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Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Release date: 7th October, 2015
Genre: Action/Shooter
Developer: ND/Bluepoint Games
Publisher: Sony
Rating: MA15+
Mode: Single
What is it?: From the groundbreaking storytellers at Naughty Dog, comes the genre-defining epic that revolutionized adventure storytelling, rebuilt by Bluepoint Games with the power of the PS4 system. Experience one of the most revered game series of all time as you follow the perilous journey of Nathan Drake across the globe, from humble beginnings to extraordinary discoveries. Meet an unforgettable cast of characters as Drake puts life and friendship on the line in a race against ruthless enemies to uncover unimaginable treasure.
Features:
- UNCHARTED The Nathan Drake Collection includes the single-player campaigns for UNCHARTED: Drake's Fortune, UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves, and UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception all with graphical, sound and gameplay improvements
- New Trophies - Brand-new trophies created exclusively for UNCHARTED's debut on the PS4 system
- Photo Mode - Freeze gameplay at any time and take control of the camera to capture your most memorable moments from the trilogy to share with friends directly from your PS4 system. Utilize graphical filters, camera controls, and other options to customize your shot.
- Explorer Mode is an all-new mode for beginners where combat difficulty is reduced greatly.
- Speed Run Mode adds a timer that allows players to track their gameplay time against their friends as they play sections of the game.
- Brutal Difficulty Mode is the ultimate challenge as the gameplay will be more punishing than Crushing Difficulty (unlocked after beating Crushing Difficulty in the same game).
Similar to: Uncharted, Tomb Raider
Also worth noting:
- Includes single player campaigns only no multiplayer is present in the collection.
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Release date: 23rd October, 2015
Genre: Action Openworld
Developer: Ubisoft Quebe
Publisher: Ubisoft
Rating: MA15+
Mode: Single
What is it?: London, 1868. The Industrial Revolution unleashes an incredible age of invention, transforming the lives of millions with technologies once thought impossible. Opportunities created during this time period have people rushing to London to engage in this new world. A world no longer controlled by kings, emperors, politicians or religion, but by a new common denominator: money.
Introducing Assassin Jacob Frye, who with the help of his twin sister Evie, will change the fate of millions in the upcoming Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Rise to rally and lead the underworld to break the corrupt stranglehold on London in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue and brutal combat.
Features:
- The First Assassin at the Birth of the Modern Age - As the brash, rebellious Jacob Frye, put up your dukes and take on your enemies. Use improved stealth tactics to elude your enemies and unleash your arsenal of weapons, including the kukri knife, brass knuckles, and sword cane. Utilize new technology like the rope launcher to scale buildings in seconds and take your enemies by surprise.
- Take Over the London Underworld - With Jacob as the leader, gamers can establish Great Britain's fiercest gang, the only force that can challenge the elite and defeat rival gangs to bring freedom to the oppressed masses. Enemy strongholds can be infiltrated by using an arsenal of weapons to dominate London's underworld. From robbing trains to rescuing child laborers, players will stop at nothing to bring justice to London's lawless streets.
- Traverse the Fast-Paced World of Industrial London - From Buckingham Palace to Big Ben, fight and triumph across the massive open world of Victorian London. Parkour across moving vehicles to track down enemies or escape after a daring raid, hijack carriages to engage in a no-holds-barred street race, or blaze a trail of destruction aboard steamboats along the River Thames.
- Master the art of stealth as Evie Frye - Play as Jacob's twin sister Evie, a relentless Assassin who has perfected the silent, swift and stealthy strike. Use parkour to navigate across the immense open world using your status in London's leading gang to change the city for the better.
Similar to: Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed Series
Also worth noting:
- PlayStation 4 has 10 exclusive side missions.
- PC verison will release in late November.
- London map is approximately 30% larger than the Paris map in Unity.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Halo 5: Guardians
Release date: 27th October, 2015
Genre: Shooter
Developer: 343i
Publisher: Microsoft
Rating: M
Mode: Single, Multi(Comp, Co-op)
What is it?: An unstoppable force threatens the galaxy, and the Master Chief is missing and his loyalty questioned. An epic story and two new multiplayer modes mark the greatest evolution in Halo history. Experience the most dramatic Halo story to date in a 4-player cooperative epic that spans three worlds.
Features:
- Campaign - An intense new story on a galactic scale: Play as the Master Chief and Spartan Locke as the hunt plays out across three new worlds.
