Thesixthaxis iconThesixthaxisSep 25, 2026 ~2 min source read

What We Played – Ace Combat 8, Control Resonant & Silent Hill: Townfall

We've hurtled through September, and the latest bunch of big games has landed on our doorsteps. it's been the former for me, though I feel the need to pause my playthrough and try to go back to the first game – a risky decision, that's for sure.

What We Played – Ace Combat 8, Control Resonant & Silent Hill: Townfall

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We've hurtled through September, and the latest bunch of big games has landed on our doorsteps.

it's been the former for me, though I feel the need to pause my playthrough and try to go back to the first game – a risky decision, that's for sure.

Alongside that, I dipped a toe into the Fangtopia demo, and the dogsbody co-op action of Gravhounds, both of which are playable on Steam with demos this week.

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We've hurtled through September, and the latest bunch of big games has landed on our doorsteps. it's been the former for me, though I feel the need to pause my playthrough and try to go back to the first game – a risky decision, that's for sure. Alongside that, I dipped a toe into the Fangtopia demo, and the dogsbody co-op action of Gravhounds, both of which are playable on Steam with demos this week.

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  • It was a similar mish-mash of games for Jim, who started playing Industria – "a short, narrative-focused FPS that has a bit of a Half-Life/BioShock vibe" – followed that up with Gears of War:
  • Townfall, and is enjoying all the sneaking, running and mutated monsters, but is saddened by the lack of Scottish cursing.

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The eternally youthful Gamoc (in Sony's age verification eyes, anyway) has been playing Red Dead Online in stony silence with a friend of his, so he's escaped to the world of sounds in Runescape Dragonwilds, Spawl Zero, Deadlock Station, Fractured Worlds, Transport fever 3 and DreamEcho for a plethora of reviews.

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Aran chimed in first having played Rivage for review, "which was fine if a bit bogged down with a bit too much padding for puzzle solutions." And then paired that up with our review of EA Sports FC 27 and made a start on Qliphah in Providence's Shadow for yet another. Steve got the JRPG itch and started to play Another Eden Begins, maki...

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