New Video Games For The Week Of April 5, 2015
From the archive: published Apr 5, 2015, 11 years ago. Details may have changed since.
The new video games for the week of April 5, 2015, are almost upon us. There are not a great deal of AAA titles this week. In fact, only one title fits that bill which is Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin for the last and current-gen video game consoles. A smattering of new indie titles and ports of indie titles make their way to the various consoles as well rounding out the collection for this week.
The biggest new video game of the week is not really new, but rather releasing on a new platform. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is a “Director’s Cut” of the title according to the Dark Souls II official site. Content from all DLC is included in this next gen port and PC re-release along with DirectX11 support for the PC version. In addition to the complete DLC package the DirectX11, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will include:
- New enemy placement, map shortcuts, and gameplay design.
- Graphics, sound and performance upgrade
- New weapons and armor for players to experiment with.
- New NPC invading player’s word.
- Max online players up from 4 to 6
The game is also seeing a release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 but will only include all previously released DLC. The graphical improvements, new enemy placements and online player count will remain the same. A complete break down of what is included with what edition can be found here.
PlayStation Plus subscribers will be receiving several of the games below for free as part of the Instant Game Collection that comes as part of the PS Plus subscription. The Inquisitr monthly comparison between the PS Plus and Games With Gold benefits showcase the titles being offered. Tower of Guns, Aaru’s Awakening and MonsterBag are all free for PlayStation Plus subscribers.
The full and complete list of titles for the week is below.
New Video Game Releases for the week of April 5, 2015
Affordable Space Adventures Digital Wii U
Aaru’s Awakening Digital (Cross Buy) PlayStation 4 | PlayStation 3
Bastion Digital PlayStation 4
Dark Sous II: Scholar of the First Sin Retail | Digital PlayStation 4 | PlayStation 3
Element4l Digital PS Vita
Etrian Mystery Dungeon Retail | Digital 3DS
Krinkle Krusher Digital (Cross Buy) PlayStation 4 | PlayStation 3 | PS Vita
MonsterBag Digital PS Vita
Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones Digital (Cross Buy) PlayStation 4 | PlayStation 3 | PS Vita | PC
Tower of Guns Digital PlayStation 4 | PlayStation 3 | Xbox One
WarioWare: Touched! Digital (Virtual Console) Wii U
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Retail | Digital N3DS
Yoshi Touch & Go Digital (Virtual Console) Wii U