Welcome to the weekend! It's been another fairly eventful week in the world of Xbox, with another bunch of Xbox Game Pass titles hitting the service, two more Free Play Days games, Dark Souls 3 getting an FPS Boost for Xbox Series X and Series S, and the usual set of weekly sales returning with over 150 games.
Here's what we’re jumping into over the weekend:
Fraser Gilbert, News Editor
I'm sure you'll forgive me for being totally in a football / soccer mood right now with the Euro 2020 final taking place this Sunday, and so a lot of my attention will be going towards eFootball PES 2021 and Football Manager 2021: Xbox Edition.
Aside from those, though, I'm eager to finally give A Plague Tale: Innocence a try on Xbox Game Pass following its free next-gen upgrade earlier this week. I've played a bit of it in the past for Xbox Game Pass Quests, but I was pretty much just rushing through the introduction, and it doesn't feel like a game that should be rushed.
Finally, I'm also having a blast jumping in-and-out of a few Gang Beasts matches online at the moment, so I'm sure I'll find a few spare minutes to play some rounds over the weekend. I might even convince Daniel to play after I destroyed him at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game last week... if he can handle the heat, that is.
Have a good weekend, folks!
Daniel Hollis, News Reporter
Since I'm going to see Black Widow this weekend, I've decided to dive back into Marvel's Avengers, and you know what? It's a hugely enjoyable experience. Sure, there are problems, but reliving the campaign on Xbox Series X at 60fps has been great. It's made the combat feel much more responsive, and it packs a fantastic story outside of its multiplayer centric options.
Much like Fraser, I'll also be checking out A Plague Tale: Innocence again. It was fantastic the first time I played it, so I'm sure the Xbox Series X enhancements will do nothing but enhance an already great game. I'm sure Fraser likes to trash talk, but I'll be coming back swinging in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game and Gang Beasts this weekend, so watch out!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
What Xbox games are you playing this weekend? Let us know down in the comments below.
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Kinda rotating between a lot of titles right now:
Xbox One: Walking Dead A New Frontier, Sea of Solitude, DOOM 64
Wii U: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
PS Vita: Steins;Gate
Really enjoying these games so far! Might also start up a new game on PS4, not sure which one yet though.
I am currently playing Forza Motorsport 4 on the 360
Played some xcloud Minecraft and pshyconauts last night while the wife was using the room with the Xbox. Got stuck in pshyconauts on the first level because one area was to dark to see anything and i didn't know how to get out of the hole i fell into...true story. Got into outriders after she was done vs going to bed like i should have.
Might play a bit of recore to finish up the DLC area after beating the main game already.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - Made it to Chapter 4, seem to have been captured by the antagonist. Looking forward to seeing where this goes from here!
Minecraft: Story Mode (Win 10) - Starting on Episode 2 now.
Lines: The Game (Windows Phone) - Finally at the end now.
Still grinding away with Mass Effect!
I'm hyped to see Argentina's game tonight. So I'll probably play some PES2021 prior to the game.
Also a bit of the neverending AC Valhalla. I'm totally lost on the story to be honest but it's still fun.
I just finished wasteland 3, been playing UFC, Ryse (for the achievements haha) and Walking dead tell tell series.
I'm playing and enjoying the hell out of Halo 2 (MCC) on Series S.
On PS5: Mass Effect 2. Both great games.
Just finished up Gears 5 Hivebusters, was pretty great in my opinion, the new setting really showed off how gorgeous the game is.
Will start Outriders at some point this weekend.
Still working my way through the Tomb Raider survivor trilogy. Have just finished the first game, and am about to start Rise of the Tomb Raider. Also playing Metro Exodus (XSX), and on my PS4 Pro I’ve got back into Red Dead Online, ahead of the dlc next week.
Finally got a chance to check out A Pirate's Life in Sea of Thieves with the guys. The first mission was pretty easy, and sortof felt introductory, which I suppose makes sense for appealing to newly attracted and possibly less experienced players, but having finished most of the original tall tales in the game, it felt pretty simplistic. Pretty cool to see all the references to and influences from the Disney ride for sure. Capped off the night with a couple rounds of Knockout City. I'm also just over halfway through Thief: Deadly Shadows on PC and absolutely loving it. Hopefully I can get another mission or two completed over the weekend.
