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Now Loading for the week of November 2, 2015

by: Jeremy - posted: 11/2/2015 8:09:00 AM
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Welcome to the first week of November. I can’t believe that I am saying this but we are on the tail end of the Fall release rush. This time next month, things will begin slowing down drastically. We’re not there yet though and we still have a couple of industry blockbusters launching over the next couple of weeks.

This week is one of the biggest of the season though, as Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 launches on all of the major platforms. Things are going to be a bit different this year with Treyarch’s game. The main, full version of Black Ops 3 will be found on the PC, Xbox One and PS4. There are going to be 360 and PS3 version of the game available, however the experience that they offer will be a bit scaled back and only offer the multiplayer portion of the game. Once again, the trend to abandon the last generation of consoles continues and will do so increasingly as time goes on.

The other big game to watch out for this week will be the “reboot” of the Need for Speed franchise. There are no subtitles or themed packages included this year, it’s just plain “Need for Speed”. The game is going back to the core of the franchise and focusing primarily on the racing. I have had the game in hand for a few days to review and it reminds me a bit of Need for Speed Underground in terms of the general feel of the game. The focus is on street racing in beautifully crafted and incredibly detailed open world. We’ll have the full review of the game later this week.

Plus, with this being the first week of a new month, don’t forget to check both the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network for a new batch of free games for paying members.

What is on your buy list for this week?

  • Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers for PS4
  • Anno 2205 for PC
  • Arcade Archives: Ikki for PS4
  • Barbie & Her Sisters: Puppy Rescue for PS3
  • Battle Battalions for PC
  • Bit Shifter for PC
  • Brilliant Shadows: Part One of the Book of Gray Magic for PC
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for PS4, PS3, 360, Xbox One and PC
  • Car Washer: Summer of the Ninja for PC
  • Dawn of the Plow for PC
  • Dragon Fin Soup for PS3, PS4 and Vita (Cross Buy enabled)
  • Dream Factory for PC
  • Euro Fishing for PC
  • Evolve: Ultimate Edition for PS4 and Xbox One
  • The Extinction for PC
  • The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians for PC
  • Getsuei Gakuen -kou- for PC
  • Gladiators Online: Death Before Dishonor for PC
  • Indivisible Prototype (beta) for PS4
  • The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonca and Pizzaboy for PC
  • The Jackbox Party Pack for PS3 and PS4
  • Kick Ass Commandos for PC
  • The Last NightMary for PC
  • The Living Dungeon for PC
  • Lords of the Fallen: Complete Edition for PS4 and Xbox One
  • Need for Speed for PS4 and Xbox One
  • Norn9: Var Commons for Vita
  • Pink Heaven for PC
  • Poncho for PS4 and PC
  • Prominence for PC
  • Rogue Harvest for PC
  • The Secret Order 2: Masked Intent for PC
  • Shovel Knight (retail release) for PS4, Wii U and 3DS
  • Snoopy’s Grand Adventure for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS
  • Sonic Lost World for PC
  • Spakoyno: Back to the USSR 2.0 for PC
  • Stacks TNT for PC
  • UmiharaKawase for PC
  • Wicked Witches for PC