Cats are lying with dogs, a seven-headed beast has emerged from the ocean, the city walls have crumbled, Halo is coming to PlayStation 5. Truly, the end times are upon us. Or, well, the end of the notion that Xbox gamers will meaningfully breathe the words “console exclusive” ever again.
Still, it did look nice. Here’s hoping Halo: Campaign Evolved does a better job of retaining the visual feel of the original than the first Anniversary Edition.
In the News This Week
So, that’s obviously the biggest headline of the week. Let’s get all the biggest stories we’ve caught, though.
- Halo: Campaign Evolved announced for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5
- Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition announced for its 10th birthday
- Remedy CEO Tero Virtala has stepped down with immediate effect
- Mouse: P.I. For Hire has been pushed back to early 2026
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A has hit 5.8 million sales, and half of them are on Switch 2
- Roman city builder Nova Roma enters early access in January
- Of Ash and Steel has been delayed
- No Man’s Sky Breach Expedition is live now
- Pikmin 4 update coming this November
Games in Review & Featured Articles
We had another mega-batch of reviews this week, including for big new games like The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Jurassic World Evolution 3.
- Ninja Gaiden 4 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
- Jurassic World Evolution 3 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
- Yooka-Replaylee – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PC – 9/10
- Slots & Daggers – PC – 9/10
- Jackbox Party Pack 11 – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Once Upon a Jester – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- NASCAR 25 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- Persona 3 Reload for Switch 2 – NSW2 – 8/10
- Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch – PS5, XSX|S, NSW, PC – 8/10
- The Outer Worlds 2 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 7/10
- Fading Serenades – PC – 7/10
- Lumo 2 – PS5, XSX|S, NSW, PC – 6/10
- Bye Sweet Carole – PS5, XSX|S, NSW, PC – 6/10
Phew! Well, what else could we squeeze into the features this week? Well, I had some thoughts about the revisionist storytelling of Star Trek: Voyage – Across The Unknown, which lets you take different paths through the 90s Trek series story, and Amazon might have one of the first good uses for LLMs in video games, to create more interactive characters, starting with Courtroom Chaos starring Snoop Dogg. Yup, he’s basically Judge Judy for the relaunching Amazon Luna.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Jurassic World Evolutions 3, Pokémon Z-A & Battlefield 6.
Trailer Park
Watch a whopping 13 minutes of Halo: Campaign Evolved gameplay with the iconic Silent Cartographer level
The Kirby Air Riders Direct just revealed so much stuff – Top Ride, Amiibo, Online Demo and more!
The Outlast Trials PvP Invasion mode is out now, just in time for Halloween
The cyberpunk multiplayer first person shooter DEFECT has an extended gameplay trailer
Your Achievements
What have you been playing this week?
- Andrewww has finally finished the story of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, switching down to story mode to get past the button mashing of combat and the more enjoyable environmental riddles. He also made a start on Cocoon and the Silent Hill 2 remake, the latter of which had monster much too early for his tastes. He just wanted to walk round in the fog.
That’s the round up for this week’s round up. Enjoy the weekend, and we’ll catch you for more gaming shenanigans next week!
