadable on PS4 & Xbox One
"Attention all competitors: This is your one minute warning. I repeat, one minute until race commencement. Members of the public: You now have one minute to reach minimum safe distance!"
Welcome to the homicidal world of Carmageddon, where your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of killing machines, and you rack up points by mowing down the local inhabitants! Rise through the Carmageddon ranks in Career mode, do what you like by unlocking Freeplay, or challenge the masses in Multiplayer! With insane PowerUps, surreal environments and a variety of ways to win, it all adds up to endless hours of violent and hilarious FUN.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 (PS4); Friday, June 3, 2016 (Xbox One)
- Downloadable on PS4 & Xbox One
Daydreamer: Awakened Edition is the story of the last human who rouses from an eternal sleep to an unfamiliar Earth, since Aliens took over the planet thousands of years ago. The nameless protagonist was kept in a stasis chamber as a twisted relic to memorialize their victory. However, the mysterious Immortal Gate Keeper liberates her and sets her on a dangerous expedition to the Earth's core. Be warned though-the aliens will do whatever it takes to get their trophy back, and the Earth is filled with frightening creatures that hunger for human flesh.
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Lucas M. Thomas assembles Out This Week every week, and when he's not doing that, he's assembling magazine pages as the Editor-in-Chief of Nintendo Force Magazine. New subscriptions available now through Patreon! You can follow him on Twitter, @NintendoForce.
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