AU Shippin' Out October 28-November 2: Battlefield 4

First-person shooter Battlefield 4 hits the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this week.

The game will feature missions that take place across the world in destinations such as Azerbaijan, Shanghai, and Singapore. In one chapter, players will rescue VIPs, among them a CIA field operative known as Laszlo W Kovic.

Kovic is the focus of an upcoming Battlefield novel that provides the backstory for the CIA operative and the larger Battlefield 4 fiction.

Developer DICE revealed the minimum and recommended specifications for the PC version of the game last month. Battlefield 4 is also coming to next-generation consoles the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as launch titles for those platforms in November.

Yearning for a pirate's life? Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is ready to set sail in Australian retail this week.

Set in the 1650s and onwards, players assume the role of Edward Kenway, a British pirate who serves in the Assassin Order. The game will feature an open world with naval and land exploration. The hunting system from Assassin's Creed III will also make a return, with players able to hunt on land and in water.

Ubisoft has released a new core Assassin's Creed game every year since 2009. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag launches on October 31 and has confirmed a follow-up Assassin's Creed game.

For more details on games out this week in Australia, check the list below.

October 31, 2013

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS3)

Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PC)

WWE 2K14 (360, PS3)