“Star Wars Battlefront” is a new action shooter game for Windows PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Credit: Electronic Arts Inc.
New video games out this week:
"Star Wars Battlefront." Jaws dropped for the first trailers for this game, a "Battlefield" / "Call of Duty"-style action shooter set in the "Star Wars" universe. Battles with up to 40 players at a time take place amid famous characters and gigantic vehicles (Millennium Falcon, AT-ATs among them). The game includes an offline, split-screen co-op mode in addition to all the online battles. Rated T for Teen. $60-$70 in Standard and Deluxe Editions for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.
"Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash." (Available Friday) The "Mario Tennis" series comes to the Nintendo Wii U with Mega Mushroom power-ups and the familiar roster of Nintendo characters. Rated E for Everyone. $50 for Nintendo Wii U.
Also out this week: "Assassin's Creed Syndicate" (PC), "Stella Glow" (Nintendo 3DS), "Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game Series" (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PS4, PC), "Monster High: New Ghoul in School" (3DS, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U), "Sword Art Online: Lost Song" (PlayStation Vita, PS4), "The Crew: Wild Run" (Xbox One, PS4, PC), "Moco Moco Friends" (3DS), "Let's Sing 2016" (PS4, Nintendo Wii), "Deadpool" (PS4, Xbox One), "WRC 5" (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4), "Borderlands Triple Pack" (PS3, Xbox 360), "Hard West" (PC), "Conquest of Elysium 4" (PC), "ROOT" (PC), "Cinderella Escape! R12" (PC), "FL337" (PC), "Circuit Breakers" (PC), "Utopia 9: A Volatile Vacation" (PC), "Gocco of War" (PC), "Tennis in the Face" (PC), "Concealed Intent" (PC), "Scourge of War: Waterloo" (PC), "Mayan Death Robots" (PC), "Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon" (3DS), "Tactical Soccer: The New Season" (PC), "Nusakana" (PC).
