Silver Pines is the talk of the town, and rightly so. It's a creepy, tense, survival horror metroidvania game set in a typically grim looking small American town around the mid-90s. You'll hunt about, backtrack, search for a missing person and hunt down resources, solving puzzles and fighting off what lurks in the shadows.

We're gonna focus on the lesser known games here, so you won't see any Castlevania, Ori or Hollow Knight - and we aren't just sticking to the spooky horror vibe that Silver Pines rocks - cus there's *plenty* of games with that tone. And hey, feel free to chime off in the comments if we missed something you think should be there!

If you've been keeping tabs, you may have heard of this small, indie game coming out called GTA6 - with it's super cool collectors box that includes loads of stuff, minus a game. Not gonna lie, with the whole backlash of not getting physical copies - MAYBE including one with this would've been a smart marketing move considering the price tag.

So, post-Gamescom, and there's been a BUNCH of games making the headlines... Nodusfall, a The Witcher 3 extension, Metro 2039, ANANTA, yet *another* Call of Duty - the lists go on.

We got served some old timers, like a new Rayman, Megaman, and Crazy Taxi - plus, a few others like The Witcher 3 getting an extension, and Gears of War making a comeback.

Here's *my* take on some of the games coming out, or are already out by the time we post this, that I'd actually play (but probably won't find time to).

There's something special about a game that you don't just play, but one that delivers a whole new experience and swallows you whole. One that makes you forget about everything around you, that you lose hours to.

Small decisions can mean big upgrades to your setup, performance, and overall gaming experience. We all know that gaming moment, where you tweak a few settings here and there and suddenly your setup feels like you've just unlocked God Mode! No new GPU, no rebuild, just a little "why didn't I think of this sooner?"... 

Those are the "Big Brain Gamer Moves". They won't show up in benchmarks, and probably won't get flashy YouTube thumbnails, but they can make your day-to-day experience feel a little smoother, and maybe even less cursed. And thankfully, these aren't like those questionable TikTok ones you may have seen...