What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 535 | Push Square

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Another week has come to a conclusion, and things are hotting up weather-wise. All the more reason to close the curtains and play some games, then. Here's what's keeping us occupied.

I'm currently planning to continually get destroyed in Elden Ring's DLC as I get to the second half of it. But, I'm gonna break up the deaths by checking out Valorant's ranked mode which launched alongside the new Act earlier this week!

I've reverted to my old PC ways and can no longer deny the siren song call of Creative Assembly's Total War series. The recent Thrones of Decay DLC factions are top-tier stuff, so that will get some play. Otherwise, it's Elden Ring all the way through; I have a couple more bosses yet, but Shadow of the Erdtree has more than lived up to the hype.

I've gotten access to the Valorant console beta, so I'll be checking that out this weekend.

I'm a huge fan of Spy X Family, so I'm looking forward to putting Spy X Anya: Operation Memories through its paces. Anya is such a fun character, and while Bandai Namco's manga and anime adaptations can be hit or miss, it's nice that it's stepping away from its boilerplate arena brawler blueprint for this.

Aside from one or two smaller games I'm playing for review, I'm really tempted to finally pick up Hi-Fi Rush while it's going cheap. I'm pretty sure I've said this before in a WAYP feature, but I mean it this time.

Those are the games that are keeping us busy this weekend, then, but what about the rest of you? Let us know what you're planning to play in the comments section below.

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

My main focus is Elden Ring.

And for side activities, if the Elden Ring releases me from its grip for a second,