What Are You Playing This Weekend?

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April 15, 2011 at 11:00 am

This weekend will be the first time in ages I’ll be able to check out some games, so I’ll probably be catching up on my massive backlog. The weird thing is, however, this fills me with dread as opposed to anticipation. Weird. All I really want to do is keep playing Pilotwings Resort, and wander around Town Hall station picking up Street Pass hits.

My obsession with Street Pass has turned nasty. This morning when I changed trains I walked all the way up and down the platform, headed directly into crowds, and when a train arrived on the other platform I made sure to stand near the escalator so I could get in Street Pass contact with as many potential 3DS owners as possible.

Clearly I need help.

What about you guys? What are you guys playing this weekend, and anyone fancy wandering around aimlessly with their 3DS near Circular Quay… say around lunchtime?

Alright. I’ll stop now.

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The Cracks

April 15, 2011 at 11:03 am

Re: Streetpass.
Try living in Perth. /sigh

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Gorzilla The Homeward Bound

April 15, 2011 at 11:04 am

Hopefully some Shogun 2 coop campaign if my friend and I can get online at the same time.

Otherwise probably some Neir and more Minecraft.

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Rocketman

April 15, 2011 at 11:04 am

Probably minecraft and go down to jb hifi to pick up pilotwings. Other than that I have a big backlog that won’t get touched.

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Chuloopa

April 15, 2011 at 11:12 am

Heading to adelaide for 4 days, so i’ll be charging the PSP and DS.

Ghost trick is high on the list for the DS, and probably some little big planet for PSP… just see what i feel like at the time lol

I’ll also try to finish reading my warhammer book on the plane in between fearing for my life and feeling nautious…

MAn i hate flying…

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1. James Mac
  
  April 15, 2011 at 1:00 pm
  
  What parts of Adelaide do we need to avoid?
  
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  1. Chuloopa
    
    April 15, 2011 at 1:50 pm
    
    One day when i travel it would be nice to hear “hey, that’s great news, let’s grab a beer”… rather than what would equate to a small japanese man’s reaction to Godzilla’s first visit…
    
    Avoid all the nicer parts of Adelaide… my suggestion is to hide in Elizabeth for a while.. i won’t be anywhere near that hole-in-the-ground.
    
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    1. Braaains
      
      April 15, 2011 at 2:34 pm
      
      Yeah, you strike me as more of a Christies Beach kind of guy.
      
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      1. Chuloopa
        
        April 15, 2011 at 3:03 pm
        
        I wish i knew where that was so i knew if that was a good thing or not.. lol
        
        I know i’ll be in Glenelg at some point…
      2. James Mac
        
        April 15, 2011 at 3:05 pm
        
        Sorry if I offended Loops.
        
        Would you like to meet up for a scotch?
        
        Also, Elizabeth?.. Salisbury?.. Christies Downs?..
        Ewww.
Mrgo7h

April 15, 2011 at 11:14 am

If Portal 2 is released in ~15 hours as people are predicting…

I’ll be playing that.

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1. mccawsome
  
  April 15, 2011 at 1:14 pm
  
  +1 Me too
  Fingers crossed, Jig prepared and ready to be danced
  
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Klutar

April 15, 2011 at 11:14 am

I’ll be on Pokémon black during times of travel. With all the new tasty things I’ve seen on The Witcher 2, I started playing through The Witcher again last night so more of that.
As always some Shogun 2 in the mix topped off with some Rift.

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The Insufferable Señor Steengo

April 15, 2011 at 11:19 am

Portal 2, if everything goes our way.

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Wade

April 15, 2011 at 11:24 am

I feel your pain! I have been carrying my 3DS everywhere that I go in the hope that when I pull it out of my pcket, the little green light is on! As for me however and games this weekend – deffinately Street Fighter and Pilot Wings on the 3DS, then maybe some Motor Storm Apocalypse on PS3. Cant wait really!

