Battlefield 4 draws first blood in EA's annual shooter stare-down with Call of Duty. It didn't pick a great time to go first as it must fight with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for attention on Tuesday. Rasslin' fans, your WWE sim title arrives under new management. Here's 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. We're trying some different things with it to make it useful.
If your favorite game isn't 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
- Assassin's 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: Plankton's Robotic Revenge (DS)
- 2K Definitive Strategy Collection (PC)
Thursday, Oct. 31
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow—Mirror of Fate HD (PSN)
- Football Manager 2014 (PC)
- Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 (PC)
Recently Released and Reviewed:
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney—Dual Destinies
- Sonic: Lost World
- Pokémon X and Y
- Skylanders: Swap Force
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 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PC).
Sources: Amazon; Steam; GameStop
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