{"id":14891,"date":"2025-08-09T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:30:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\/","title":{"rendered":"#Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 593"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\/#Talking_Point_What_Are_You_Playing_This_Weekend_%E2%80%93_Issue_593\" >Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 593<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\/#Aaron_Bayne\" >Aaron Bayne<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\/#Jamie_ONeill\" >Jamie O&#8217;Neill<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\/#Sammy_Barker\" >Sammy Barker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\/#Stephen_Tailby\" >Stephen Tailby<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talking_Point_What_Are_You_Playing_This_Weekend_%E2%80%93_Issue_593\"><\/span>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 593<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 593 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/47b8c71a8440b\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/47b8c71a8440b\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/47b8c71a8440b\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/47b8c71a8440b\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 593 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re on the cusp of a gaming avalanche, so this may be your last proper weekend to clear through your backlog. And that\u2019s only if you\u2019re planning to skip some of the new releases this week, like Mafia: The Old Country.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aaron_Bayne\"><\/span>Aaron Bayne<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s all about Battlefield 6 for me this weekend. I&#8217;ve been loving my time with the beta so far and can&#8217;t wait to get a proper session in!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jamie_ONeill\"><\/span>Jamie O&#8217;Neill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While surfing the <strong>PS Store<\/strong> I discovered a little known pixel art game called 9 Years of Shadows, which released on PS5 on 31st July. I&#8217;m going in blind, so fingers crossed it&#8217;s a fun little Metroidvania.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y-XGB8_bQ3s\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">160k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sammy_Barker\"><\/span>Sammy Barker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be blasting my way through Mafia: The Old Country to try and bring you a review as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stephen_Tailby\"><\/span>Stephen Tailby<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve finished Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (loved it) just in time, as I now embark on playing a fresh game for review purposes. That&#8217;s scuppered my plan of finally checking out Lies of P now that it&#8217;s on <strong>PS Plus<\/strong>, so that&#8217;ll have to wait!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>So, that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re playing this weekend, but what about you? As always you know the drill, so let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/a6438c5f264fc15b7fc4cc93e5da355a @ 1754739135 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Best PS4 Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/features\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-593\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 593 We\u2019re on the cusp of a gaming avalanche, so this may be your last proper weekend to clear through your backlog. And that\u2019s only if you\u2019re planning to skip some of the new releases this week, like Mafia: The Old Country. 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