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ElMilkMan

April 15, 2011 at 11:26 am

Looks like I’m the only one not getting any streetpass encounters, i’ve taken my ds everywhere with streetpass on, no luck.

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Woodze

April 15, 2011 at 11:29 am

Is that a time of day thing? I caught the later train in last week and saw school kids with 3DS..’s(?).. Other than that I have only seen one #DS on the train, a mid 40’s(?) Lady was playing solitaire on it, so I don’t know if she’d be into Street Pass.. but maybe?

….I don’t however think wandering past school kids repeatedly or lingering near them is a good idea! You’ll make headlines alright but for the wrong reasons!

As for this weekend, If I get time i’m going back to finish Fallout NV.. I’m trying to clear backlogs before Portal 2!

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Beavwa

April 15, 2011 at 11:29 am

Hopefully Portal 2…

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Stevorooni

April 15, 2011 at 11:31 am

I’ve been taking my 3DS into gaming stores and lurking around people trying to get hits.

I also got a streetpass on the bus the other day and spent the rest of the journey trying to find someone who looked like their Mii but couldn’t spot them.

I think I have a problem, but I am determined to beat that streetpass quest game!

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James Mills

April 15, 2011 at 11:31 am

Clearly a busy day for you, Mark.

I bought the potato sack pack from steam the other day. I may just start up Amnesia and scare the living bejeezus out of myself.

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Trjn

April 15, 2011 at 11:34 am

Demon’s Souls for Buttercup, as usual.

I’ll also be finishing my mystery game and trying to get an hour or so into the other mode so that I can finish that damned review.

If Portal 2 sneaks out early, I’ll be playing that as well.

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Matthew Buckner

April 15, 2011 at 11:38 am

Working all weekend, but this afternoon my Fiance and I are going to see Suckerpunch and walk around aimlessly at our local Westfield to try and get some Street Pass hits. I’ll hopefully also grab a copy of Pilotwings if I have enough trade bait. Other than that, I doubt I’ll get much gaming time in this weekend.

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Marathon

April 15, 2011 at 11:41 am

I went back to Combat Mission: Shockforce and the expansion modules this week. The game was buggy as hell at launch but plays real well now. But it’s designed for a niche wargaming audience.

Push forward with more of my replay of Dragon Age: Origins and chip away further at Fallout: New Vegas. To many quests!

I may actually finally start Dead Rising 2. The pile of shame topic earlier this week has inspired me.

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Wooly89

April 15, 2011 at 11:43 am

GTA 4. Still have to finish the main story and yes I know I’m pretty behind when it comes to completing new games.

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1. Unicron
  
  April 15, 2011 at 12:27 pm
  
  +1 for GTAIV aswell. Played about 2/3 of main story when it was released but just stopped playing. Started a new game a few days ago determined to see the whole game through. Even if i have to keep going on dates and outings to keep the character friendships up.
  After finishing GTA San Andreas last week for the 3rd time, i spun out about how bloody good the graphics in GTAIV are.
  
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Adrian Milano

April 15, 2011 at 11:44 am

I’ll be playing Shogun 2 in-between finishing off bayonetta and metro 2033. Who else is so into Shogun 2?
Wow am I actually first post for once?

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welbot

April 15, 2011 at 11:54 am

Gonna be a Kinect weekend for me! Dance Central, Sonic Free Riders and Kinect Adventures!!

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1. James Mac
  
  April 15, 2011 at 1:30 pm
  
  *does torch*
  
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dzc12

April 15, 2011 at 11:57 am

Got a shoot Saturday, then jamming most of Sunday.
But my girlfriend is deep into Street Fighter at the moment so I’ll be beating her relentlessly with spamming and passing it off as skill.

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1. dzc12
  
  April 15, 2011 at 11:58 am
  
  AND THEN WE’LL PLAY STREET FIGHTER! Hey-Oh!
  
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boogoose

April 15, 2011 at 12:03 pm

I’m playing ARMA 2
I play it every few months, then realize the game it too hard and therefore sucks and uninstall it in a fit of gamer rage. Then a few months later I think “gee,that ARMA 2 was alright” and the whole thing starts again.

