I don't care about the farmers' yearbooks saying: When football begins, autumn begins. The NFL season started a week ago, and shortly before that, college football showed that the best season has arrived. Yes, don't give me summer beach weather – let me pick apples and temperatures around 60.
Entering the second week of the NFL season made me feel the mood of football, but we are playing more games. This week’s advice includes one of the best sports games around, one of the most underrated multiplayer games of the year, and an open world adventure that actually respects your time.
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Although EA's latest college football game is not on the game pass yet EA Sports Academy Football 25 Available through EA Play, which includes a Game Pass Ultimate membership. Stubborn college football fans may stride forward and take the latest productions (such as bringing high school graduation back to glory and adding more reality coaches), College Football 25 Good enough for the rest of us. Its live action is fast and smooth, and it captures the atmosphere of alma mater (I love seeing Albert on the field), which is a reminder of why this series is missed a lot. EA may have confiscated college basketball to 2K, but at least its college football series has returned. –Austin Manchester
Rematch
Image: Sloclap through polygons
Earlier this summer, I might just be obsessed with Rematch. Sifu The surface of the multiplayer football game by developer Sloclap looks simple, but I find the depth of its quick rounds surprising. From using the walls of the arena to achieve rebounding goals, to popping up a helpless goalkeeper in the rainbow, I’ve been discovering more potential than just passing and kicking every game. I've been eager to jump back and this weekend is the perfect excuse to do so. Rematch Just got a highly requested cross-game update that will make it easier for my buds to jump around with me. If you haven't checked it yourself, this weekend may be the ideal time if an update can revitalize its player group. Just make sure you keep your team chat silent at all times. Believe me. –Giovanni Colantonio
World of Wheels
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It seems that your Strava is not enough World of Wheels Come on a little further here, and the serene and quiet cut of the bicycle. You play the aspiring professional cyclist who strives to restore the power of the ancient cycling gods, and as humans become more dependent on technology, his power fades away, abandoning faith and old ways. To do this, among all races, you need to be the “best” cyclist in the wheel world – everyone has a symbol of capitalist surplus. But like the most arrogant athletes, they won’t even give you time of day until you complete the challenge to an extremely manageable open world to prove yourself. It's just smart and engaging, only a proper amount of tee. (Yes, scary bike puns abound.) Even if you are not a biker, you will play World of Wheels So you can better bully your Strava obsessed friends throughout your life. –Ari Notis