Series S: Outriders, I only got one achievement left so Ill do that one before retiring the game. And Im not even an achievement hunter. They all popped through natural play. Ive been having a lot of fun playing mostly in co-op with friends. I hope they drop a dlc with more stories and sidequests in the future. I had no plans on becoming as invested in this game as I have. A pleasant surprise.
Switch: Still playing Persona 5 Strikers and Atelier Ryza 2. Im considering Monster Hunter Stories 2, but I think I'll wait for some performance patches first. The fps can be all over the place like Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity is.
PS4: Got tired of staring at it so I disconnected the console and put it in the closet (F). I'll bring it back when HZD2 and GoW2 drops.
Missed my chance to buy Valhalla on sale, again. 😌
So I'm continuing lords of shadow 2, might finish that today and finally start Control.
I'm still playing through The Legend Of Zelda BOTW, I'm 60 hours in the game just keeps getting better the longer you play..
I've got Judgement being delivered this afternoon so I'll be starting that, maybe play a bit of Wreckfest or something similar too
ESO has gone and hooked me again.
I'm bouncing around on a few games right now. Most of my time is focusing on Red Dead Redemption 2, and roaming the country side for legendary animals.
I'm also nearly finished with the Wrath of the Druids DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Playing RDR2 and ACV at the same time really shows the difference in quality between those two titles and their open worlds. I thought I loved ACV, and I do, but a little less than I originally thought. If you ask me, "What are your favorite side quests in ACV" I wouldn't be able to tell you any except one, and yet if you ask me the same about RDR2 I can spout off a huge list. Hell, aside from Eivor and Sigrud, I can't even tell you any of the other names of the characters despite spending 120 hours into the game. The truth is, the game just isn't memorable. It's fun, it's enjoyable, but it doesn't leave a lasting impression.
Sorry for the rant. Other than that, I picked up Monster Hunter Stories 2 and I'll be jumping into that this weekend.
Chicory, Mario Golf, A Plague Tale, the Procession of Calvary… could be one of those…
Dipped into A Plague Tale: Innocence once more. The game is so much better now and looks gorgeous in Dolby Vision. I'll give it a go on PS5 as well to see what the DualSense brings to the table.
Other than that I'll be finishing up my ME3 run on XBSX and then onto Biomutant on PS5. I kind of regret I didn't pick it up for XBSX instead. Upscaled 1080p sucks, hopefully the PS5 upgrade is just around the corner.
@Nerdfather1 This is literally me as well. I bought both games during the last sale and started Valhalla first. I was having a pretty good time and then decided to try Red Dead Redemption 2, which in hindsight was a mistake. I can’t go back to Valhalla right now because the world feels completely empty comparatively. In fact, I think I’m going to have a difficult time playing any other open world game for some time after this.
Playing Ridge Racer 6 on 360, and still working my way through Battlefield 1 story on Game Pass.
Finally completed breath of the wild on switch and will probably start monster hunter stories 2 tonight. I will also continue with scarlet nexus and doki doki literature club on ps4.
I also want to start Rage 2 on my series s at some point
Rdr 2 on the series s
Ds re on the switch. Saved [T]/
I’ve been loving Knockout City on Gamepass! I’ve also got Rain On Your Parade going via xcloud on my iPhone- it’s okay a little stuttering every once in awhile so I probably won’t be trying intense games on it. I’ll also try out Biomutant this weekend.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Scarlet Nexus
@UltimateOtaku91 oh so that’s why I haven’t see you on =p
Sea of Thieves
Halo MCC
Forza Motorsport 7
Monster Hunter Rise/Stories 2
A Plagues Tale
Actually cranked the PS4 for up for the first time in months and played a bit of Last if Us Part 2. Think in the hour session I controlled the character for about 15 minutes 😅. Apart from that a bit of The Show on Series S.
@mousieone haha yeah I haven't been on for about 10 days, Im mainly waiting for cris tales then il jump back on
Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Getting close to beating ME1 and than 2 ME2. Been playing a lot of Enlisted on my series x as ny current multiplayer shooter. I'm hoping to beat Outriders finally so I can be ready for Flight Sim!
Not playing any video games this weekend, but I’m looking forward to a couple of rounds of X-Men themed Heroclix on table top.
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