What Are You Playing This Weekend?

52 responses to “What Are You Playing This Weekend?”

1. 

   Trjn

   July 22, 2011 at 11:04 am

   There are only two missions left before I finish Trauma Center: Second Opinion.

   One where I have to tackle 4 GUILT in a row and one where I have to deal with a harder version of Savato (the one that caused me all that grief here). I do not look forward to it because both are missions that I can’t really use Healing Touch as a safety net, like I have been in earlier missions.

   Also, more Alice: Madness Returns as long as it doesn’t freeze up on me again.

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   Jared

   July 22, 2011 at 11:04 am

   From Dust looks amazing, i will be playing snowboarding as i am headed towards the slopes.

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3. 

   DG

   July 22, 2011 at 11:06 am

   Fromt Dust! – or when ever it comes out ^_^

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      DG

      July 22, 2011 at 11:09 am

      Also, just checked my email… I won from dust via Ubisofts contest on facebook ^_^

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   bennie

   July 22, 2011 at 11:08 am

   Reading Yahtzee’s column over at The Escapist reminded me that I have a copy of Killer 7 that I picked up a little while ago that’s waiting to be played. Damn, can’t even remember where my PS2 is…

   Apart from that, still working through Mafia II, Splinter Cell Conviction Co-op, and a 2nd playthrough (good) of Infamous 2.

   That plus some Terraria and Minecraft should just about fill up any/all weekend spare time!

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5. 

   Blaghman

   July 22, 2011 at 11:08 am

   Probably some Shogun 2.

   Or I’ll be skiing.

   Oh, and Starcraft 2, because it’s an “always” game.

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6. 

   D.C.

   July 22, 2011 at 11:09 am

   Bastion. Completely sold on that game, plus Felicia Day’s blog entry made me want to support it. http://feliciaday.com/blog/bastion

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7. 

   Andrew

   July 22, 2011 at 11:10 am

   God of War 1 on PS3 this weekend. Looking at how long it’s taken me to get where I am, I dont think it’ll get finished by Sunday night.

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8. 

   DENAz

   July 22, 2011 at 11:10 am

   I’ll be spending my weekend on the Bioware forums abusing them 😛

   Nah I’m still getting through Oblivion, picked up the GOTY edition the other day as I never finished it the first time around 🙂

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   1. 

      The Cracks

      July 22, 2011 at 11:16 am

      Bioware/EA really need to be abused. Anyone that hasn’t seen, check the Editor’s Picks on the right for the Old Republic info.

      Hopefully I’ll get to trawl through Hunted tomorrow and maybe finish it. Listening Hind?

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         DENAz

         July 22, 2011 at 11:55 am

         I just hope that ordering through Amazon will work, I can handle getting it late, but not missing it entirely

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9. 

   don danbury

   July 22, 2011 at 11:10 am

   Hey Mark do you know when From Dust will be released in Australia?

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      OzHuski

      July 22, 2011 at 11:46 am

      IM pretty sure its next weeks Winter of Arcade game for Live. Not sure what that means for us PC users who are waiting for it (and PS3 if its coming to that?).

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10. 

    RichardH

    July 22, 2011 at 11:11 am

    I’ve tried for the 4th time now to play EvE online. I’m still in the two week trial so I might give it one more shot over the weekend, but I really just can’t get over their quest / travel system.

    Other than that, I’ll probably also try to finish Arkham Asylum.

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11. 

    Oberführer von Schtamperrific

    July 22, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Combination of :-

    Second playthrough of Dragon Age 2 as a Blood Mage (a bit nerfed with the new patch )

    Fear 3 (thanks to lamboman007!!!)

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12. 

    Powalen

    July 22, 2011 at 11:14 am

    I’ll be playing Limbo on the PS3. Enjoying it so far, but I’m stuck on something (the fly/wasp thing just won’t stay still! xD) and I want the satisfaction of figuring it out. 😛

    Anyway, I haven’t done any shameless gaming in about a week, because I’ve been catching up on DSiWare and other non-gaming related things, like getting ready for back-to-uni (noooo).

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13. 

