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August Game Releases
(courtesy of our pals at Polygon)

• Thank Goodness You’re Here! (PC, PS5, Switch) - Aug. 1
• World of Goo 2 (PC, Switch) - Aug. 2
• Cat Quest 3 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 8
• SteamWorld Heist 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 8
• Stormgate (PC) - Aug. 13 (early access)
• Hunt: Showdown (PS5, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 15
• Black Myth: Wukong (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 20
• Dustborn (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 20
• Concord (PC, PS5) - Aug. 23
• Madden NFL 25 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 25
• World of Warcraft: The War Within (Mac, PC) - Aug. 26
• Core Keeper (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 27
• Gundam Breaker 4 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch) - Aug. 29
• Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 29
• Visions of Mana (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 29
• Star Wars Outlaws (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) - Aug. 30

The only thing on the docket for me right now is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I’m somewhere around the halfway point (on chapter 8 now) and am hoping to have this finished before Astro Bot comes out next month.

In the event I do finish up Rebirth with time in August to spare…hmm. Persona 5 Tactica or Forspoken?

I’m curious about Gundam Breaker V (despite having zero engagement with anything Gundam in the past) and will surely pick up Star Wars Outlaws eventually. I don’t expect either to be a day one purchase, though.

Disney Speedstorm
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Earth Defense Force 5
College Football 25
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College Football 25

For once, I followed my own advice and played Open Roads on Gamepass. I liked it and agree it was short, but I was in the mood for something I could finish in a day. I was surprised by the B+-list voice talent (Keri Russell and Kaitlyn Dever), but some of the gameplay was too find-the-pixel-y for me.

Wow, I'm glad I decided to play this. Love this game. Looks great, controls great and plays great. No frustrating moments or difficulty, no big penalty for falling (you respawn soon right after) or dying. Highly Recommended, on Game Pass.

On Gamepass


Wasn't gonna start another game but Shadow Warrior 3 is leaving gamepass and how log to beat says 10 hours. Having a blast playing.


My main game :


50 hours logged so far...

Elden Ring. I started a new game to get the hang of it again and wound up playing all the way to roughly the end, now I'm on the DLC.

Just finished replaying the PS5 remaster of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.

still as good? I've always wanted to get to these games.

I would start with Uncharted 2, honestly. That and the Lost Legacy spinoff are by far my two favorite Uncharted games.

Still as good as what? As the non-remaster?

​​​​​​​Anyway, you should play them. Maybe my favorite franchise.

​​​​​​​still as good as first time?

If you haven't played them, does it matter?

FWIW I've played the original three multiple times each. The later ones are good too, but my kids enjoyed replaying the first few and after they moved out I didn't have as much incentive to replay the later ones.

Yeah, it holds up, even if the final stretch starts to feel tiring (which was the case the first time I played). Also, Nadine is a poor antagonist, and I wanted to shoot Sam so many times during the final stretch. Fortunately, The Lost Legacy makes up for those two issues.

Co-sign.

UC2:AT, UC4:ATE, and UC:TLL make for a great trilogy. Afterwards, you might wanna give UC3: DD a go. Although it's the game that started it all and got me to love the characters, UC: DF doesn't hold up too well, especially given how spongy the enemies (even non-armored ones) become, making the frequent gunplay tiring.

That would be weird. If you are going to play them just play them in order.

They're written like pulp adventures. Although there is some continuity, you can dive in at any point and not feel lost. They are the game equivalents of the Indiana Jones franchise, or books by Clive Cussler and James Rollins.

Well I mean sure you could but they're story driven character focused games I can't imagine playing them skipped around unless you absolutely had no other choice. You would lose a ton of significance to the story if you just hopped into 4 for example without playing the first 3.

Not really. In fact 3 makes it obvious Sam was shoehorned retroactively into Nate's backstory in 4.

I would definitely play them in order. There are some fun moments with the character arcs.

Great Game On Game Pass, highly recommended. Glad I decided to play, without knowing anything about it.