Something for the Weekend – 10/02/24

Things have kicked into gear as we move into February, and all eyes are on Microsoft ahead of their upcoming announcement on the future of Xbox. Whilst there’s plenty of rumours swirling about, we’ll just have to wait and see what Phil Spencer’s announcement holds next week.

In the News This Week

• Rumours grow of Starfield, Indiana Jones & more Xbox games coming to PS5
• Xbox “business update” will explain rumoured PlayStation port plans next week
• Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered PS5 version is missing one key feature
• Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic Games to create an “Entertainment Universe”
• Final Fantasy XIV Online Xbox Series X|S open beta begins February 21st
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo is out now on PS5
• Xbox Game Pass February update adds Resident Evil 3 and Madden NFL 24
• Classified: France ’44 release date confirmed as March 5th
• Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead announced, releases in March

Games in Review

Aside from out top-scorer, it was a pretty disappointing week for the reviews:

• Momodora: Moonlit Farewell – PC – 9/10
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 6/10
• Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC, NSW – 5/10
• Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC, NSW – 3/10

However, if you’re looking for a comfy headset, then you might want to check out Dom’s review:

• • Final UX2000 Headset – 8/10

Featured Articles

It was a busy week for the previews; Steve got us underway with a look at Outcast – A New Beginning, which is part of the Steam Next Fest.

Getting in on the demo action too, Stefan shared his thoughts on Millennia, as Aran looked at the hilarious Goons: Legends and Mayhem.

Last up, as Apex Legends enjoyed its fifth anniversary, Stefan took a gander at what Season 20 will bring, while Nic went hands on with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and provided us with a video preview too:

Rounding off the week, What We Played featured Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Skull and Bones & Helldivers 2.

Trailer Park

C-Smash VRS comes to Quest & Pico VR headsets in April

Knuckles TV series will punch onto Paramount+ in April

Ed (and his improbably big hoodie) arrives in Street Fighter 6 on 27th February

Your Achievements

Here’s what you in our community have been up to this week:

• TSBonyman returned to Elden Ring, and quickly got to grips with it, even pulling off an invasion himself!
• And Andrewww tried out Eagle Flight in PSVR, but didn’t quite gel with needing to steer using his head. So it was back to safer experiences like Rocket League and Ghostwire: Tokyo, and a little start on Death Stranding, where the biggest risk is falling asleep during the cutscenes!

I’m going to be taking a break from writing SftW for a while, but I’m sure I’ll catch you again soon!