Whatever do you mean that I forgot to do the round up yesterday? Yesterday was definitely Friday and I’m certainly not putting this together on Sunday morning. Absolutely not.
In the News This Week
Enough about that, let’s see what’s in the news this week, where we had a lot of delays and a fresh gaming controversy to deal with.
- Itch.io delists all adult NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout
- Microsoft backtracks on $80 games, The Outer Worlds 2 will be $70
- Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival announced for PC and consoles
- Terminator 2D: No Fate delayed to October 31st
- Splitgate 2 goes back into beta, original Splitgate servers going offline, staff cut
- The Chinese Room has gone independent again after a management buyout
- The Dark Pictures: Directive 8020 delayed to early 2026
- Dying Light: The Beast delayed to September
- Project Cars 3 is being delisted, server shutdown announced
- Elden Ring Nightreign’s two player mode arrives next week
- Frostpunk 2 will chill PS5 and Xbox with a September release date
Games in Review & Featured Articles
Let’s start with the reviews with yet another indie horror treat heading up the week:
- s.p.l.i.t – PC – 9/10
- Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV DLC – NSW2 – 8/10
- Wild Hearts S – NSW2 – 7/10
- Shadow Labyrinth – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, NSW, PC – 6/10
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 4/10
We also had some hardware in review as well:
We’re not far from the start of the new football season – of course, there’s also that Euros final this weekend! – and with that, Aran went hands on with EA Sports FC 26 to see how EA has adapted to player feedback. In a similar vein, Gamoc has been having a more enjoyable time replaying The Last of Us Part 2 with its new chronological mode.
I dug into some racing games this week, putting on a VR headset to enjoy Le Mans Ultimate to its fullest with its v1.0 release, and previewing the second year of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown.
And with everything that’s going on with payments and laws coming into effect, Aran welcomed us all to the new Internet.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Le Mans Ultimate, Wildgate & Monster Train 2.
Trailer Park
Battlefield 6 announced with a full multiplayer reveal next week
Surprise! Descenders Next is out now for Xbox and PC
Pokémon Legends: Z-A trailer reveals rogue Mega Evolutions, fashion and more
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora third-person patch is coming in December
Your Achievements
What have you played this week?
- Taking a break from the backlog, Andrewww played Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and has rather enjoyed it so far. More people should know about this game!
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.
Andrewww
Congratulations to the Euro 2025 winners..! It was an excellent tournament, which happened to take place in my home country, but as I missed out getting hold of tickets, I watched a lot of matches on TV.