I sense a fairly lazy weekend ahead, getting in some gaming with some of the many, many, many games released this month around an F1 race that’s taking place today, Saturday, as opposed the much more usual Sunday. What are you going to be playing?
In the News This Week
Let’s get into this week’s news:
- Bungie will unvault Destiny 2 content, make new games & pivot Marathon to “a deeper survival experience”
- Xbox layoffs and consolidation – Activision gets Halo, Bethesda gets Obsidian, Ninja Theory likely shutting down
- Pre-orders open for the $400 GTA 6 Collectors Edition
- Everything we know about ARC Raiders Frozen Trail – Pendola Pass, the ARC Frigate, Weapon Amplification & more
- Dynasty Warriors 3 remaster demo out now, online co-op announced
- Titan Quest II launches out of Early Access in January 2027
- We Were Here Tomorrow pairs up for an October release date
- Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse demo is coming in October
Games in Review & Featured Articles
It was a week with plenty of reviews and a slew of outstanding scores.
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
- Silent Hill: Townfall – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
- Stick It to the Stickman – PC – 9/10
- EA Sports FC 27 – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PC – 8/10
- Rivage – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 6/10
- Box Knight – PC – 6/10
Alongside this, Dom dished out some hardware reviews, with the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Mark II Flightstick ideal for pairing up with Ace Combat 8, and the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro 2 Gaming Headset ideal for pairing with your ears.
Turning to the previews, and I dipped into Trivia Murder Party 3 for its early access release, Nick got his groove on with Mr. Records and the HoYoverse riff on creature collecting in Honkai: Nexus Anima, and I brought things back around with Fangtopia’s cosy spooky kingdom building
We wrap up with What We Played featuring Ace Combat 8, Control Resonant & Silent Hill: Townfall.
Trailer Park
Stranger Than Heaven jumps into showbiz with the new gameplay trailer
Football Manager 27’s first deep dive video is all about the UI and navigation
Stronghold 4 latest trailer shows off some Skirmish gameplay
That’s the round up for this week. Hope you have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here on Monday!
