Each week there are a lot of news stories that come through, some are massive enough that they generate conversation, then there are those that can just slide on by.

This weekly post will allow you to catch up on the bigger stories of the week that was, ensuring you didn’t miss anything.

Xbox Have Announced The All-New Aqua Shift Controller, With Uniquely Patterned Grips On Each One

Say one thing about Xbox, they are consistent, since the release of the Series platform last year, Xbox have put out new controllers often and the pace is not slowing down, with this new aqua blue inspired offering. Plus, the rear will offer textured rubber grips, like from the Elite series, which should make it a more comfortable offering to hold.

Mario Golf: Super Rush Gets Its First Big Update Today, Bringing Ranked Play To The Game

Nintendo announced that they would offer up post launch content for Mario Golf and they didn’t wait too long, as the first update is here and adds a new playable golfer, new course and ranked online matches, along with various tweaks and fixes.

Riders Republic Is Kicking Off Its Beta, Later This Month

Steep was the first entry in the sports genre, in quite a while for Ubisoft and while it might not have been the Everest of sports games they were hoping for, it did make the climb easier. Riders Republic takes that base foundation and expands upon almost everything, from the scale of the world, to the number of things to do and now with the beta, you can help ensure it is all going to work.

Evil Dead The Game Needs More Time And Is Reloading For A Release In February 2022

Evil Dead has been a series that many have loved, for a number of reasons, but there hasn’t really been a good game based around it, now though that might change. Sadly, we will have to wait until next year to find out if this will be the first, as the game has been delayed, but hey, when it does come out, you can enjoy it solo.

New Gameplay For Forza Horizon 5 Has Been Released

If there is one series that most gamers love, at least those who have played it, it would be Forza Horizon, racing is fun, but worlds with lots to do and see, make it even better. Horizon 5 is taking the series to Mexico and now we have a look at one of the new biomes we can explore this November.

As always, this was not all the news, but we are still in the quiet times of the year, which will likely last another few weeks until Gamescom and then the news will start to flow again.