These are our October 2016 picks for new media: music, movies, books and games:
Mafia III
Play Oct. 7
Journey back to 1968 in the third game in the series, which follows Lincoln Clay, a war veteran on a quest to build a new crime organization to combat the Italian mob.
The Birth of a Nation
In theaters Oct. 7
Director Nate Parker takes the audience into the antebellum South to witness an uprising of slaves orchestrated by Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher who was used by his owner to help subdue unruly slaves through his oratory skills.
The Girl on the Train
In theaters Oct. 7
Based on Paula Hawkins’ New York Times best-seller, the movie tells the story of Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt), who decides to help find a missing woman whose house she passes on her commute to work.
Cosmic Hallelujah
Download Oct. 28
Kenny Chesney is set to release his 17th studio album, which has already received accolades for its previously released single, “Noise,” which reached 14 on the country charts.