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Blaghman

April 15, 2011 at 12:09 pm

Probably very little, I’m going off to get shot repeatably by small paint filled pellets, and then getting inebriated.

So probably Starcraft 2, which I seem to say every week I post on this.

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Powalen

April 15, 2011 at 12:10 pm

I would have thought being in Sydney for the week would result in heaps of streetpass hits, but after walking around every day, I only got 3 hits 😛

This weekend I will be playing Pilotwings and maybe starting Uncharted for the first time 😀 lol

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Elly Hart

April 15, 2011 at 12:12 pm

I’m going to the Hunter Valley this weekend, but before and after I’ll be trying to finish my solo campaign in Halo Reach. It’s my first genuine stab at a first-person shooter and I’m loving it 🙂

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1. The Cracks
  
  April 15, 2011 at 12:49 pm
  
  I’d recommend looking for the stories (or preferably playing, even) for the other Halo games, as the whole saga is generally well written. That, and some of the stuff in Reach only makes sense if you know other parts of the story.
  
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  1. Marathon
    
    April 15, 2011 at 2:44 pm
    
    Agree with Cracks. Everyone talks about Halo for MP but I’m one of those SP Halo fans – a great universe has been constructed. I’d also try to get your hands on Halo Wars if you desperately need something to play.
    
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    1. James Mac
      
      April 15, 2011 at 3:47 pm
      
      Halo SP story is brilliant.
      
      That and Red Vs Blue is why I play Halo games.
      
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      1. The Cracks
        
        April 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm
        
        Apparently Karen Traviss is picking up the Halo novels from where Nylund left off. Awesome!
Zico

April 15, 2011 at 12:14 pm

Yakuza 4. Gradually getting through the backlog. Assassins creed brohood finally cleared last night. Still got castlevania, gow3 and nier to go 🙁 oh and mass effect 2 ps3. Fml

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Wonko

April 15, 2011 at 12:20 pm

Got the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle so will give Trine and Shadowgrounds a go. Oh, and finish Fallout NV, get into silver league in SC2 and kick sum butt in Rome in AssBro.

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jamesmacusemyhandle

April 15, 2011 at 12:40 pm

I’m on the Trypticon boss in Transformers WFC, I WILL finish. Still haven’t finished Fight Night Champion mode, stupid structured final fight! I finally got my fightstick so Blazblue, SSF4 and MvsC3 will be getting a workout.

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FatShady MBA

April 15, 2011 at 12:41 pm

Trials HD with a bunch of my closest friends in Sydney!!!!! Also prob check out minecraft and a few other things…

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PrettyTones

April 15, 2011 at 12:47 pm

Disgaea and Mario Galaxy.

More importantly, I’m watching the Final Fantasy concert (Distant Worlds) at the Opera House tomorrow!!!! I’ve waited months for this. On a related note, I’ve always loved the Eminence concerts. I really miss their performances at the Conservatorium of Music, those were good times…

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1. Strange
  
  April 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm
  
  I’ll be there too. I cannot wait! I’m all bouncy and excited!
  
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  1. Trjn
    
    April 15, 2011 at 1:31 pm
    
    I am quite jealous of both of you. Quite jealous indeed.
    
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Dark_Templar

April 15, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Hello and welcome to 2009, I will be playing Borderlands for the first time (insert shame here)

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1. James Mac
  
  April 15, 2011 at 1:43 pm
  
  Are you playing with people… because it’s vastly better as a co-op game.
  
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2. dzc12
  
  April 15, 2011 at 2:02 pm
  
  If you’re playing on PS3 let me know and I’ll jump in. I’m basically at the start as well and I really need someone to play with.
  
  PSN: hombre12582
  
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Ross Moir

April 15, 2011 at 1:09 pm

About a week after the 3DS release, I was at Supanova and saw a guy pull out his 3DS to check his Street Passes. Remember, 3DS had been out for all of 1-2 weeks. He had made 6 in one day, purely at the convention.
That’s all you need to do, Mark, find out when the next pop culture, anime, or comic book convention hits Sydney and go there.
As for my weekend, I’ll take another swing at Fallout NV and maybe some Stalker Pripiyat.

