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My Most Hyped Games coming out in November 2021 It’s time to look at what games are c oming up in November that I’m excited about. Keep in mind this is my list of games I'm excited for and your list will be different. If you're looking for a full list of the games coming out in November then I recommend Game Informers 2021 video game release schedule, you can check it out  here .  Forza Horizon 5. This looks like the first new-gen racing game.  This game is open-world and is set in Mexico. I had Forza Horizon 4 downloaded to my Xbox as my music game. I would load into the game and play some music as I raced around the lands of Great Britain. I'm excited to do this again in the new game in the series but I also want to experience the other modes and races.  It is coming to Xbox and PC Gamepass day one which just makes me want to check it out even more. I'll be racing in Mexico when it c omes out on Nov. 9th. Animal Crossing New Horizons Happy Home Paradise. The new DL...

The new free PlayStation Plus games for November have been announced. For anyone unfamiliar, if you have a PlayStation Plus account you get free games each month as a thank you for using their service. All of the PS4 games can be played on a PS5 they just won't be optimized for the PS5. This month we have six free games.  Knockout City | PS4, and PS5  The online dodgeball game full of nail-biting action is coming to PS Plus. This is a great team-based game that I'm excited to have on my PlayStation.  First Class Trouble | PS4, and PS5  This is a six-player online social deduction game. At the beginning of every match, four of the six people are randomly picked to be Residents. The other two become Personoids. The Resident's goal is to reach the center of the ship you are on to shut down an evil A.I. The Personoid's goal is to stop the Residents at all costs. I'm excited to check out this game. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | PS4  An action RPG game from the m...

T he new free games coming to the Xbox Gold lineup have just been unveiled. For anyone unaware, if you are subscribed to Xbox Gold (or Gamepass Ultimate) then for a limited time you are able to get and download these games for free. They will only be unable for you to play if you are not subscribed to the service in the future, but if you leave and return to the service these games will be waiting for you. Now o n with the games!  Moving Out.  Moving Out is a Co-op focused physics-based moving simulator. Play solo or with up to four players in this game where you are the movers.  Moving Out is available from Nov. 1st to Nov. 30th. Kingdom Two Crowns.  Kingdom Two Crowns is a  side-scrolling micro-strategy game with a pixel art aesthetic. You control a monarch who must protect his realm from the forces of the Greed.  Kingdom Two Crowns is available from  Nov. 16th   to Dec. 15th. Rocket Knight.  Rocket Knight is a 2.5D platformer game. You pla...

Here are all the new games shown at the PlayStation State of play in October 2021. Deathverse Let it Die.  This looks like a  Battle royal game. You pick from a wide array of characters with unique weapons. The combat  is focused on swords and abilities compared to guns like other battle royal games.  Forge new weapons and compete again when it launches in Spring 2022 for PS4 and PS5.  We are OFK.  This game was shown with a funny trailer questioning the State of Play name. This game is a five-episode series that tells the story of the start of the indie-pop group OFK. The game has dialogue choices, texting, and flirting. Each episode lets you play an interactive music video of a song in the group's new EP. This interactive story game is coming to PS4 and PS5 sometime in 2022. Bugsnax the isle of Bigsnax.  The new free update to Bugsnax. The new additions to the game are big Bugsnax, bugsnax who wear hats, and a hut you can customize. This new update i...

What Ya Playing Wednesday?? It’s time for the fifth entry in the “What Ya playing” series.  This series is a check-in with both you the reader and me the writer. More information on how you can write into this series will be at the bottom of this article.  It’s now time to ask What Ya Playing  Wednesday?? This week I only have one game I’ve been playing and it is Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy. The new game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix. This game is great. It’s a story-focused adventure in which you play as Star-Lord (Peter). I’m not very far in the game but plan to finish and maybe even 100% it. The combat as Peter is good but has its flaws. You only control Star-Lord and give commands to your fellow guardians. I liked this system but I feel like you can’t do a lot of damage on your own. My favorite part is the team huddles where you call your teammates into a huddle and give them an encouraging speech. After the huddle, you play some music on...

Hollow Knight Review Developer(s): Team Cherry Publisher: Team Cherry Release: February 24th, 2017 Platform(s): Switch, PC, Xbox One, PS4

Toem Review  Developer(s): Something We Made Publisher: Something We Made Release: September 17th, 2021 Platform(s): Switch, PS5, PC

Xbox Gamepass is getting even more games coming in October.  For anyone unaware, if you are subscribed to Gamepass Ultimate (or Gamepass)  then you will be able to play these games until they leave Xbox Gamepass in the far future. You also won’t be able to play these games if your not subscribed to gamepass in the future, but if you leave and return to gamepass these games will be waiting for you unless they have left the service.  I’m keeping the description of the games here short simply because there are a lot of games to list. Now o n with the games!   Into the Pit (Cloud, Console, and PC) A fast-paced retro FPS rogue-lite game.   It came to Gamepass on Oct. 19th. Outriders (PC) Outriders is a 1-3 player co-op RPG shooter set in a dark sci-fi universe.  It came to Gamepass on Oct. 19th. Dragon Ball FighterZ (Cloud and Console) Dragon Ball FighterZ is   a 2.5D fighting game based on the Dragon Ball series. It’s coming to Gamepass on Oct. 21st. ...

