We feel like we say this every week, but we're really spoilt for choice on Xbox One this weekend! There are the usual Free Play Days titles and new Xbox Game Pass additions including Final Fantasy IX, but there are also some incredible Xbox Live deals on offer, including NBA 2K20 for just £2.49 and The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game for free! Here's what we're playing over the next couple of days:
Fraser Gilbert, News Editor
I've been holding off downloading the Xbox Game Pass version of NBA 2K20 due to its large size (and my slow internet), but now that it's £2.49 for purchase, I've finally started playing and enjoying it. I also took advantage of the free deal for The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game, and while I've already played bits of it, I'm hoping to spend more time with it over the weekend. You can't go wrong with a LEGO game!
Something else I re-downloaded recently was Halo: The Master Chief Collection, so I'm hoping to jump back into the campaigns and play some classic multiplayer. I've still got my eye on this week's Xbox Live sale, too - particularly some of the bargains at £5 or less - so I might yet add Horizon Chase Turbo, Onrush, Daytona USA and Burnout Paradise Remastered to my already vast Xbox library. Have a good one, folks!
Liam Doolan, News Reporter
I've been jumping from one game to another all week, as I can't seem to decide what to play. There are so many options after all (thanks, Xbox Game Pass). I guess one title I should put at the top of my list this weekend is Final Fantasy IX. As you might recall, it got an XBGP release earlier this week, and it's one FF entry I haven't ever played before.
Apart from this, the rest of my spare time will probably be spent in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, PUBG and Star Wars Battlefront 2. Unfortunately, I didn't get around to revisiting Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order last weekend, so maybe I'll find time for that as well over the next few days.
PJ O'Reilly, Contributing Writer
Hello. I’ve been absolutely stuck down a Gears of War e-hole since playing through Gears Tactics for review a week ago - I’m currently almost done with the excellent fourth entry and have the fifth installed and ready go for when I’m done- and I’d be lying if I said I don’t find sticking Locust grunts with grenades and cutting them in half with my lancer chainsaw just as hilarious now as it was back in 2006.
Elsewhere, I’ve also picked up NBA 2K20 for ludicrously cheap this week so I’ll be getting my sports fix from that for the foreseeable future – I am also partial to a bit of the excellent NHL 20 – and have also just nabbed Burnout Paradise Remastered and Horizon Chase Turbo from this week’s Xbox Live sale offerings. Hope you’re all staying safe and have a good weekend!
Which Xbox games will you be playing this weekend? Let us know in the comments.
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Minecraft: Story Mode (Windows Store) - Finally going to start on Episode 2.
Fallout 3 (Games For WIndows) - Still not really doing much and having a blast.
Monster Burner (Windows Phone) - I'm still not sure if I like it or not, hoping it grows on me.
I'm always surprised when I'm reading people's lists that quite a few people play so many different games at the same time!
I'll mainly be playing the excellent Evil Within 2 and the magnificent Into the Breach (again) this weekend.
I downloaded Horizon Chase Turbo yesterday, and am looking forward to doing more of that. Also a bit of Sensible soccer will be in order.
On the Xbox/PC side of things it's still Streets of Rage 4 for me. I actually bought a fight stick pretty much purely for this and am having a blast with it.
I'm currently playing through Mafia 3, I'm really enjoying it so far.. Lincoln Clay is a badass
@roe I busted out my fight stick too (Mayflash F500).
Streets of Rage 4 and The Touryst for the Switch.
I finally bought myself an external hard drive for my 500gb Xbox One S, and can re download a lot of old games, and some new ones from GamePass. I'll be continuing to play Gears 5 multiplayer, but looking forward to replaying Halo Reach on the MCC. Will probably also continue playing through Mass effect 2 for the first time.
@Grot What platform are you playing FTL on?
Finished Rise of the Tomb Raider ( still have score attack/ endurance mode achievements) but I’m taking a break from that. Also finished up Game of Thrones Telltale series. Now I’ve started the new Ori, Tony Hawk 5, and Old Man’s Journey (before it leaves Gamepass).
Happy gaming everyone and stay safe!
Tetris 99 (Switch), SOR 4 and Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox One)
I went for Burnout Paradise Remastered in the sale. It's such a great game!
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