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1. Andy Te
  
  April 15, 2011 at 2:59 pm
  
  Was this at the Melbourne Supernova?
  And if so, was this near the Cosplay Ozanimart stall?
  
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Treyze

April 15, 2011 at 1:10 pm

Grinding through Dynasty Warriors 7.

Because clearly that is all there is to do in that game.

Oh wait, I could read up on Chinese history.
So I can win more gold from the scholar.
For weapons.
For grinding.

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Sir Eats-a-Lot

April 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm

Does the walking into crowded train platforms strategy really work? I’m sort of glad I don’t have a 3DS, I can see myself resorting to tactics like these.

Well, aside from meeting up with the awesome Kotaku Sydney people over the weekend, I plan to sink another 10 hours into DA2. Woot!

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Effluvium Boy

April 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm

Darksiders and maybe some Borderlands

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Brewer74

April 15, 2011 at 1:13 pm

Just bought Mafuia 2 in the Steam 2K Sale. I was expecting something a lot less han what I have so far, only about an hour in, but loving it so far. Does it get any less lineiar though? Crysis 2 as well

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CJ

April 15, 2011 at 1:22 pm

The usuall BC2 Shogun 2 and more pokemans on my old DS Lite as I awaite the new shipment of 3DS later this month (Half way there)

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James Mac

April 15, 2011 at 1:50 pm

Portal 1 (I’m on level 17 or 18)
Homefront multiplayer and Crysis 2 single player.

SMB or IloMilo as well, maybe.

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Kris Butler

April 15, 2011 at 1:54 pm

Rift… followed by Rift… followed by Shift 2…. followed by RIFT!!!

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bazuden

April 15, 2011 at 1:54 pm

The fact that Portal 2 is already loaded on my PC, but I still can’t play it is KILLING ME.

If its not released this weekend it’ll be the GT5 grind, and also try to find time to finish AC:Brotherhood.

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Steve

April 15, 2011 at 2:10 pm

I snatched up Mafia 1 and 2 along on sale from steam so I’ll be climbing up the ranks of the Mafia! as well as knocking off the half life 2 play through I’m kicking through ATM!

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Geoffc

April 15, 2011 at 2:14 pm

With JB having 20% off Games atm, I cld be playing anything – http://www.jbhifi.com.au/

But, most likely MineCraft – Unless Portal 2 hits Steam…

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v4next

April 15, 2011 at 2:33 pm

Castlevania: LOS – great game, gets better and better! The most vivid and excellently animated characters since Mass Effects facial animations. The cinematice camera is a bit stiff in gameplay though, and the lack of full scene anti-aliasing stands out at first, but you’ll soon forget it after experiencing the visceral characters and atmosphere. New Vegas DLC and then hardcore mode (been hanging for some New Vegas again lately, had to re-buy!)

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MrGaz

April 15, 2011 at 3:49 pm

I’m getting an average of 3 StreetPass hits daily so I don’t find it that difficult. Being in and out of the trains are the best place to get them.

As for my weekend, Saturday night booked for the FF: Distant World concert.
If I managed to squeeze some free time it will be continuing onwards with Crysis 2 & maybe grabbing the Bulletstorm DLC pack.

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Damian Jansen

April 15, 2011 at 6:40 pm

Tom Clancy’s EndWar. Real hit and miss with the voice control.
Maybe I’ll finally download Lair of the Shadow Broker for Mass Effect 2.

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Richard Casey

April 15, 2011 at 8:09 pm

I’m playing nothing, I got the PS3 Yellow Light of Death today. I just wanted to share my pain.

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Josh Peacock

April 16, 2011 at 7:30 am

If you go to the easter show in moore park nsw there is a 3ds stand where you can get at least 3 street pass encounters

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