Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 25-26)

How about some Ninja Gaiden 2 Black?

by Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 12pm

Welcome to the weekend! We’ve had a busy couple of days in Xbox world, and now it’s time to relax with some games – with new Game Pass titles, Free Play Days offerings and the massive Xbox Lunar New Year Sale to check out!

Here’s what we’re playing this weekend:

Fraser Gilbert, Editor
It’ll come as no surprise to hear that I’m in a DOOM mood after the Xbox Developer Direct this week! As a result, I’ve dipped back into Xbox Game Pass and re-downloaded DOOM (2016) to try and properly play through it this time. Yes, I’ve played bits of it in the past, but never really dug into the full campaign – and Eternal will be next.

Beyond that, it’s the usual candidates for me, although Rock Band 4 and Fortnite Festival are getting more playtime than usual as I’m testing out the Riffmaster Wireless Guitar for review. You’ll see that review very soon, but if you want a bit of a spoiler, I’m glad to report that I’m having a great time with it so far!

Oh, and I’ll definitely be trying some more Ninja Gaiden 2 Black – probably via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Have a good weekend, folks!

Liam Doolan, Staff Writer
I’m pumped about Xbox after that Developer Direct and have been reliving Ninja Gaiden 2 following the release of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on Game Pass this week. I’m also looking forward to Ninja Gaiden 4 (due out Fall 2025) and it will be interesting to see how it turns out with the team behind Bayonetta (PlatinumGames) co-developing it alongside Team Ninja.

Apart from Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, I think I’m also in the mood for another dose of DOOM after all the new footage and information about DOOM: The Dark Ages this week. So yeah, I’ll be in Hell for the rest of the weekend if you need me.

Game on, everyone!

What are you playing on Xbox this weekend? Let us know down in the comments below.

Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.

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