Battlefield 4 draws first blood in EAâs annual shooter stare-down with Call of Duty. It didnât pick a great time to go first as it must fight with Assassinâs Creed IV: Black Flag for attention on Tuesday. Rasslinâ fans, your WWE sim title arrives under new management. Hereâs the week in video games.
Welcome back to The Week in Games, which has been a part of Kotaku weekends since the first one I worked here. Weâre trying some different things with it to make it useful.
If your favorite game isnât listed here, feel free to mention it in the comments. This information is taken from a number of sources, including Amazon.com, the Steam store and GameStop.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Assassinâs Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3, 360, Wii U)
Battlefield 4 (PC, 360, PS3)
WWE 2K14 (PS3, 360)
Sonic Lost World (Wii U, 3DS)
Angry Birds Star Wars (PS3, 360, Wii, Wii U, PS Vita, 3DS)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (PC, PS3, 360, Wii U, 3DS)
Master Reboot (PC)
Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land (3DS)
Doodle Jump DS (DS)
Beyblade Evolution (3DS)
Transformers Ultimate Autobots Edition (DS)
Transformers Ultimate Battle Edition (DS)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Planktonâs Robotic Revenge (DS)
2K Definitive Strategy Collection (PC)
Thursday, Oct. 31
Castlevania: Lords of ShadowâMirror of Fate HD (PSN)
Football Manager 2014 (PC)
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 (PC)
Recently Released and Reviewed:
Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate
Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyâDual Destinies
Coming Soon:
Nov. 5: Call of Duty: Ghosts; Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection. Nov. 12: Injustice: Gods Among Us (PC and PS Vita); Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus; XCOM: Enemy Within. Nov. 15: PlayStation 4 launch, titles include Knack, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Resogun and many versions of current games. Nov. 19: Need for Speed: Rivals (PS4 version releases Nov. 15) and Assassinâs Creed IV: Black Flag (PC).
Sources: Amazon; Steam; GameStop
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