It’s the middle of the sporting summer in the UK, with Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix, cricket and the warm up matches for the Lions tour all going on. Obviously anything in the UK is subject to British weather, and it definitely seems to be returning to type for the weekend.
In the News This Week
It’s been a grim week in video games, as Microsoft’s sweeping cuts and cancellations have shocked the industry.
- Microsoft confirms mass layoffs affecting all divisions, including Xbox Gaming
- Perfect Dark & Everwild cancelled by Xbox, The Initiative shutdown, Rare & Turn 10 affected
- Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox in August!
- Stop Killing Games petition passes threshold for a UK parliament debate
- EA is pulling the plug on Anthem’s servers in 2026
- Ready or Not team tries to reassure PC players over console content changes
- Druckmann & Gross leave The Last of Us TV series, as Druckmann refocuses on Intergalactic development
- Krafton replaces Subnautica 2 studio co-founders “effective immediately”
- Sony has a “drop-in replacement” for PSSR coming to PS5 Pro in 2026
- Surgent Studios announce Ben Starr and Neil Newbon as leads for Dead Take
- Space Marine 2 anniversary update and second year of free content teased
Games in Review & Featured Articles
Just a handful of reviews this week, starting with games:
- I Am Your Beast – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
- Rooftops & Alleys – PS5, XSX|S, NSW, PC – 7/10
- Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut – NSW2 – 7/10
And then a little bit of retro gaming hardware:
Miyoo Flip V2 – 8/10
And then we got stuck into a healthy batch of previews. For new Nintendo Switch 2 owners, the fact that Donkey Kong Bananza is coming from the Super Mario Odyssey team makes it much more intriguing.
I also brought some previews of Raw Fury titles with the retro strategy of Craftlings and the Irish supernatural mystery The Séance of Blake Manor, and separately the vehicular Bullet Heaven of TerraTech Legion. Dom also had a great time checking out Formula Legends and Steve had the “stinky” First Person Booter Glum on his playlist.
And rounding out the week, What We Played featured my hands on with Rooftops & Alleys, Atomfall and Formula Legends.
Trailer Park
My Hero Academia All’s Justice announced for PS5, Xbox Series XS, and PC
Destiny 2’s The Edge of Fate launch trailer is intriguing
Unfrozen releases a Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era gameplay trailer
Your Achievements
What have you been playing?
- TSBonyman’s about 70 hours into Tainted Grail, which is a huge amount of time, but he’s suffering a crash maybe once per 4-5 hour play session, which he’s putting up with and thankfully isn’t affecting his enjoyment.
That’s the round up for this week’s round up, enjoy the weekend and we’ll see you for more gaming gubbins on Monday.
