SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2 — Among video game releases for the week of October 3, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location becomes a fifth game in the renowned horror series, Mafia III takes its franchise in a new direction, road trip Wheels of Aurelia trundles around the Med, and Warhammer: End Times — Vermintide welcomes an intense multiplayer experience onto console.
Warhammer: End Times — Vermintide
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
October 4
It’s been eight years since Left 4 Dead 2 redefined team-based multiplayer with its tense, horde-repelling action. Vermintide took up the mantle with great success upon its October 2015 debut for PC, and is now bringing its brand of dark medieval fantasy and rat-man bashing exploits to consoles.
Wheels of Aurelia
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
October 4
Travel around scenic 1970s Italy and France on a road trip with your best friend and an assortment of hitchhikers (and road racers), getting to know them, the issues of the day, and main character Lella. Previously released on Mac, PC and Linux, there’s a choose-your-own-adventure feel to Wheels whose 20 to 30-minute runs go past as fast or slow as you want them to.
Paper Mario: Colour Splash
Nintendo Wii U
Week of October 7
Sixth in Mario’s spin-off adventure series but first for Nintendo’s current (but soon to be superseded) home console, Paper Mario and Paper Peach explore Prism Island and set about restoring it to colour, courtesy of a Paint Hammer.
Mafia III
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, WinPC, Mac
October 7
Once rooted in an early 20th century Italian-American Mafia mythos, the franchise returns after five years off and shifts to focus on an ambitious African-American Vietnam vet looking to set up his own criminal empire in a facsimile of New Orleans. The debut from a new studio set up by Grand Theft Auto publisher 2K Games.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location
October 7
iOS, Android, Windows PC
Fifth core game in the sensational horror series but now taking place at a different pizza franchise, nevertheless populated with creepy animatronic robots and an unfortunate night worker stuck in the building with against-the-odds tasks to complete despite the terrible surroundings.
scottgames.com — AFP-Relaxnews
