Are you picking Battlefield 6 or Little Nightmares 3 this weekend? Obviously other games are available, but these two games are certainly catering to two of the main October gaming traditions – namely big budget FPS launches and horror games – so which are you going to choose?
In the News This Week
Who doesn’t love a good data breach headline? It was only a matter of time before the OSA law led to this, and it’s maybe surprising it took two months! Hopefully those affected are given the protection they now need.
- Discord data breach leaks 70,000 government IDs used for age verification
- PowerWash Simulator 2 is releasing this month
- Kingmakers has been delayed, deep dive coming soon
- Mina The Hollower has been delayed with a new date to be confirmed
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 leaked by the ESRB
- Microsoft confirms it’s scrapped Game Pass discounts on game and DLC purchases
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just topped 5 million players with massive free DLC coming as a ‘thank you’
- Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era early access moved to 2026, demo out now
- Control HDR update is out now for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
Games in Review & Featured Articles
Reviews led the way once again this week:
- Disgaea 7 Complete – NSW2 – 9/10
- Battlefield 6 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- Little Nightmares 3 – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 7/10
- Absolum – PS5, PS4, NSW, PC – 7/10
- Sworn – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 7/10
- Blood of Mehran – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 5/10
- Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact – PS5, NSW, PC – 4/10
We also had a pair of headset reviews for the Turtle Beach Atlas 200 and Edifier ES850NB.
Dom was a busy bee playing a couple of new early access releases this week, with Skate feeling like a welcome skateboarding culture vibe, and Ratatan’s soundtrack weaselling its way into his brain. And Jim sunk plenty hours into the Call of Duty Black Ops 7 multiplayer beta last weekend to give a few early impressions.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Battlefield 6, Yooka-Replaylee and Absolum.
Trailer Park
AMD and Sony discuss some next-gen GPU tech
Dinosaur survival horror Deathground has launched into Early Access
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!
