The days are starting to get shorter while the nights get longer and all around you, the cold starts to usher the start of a new season. Winter is coming and the danger of frost bi… what are we talking about? We’re gamers. It can be 100 below zero outside and so long as our consoles and computers and internet connections are running, we’re all good to go! This week brings us a few exciting releases.
Chariot
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Platforms: PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Q_fphhqCM[width=650,height=366]
Control a chariot through this physics-based couch co-op platformer and play as a brave princess with her suitor as they carry a funeral wagon through ancient caves. Fend off swarms of looters while amassing riches, to bury the King's remains in a worthy gold-filled tomb.
Dark Souls II - Crown of the Ivory King DLC
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iY07Z-VSrk[width=650,height=366]
If you are still playing this game, you either have a s4$9 load of patience, a TV with a thrown-controller resistant screen, or you toss your controller like 50 Cent tosses a baseball. There’s new DLC for this game that hates you and shows it by killing you with everything and anything. This time, this game hates you in the snow!
Forza Horizon 2
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Platforms: Xbox One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k62OgK4pdU[width=650,height=366]
Forza Horizon 2 lets you drive just about everywhere your eye can see. Don’t see a track? Don’t worry… Make one! Drive through a field of corn and see how much your Lambo’s custom paint job will hold up to the constant barrage of dirt, debris, and anything that your car pulls up off the ground!
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5fRymhZbG8[width=650,height=366]
Play as the Ranger of the Black Gate, Talion, and seek revenge on the ancient wraith that killed you: Sauron!