Hello August!

Here’s how the gaming scene is going to get cooler this month.

August is here and the video game drought is just about over with high profile launches beginning to trickle in starting this month.

First up Batman: The Telltale Series tries to bring Telltale’s signature episodic cinematic storytelling and choice driven role playing experience to a franchise that has only known action of late. The game is even looking at incorporating community voting for in-game decisions to include a sort of multiplayer element into the game. The game is already available on Android, iOS, Mac, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Next up we have a game that has been talked about and delayed for about three years now, No Man’s Sky. The procedurally generated space explorer will put you in a galaxy with no limits as it finds a balance between exploration and combat. It is one of the most highly anticipated games in recent times thanks to the sheer vastness of its worlds with different alien races, languages, local flora and fauna, space resources and many more elements to keep you occupied for hours. The game comes out on PlayStation 4 on the August 9 and on 12 for PC.

Adam Jensen makes a glorious return later this month with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided in the aftermath of the events of the previous game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. With tensions running high after augmented humans went on a killing spree across the world, Adam Jensen must help combat global terrorism as part of a special covert group. This time around he even has some new tricks up his sleeve and can go about his missions in several different ways. The game comes out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC on August 23.

Finally, making a glorious return to close out the month is the MMORPG that once ruled the gaming world. World of Warcraft: Legion, the latest expansion to the popular MMORPG brings one of the franchises’ iconic characters Illidan Stormrage back to the forefront. Not only does the expansion bring tons of new content, but also a substantial visual upgrade for those not ‘wowed’ by the game’s old school charm.

The expansion comes out on August 20 for World of Warcraft on PC and MAC.