- Co-Op - Your team is your weapon: Choose how to achieve objectives while playing solo with AI teammates or with friends in a 4-player cooperative experience
- Warzone - New, massive-scale multiplayer mode that supports 24-player battles with both friendly and enemy AI dropping in. It's nonstop action when you confront Spartans, Covenant, and Forerunners while trying to complete a variety of objectives
- ARENA MULTIPLAYER - In Halo 5: Guardians, the Arena multiplayer mode represents Halo's established legacy of pure, skill-based 4-vs-4 competitive combat.
Similar to: Halo Series, Call of Duty
Also worth noting:
- Has no Lan or splitscreen options
Platforms: Xbox One
Need for Speed
Release date: 5th November, 2015
Genre: Racing
Developer: Ghost Games
Publisher: EA
Rating: M
Mode: Single, Multi(Comp)
What is it?: Discover the nocturnal open world of urban car culture, driven by five unique ways to play and win, in this thrilling reboot of Need for Speed. Carve your own unique path, via multiple overlapping stories, gaining reputation on your journey to become the ultimate icon.
Ventura Bay is your urban playground from sweeping hillside roads overlooking the city, to the police infested urban districts with tight city corners - the city comes alive while others sleep. Home to five real world automotive icons, the heroes of today's car culture, they will inspire you, push you, and test you.
Features:
- Five Ways to Play: Need for Speed returns with Five Ways to Play - Speed, Style, Build, Crew and Outlaw, enabling you to earn reputation and ultimately win your way. Combine all five to create that perfect Need for Speed moment; driving insanely fast, sliding through a corner in your customized ride alongside your friends, whilst being chased by the cops.
- Rich Authentic Customization: Build a car that reflects your character through extensive visual and performance customization. With hand-picked iconic cars, the hottest authentic after-market brands, performance tuning, and personalized handling. Set up your ride and hit the streets.
- Narrative: Five distinctive overlapping stories each inspired by a real world icon. Every choice, every second, every minute propels your playing experience on your journey to become the ultimate icon.
- West Coast Urban Setting: From dusk till dawn, discover an open world of urban car culture you never knew existed. Our stunning new world that combines the power of the new consoles and a supercharged game engine in Frostbite, to deliver a rich open world environment with roughly twice the drivable roads of Need for Speed Rivals.
Similar to: Burnout, Need for Speed Underground
Also worth noting:
- Requires a constant online connection.
- PC release date is not until next year.
Platforms:PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Release date: 6th November, 2015
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Treyarch
Publisher: Activision
Rating: R18+
Mode: Single, Multi(Co-op, Comp)
What is it?: Treyarch, developer of the two most-played games in Call of Duty history, returns with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. For the first time with three-years of development, the revered, award-winning studio has created its first title for next-gen hardware in the critically acclaimed Black Ops series. Welcome to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, a dark, twisted future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the technology we created to stay ahead, in a world where cutting-edge military robotics define warfare.
Features:
- All new campaign, designed for 4 player co-op, re-playability and now, every player is completely customizable: from weapons and loadouts, to abilities and outfits, all with full progression systems and a personalized armory to show off accomplishments, providing a constantly-evolving campaign experience.
- Levelled-up multiplayer with momentum-based chained-movement system and new Specialilst character system.
- Multiplayer Maps are designed from the ground-up for the new movement system, allowing players to be successful with traditional movement, as well as advanced tactics and maneuvers.
- Black Ops 3 multiplayer also introduces the new Specialist character system, which allows players to rank up and master each specific character's battle-hardened capabilities and weapons. With this addition to Traditional and Weapons XP progressions systems, Black Ops 3 multiplayer gives players three different ways to rank up.
- The return of Zombies - No Treyarch title would be complete without its signature Zombies offering - a full-game experience with its own distinct storyline right out of the box. Black Ops 3 Zombies is the most immersive and ambitious Call of Duty Zombies to date, with a full XP-based progression system for players that adds depth and re-playability to the engaging gameplay Zombies fans have come to expect.
Similar to: Call of Duty, Titanfall.
Also worth noting:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will have multiplayer and co-op Zombie modes only, no singleplayer. They will come with Black Ops 1 as bonus.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One.
Fallout 4
Release date: 10th November, 2015
Genre: RPG
Developer: Bethesda
Publisher: Bethesda
Rating: MA15+
Mode: Single
What is it?: Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, welcome you to the world of Fallout 4 - their most ambitious game ever, and the next generation of open-world gaming.
As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you enter a world destroyed by nuclear war. Every second is a fight for survival, and every choice is yours. Only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Welcome home.