What Ya Playing Wednesday?? It’s time for the fourth entry in the “What Ya playing” series.  This series is a check-in with both you the reader and me the writer. More information on how you can write into this series will be at the bottom of this article.  It’s now time to ask What Ya Playing  Wednesday?? The only game for this week's What Ya Playing Wednesday is Hollow Knight. I just finished Hollow Knight and this game is amazing. I got the regular ending and didn’t do any side quests. It’s very hard and the final boss took me many attempts before I bested him. The whole game is beautiful and fun, especially for an indie game. That’s my brief thoughts of Hollow Knight after finishing it.  I’m planning on writing a full review of Hollow Knight here soon, so look forward to it. I  highly recommend Hollow Knight if you like Metroidvanias and/or Souls likes. It’s also on Xbox and PC Gamepass, so there’s even more reason to give it a look.  That has been What...

The Xbox Series X Mini Fridge Is Real  What started as a meme is now a real product being sold. When the Xbox Series X console was announced a lot of people pointed to how it looks similar to a fridge. Microsoft embraced this gag making a full-size fridge for Snoop Dogg and iJustine. A later partnership with ZOA (energy drink company) had a giveaway for one lucky fan to win an Xbox Series X mini-fridge. Now in a partnership with Ukonic! Microsoft is manufacturing mini-fridges that look like the Xbox Series X. These mini fridges will come with a DC power adapter so you can use the fridge on the go. The fridges  will have the ability to light up both where the Xbox logo is and on top of the fridge. They will also have a USB port in the front of the fridge for charging anything from a smartphone to an Xbox controller. The fridge itself can hold 12 cans of your favorite (or least favorite) beverages and has two shelves in the door for your snacks.  The fridges will go on pre-...

Animal Crossing NH DLC Revealed  New downloadable content has been announced for Animal Crossing New Horizons in today's Animal Crossing NH Direct. Here’s a recap of everything shown for the DLC in the direct.  It starts with you going to the DAL airport and telling Orville that you want to go to work. Then we get the name of the DLC: Happy Home Paradise. You’ll assist Paradise Planning a Resort Developer in designing vacation homes. The goal is to help characters acquire their dream vacation homes. Once you have a client, you will select an island for the vacation home to be built on. Each island is very different, from a desert to an iceberg. Once you pick an island it’s time to head over and give your client a tour. Before you start interior designing you must place the designated furniture requested by the client. Everything after this is up to you and your imagination. Some recommended furniture from Paradise Planning will already be available. Whenever you're happy with ...

Animal Crossing New Horizons Direct Oct. 21 Animal Crossing New Horizons had a Direct today unveiling what’s coming soon to the game. Here’s a recap of everything shown at the direct. The roost , a cafe in the museum owned by Brewster is a place to sit back and relax. Your fellow islanders may even stop in. By using Amiibo you can invite your favorite islanders to stop by. Multiple players can visit here at the same time too. Kapp’in’s boat tours. Kapp’in will sing you sea shanties on the journey to an island only he knows about. Mysterious islands he takes you to can be a different time of day or even a different season Harv’s Island update. Harv wants to create a plaza with all types of shops with the help of his friend Harriet. You can contribute some bells to the cost, to help him expand. All types of shops run by familiar faces will be at this plaza as it grows. Everything from a hair cuter to a fortune reader.  Group Stretching at the Plaza. You can join in with all of you...

What Ya Playing Wednesday?? It’s time for the third entry in the “What Ya playing” series.  This series is a check-in with both you the reader and me the writer. More information on how you can write into this series will be at the bottom of this article.  It’s now time to ask What Ya Playing  Wednesday?? The first game for this week's What Ya Playing Wednesday is Hollow Knight. I played a lot of Hollow Knight years ago but I never finished it. I finally decided to give it another try and this time hopefully stick with it till the credits. I’m a few hours in and I’m already loving it again. It’s got such a beautiful hand-drawn aesthetic and great gameplay. I recommend Hollow Knight if you like Metroidvanias and/or Souls likes. It’s also on Xbox and PC Gamepass, so there’s even more reason to check it out.  The second and final game for this week's What Ya Playing Wednesday is Metroid Dread. I finished and 100% this game the other day and it's wonderful. I'm not going...

