Something for the Weekend – 01/11/25

It’s pinch, punch, first of the month time, and because it’s November, I hope you managed to outlive final evening with solely treats and no methods. Fortunately my provide of sweets was simply sufficient to outlive the glut of children of all ages knocking on our door, so I didn’t have to interrupt into my precise stash of sweets to appease the final children within the remaining crowd that knocked.

However now that we’re free from this terror, what’s on the agenda for this weekend? Maybe some ARC Raiders? Possibly avoiding the Battlefield battle royale? Maybe some Soccer Managering?

Within the Information This Week

So, that’s clearly the largest headline of the week. Let’s get all the largest tales we’ve caught, although.

Video games in Overview & Featured Articles

After a manic month, it’s beginning to really feel like we’re lifting and coasting a little bit now. There’s nonetheless some massive and big video games to return, however the busiest few weeks are actually a little bit behind us.

• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, NSW, PC – 9/10
• Europa Universalis V – PC – 9/10
• Escape Simulator 2 – PC, Mac – 8/10
• Two Point Museum for Switch 2 – NSW2 – 8/10 (video)
• Atomfall: The Red Strain DLC – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10
• Slime Rancher 2 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 6/10

That’s it for the scored opinions, however Dom performed the opening episodes of Dispatch, and liked the manufacturing values of this superhero organisation story, revitalising the Telltale format as soon as extra. And we’re nonetheless holding our remaining verdict on Soccer Supervisor 26, with Sports activities Interactive recurrently pushing patches stay forward of the total launch subsequent week, however you may catch Aran’s Road to Review if you wish to know extra.

This week’s hottest launch, although, was most likely ARC Raiders, which we received to spend a superb few hours with in a single remaining pre-release. Can or not it’s the extraction shooter for everybody?

I additionally received to take a look at What The Stars Forgot, an indie sport mixing Star Trek, FTL and horror collectively, whereas Steve had some ideas on the headless FPS Davy X Jones, and Jim contemplated if it’s worth playing the Battlefield 6 campaign.

And because it’s spooky season, Steve had a bunch of indie horror games so that you can try whereas nonetheless ready for Resident Evil: Requiem subsequent yr.

Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Soccer Supervisor 26, PowerWash Simulator 2 & Europa Universalis V

Trailer Park

Battlefield REDSEC is the long-rumoured free-to-play battle royale, and it’s out now

DON’T NOD’s Aphelion gets a brand new trailer

Frostpunk 2’s Fractured Utopias DLC will launch in December

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 will let you play as a Sister of Battle

Your Achievements

What have you ever been taking part in this week?

• Andrewww prepped for Halloween by getting again to Resident Evil 3 and ending off the story, and has now made a begin on Alan Wake 2, which is simply coming to the tip of its tenure within the PS Plus Month-to-month Video games – seize it when you can!

That’s the spherical up for this week’s spherical up. Benefit from the weekend, and we’ll catch you for extra gaming shenanigans subsequent week!