We’ve had our little glimmer of hot weather at the end of this week, and now much of the country can look forward to muggy conditions and thunderstorms, so… I guess that means I should decide what games to play today and tomorrow? Maybe looking back at this week of gaming news and reviews will help me decide.
In the News This Week
- Splitgate 2 has been revealed, and it’s coming out in 2025
- Paramount+ ditches Halo TV series after two seasons
- Hit horror game The Mortuary Assistant is coming to console
- The Casting of Frank Stone is coming out in September
- No Man’s Sky Worlds Part I update adds major world improvements
- COD: Black Ops 6 beta dates set for August and September
- Emio The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club has been revealed
- House of Golf 2 gets putt back with delay to August 16th
- GT Manager will enter Early Access on September 3rd
Games in Review & Featured Articles
We had a healthy batch of games in review, but also keep an eye out for our finalised Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail review, which will drop this weekend.
- Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition – NSW – 9/10
- SCHiM – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Rack and Slay – PC – 8/10
- TMNT: Splintered Fate – NSW, PC, iOS – 7/10
- Gestalt: Steam & Cinder – NSW, PC – 6/10
Elsewhere, Aran stepped out onto the pitch of EA Sports FC 25, and particularly enjoyed the new five-a-side Rush mode.
I went hands on with the Apple Vision Pro, shortly after its launch in Europe, and had some thoughts about how Apple’s… vision for virtual and augmented reality needs to adapt to handle gaming.
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured TMNT: Splintered Fate, Kunitsu-Gami & Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.
Trailer Park
Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks roars into Early Access August 6th
C-Smash VRS: New Dimension is launching in September with hybrid online play
The final Splatoon 3 Splatfest takes place in September and it could have big implications
Your Achievements
Let’s check in with what you’ve been playing:
- TSBonyman has sunk around 50 hours into the Elden Ring DLC, and has managed to defeat Rellana on his lucky 7th attempt. “It was a fun fight.”
That’s the round up for this week. We’ll be back next week for more gaming news and more. See you then!
