The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – October 3, 2025

  No matter how you look at it, this was a wild week for the games industry. Electronic Arts, the massive publisher behind multiple sports franchises and BioWare games, has been acquired for $55 billion by an investment consortium that includes the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia; Xbox announced it was overhauling Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and increasing its price by 50%; and Harmonix announced it is delisting Rock Band 4 this Sunday, meaning you only have two days left to buy it before it's gone forever. 

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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>If you never snagged the originals (or you have fond memories of playing them), the new release of Mario's star-spanning adventures is well worth a look. Packaged as a bundle for additional savings, but available separately if you prefer, these two games were some of the most experimental and creative in the long history of Mario games. Even with some refinement for this release, the onscreen motion-enabled cursor takes some getting used to. But the updated resolution, improved UI, soundtrack mode, and storybook chapters add up to make this the definitive version of these games to play. On Switch 2, the 4K resolution has Mario looking fantastic. And the games themselves feature clever level designs that demand creative thinking, as the bulk of the games play out on 3D spheres.</p></div>

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        <div class="field field--name-field-list-item-sub field--type-string field--label-hidden gi5-field-list-item-sub gi5-string field__item">Brian Shea</div>
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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>Ghost of Tsushima is one of my favorite games of all time, so I was immediately thrilled when Sucker Punch announced a successor around this time last year. Now that the day has arrived, I've put about four hours into Ghost of Yōtei, and I am having an absolute blast. The elements I loved in Ghost of Tsushima – a stunningly beautiful Japanese countryside, engaging combat, and rewarding exploration – are back in spades in Ghost of Yōtei, but I'm particularly drawn to the extraordinarily personal tale of revenge the game seems to be weaving. Full of lore-filling flashbacks, checklists of targets, and, yes, hot springs, Ghost of Yōtei was one of my most anticipated games coming into 2025, and if it continues playing as well as its first hours, I could see it leaving 2025 as my favorite game of the year.</p></div>

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