It’s the grand finale of the F1 championship this weekend, and I can’t quite believe how close it’s managed to end up. It should still be in Lando’s control, but as we’ve seen from the last two months of racing, with McLaren DNFs, DSQs and retrospective strategy bungles, it’s kept things just about possible for Max and Oscar. Tomorrow’s race will either end up being terribly dull or massively exciting.
But for video games, we’re well into trailers and awards season for the final month of the year, with a big glut of 2026 game trailers (and some final 2025 ones) already dropping this week, and a metric ton of them set to come next week as well at The Game Awards.
In the News This Week
Here’s our news from this week, featuring a bunch of the announcements and trailers from the PC Gaming Show.
- Sony, Bad Robot Games & the designer of Left 4 Dead are making a new co-op shooter
- Samson is a new action game by former Just Cause dev’s new studio
- Styx: Blades of Greed has been given a February 2026 release date
- Grasshopper Manufacture’s Romeo Is A Dead Man lands in February
- Splitgate: Arena Reloaded gets a 17th December relaunch date
- Neath has been revealed as the next game by the Rogue Legacy creators
- A second Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV closed playtest is happening next week
- Mario Kart World update 1.4.0 adds custom items, changes course layouts & more
- The God of War TV show snags an Emmy-winning director
Games in Review & Featured Articles
It was heavy on the reviews once again, as we come to the end of the holiday game release window with a big first party exclusive.
- Metroid Prime 4 – NSW2, NSW – 8/10 (video review)
- Octopath Traveler 0 – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PS4, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Duskpunk – PC – 8/10
- Destiny 2: Renegades – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows Switch 2 – NSW2 – 7/10
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PS4, NSW, PC – 5/10
We also had a pair of hardware reviews from Dom for the impressive Netgear Nighthawk RS700S Wi-Fi 7 router, and the enticing retro gaming of the GRG34XXSP retro handheld.
And we had a preview for Outward 2 and its uncompromising survival RPG sequel action.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Routine, Death Howl and Metroid Prime 4!
Trailer Park
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV story trailer reveals a Dark Angels team-up
A new Judas teaser shows the different game environments
Raw Fury drops trailers for Rivage, Last Man Sitting, Esoteric Ebb and Regions of Ruin: Runegate
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!
What an exciting time with the F1 championship reaching its grand finale! It’s always thrilling to see how the season wraps up. Looking forward to the weekend’s events!