Features:
- FREEDOM AND LIBERTY - Do whatever you want in a massive open world with hundreds of locations, characters, and quests. Join multiple factions vying for power or go it alone, the choices are all yours.
- YOU'RE S.P.E.C.I.A.L! - Be whoever you want with the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. character system. From a Power Armored soldier to the charismatic smooth talker, you can choose from hundreds of Perks and develop your own playstyle.
- COLLECT AND BUILD! - Collect, upgrade, and build thousands of items in the most advanced crafting system ever. Weapons, armor, chemicals, and food are just the beginning - you can even build and manage entire settlements.
- SUPER DELUXE PIXELS! - An all-new next generation graphics and lighting engine brings to life the world of Fallout like never before. From the blasted forests of the Commonwealth to the ruins of Boston, every location is packed with dynamic detail.
- VIOLENCE AND V.A.T.S.! - Intense first or third person combat can also be slowed down with the new dynamic Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S) that lets you choose your attacks and enjoy cinematic carnage.
Similar to: Fallout 3/New Vegas.
Also worth noting:
- Has no level cap, able to keep playing after the main story is complete.
- Mods will come to Console arriving on Xbox One first then PlayStation 4.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Release date: 10th November, 2015
Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Microsoft
Rating: MA15+
Mode: Single
What is it?: After uncovering an ancient mystery, Lara Croft embarks on a journey throughout the most treacherous and remote regions of the world to find the secret of immortality. Forming powerful new alliances and relying on her intellect and survival skills, Lara will ultimately embrace her fate as the Tomb Raider.
Featuring epic, high-octane action moments set in the most beautifully hostile environments on earth, Rise of the Tomb Raider delivers a cinematic survival action adventure where you will join Lara Croft on her first tomb raiding expedition and witness the rise of an icon.
Features:
- Awe-Inspiring Deadly Tombs: Explore huge ancient spaces littered with deadly traps, solve dramatic environmental puzzles, and decipher ancient texts to reveal crypts as you take on a world filled with secrets to discover.
- Woman vs. Wild: Conquer a world fiercely protecting its secrets, endure perilous conditions and unstable landscapes, face dangerous wildlife that act as guardians to ancient tombs, and explore huge interactive environments.
- Guerrilla Combat: Use the environment to your advantage, scale trees and dive underwater to avoid or takedown enemies, configure Lara's gear, weapons, and ammo to suit your play style, craft explosives on the fly to sow chaos, and wield Lara's signature combat bows and climbing axe.
- Unprecedented Visual Fidelity: Utilizing the full power of the Xbox One, Rise of the Tomb Raider comes alive with deeply immersive and interactive spaces delivering the most visually stunning Tomb Raider game ever made.
Similar to: Tomb Raider, Uncharted
Also worth noting:
- PC Version will release early 2016, PS4 version will release late 2016 both published by Square Enix.
Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox 360
Star Wars Battlefront
Release date: 19th November, 2015
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Dice
Publisher: EA
Rating: M
Mode: Single, Multi(Comp, Co-op)
What is it?: Fight for the Rebellion or Empire in a wide variety of multiplayer matches for up to 40 players, or in exciting challenges inspired by the films available solo, split-screen or through online co-op. Star Wars Battlefront combines this epic action on a galactic scale with stunning visual recreations of some of the most iconic planets, weapons, characters, and vehicles in the Star Wars universe and the original sound effects from the films, to give Star Wars fans the ultimate, authentic and immersive interactive experience they've been looking for.
Features:
- The Most Immersive and Photorealistic Interactive Entertainment Experience - Visit classic planets from the original Star Wars trilogy, detailed with an unprecedented amount of realism and sense of authenticity that will transport you to a galaxy far, far away
- Ground-based Combat on a Galactic Scale - Engage in epic battles on iconic planets including Hoth, Endor, and Tatooine. Also, bring the fight to the previously unexplored planet, Sullust.
- Pilot a diverse set of ground-based vehicles - including nimble speeder bikes, massive AT-ATs, and more.
- Master the Battlefront with Iconic Star Wars Characters - Play as some of the most memorable characters in the Star Wars universe including Darth Vader and Boba Fett.
- Take to the Skies in Epic Star Wars Dog Fights - Pilot the Millennium Falcon, X-wings, TIE fighters, and more of your favorite vehicles in exhilarating aerial combat.
- Seamlessly swap between 1st person and 3rd person views.
- Battle alongside your friends online or in offline split-screen Co-op mode.
