New Game Releases: Week of October 14, 2018

Tuesday, October 16th’s releases are headlined by Starlink: Battle for Atlas (PS4, Switch, Xbox One).

A third-person action-adventure developed by Ubisoft Toronto, players will explore the space and worlds of the Atlas star system in Starlink, forming alliances with alien races and battling the Forgotten Legion.

Modular toys will also be available for Starlink, allowing players to purchase pilot, starship, and weaponry toys that can then be connected to a special controller and imported directly into the game.

Nintendo Switch owners will have exclusive access to a very special pilot: Star Fox‘s Fox McCloud.

On Friday, October 19th fans will get the first numbered Soulcalibur entry in six years: Soulcalibur VI (PC, PS4, Xbox One).

This Bandai Namco fighting game will feel familiar to those enfranchised, with its weapon-based battling, but Soulcalibur VI is introducing a new mechanic: “Reversal Edge.”

Triggered by landing a charged attack or parrying, “Reversal Edge” starts a slow-motion sequence that fans of Tekken 7 may already be familiar with.

Friday will also see Dark Souls Remastered come to Nintendo Switch.

Released earlier this year for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, this portable remaster of FromSoftware’s action-RPG comes with improved graphics (running in 1080p at 30 fps when docked and 720p at 30 fps handheld), changes to online play, and a Solaire of Astora amiibo (sold separately).

Dark Souls Remastered for Switch is yet another opportunity for those new to the franchise to play this classic game, and veterans may be happy enough to play a version with improved performance in the infamously laggy Blighttown.

A full list of releases for the week of October 14 is below.

What are you picking up this week? Let us know in the comments below.

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Tuesday, October 16:

– For Honor: Marching Fire expansion (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
– Heavy Fire: Red Shadow (PC, PS4, PS VR, Xbox One)
– The Hunter: Call of the Wild 2019 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
– Lego DC Super-Villains (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
– NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
– Starlink: Battle for Atlas (PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
– Valkyria Chronicles (Switch)
– Warriors Orochi 4 (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)

Thursday, October 18:

– AI War (PC)
– Heliophobia (PC)
– Moto Racer 4 (Switch)
– Resonance of Fate (PC)
– Return of the Obra Dinn (PC)
– The Room (Switch)
– Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption (PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
– Syberia 3 (Switch)

Friday, October 19:

– Dark Souls Remastered (Switch)
– Dark Souls Trilogy (PS4, Xbox One)
– Legend of Evil (PC, Switch)
– Soulcalibur VI (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
– World War 3 (PC)

Are you looking forward to any of the games coming out this week? Let us know in the comments below.