{"id":16848,"date":"2026-01-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-614\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-614","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-614\/","title":{"rendered":"#Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 614"},"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-614\/#Talking_Point_What_Are_You_Playing_This_Weekend_%E2%80%93_Issue_614\" >Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 614<\/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-614\/#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-614\/#Graham_Banas\" >Graham Banas<\/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-614\/#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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-614\/#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-6\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-614\/#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_614\"><\/span>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 614<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8070d84cd6fe8\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 614 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8070d84cd6fe8\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-614-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8070d84cd6fe8\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-614-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"504\" alt=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 614 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And so here we are: the first <strong>WAYP<\/strong> of 2026. Fortunately, this is one feature where we don\u2019t intend to reinvent the wheel. So, you can expect the same regularly scheduled Talking Point, every Saturday, just like it\u2019s always been.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aaron_Bayne\"><\/span>Aaron Bayne<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Honestly, I&#8217;m not sure what I&#8217;ll play this weekend. I&#8217;ll maybe just chill out with some multiplayer games, which usually means crashing out on The Finals or screaming &#8220;don&#8217;t shoot!&#8221; in ARC Raiders.<\/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\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><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><\/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\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Graham_Banas\"><\/span>Graham Banas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been neglecting my Steam account an awful lot lately. I&#8217;m thinking it&#8217;s time I pick up Tempest Rising and spend some time with it. I&#8217;ve been itching to try it for a while, and now is the time, surely!<\/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>I don&#8217;t want Christmas to end, so the idea of defending Batman against eight of Black Mask\u2019s assassins, and fighting a thug in a Santa hat in snowy Gotham, means WB Games Montr\u00e9al&#8217;s PS3 Batman: Arkham Origins is a perfect way to start 2026.<\/p>\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;m still travelling, so I&#8217;ll continue playing piddly little things on my phone. I&#8217;ve been booting up <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.residentevil-survivalunit.com\/zt\">Resident Evil Survival Unit<\/a> a little bit lately, and I think it&#8217;s fun enough.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stephen_Tailby\"><\/span>Stephen Tailby<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Happy new year! I&#8217;ll be honest, the Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve announcement has me so amped up, I&#8217;m very tempted to fire up Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown and blast through the campaign again. Not sure there&#8217;s a better way to see in 2026.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>And that concludes our first WAYP of 2026. Pretty good, wasn&#8217;t it? Let us know how you&#8217;re ringing in the New Year in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/a6438c5f264fc15b7fc4cc93e5da355a @ 1767537532 --><\/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-614\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 614 And so here we are: the first WAYP of 2026. Fortunately, this is one feature where we don\u2019t intend to reinvent the wheel. So, you can expect the same regularly scheduled Talking Point, every Saturday, just like it\u2019s always been. 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