I feel we needed a little help from Microsoft to make this week a bit more interesting, with their Xbox Partner Preview stream bringing more surprises than I was honestly expecting. FBC: Firebreak looks pretty good, doesn’t it? And then there’s Subnautica 2, Phasmo on consoles and a bunch of other bits of intrigue.
So without much further ado, let’s get to the news…
In the News This Week
- FBC: Firebreak brings three-player co-op to the Federal Bureau of Control
- Subnautica 2 early access comes to Xbox and PC in 2025, and it has co-op
- Bithell Games is making TRON: Catalyst, an isometric action adventure
- Phasmophobia heads to Xbox Series X|S, PS5 & PSVR 2 in time for Halloween
- Bloober Team reveal Cronos: The New Dawn
- Spider-Man 2 swings onto PC in January 2025
- Until Dawn movie has a release date for April 2025
- Space Marine 2 post-launch trailer reveals Dark Angels, Operations & Lethal Difficulty
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II releases February 14th
- Hades II Olympic Update adds a new region, weapons, and more allies
Games in Review & Featured Articles
There were some real highs and lows in this week’s review list.
- Silent Hill 2 – PS5, PC – 9/10
- Super Mario Party Jamboree – NSW – 9/10 (video)
- Ys X: Nordics – PS5, PS4, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Arizona Sunshine Remake – PSVR 2, PC VR, Quest 2+3 – 8/10 (video)
- Unknown 9: Awakening – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 5/10
- Hunt: Showdown 1896 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 5/10
Elsewhere, Steve had some thoughts to share on the roguelike FPS action of Witchfire, while Dom went hands on with the opening chapters of Life Is Strange: Double Expsore, loving the return of Max Caulfield.
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured Unknown 9, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Silent Hill 2.
Trailer Park
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House expansion is coming next week
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii latest trailer reveal naval combat
Mouse: PI for Hire takes the Mickey with its new gameplay trailer
Blindfire takes a multiplayer shot in the dark
The big fluffy dog is everything in The Legend of Baloo
Your Achievements
Let’s see what you’ve been up to:
- Andrewww continued his journey in the “overly long” Horizon Forbidden West, snuck in a few races with Gran Turismo 7, but missed having a racing wheel, played some Superliminal with his daughter, and returned to his PS Vita with Zero Time Dilemma while on holiday.
That’s the round up for this week. Hope you have a great weekend ahead!