Similar to: Battlefield, Star Wars: Battlefront
Also worth noting:
- Will have no singleplayer campaign or narrative
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Just Cause 3
Release date: 1st December, 2015
Genre: Action Open World
Developer: Avalanche Studios
Publisher: Square Enix
Rating: MA15+
Mode: Single
What is it?: Set in the sun-drenched Mediterranean island republic of Medici, a land crumbling under the ruthless rule of General Di Ravello, you take control of series' hero Rico Rodriguez, a man on a mission to liberate his homeland and the people of Medici... by any means necessary. With over 400 square miles of complete freedom from sky to seabed and a huge arsenal of weaponry, gadgets and vehicles, prepare to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways you can imagine.
Features:
- Welcome to the sun-drenched Mediterranean island also known as the Republic of Medici. This 400sq-mile (1000 square km) vast land has a lot to offer and each of its parts has its own flavour and rich culture.There are three unique regions that you can explore: The Insula Fonte region, the Insula Dracon region and The Insula Striate region.
- The famous Rico's grapple hook - By grappling to any surface at any time, Rico can fast-travel through the map, hijack moving vehicles, or to give himself a speed boost when using parachute or wingsuit. The multiple grapple tethers allow Rico to connect and manually real-in objects together leading to creative destruction. With new upgrades, the grapple becomes even stronger. Attach soldiers to exploding fuel tanks, slingshot a car to destroy a checkpoint, smash a flying helicopter into the ground: the possibilities are limitless.
- The wingsuit - In a matter of seconds, Rico can bullet through the sky and ambush DiRavello's militia forces from above. Upgrading the wingsuit grants Rico additional abilities such as sling shooting while flying, triggering wingsuit while reeling in, or cancelling it in mid-air and landing, making Rico unstoppable.
- The Guns - With the mounted universal "gun rack", Rico can carry up to 3 weapons of your choice. Rico can tap into his firepower at any time whether he is free falling, wing walking, stunting or in a parachute. With an unlimited access to C4 and grenades, Rico is a force to be reckoned with.
- The Parachute - Is an essential part of Rico's arsenal. Besides being a handy means of transportation, the parachute helps Rico strike his enemies with great precision, using one or two handed weapons, while making him harder to target.
Similar to: Just Cause, Mercenaries, Mad Max
Also worth noting:
- Day 1 copies of the Xbox One version come with a digital copy of Just Cause 2 playable on Xbox One via Xbox 360 backwards compatibility.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Release date: 5th Decemeber, 2015
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Monolith Soft
Publisher: Nintendo
Rating: M
Mode: Single, Multi
What is it?: The next massive sci-fi role-playing game from Monolith Soft, the creators of Baten Kaitos and Xenoblade Chronicles, comes exclusively to Wii U. A terrible intergalactic war leaves just a handful of Earth survivors trying to live in a beautiful yet hostile environment. Players engage in battles against powerful creatures of all forms and sizes using the deep battle system that builds on the triumphs of Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii.
Features:
- Riding and controlling a weaponized mech, players can explore every inch of the massive open world displayed in gorgeous high-definition graphics. The world is filled with strange and imaginative creatures, from small bugs to giant dinosaurs.
- As characters improve in different classes, they will learn new combat and defensive skills, or Arts. Players can customize the Arts palette as their characters learn new Arts. All Arts have a "recast" time - once cast, the player must wait out a "cooldown" period before that Art can be used again.
- Players can customize everything about the main character's appearance, including gender, shapes, height, skin color, voice and tattoos.
Also worth noting:
- Wii U gamepad acts as a Data Terminal or off TV play.
Platforms: Wii U
Other Releases - October
Release date: 2015
- 15th - Rock Band 4 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- 15th - Dragon Quest Heroes - PlayStation 4
- 16th - Talos Principle - Deluxe Edition- PlayStation 4
- 16th - Wasteland 2 - Director's Cut - PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- 16th - Tales of Zestiria - PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
- 20th - Guitar Hero Live - PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- 27th - Just Dance 2016 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- 27th - WRC 5 - PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- 29th - WWE 2K16 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Other Releases - November
Release date: 2015
- 3rd - Anno 2205 - PC
- 12th - Sword Art Online: Lost Song - PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
- Delayed to 2016 - Trackmania Turbo - PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Other Releases - December
Release date: 2015
- 1st - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- 18th - Yo-Kai Watch - 3DS
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. Some great games coming out in the next few months. They all look good 
. Fallout 4's my highlight, but I reckon there might be a few excited about the next Halo, CoD and Tomb Raider, and Star Wars has something of a following as well 
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