Something for the Weekend – 01/11/25

It’s pinch, punch, first of the month time, and since it’s November, I hope you managed to survive last night with only treats and no tricks. Thankfully my supply of sweets was just enough to survive the glut of kids of all ages knocking on our door, so I didn’t have to break into my actual stash of sweets to appease the last kids in the final crowd that knocked.

But now that we’re free from this terror, what’s on the agenda for this weekend? Perhaps some ARC Raiders? Maybe avoiding the Battlefield battle royale? Perhaps some Football Managering?

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.

• A new report reveals Kojima was asked to make a Matrix game, which he denies
• New World: Aeternum Season 10 will be the last content update for Amazon’s MMORPG
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 Edition announced alongside a free 3.0 update
• Battlefield 6 Season 1 is now live with a new map, battle pass & a battle royale
• Peak is getting a new biome next week
• R.E.P.O gets 10 new monsters in its Monster Update
• Routine release date has been confirmed as December 4th
• Atomic Owl to get a No Roguelite mode in update 2.0
• Sonic Rumble update 1.4 adds new stages and a new boss battle
• Two Point Museum’s next DLC is called Zooseum
• Here’s the November 2025 PS Plus Monthly Games – Cats, cars and TABS

Games in Review & Featured Articles

After a manic month, it’s starting to feel like we’re lifting and coasting a little now. There’s still some big and huge games to come, but the busiest few weeks are now a little behind us.

• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, NSW, PC – 9/10
• Europa Universalis V – PC – 9/10
• Escape Simulator 2 – PC, Mac – 8/10
• Two Point Museum for Switch 2 – NSW2 – 8/10 (video)
• Atomfall: The Red Strain DLC – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10
• Slime Rancher 2 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 6/10

That’s it for the scored reviews, but Dom played the opening episodes of Dispatch, and loved the production values of this superhero organisation tale, revitalising the Telltale format once more. And we’re still holding our final verdict on Football Manager 26, with Sports Interactive regularly pushing patches live ahead of the full release next week, but you can catch Aran’s Road to Review if you want to know more.

This week’s hottest release, though, was probably ARC Raiders, which we got to spend a good few hours with in one final pre-release. Can it be the extraction shooter for everyone?

I also got to check out What The Stars Forgot, an indie game blending Star Trek, FTL and horror together, while Steve had some thoughts on the headless FPS Davy X Jones, and Jim pondered if it’s worth playing the Battlefield 6 campaign.

And since it’s spooky season, Steve had a bunch of indie horror games for you to check out while still waiting for Resident Evil: Requiem next year.

Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Football Manager 26, PowerWash Simulator 2 & Europa Universalis V

Trailer Park

Battlefield REDSEC is the long-rumoured free-to-play battle royale, and it’s out now

DON’T NOD’s Aphelion gets a brand new trailer

Frostpunk 2’s Fractured Utopias DLC will launch in December

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 will let you play as a Sister of Battle

Your Achievements

What have you been playing this week?

• Andrewww prepped for Halloween by getting back to Resident Evil 3 and finishing off the story, and has now made a start on Alan Wake 2, which is just coming to the end of its tenure in the PS Plus Monthly Games – grab it while you can!

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!