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" While March saw some of the year&amp;#039;s biggest releases, April has its own anticipated games, with two massively multiplayer online games, a Kinect-focused Xbox One exclusive and the return of devilish motorcycle series Trials on just about every platform. Goat Simulator Release date: April 1 (worldwide) Platforms: PC Officially touted as a &amp;quot;small, broken and stupid game&amp;quot;, Goat Simulator revolves around a goat as it gets into mischief in a vast, urban sandbox, where its liable to be flung carelessly into heavy machinery with amusing results.  Before you ask whether this is an April Fools joke, pre-ordering customers have been playing the game since before release and have been streaming their hands-on sessions.      The Elder Scrolls Online Release date: April 4 (worldwide) Platforms: PC Set thousands of years before the events of Skyrim, this is a massively multiplayer title that allows players to explore the entirety of Tamriel and participate in quests together online. While debuting on PC this month, it&amp;#039;ll make its appearance on next-gen consoles Xbox One and PS4 in June. Our Elder Scrolls Online beta preview: Impressions of Skyrim&amp;#039;s MMO successor  Trials Frontier Release date: April 10 (worldwide) Platforms: iOS Set in a future wild-west environment, this iOS edition of the motorcycle platformer has short stages where objectives feature collecting items, performing tricks and stunts and securing the quickest time. It also features a new story-driven campaign that&amp;#039;s set in the same universe as Trials Fusion out later this month, albeit 100 years later in a post-apocalyptic world. Our Trials Frontier preview: First details of free-to-play mobile spin-off      Football Manager Classic 2014 Release date: April 11 (Europe) Platforms: Vita This Vita edition brings the Classic mode from the PC and Mac release to handheld, which offered a more streamlined and faster-playing experience of the football management simulator. The Vita edition also supports save files from the PC edition, as well as the 3D engine for watching matches.  Kinect Sports Rivals Release date: April 11 (Europe), April 8 (North America) Platforms: Xbox One Built from the ground up exclusively for Xbox One, Kinect Sports Rivals has sports both old and new, including climbing, soccer, target shooting, bowling, tennis and wake racing. Billed as an &amp;#039;evergreen&amp;#039; title by developer Rare, it&amp;#039;ll be given free story-based downloadable content after release. Our Kinect Sports Rivals preview: Hands-on with Xbox One&amp;#039;s Kinect showcase  LEGO The Hobbit Release date: April 11 (Europe), April 8 (North America) Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, Vita, 3DS This successor to LEGO Lord of the Rings focuses on the first two The Hobbit films. It&amp;#039;ll feature new playable characters - including a younger Bilbo and all of the Dwarves - each with their own unique abilities to help access new areas, and a loot system for constructing items essential for the journey ahead. Our LEGO The Hobbit preview: A return to Middle Earth  Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Release date: April 11 (Europe), April 8 (North America) Platforms: PS4 (out now on PS3, PC) The next-gen edition of the PS3 and PC massively-multiplayer online game features a number of technical improvements, with a full 1080p screen resolution, improved character models, and DualShock 4 touch pad support. Like other subscription-based games on the platform, the requirement of owning a PS Plus subscription for playing online is waived. Our Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn preview: A new era for Eorzea Our Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn review: Rising from the ashes  2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil  Release date: April 17 (Europe), April 15 (North America) Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 The official game of the FIFA World Cup is a standalone product only releasing on current generation platforms Xbox 360 and PS3. As well as qualifying teams that can participate in the &amp;#039;Road to the FIFA World Cup&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Captain your Country&amp;#039; modes, it features a full 203 nations as well as a set of new animations, ball physics and set-piece tactics not featured in FIFA 14. Our 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil  preview: Capturing the carnival atmosphere  Trials Fusion Release date: April 17 (worldwide) Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PC Trials Fusion will mark the next-gen debut of the series, introducing an all-new futuristic world setting, an FMX physics-based trick system and in-level challenges. Although it contains local multiplayer, ghost times and leaderboards, it lacks the online multiplayer that debuted in Trials Evolution. Our Trials Fusion preview: Tricks, challenges and closer ties to the community  Child of Light Release date: April 30 (worldwide) Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC Described as a &amp;quot;reimagining of classic fairytales&amp;quot;, Child of Light is a role-playing platformer created by Assassin&amp;#039;s Creed and Far Cry 3 studio Ubisoft Montreal. Created using the Rayman Legends UbiArt Framework for stylised side-scrolling visuals, its turn-based battles are inspired by Japanese titles such as Final Fantasy VI and Grandia 2. Child of Light preview: Ubisoft sets off on its own Final Fantasy  Also out this month: Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - April 1 Terraria (Xbox 360) - April 11 Titanfall (Xbox 360) - April 11 Sly Cooper Trilogy (Vita) - April 15 Nintendo Pocket Football Club (3DS) - April 17 Dark Souls 2 (PC) - April 25 What releases will you purchase in March? Add a comment to the space below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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