{"id":21774,"date":"2018-04-16T01:10:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=21774"},"modified":"2018-04-16T01:10:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:10:50","slug":"5-games-you-cant-afford-to-miss-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/5-games-you-cant-afford-to-miss-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Games You Can&#8217;t Afford to Miss this Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The month of April has its fair-share of public holidays, which is great, because there are some pretty big games arriving this month that you need to take note of! We&#8217;ve listed 5 of the most exciting releases touching down in SA below:<\/p>\n<h3>Extinction<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a010 April 2018 (Xbox One | PS4 |PC)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-eQ3CWVMumWs\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eQ3CWVMumWs?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eQ3CWVMumWs?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coming from the team behind the beloved fighting game<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=killer+instinct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>\u00a0Killer Instinct<\/em><\/a>, <em>Extinction<\/em> is a giant-slaying hack-&#8216;n-slash game that throws you into the boots of\u00a0one of the world&#8217;s last Sentinels, who must defend humanity&#8217;s cities from rampaging, 10-storey-tall ogres and the armies that trail in their wake. Players will have to use speed and skill to chop the ogres down to size (literally) by removing their armour and limbs to expose their weak points. It looks like a great combination between a colouful hack-&#8216;n-slash and <em>Shadow of the Colossus<\/em>, and that&#8217;s not a bad thing at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?category=200&amp;search=extinction&amp;price-from=700&amp;price-to=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png\" alt=\"buy now\" width=\"288\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Hellblade: Senua\u2019s Sacrifice<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong> 11 April 2018 (Xbox One | previously released on PS4)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-LCC5sEtOnkU\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LCC5sEtOnkU?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LCC5sEtOnkU?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>First releasing on the PS4 in 2017, Ninja Theory&#8217;s brilliant action-adventure game,\u00a0<em>Hellblade: Senua&#8217;s Sacrifice,<\/em>\u00a0makes its debut on Microsoft&#8217;s console this month. Given that it comes from the team who developed the underrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=enslaved+odyssey+to+the+west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Enslaved: Odyssey to the West<\/em><\/a> and the incredibly under-appreciated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=DMC+Devil+may+cry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Devil May Cry<\/em> reboot<\/a>, Xbox gamers should take not of this one.\u00a0The game is\u00a0set in the Viking age whereby players take control of a character named Senua, a broken Celtic warrior who embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. It&#8217;s trippy, gorgeous, and features some strategic yet brutal melee combat.<\/p>\n<h3>Yakuza 6: Song of Life<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a017 April 2018 (PS4)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-nyaB-yIUJIE\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nyaB-yIUJIE?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nyaB-yIUJIE?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Yakuza 6: Song of Life<\/em> marks the first\u00a0proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=yakuza&amp;category=200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Yakuza<\/em><\/a> game of this console generation, which has been built from the ground up on a brand-new engine.\u00a0The main storylines in <em>Yakuza<\/em> games are dense, mature, and operatic, with themes of revenge, atonement, betrayal, and family (you know, exactly the sort of the thing the word \u201cYakuza\u201d conjures up). The new title picks up after the events of <em>Yakuza 5<\/em>, which fans will be brushed up on upon starting <em>Song of Life<\/em>. However, while everything is &#8216;new&#8217; in <em>Yakuza 6<\/em>, the fan-beloved gameplay formula\u00a0remains \u2013 and for the initiated, that&#8217;s insane beat-&#8217;em-up scenarios mixed with bizarre side-quests and tons of mini-games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=Yakuza+6:+Song+of+Life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png\" alt=\"buy now\" width=\"288\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>God of War<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a020 April 2018 (PS4)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-jCB36uNrZ9I\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jCB36uNrZ9I?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jCB36uNrZ9I?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Easily one of the most anticipated games of the year, let alone the month,\u00a0<em>God of War<\/em>\u00a0sees the return of the deity-killer Kratos in a new adventure which delves into Norse mythology. The game will revolve around Kratos\u2019 relationship with his son, Atreus, who players will also be able to take control of.\u00a0 It players in a similar fashion to past\u00a0<em>God of War<\/em>\u00a0games, but has a closer, more visceral third-person perspective. Of course, the giant creature battles return and look better than ever.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=god+of+war+ps4&amp;category=200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png\" alt=\"buy now\" width=\"288\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Nintendo Labo<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a020 April 2018 (Switch)<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-P3Bd3HUMkyU\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/P3Bd3HUMkyU?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/P3Bd3HUMkyU?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nintendo&#8217;s &#8220;toys to life&#8221; cardboard accessory experiment, Nintendo Labo, finally arrives for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=nintendo+switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switch<\/a> owners this month. It&#8217;s essentially a series of kits that you build into various contraptions and then equip onto your console or controllers, such as a piano that you can actually play.\u00a0There&#8217;s also a robot pack and a fishing pole and it all looks quite clever and fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=nintendo+labo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png\" alt=\"buy now\" width=\"288\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_BuyNoqw-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Will you be picking up any new games this month?<\/em><\/p>\n<h5>Check out <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/17\/Video+Games+&amp;+Accessories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">more gaming deals on Pricecheck here<\/span><\/a><\/span>; and keep up to date on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/category\/tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">the latest gaming happenings on the blog<\/span><\/a>.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take a closer-look at the biggest game releases in April 2018, including God of War, Extinction, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":21775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2850],"tags":[3079,3084,1821,1601,3080,3081,3082,591,3085,874,1614,3059,792,843,3083],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/God-of-War-header.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21774"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21774"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21777,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21774\/revisions\/21777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}