
Welcome to our latest 'What Are You Playing' discussion! With another weekend upon us, we're starting to think about what games we might play over the next few days - and yes, those Christmas backlog plans are also creeping up!
Here's what we're playing this weekend:
Ben Kerry, Staff Writer
This week of Xbox Game Pass drops hasn't really delivered anything to my tastes, so I'm now starting to think about tackling some of my backlog; playing some of the games I missed earlier in the year.
Fraser had good things to say about Keeper recently so that's something I'm keen to get stuck into soon, and looking back to earlier in the year, games like Avowed and DOOM: The Dark Ages also drifted by me as well. There's just too much to play, folks, but I'm hoping to tackle some of the 2025 Xbox games I missed over the next few days and weeks as Christmas season approaches.
Have a nice weekend, PXers!
Fraser Gilbert, Editor
I am exhausted after all the Game Awards madness this week! The only game that's on my must-play list for the weekend is Despelote, which is an amazing indie title that's crept into my Game of the Year picks. I'm planning to highlight it on Pure Xbox as soon as I'm finished - it's a game that deserves more attention.
Beyond that, I'll probably check out the new release of Thank Goodness You're Here! on either my Xbox Series X or ROG Xbox Ally, as I've heard great things about that one from the Nintendo Life crew. The rest of the time I'll probably just be trying to catch up on sleep... they could at least make The Game Awards a little earlier for us folk in the UK!
Have a great weekend, everyone.
What are you playing over the weekend? Talk to us about your gaming plans down below.





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Batman Arkham Origins all weekend long...
Assassin's Creed: Origins, Curse of the Pharoah dlc. I revisit this amazing game yearly or to be reminded why I love gaming or when needed. I still find new stuff in this gem and this dlc is gorgeous, 25 hours and perfect for a weekend.
Prime 4 still for me this weekend
Finished Lego Horizon the other day got 1 trophy left for the platinum so might try and get that today and more Outer Worlds 2 and some Battlefield 6. I also got a month of Gamepass for a £1 tried Blops 7 and it's terrible so I'm going to try Clair Obscur again started it when it released but didn't get very far.
Purchased The Messenger for $4 in a sale, so I'll be playing it. I've been meaning to play this since I finished Sea of Stars a few years ago. Such a cool game. It's like a funny, less punishing, old school Ninja Gaiden.
I'm gonna start up Marvel Cosmic Invasion, After that I think I'm finally gonna boot up South Of Midnight.. Happy Gaming everyone.. 👍
This weekend I'll be on Helldivers 2 and red dead redemption.
I'm going to finish off the Grinch game and play more of cosmic invasion!
Happy weekend folks ✌️
Prehistorik Man on Evercade
And maybe Sea of Thieves and NORCO.
Equalicious (Windows Phone) - Still playing almost daily.
Angry Birds Seasons (Windows Phone) - Getting 3 stars on all these Christmas levels may drive me insane...
Angry Birds Space (Windows Phone) - Haven't made much progress this past week.
PC - Forspoken and Atomfall
Xbox 360 - Halo: Reach and Fable 2
PS4 - Saints Row 4
Switch - Metroid Prime Remastered
Finished Echo Generation again and also Child of Light yesterday (lovely game!).
I kind of promised myself to finish a few games I had started before the year ends, and Child of Light was the first of those.
Now it's The Mummy Demastered.
And I'm also just around the finish line in Gladius.
Happy gaming, guys!
@FarmDog08
I really liked The Messenger (haven't finished it though).
Less punishing? I don't know about that... 😂
Outerworlds 2 and Division 2 for me.
Dropped everything I was playing to jump into the new Path of Exile 2 patch 0.4 with the big highlight being the new druid class. I am still early game levelling and having a smashing time (literally with druid bear form.)
Oh yeah PoE 2 currently has a free weekend running if you are interested in taking a peek at the new patch.
I did notice Diablo 4 dropped a new class the much requested Paladin. I am sure i will play it eventually but PoE 2 is just way more exciting to me right now.
@Lup Well, less punishing so far, lol. I just got to the ice mountain.
Finishing up Rise of the tomb raider, more Conan Exiles and a game about digging a hole. Have a good weekend
Red Dead Redemption PS5 - I've been wanting to replay RDR for a while so the PS5 version dropping on Plus meant it was time to grab the hat and get on the horse again. Its not the most impressive remaster but it gives me the best version of the game and its still a very good game, however after maybe 5-6 hours I just felt like I had my fill. I remember much of the game and this version adds nothing new and its not a remake either so.... I can always pop in now and then and for a short while, maybe play a round of poker, so I'll take this sweet stroll down memory lane and ride off in to the sunset!
Dispatch - after all the great reviews I just couldnt wait any longer. I've finished my first playthrough late last night and its a really, really good game. The graphics style, humor, feeling etc is top notch. Maybe the actual dispatching and hacking got a bit tedious towards the end but I cant wait to start over and make some other choices. Very good game, very nice to see this kind of game be successful 🙂
I'm still playing Outer Worlds 2 and I'll also start Lost Records. Followed by a few FM races and the Infinite mp.
Been planning to set up my PS5 too which has been its box since we moved home almost two years, and play Astrobot with the kids.
Happy gaming everyone.
Pretty much Metroid Prime 4 and only that.
Also playing some games with the family like Marvel Cosmic Invasion and some NSO games like Mario Tennis and Mario Strikers
A few things, Metroid Prime 4, Test Drive Solar Crown, and Octopath Traveler 0.
The Outer Worlds 2. Still in the Golden Ridge area. Haven’t played it as much as I want to because work has kept me busy, but I enjoy playing it when I get the chance.
F1 2025. Bought it in a recent Black Friday sale. It’s enjoyable and a solid racing game, but glad I didn’t pay full price for it.
I’m thinking of buying Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, which is currently on sale (£30) on the Xbox store. Have heard lots of good things about it, but not sure I’ll have the patience for it 🤔
@Nightcrawler71 KCD 2 is an excellent game but its certainly a loooooooooooong term project a very fun project but yeah you certainly won't be completing it in a weekend 😉
Diablo 4 Paladin
@RiverGenie I don’t mind sinking my teeth into a long term game, especially as there’s nothing coming out in the near future, I’m more worried about how “accessible” the game is. Things like learning the combat systems, and even saving your game isn’t just a case of hitting the save button (apparently).
This weekend I'm gonna keep playing Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Black Myth: Wukong and probably start playing something else from my backlog.
I dunno yet tho, recently played through the Hitman: World of Assassination trilogy so I feel like I'm still digesting that.
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