Can't stop, won't stop... is what I think publishers and developers are saying this month because what is going on?! There are so many games coming out this month! We're two weeks into October and we've published at least three reviews each of those weeks.
We posted reviews for Double Fine’s new lighthouse adventure game, Keeper, which reviewer Matt Miller calls a surrealist piece of art with light puzzle elements; we posted a review for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (a former Game Informer cover game), which reviewer Charles Harte called a letdown but not without its fun; and finally, we published our thoughts on Ball x Pit, which Miller says is a deeply satsifying update to the ancient arcade formula of brick-breaking action. On top of all that, we also covered the week’s biggest news, like Witchbrook being delayed to 2026 and 3D Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki’s death, posted a preview for Quantic Dream’s new multiplayer game called Spellcasters Chronicles, and of course, posted all kinds of exclusives for The Outer Worlds 2.
And so, another week has passed. With the end of this week, I’ve rounded up some video game thoughts from the editors here at Game Informer to help make your weekend gameplay plans a little easier. Without further ado…
Games To Check Out This Weekend
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<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-copy field--type-text-long field--label-hidden gi5-field-copy gi5-text-long field__item"><p>I am not the biggest fighting game fan, but the unexpected one that happened to break through for me was Dead or Alive 4 on Xbox 360. It was an early title for the new console, it inexplicably featured a Halo Spartan as an optional fighter at the height of my Halo fandom, and – arguably most importantly – I was living in a college dorm when it released and it was the easiest multiplayer game to pick up and play with others. Both myself, my roommate, my neighbor, and a few other folks on the same floor, all really got into it. I got skilled at pulling off Ryu Hayabusa’s most complicated moves, and have always loved its satisfying counter system that could get you out of your opponents’ combos and specific moves as long as you knew the right input.
To this day, it is still my favorite traditional fighting game, and it was also the last series entry Tomonobu Itagaki directed. I was saddened to hear of his passing and had missed his bombastic quotes over the last few years. I wish his family and friends well and am redownloading Dead or Alive 4 on my Xbox right now in remembrance of his work.
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