We’re officially into the month of Christmas, where Mariah Carey is inescapable, people open doors to retrieve tiny chocolates each day, and everybody’s eyes glaze over while trying to figure out what gifts to buy one another or while looking forward to whatever days off and holidays await at the end of the month.
There’s still a few big moments on the gaming calendar – Avatar is coming out, there’s The Game Awards, and some big, big reveal trailers – but let’s look at how November wrapped up last week.
In the News This Week
- Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer releases December 5th
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 March release date confirmed alongside new class
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape officially delayed to June 2024
- The Banu Haqim have been revealed for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
- Taskmaster VR has been announced and it is coming in 2024
- Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition confirmed for 2024
- Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is being added to Netflix
- Homeworld 3 is going to release March 8th, 2024
- Limited edition Yorkshire Tea PS5 controller revealed
- The PS Plus Essential games for December 2023 have been confirmed
Games in Review & Featured Articles
- The Talos Principle 2 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
- SteamWorld Build – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Dredge: The Pale Reach – DLC – 8/10
- Gangs of Sherwood – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 7/10
- Last Train Home – PC – in progress
Beyond the reviews, Dom went hands on with GranBlue Fantasy: Relink and was particularly taken with its visual stylings and action RPG battling, while I delved into Stellaris Nexus, which plays out a little like a digital board game adaptation of Paradox’s sci-fi grand strategy game. Jason, meanwhile, fell for the buff lions and deck building at the heart of Cross Blitz, as it heads into Steam Early Access.
And for everyone that’s struggling to find a gift for a gamer (or who needs some suggestions for their own friends and relatives), we have a little Christmas gift guide with some ideas.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Last Train Home, Forza Motorsport and Like a Dragon: Ishin.
Trailer Park
STALKER 2 gets a new Strider trailer and confirms Q1 2024 release window
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Deadshot trailer released
Steve Fox is heading to Tekken 8
Your Achievements
Let’s see what you’ve been playing.
- Andrewww has been playing and rather liking Ghostwire: Tokyo – “It reminds me of my time in Japan, and some of it in Tokyo, which I enjoyed a lot back then,” he said, though presumably there were less spooky things happening to him.
- willbuchanan has been working through the Asian version of Lego DC Supervillains, for those sweet, sweet trophies, and started playing both Stardew Valley and Genshin Impact as he settles into some real time sink gaming.
And that’s a wrap for this week. Have a good weekend, stay warm, play some fun games, and we’ll catch you all soon!
