The tail end of every year is full of single days that are blown way out of proportion. Halloween has houses covered in cobwebs and guarded by pumpkins for weeks before and after, Christmas has a two month run up (if not longer), and even Thanksgiving in the US has morphed into a scattershot ‘Friendsgiving’ gathering ahead or instead of the actual holiday.
But we all know what comes directly after Thanksgiving, and that’s Black Friday, and the need to ring up sales has Black Friday sales kicking off all over the place already – it’s the Friday with by far the biggest presence on the calendar. I’ll admit, I’ve got my eye out for a few choice purchases as gifts, biding my time until the best deals arrive…
In the News This Week
- Atomfall release date has been confirmed as March 27th, 2025
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Versus PvP mode is out now, with more free DLC on the way
- Bored? Why not have some fun and design a car park in Parking World
- Rogue Point revealed by Black Mesa team Crowbar Collective
- GOG Preservation Program launched to actively support golden oldies on PC
- Warcraft and Warcraft 2: Remastered released alongside major update for Warcraft 3: Reforged
- Botany Manor comes to PS5 and PS4 December 17th
- Xbox Black Friday sale cuts $50 off Xbox Series X|S consoles, discounts over 1,000 games
Games in Review & Featured Articles
It was a good time in the reviews column, with two classic game series getting two excellent, but very different new game releases in recent times. Dragon Quest’s HD-2D remake is sumptuous, while Metal Slug Tactics provides something very, very different. And how has LEGO Horizon Adventures shaped up?
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – PS5, XSX|S, NSW, PC – 9/10
- Metal Slug Tactics – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 9/10
- Sorry, We’re Closed – PC – 8/10
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- [REDACTED] – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- Max Mustard – PSVR 2, SteamVR, Quest – 8/10
- LEGO Horizon Adventures – PS5, NSW, PC – 7/10
Away from the reviews, I pulled together a menagerie of PS5 Pro enhanced racing games to see how they fare – F1 24, The Crew Motorsport and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, to be specific.
Meanwhile, Dom had some thoughts about the recent trend in live service games to lean in on nostalgia, making it into a game mode.
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured Lego Horizon Adventures, Max Mustard and Sorry, We’re Closed.
Trailer Park
It’s time for the annual weird PlayStation advert
ARC Raiders gets a gameplay reveal trailer
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gets a new gameplay deep dive trailer
That’s the round up for this week. Hope you have a great weekend ahead!