Metroid Dread Review  Developer(s): Mercury Steam, Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo Release: October 8th, 2021 Platform(s): Switch

Xbox Gamepass Games coming in October 2021 Xbox Gamepass is getting another good lineup of free games.  For anyone unaware, if you are subscribed to Gamepass Ultimate (or Gamepass)  then you will be able to play these games until they leave Xbox Gamepass in the far future. You also won’t be able to play these games if your not subscribed to gamepass in the future, but if you leave and return to gamepass these games will be waiting for you unless they have left the service.  I’m keeping the description of the games here short simply because there are a lot of games to list. Now o n with the games!   Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC) TABS is a goofy strategy game. It came to Gamepass on Oct. 5th. The Procession to Calvary (Cloud, Console, and PC) A Pythonesque adventure game, where you journey through a landscape made of Renaissance paintings. It came to Gamepass on Oct. 7th. Visage (Cloud, Console, and PC)  Visage is a first-person psycho...

What Ya Playing Wednesday?? It’s time for the second article in the “What Ya Playing” series. This series is a check-in with both you the reader and me the writer. This is usually a weekly write-up coming out every Wednesday, but some weeks (such as last week) there won’t be one. Simply because some weeks I don’t have the time to be playing video games. Just wanted to let you know in case you were wondering where last week's What Ya Playing was.  So it’s now time to ask What Ya Playing Wednesday?? Starting with the rouge-like that made people love rouge-likes, Hades. I’ve got 3 more successful runs before I get the true ending. I’m enjoying this game but the fact that you have to finish it 10 times to get the true ending, brings down the experience. The visuals and gameplay are great and the voice acting is wonderful. Overall Hades is a great game that I recommend to anyone who has a Switch even if you don’t love the rogue-like genre.  Ending with a game that doesn’t count. St...

Sora is the final fighter coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate  Sora from Kingdom Hearts is coming to Smash, as detailed in the final Sakurai Presents. Sora was the most requested fighter to come to Super Smash Bros. This information comes from a survey Nintendo sent out to Smash fans. Sora will be available to purchase individually on Oct. 18th for $5.99 or as a part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fighters Pass Vol. 2 for $29.99. 3 Mii character costumes were also shown. The first one is an Octoling wig, the second one is a Judd hat both of these are from the Splatoon series. The final Mii costume is the Doom Slayer from the Doom series. All of these costumes will also be available to purchase on Oct. 18th for $0.75 each.  You will have 8 outfits to choose from when you play as Sora, including outfits from all 3 mainline Kingdom Hearts games. I’m not a Smash expert so I’m not going to try to detail his moves but if your interested in that the whole Sakurai Presents will b...

The new Xbox Gold games for October 2021 The new free games coming to the Xbox Gold lineup have just been unveiled. For anyone unaware, if you are subscribed to Xbox Gold (or Gamepass Ultimate) then for a limited time you are able to get and download these games for free. They will only be unable for you to play if you are not subscribed to the service in the future, but if you leave and return to the service these games will be waiting for you. On with the games! Starting with Aaero. This game is focused on bright and colorful visuals and incredible music and from what I’ve seen of the game it accomplishes that. This game is available from Oct. 1st to Oct. 30th. Next up is Hover. Hover is a 3D Open-world game where a resistance group fights the evil laws and corporations in their world. While I don’t know very much about this game I think it looks like a fun game.  Hover is available from Oct. 16th to Nov. 15th. The next game is Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Castlevania: Harmon...

PlayStation Plus games for October 2021 The new free PlayStation Plus games for October have been announced. For anyone unfamiliar, if you have a PlayStation Plus account you get free games each month as a thank you for using their service. This month has an average lineup of free games. Starting with the PS5 exclusive game - that you can only get if you have a PlayStation 5 - Hell Let Loose. Hell Let Loose is an RTS game set in the timeframe of WWII. Next up for the PS4 (and PS5), you have two free games and they are PGA Tour 2K21 and Mortal Kombat X. While I haven’t played either of these games before they both look fun. If they sound up your alley check them out (it’s free). These games become available to claim on Oct. 5th and then you have until Nov. 1st to pick up these games on your system before they are replaced by the next group of free games. Well, that’s all the new free games coming to PS Plus.  I hope you enjoyed and Game on!

My Most Hyped Games coming out in October 2021 Hello, it's been a while. I decided to take a week off to look at what games are coming up in October and what games I plan on covering in this new month. I hope you will enjoy the content that's coming soon to Elevate Games. Now for the big question what games am I excited/hyped for that are coming out in October. Keep in mind this is my list of games I'm excited for and your list will be different. If you're looking for a full list of the games coming out in October then I recommend Gameinformers 2021 video game release schedule, you can check it out here .  Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania coming on Oct. 5th. While I have already decided that I won't be picking up this game at launch, I'm still very excited about it. it just looks like a super fun game with a neat concept. It will be my first Monkey Ball game whenever I decide to pick it up in the future. Metroid Dread coming on Oct. 8th. Metroid Dread is a game I...