Welcome to the weekend! There are plenty of games to check out on Xbox over the next few days, including three more recent Xbox Game Pass additions, another set of Xbox Live Free Play Days titles, and two Xbox Insider exclusive playtests for Grounded and Drake Hollow. Here's what we're playing over the next couple of days:
Fraser Gilbert, News Editor
I bought the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy last week and completed the first game of the three, so this weekend I'm planning to jump into Cortex Strikes Back and attempt the same. I also recently re-downloaded Sunset Overdrive - a game I never actually finished when it was released back in 2014 - so I want to try and complete it this time!
I'd also like to try the highly-rated free demo of Obsidian's Grounded this weekend, as well as the beta for action village building game Drake Hollow. I managed to pick up a closed alpha code for multiplayer shooter Rogue Company yesterday too, so I'll probably give that a try as well. Have a good one, folks!
Liam Doolan, News Reporter
It's not often I make use of the Xbox Insiders app - but earlier this week was one of those rare occasions when I used it to download the demo of Obsidian Entertainment's new survival game Grounded. How did they not make a game like this sooner? It's like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids crossed with A Bug's Life - that's probably the best way to describe it.
Can I also say it's educational - I'm learning about different types of insects and their daily patterns. I seriously can't believe we didn't get a game like this one sooner. If you do have access to the Xbox Insiders app, I'd recommend trying it out before the full release. And if you have arachnophobia, there is a special mode to make the game more accessible. If I can crawl away from this, I might play through the remaster of The Bard's Tale: ARPG on Xbox Game Pass. That's probably it for me this weekend!
Which Xbox games will you be playing this weekend? Let us know in the comments.
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Very little on Xbox honestly, I'm playing through The Last of Us Part II. Although I did also download Sunset Overdrive myself recently, as I never properly got round to it the first time!
Friday the 13th: The Game - Ultimate Slasher Edition (Switch) - Been getting back into this recently, so more of this during the weekend.
Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition (Switch) - Trying to get back into this, maybe I'm just not in the mood for an open world game right now.
Fallout 3 (Games For Windows) - Much like Borderlands, I seem to be suffering burnout from open world games.
Monster Burner (Windows Phone) - Nearly there, nearly there.
Dead Space 3! Not really enjoying it, to be honest, but after the first two games (which I liked) I must complete the saga.
I’m playing Forza Horizon 2.
Playing Darksideres Warmastered..Also doing my daily check ins in Animal Crossing..
Diablo III (Switch) It's been awhile since I played it. My son wanted to play it again so we started a new game. I decided to play a Necromancer and he a Demon Hunter.
Mutant Football League (Xbox One) Picked this up on a sale a few weeks ago decided to start a new season with the Midway Mutants.
I’ll be playing some more Outer Worlds. I’m really enjoying it so far- the dialogue and humor are great!
I’m also playing Borderlands and Clubhouse Games 51 on Switch right now.
I’d like to give the new season of Fortnite a try as well so maybe I’ll login again- such a slippery slope... that game is addicting!
Happy gaming all!
I’ve been going through all the forza horizon games, dipping in and out, enjoyed it so far.
Jet Force Gemini again for me from Rare Replay, then some Doom 64 as this came with Doom Eternal..
Splashed out on a One X to play .... Duke Nukem Forever ... what can I say, it’s a guilty pleasure
Ion Fury on Xbox one. Tough to play with a controller.
I'm currently replaying all of the HALO games on Xbox One X in order to be prepared for the july presentation of Infinite...
I only knew the original trilogy on xbox 360 and it was a delight to replay these masterpieces with these conditions (4k 60fps !). The Masterchief Collection is really a monster of a game !
And this week I'm discovering, for the first time, Halo 4. Again, in the MCC on One X, what a beauty it is ! I just can't believe it was a Xbox 360 game... It really look like a "next-gen before its time", like something made for the current generation of machines.
I just can't wait to finish it and play Halo 5, now..
I downloaded Session on a trial the other day. Found it to be pretty poor tbh. Can see why it's still in game preview.
For a physics based skating game, it's just not tight enough and there's very little depth to it.
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