Welcome to the weekend! It's another big one in the world of Xbox - Final Fantasy VII was recently added to Xbox Game Pass, three major titles are available with Xbox Free Play Days, and the massive Xbox Summer Sale has officially begun, featuring over 400 deals on games, bundles and add-ons!
Here's what we're playing over the next couple of days:
Fraser Gilbert, News Editor
There are quite a few games I'm eager to get my hands on this weekend. The first is the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Warehouse demo - I bought the game recently, and the pre-order exclusive demo feels exactly as I'd hoped, so I'm going to be busy reliving my youth all over again.
I'm also hoping to get to grips with Hyper Scape - Ubisoft's new fast-paced, free-to-play battle royale. So far, my playtime has been limited to just one match, so hopefully I can get my first win over the next few days.
And finally, I think it's about time I tried Final Fantasy VII for the first time ever. I've somehow missed out on this beloved classic over the years, but now that it's available with Xbox Game Pass, I no longer have an excuse. I used to love Legend of Dragoon, so this should be right up my street...
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Liam Doolan, News Reporter
As I've pre-ordered a physical copy of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, it saddens me to say I won't be playing the Warehouse demo this weekend. As for what I will be sinking my teeth into...probably more Battletoads. I've been spending some quality time with the gang since last week (as you might recall) via Rare Replay on Xbox Game Pass. I'll admit, I'm not sure how far I would have got if I wasn't able to constantly save and reload the tougher sections.
Apart from this - I'll be playing more Halo. The delay isn't the most welcome news, but it at least gives me extra time to catch up on every single campaign in the series - so by the time Halo Infinite rolls around, I'll be clued up (again).
Any extra time over the next few days will be spent exploring the world of Skyrim. I purchased it in the QuakeCon sale earlier this week and yet again find myself getting lost in this epic action-RPG dragon-slaying game.
PJ O'Reilly, Contributing Writer
Hello. This weekend I’m going to be diving into Xbox Game Pass which has had a ton of really good stuff added recently. Darksiders Genesis and The Touryst, both of which I’ve played through on Switch, are first up and I’ll definitely be trying to cram in a little Final Fantasy VII as well, just for old time’s sake.
Elsewhere I’ve been playing lots of Hyper Scape which I’m enjoying so far but I do wonder if it’s got enough going for it to keep me hooked in the face of stiff competition from Apex Legends and Call of Duty’s Warzone. Traversal feels good for sure, everything looks amazing and the perks and hacks are neat, I’m just not sure the actual shooting is punchy or engaging enough to keep me interested in the long term.
Hope you all have a good weekend whatever you end up playing!
Which Xbox games will you be playing this weekend? Let us know in the comments.
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Will be playing Blair Witch, Strider and Forza Horizon 3 on Xbox One. I'm halfway through Blair Witch and so far it's a very cool and unique horror experience just as I would expect from Bloober Team. These guys are steadily becoming one of my favourite horror game developers ever! But whenever I need a break from all the scary stuff, I'll be enjoying some Metroidvania with Strider and if I want to just race to some nice beats, I'll turn to Forza Horizon 3 for that.
I might also play some JRPGs, such as Persona 5 Royal on PS4 and Dragon Quest III on Switch. Although the latter is slowly becoming a sour experience for me, with enemies that constantly kill my party members in one hit and experience gain being extremely low. I've been playing it for over 5 hours now and it's not getting any better, so I might just abandon that game eventually.
More Ghost of Tsushima, but also made a start on Ori & the Blind Forest. Both are very very good!
I might play F1 2018 on 1X later and I'm also on my second play of TLOU 2.
It's hard to get time in the good weather 🌞
I'll be playing DOOM Eternal and more of the Master Chief Collection.
More Halo, and I'll also be booting up Ninja Gaiden 2; not played it in years!
I need to stay focused as i keep starting new games. I tried We Happy Few the other day and it's pretty interesting so I'll be playing that and maybe some Forza Horizon 4. A bit of Streets of Rage 4 might happen as well. Need to find someone to co-op with as it's actually a pretty decent difficulty on normal.
Forza Horizon 3 and Nascar Heat 5 as it's in the freeplay weekend, it's not a bad game... Not worth buying but worth sinking a few hours in for free..
Fallout 76 and state of decay 2. Also a little fifa and forza horizon 4.
I am playing Fable III. 👍🏻
Still exploring gamepass since I’m relatively new to it... been playing a lot of undermine, touryst, clustertruck, and halo. Tomorrow some buddies and I are going to get into some Destiny 2
I'll be starting Halo Reach on the Master Cheif Collection.. I just got into Halo for the first time ever a few weeks ago... I'm playing them by release order.. I completed Halo Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, And Halo 3 ODST and man i'm addicted to Halo right now.. My plan is to finish all the campaigns before Halo Infinite comes out.. It's become one of my favorite franchises i can't believe it took me this long to play them..
@Bmartin001 I’m also new to Halo and have been enjoying it more than I expected- though I’ve only completed Halo CE so far! I’m not mad about the new one getting delayed since I have more time to enjoy the rest.
Since I’ve finished Yoku’s Island Express I’ve been going through some games I’ve downloaded- cleaning up. I’ve played through the first season of Walking Dead. Now I’ve started up Observation which is interesting and am enjoying. I’m waiting to start Halo 2 to see if anything on my playlist is leaving Gamepass in the next round of games being removed. I hate having to pause games when I get into them!
I did end up picking up Wolfenstein NO, Wolfenstein NC deluxe, and Dishonored DE in the recent Bethesda sale ( which was a better price than the current sale).
Happy weekend everyone!
Have been playing underrated-RPG Shadows: Awakening. Really enjoyable game with a few decent ideas, although not always executed brilliantly. Very fun, though.
I've been totally hooked by Phantasy Star Online 2.
I gave it a try during the big gaming week-end, and ended taking a gold subscription to continue the experience. Yes, I've paid an online subscription in order to play... well, a free-to-play. (this is nonsence, by the way, having to pay Gold to play this kind of game)
But this game is so addictive. It is EXTREMELY complex in its systems, but a joy to explore. Despite looking like a Playstation 2 game.
Played the Avengers Beta but its a bit rubbish so deleted it and went back to Sea of Thieves to hunt the new captains
Just ordered a power supply to replace the broken one on my One X. I hope it works and soon to be gaming again.
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