New video game highlights this week – quick links
Aion 2 – 5 October
Games Platform(s): PC
‘Every region, every battlefield, every encounter was designed with verticality as its axis. As a Daeva, flight is not a travel mechanic, it is how you fight, how you explore, and how you impose your will on the world. Gain altitude to gain advantage, and experience a scale of aerial combat unlike any other MMORPG.’
‘Precision, timing, and positioning shape every battle. Chain skills seamlessly, customise your class to fit your play style, and adapt as encounters escalate. Every fight is a decision, not a rotation.’
Gears of War: E-Day – 6 October
Games Platform(s): Xbox, PC
‘Experience the horror and brutality of Emergence Day. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, join Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago in a gripping origin-story campaign as the Locust Horde first erupt from below, igniting a desperate fight for survival. Rally your squad and fight on in multiplayer with a re-imagination of Gears’ iconic PvE mode, Horde Siege, or go head-to-head with a refined Versus PvP.’
Star Wars: Galactic Racer – 6 October
Games Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
‘Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a runs-based, high-stakes reinvention of racing born in the lawless Outer Rim of the Star Wars galaxy. The Empire’s grip on the galaxy has finally broken, and with its fall comes a new obsession: speed. As the New Republic struggles to rebuild, gambling, entertainment, and glory fuel a booming underground. ‘
‘Out of this chaos, the Galactic League is born: an unsanctioned racing circuit where syndicates sponsor pilots, fortunes are won and lost in seconds, and only the bold survive. No Force. No prophecy. Just skill, strategy, and the will to rise.’
Hellraiser: Revival – 8 October
Games Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
‘Experience a new chapter in the legendary horror series like never before. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival takes first-person action horror survival to the next level. Play the story of Aidan, who must use the power of a mysterious puzzle box – the Genesis Configuration – to help his girlfriend Sunny’s escape from the otherworldly hellscape of the Labyrinth.’
‘Wield the powers of the box to survive your bargain with the infamous Pinhead and do battle with the horrific cult devoted to the Cenobites.’
Silver Pines – 8 October
Games Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
‘Private investigator Red Walker finds himself in Silver Pines, a place half-abandoned, half-forgotten, in the middle of nowhere on a job to track down Eddie Velvet. A musician who has vanished. As the case begins to reveal a dark past, Walker soon slips into a strange and nightmarish descent beyond his control.’
‘Embark on a journey filled with dread and atmosphere. Haunted by shadows of the past, Silver Pines is waiting to reveal its dark secrets. A love letter to classic survival horror. Fight or avoid the horrors of the town as you scavenge for resources and solutions to the puzzles blocking your way.’
Order of the Sinking Star – 8 October
Games Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2
‘A massive puzzle adventure featuring more than one thousand hand-crafted puzzles designed to put your intellect to the test. You are transported to a realm of curious magic, dangerous contraptions, and vicious monsters. Explore four distinct worlds, each with its own mechanics, characters, and stories, and then watch as they all collide. As the worlds merge, and characters meet one another, puzzle systems intertwine, creating surprising new gameplay possibilities.’
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Expansion – 9 October
Games Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2
‘Dragon’s Dogma 2 presented players with a deep, explorable fantasy world, challenging them to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more.’
‘With Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, that experience has been further enhanced through the addition of unforgettable new tales and thrilling encounters. Experience enhanced gameplay. Embark on uncharted adventures. Enticing value for myriad additions.’
