Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Play During The Super Bowl

Another week is in the books at Kotaku. Anime got more expensive, Ubisoft fired more people, and the bosses in charge of Build a Rocket Boy continued to be very weird. Blizzard revealed its ambitious plans to make Overwatch better than ever, including stripping the number 2 from it, and Nintendo tried to get people pumped for the Switch 2‘s next couple of months, but did a pretty poor job of it unless you’re a JRPG sicko (complimentary).

Sony announced another live-service game, Valve announced the Steam Machine is delayed, and Take-Two announced it’s already investing in summer marketing for Grand Theft Auto 6‘s fall release. Oh, and HBO’s making a Baldur’s Gate 3 TV show, but without any of the makers of Baldur’s Gate 3 involved. Sweet! Are you watching the Super Bowl this weekend? Football only exists for me when the Eagles are playing, so I’ll be playing the newly released Super Bomberman Collection with my kids instead. Stay safe out there folks. It’s getting weird.

What to play

• Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined: “It’s Dragon Quest VII, only it’s better than the last time they made it better.“
• Nioh 3: “The short pitch is: combat kicks ass and Nioh 3 remains a best-in-class action game.“
• Jackal: “A new top-down indie shooter that is clearly inspired by Hotline Miami‘s fast-paced one-shot-and-your-toast action.”

What to watch

• The Darwin Incident – (Amazon Prime)
• Boys Go to Jupiter – (HBO Max)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 – (Crunchyroll)

What to read

• Everyone’s Freaking Out About A Fake ‘Reddit For AI’ Called Moltbook
• It’s Time To Start Building Your 4K Movie Collection
• The Epic Games Store Can’t Beat Steam But It Might Become The Next Discord
• Fallout Season 2 Review: Give Us More Episodes Or Stop Adding Subplots
• While You Weren’t Watching, Overwatch Put Its Crown Back On
• How Rockstar Hyped People Up For GTA V Over A Decade Ago
• DropShot Is A Hyper-Stylized Shooter Whose Developer Isn’t Taking The Easy Way Out

New to Game Pass

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II – (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S / Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass)
• Madden NFL 26 – (Cloud, Console, and PC / Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC / Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass)

Demos to try

• Pragmanta Sketchbook – (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PC)
• Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection – (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PC)
• Nioh 3 – (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PC)

Free Game

• 19th century English plant mystery puzzle game Botany Manor is currently free to claim for PC and mobile on the Epic Games Store.