    Lone Wolf

    July 22, 2011 at 11:15 am

    I’ll take aim at Alice: Madness Returns or LA Noire if I find time among sport and work.

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14. 

    Brewer74

    July 22, 2011 at 11:16 am

    Trying to finish DNF, stuck on Octaking last night and rage quit. Probably get in trouble in some iRacing and squash some undead in Zombie driver, man I love that game as a gap filler. I think the next L4D2 update comes out this weekend, so I will HAVE to smash that out. Anyone know whn it is being relased? I think it is today the 22nd, because we completed the hours challenge last week on cold stream.

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15. 

    Philosoraptor

    July 22, 2011 at 11:16 am

    I DONT KNOW! Someone recommend me a game anything, any platform except Wii……

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       N0NEoftheAB0VE

       July 22, 2011 at 11:28 am

       TF2 is free (though an 11GB download if you don’t already own it)

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       1. 

          Brewer74

          July 22, 2011 at 12:14 pm

          New solider guns as well, forgot bout that. Smash it out!

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          1. 

             Ezekiel

             July 22, 2011 at 1:10 pm

             I’m loving the PEW PEW factor of the new guns.

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16. 

    ShiggyNinty

    July 22, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Spending the weekend with my girlfriend
    and her family. So it looks like I’ll be playing Zelda all weekend!

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17. 

    Dire Wolf

    July 22, 2011 at 11:20 am

    Assassins Creed: Brotherhood. Also might try and work my way through a bit more of FF13.

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18. 

    Matthew Kermeen

    July 22, 2011 at 11:24 am

    Playing games is presently problematic.

    I tried in earnest to play The Darkness this week, confident that I am perhaps no more than 2 hours from the end and I can wipe it from my pile of shame. My 360 refused to acknowledge the presence of the game disc, so after a trying twenty minutes I conceded defeat and returned the Fallout New Vegas disc to the tray so my wife could enjoy the Old World Blues DLC while I wrote my Shadows of the Damned review (which you should all go read, right here on Kotaku AU).

    It seems that some older discs cannot be detected by my 360 right now, while more modern games can – the irony being that they’re more processor heavy and therefore more likely to lock my Xbox up entirely.

    I picked up Duke Nukem Forever for $66 at JB Hi Fi last night, and went over to EB Games to pick up Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for $29 and a pre-owned copy of Lego Batman for $3. I have been able to coax my 360 into recognising the discs long enough to install them to the hard drive, which is half the battle.

    I will take a run at Duke tonight and try to get to where the game gets good (I hear it’s a few hours in before the gameplay really picks up), and I may also try out the Bad Company 2 campaign. I never picked this up when it came out because I was too invested in Modern Warfare 2 to consider another modern-day multiplayer shooter and the multiplayer demo/beta didn’t really impress me. However, I do plan to pick up Battlefield 3 and feel like I should play BFBC2 first.

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    Glenn

    July 22, 2011 at 11:26 am

    I’m going to be playing the Cleaning game this weekend.

    Level 1 involves cleaning my house for an inspection, Chapter 2 involves cleaning my Fiance’s grandmas house so she can sell it and Part 3 involves cleaning my Mum’s house.

    In the spare moments I’ve got not sure what I’ll play. Possibly Torchlight, although I finished it yesterday and the game is incredibly repeditive.

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20. 

    N0NEoftheAB0VE

    July 22, 2011 at 11:26 am

    Actually tackling my pile of shame has led me to add to it – I enjoyed GTAIV so much the other night that I snapped up The Ballad of Gay Tony last night (on special ATM) and will have a go of that tonight!

    The rest of the weekend will be taken up with Battlefield BC2, Portal 2 (still on Ch 8), War for Cybertron (that’s always my Sunday arvo frag-fest, plus I’m up to the final boss Trypticon who kills me with rockets and death!)

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    1. 

       Xegek

       July 22, 2011 at 11:47 am

       Let me know how Gay Tony is. I got Lost and the Damned back when it first came out, but hated it compared to normal GTA4 because they broke the interface and it just looked like crap. Couldn’t read the phone/see the map properly on a FHD tv. But if Gay Tony is better, then I may pick it up while it’s on sale and give it a crack.

