What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 12-13)

Another weekend begins! We've got a bunch of great new Xbox Game Pass titles to check out over the next couple of days, along with more Free Play Days additions and the Xbox Spring Sale 2025 "Sneak Preview" as well! Here's what we're playing this weekend: Fraser Gilbert, Editor Well, I think this weekend is going to be all about South of Midnight for me. I've been playing it a bit this week and I'm absolutely loving it, so fingers crossed I can get it finished over the next couple of days. Aside from Split Fiction (which is incredible), it's the most enjoyable Xbox game I've played in 2025 so far. That said, I haven't properly tried Blue Prince yet! That game's been getting ridiculous reviews and is being spoken about as a Game of the Year contender, so I'm going to have to dip into that and see what all the fuss is about. Have a good weekend, folks! What are you playing on Xbox this weekend? Let us know down in the comments below. 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