{"id":17112,"date":"2026-01-24T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-617\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:30:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-617","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-617\/","title":{"rendered":"#Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 617"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-617\/#Talking_Point_What_Are_You_Playing_This_Weekend_%E2%80%93_Issue_617\" >Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 617<\/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-617\/#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-617\/#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-617\/#Sammy_Barker\" >Sammy Barker<\/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_617\"><\/span>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 617<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=\"500240703275c\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 617 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/500240703275c\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-617-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/500240703275c\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-617-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 617 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s the last week in January, and let us tell you, things are about to get <em>crazy<\/em> with new releases in February. Utterly insane.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aaron_Bayne\"><\/span>Aaron Bayne<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>More of the same for me this week: review embargoed games on PS5 and No Rest for the Wicked on PC.<\/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>Out of all of the winter settings I&#8217;ve played in video games this January, my favourite is definitely Batman: Arkham Origins on PS3.<\/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=\"Sammy_Barker\"><\/span>Sammy Barker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be getting started with two free-to-play games this weekend: 2XKO and Arknights: Endfield. Hopefully the latter doesn&#8217;t drain my bank balance.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Those are the games we&#8217;re playing this weekend, then, but what about you? As always, you know what to do. Let us know below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/a6438c5f264fc15b7fc4cc93e5da355a @ 1769254540 --><\/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-617\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? &#8211; Issue 617 It&#8217;s the last week in January, and let us tell you, things are about to get crazy with new releases in February. Utterly insane. 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