I’ve really started to feel the days getting longer this week, and yesterday in particular surprised me with how deep into the late afternoon it was still light out. That’s got some grand plans starting to swirl around my head with what I can do with this added daylight… but chances are I’ll fritter away a lot of my time with gaming this weekend. I’ve got to properly revisit my Animal Crossing island and dig into the hotel decorating!
In the News This Week
There’s been some pleasant surprises in the news this week, alongside the down notes.
- A new Life Is Strange will be announced next week
- New World: Aeternum is dead – game delisting and server shutdown confirmed
- Fired Rockstar employees fail to get interim pay at UK tribunal
- Anthem has now gone offline forever
- Meta layoffs hit Deadpool VR and Asgard’s Wrath teams
- Carmageddon: Rogue Shift launches on February 6th
- Ubisoft to update old Far Cry games to run at 60fps
- Ryan Hurst will be Kratos in the God of War series
- There’s a Styx: Blades of Greed demo for the first hour of the game on Steam
- Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown launches on a Stardate in February
Most Wanted 2026
We’ve wrapped up our Most Wanted Games of 2026 list this week with the top five. Catch up on everything from #50 down to #6 here, but those final five were:
- #5 Resident Evil Requiem
- #4 Star Wars Zero Company
- #3 Grand Theft Auto VI
- #2 Control Resonant
- #1 Marvel’s Wolverine
Games in Review & Featured Articles
We’ve hopped right back onto the review train this week as we cleared the decks from the last month or two, alongside new arrivals.
- Dynasty Warriors Origins – NSW2 – 9/10
- Popucom – PS5, PS4, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered – PS5, PS4, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Big Hops – PS5, NSW, PC – 7/10
- Dunecrawl – PC – 6/10
- Traveller’s Refrain – NSW, PC – 6/10
- Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord – War Sails – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 5/10
- Let It Die: Inferno – PS5, PC – 5/10
- Dreams of Another – PS5, PSVR 2, PC – 3/10
Alongside that glut, I went hands on with My Hero Academia: All’s Justice and its story-capping 3D battling adventure, and What We Played featured Animal Crossing, MIO: Memories in Orbit and Indiana Jones.
Trailer Park
Catch up on the Resident Evil Showcase
Corsairs Battle of the Caribbean gets a May 18th release date
Your Achievements
Checking in on your gaming, we saw that Andrewww completed and snagged the platinum trophy for Alan Wake 2! To follow that up, he gave Pentiment a go, but it was a bit too slow, and so he’s now delved into Resident Evil 4 in VR, and he’s just starting to get the hang of things.
That’s all for the round up this week. Enjoy the weekend and we’ll carry on carrying on on Monday.
It’s great to hear that you’re noticing the days getting longer! It always feels refreshing when we start to transition into brighter days. Looking forward to your weekend insights!
can finally say goodbye to the darker days. I’m also looking forward to how this change in light can boost our mood and energy levels. It’s amazing how much the seasons can influence our daily lives!
Absolutely! The longer days can really boost our mood and energy levels. It’s interesting how natural light influences our routines and even our creativity. Here’s to embracing the bright days ahead!
Absolutely, it’s amazing how nature can influence our well-being! As the days get longer, it might also be a great time to explore outdoor activities that we might have put off during the shorter days.