“Call of Duty: Black Ops III” will be out Friday for Windows PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in various editions. Credit: Activision Publishing, Inc.
New video games out this week:
"Call of Duty: Black Ops III." (Available Friday) The online social experience that is "Call of Duty" games these days continues with four-player cooperative play (at least on the next-gen console and PC) and improvements to character movement. All versions get a full "Zombies" mode in addition to online multiplayer. Rated M for Mature. $50-$200 in various Standard, Deluxe and "Juggernog Edition" sets for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
"Need for Speed." The franchise gets a reboot after 2012's well-received "Most Wanted." The new racing game offers five modes, "Speed," "Style," "Build," "Crew" and "Outlaw," each with its own narrative in what Electronic Arts calls, "A West Coast urban setting." Rated T for Teen. $60-$70 in Standard and Deluxe Editions for Xbox One, PS4, PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
Also out this week: "Norn9: Var Commons" (PlayStation Vita), "Barbie and Her Sisters: Puppy Rescue" (Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360), "Shovel Knight" (3DS, PS4, Wii U), "Anno 2205" (PC), "Sonic: Lost World" (PC), "Bit Shifter" (PC), "Areeb World" (PC), "Dream Factory" (PC), "The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure" (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, 3DS), "Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Master Splinter Training Pack" (3DS), "Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers" (PS4), "The Jackbox Party Pack" (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4), "Fuego!" (PC), "Lords of the Fallen: Complete Edition" (PS4, Xbox One), "Evolve: Ultimate Edition" (PS4, Xbox One), "Hard West" (PC), "Mushihimesama" (PC), "Prominence" (PC), "Yo-Kai Watch" (3DS), "Awesomenauts Assemble!" (PS4), "Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops" (PS4), "World Poker Championship" (PS4), "The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians" (PC), "Kick Ass Comandos" (PC), "Spakoyno: Back to the USSR 2.0" (PC).