       Oh and good luck with Trypticon…Just don’t stop moving. At all.

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          N0NEoftheAB0VE

          July 22, 2011 at 11:47 pm

          Yeah I got him tonight, and you right you gotta keep moving, the only time you get to shoot him is when the dark energon spikes appear, every other instant he’s lobbing something at you.

          BTW Best ending credits EVER!

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          N0NEoftheAB0VE

          July 22, 2011 at 11:57 pm

          I’ve only done the first mission so far and tooled around in the multiplayer but here’s my initial impressions.

          a) The games graphics are brighter, there’s no motion blur when driving or haze in the distance, it’s like playing GTAIV on a clear day
          b) The tone of the game feels brighter – less depressing than IV
          c) Luis Lopez and Gay Tony are very likable characters
          d) Nightclubs – bit of a throwback to San Andreas (dunno how many times I danced at that San Fierro club just to bed the police woman back in the day!)
          e) Multiplayer is smaller – less modes, but better weapons and extra cash for assists and ending killstreaks!

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             N0NEoftheAB0VE

             July 23, 2011 at 12:01 am

             Oh on picture clarity – I’m viewing the game on a 42″ plasma through a HDMI connection and I’m having no trouble reading the text or the phone (though the phone text looks smaller than in the main game and is white text on a blue background) and that’s @ 5 metres from the screen.

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21. 

    Klutar

    July 22, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Rift.
    🙁

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22. 

    OzHuski

    July 22, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Nearly finished my second play through of ME2.. So finish that off. Then.. I dunno >.> Might be time to pick up SSF4:AE.

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23. 

    SpandexArmstrong

    July 22, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Thinking of picking up LA Noire as I saw it for $60 yesterday. Is it worth it guys?

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       D.C.

       July 22, 2011 at 12:03 pm

       Game of the year so far for me, but I love old school adventure games. Definitely worth playing, though.

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       bennie

       July 22, 2011 at 12:12 pm

       No. Wait until it’s $30.. or rent it.

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       Matthew Kermeen

       July 22, 2011 at 12:14 pm

       Absolutely. Great game, great length of story, even has decent replay value. $60 is a bargain.

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24. 

    Aidan

    July 22, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    Mass Effect and probably some DA2 in expectation for the DLC release in a few days.

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25. 

    buckE182

    July 22, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    Just finished Brink today, might try and hunt some more achievements in that. Won’t get much gaming time in this weekend, so the time I do get will probably be dedicated to BLOPS and Ratchet and Clank a Crack in Time.

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26. 

    Secret

    July 22, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    Recently beat Dragon age: Origins and Awakening and have jumped straight into Dragon Age 2 (people are much to harsh on it). Great games, have keep me pre-occupied during those rainy days 😀

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27. 

    garnet 23

    July 22, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    Some farting around in Just Cause 2 and will try and have a second go-through of bayonetta. Maybe some speed runs on ms splosion man aswell

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28. 

    Marathon

    July 22, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    More Crysis now I’ve fixed the my Graphics Card probs. (Nvidia driver update required cards to ever so slightly more power supply or they would cut out on DX11 games).

    Bit more Combat Mission and maybe some Witcher 2.

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29. 

    Deepfrieddog

    July 22, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Ms Splosion Man

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30. 

    MrGaz

    July 22, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Started Uncharted and will probably finish it on the weekend.
    Also picked up Limbo from the PSN. So looking to this little gem title. I should beat Outland first. Just very frustrated of the last boss but patience and skills is the key to success.

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    Andrew

    July 22, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    Got call of juarez the cartel today haven’t played it yet but the reviews aren’t good at all. Anyone played it?
    Also picked up just cause 2 alright game but wow! The voice acting is pathetic

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       Jim Smith

       July 22, 2011 at 2:28 pm

       Just Cause 2 is a gem if you love open world. Heaps of easter eggs.

       Voice acting is supposed to be horrible to. I remember reading somewhere they wanted it to feel like an insane b-grade action flick.

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32. 

    Shane

    July 22, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    Not loving God of War, so might put that trilogy aside and get back to nostalgia with the Metal Gear Solid series.

    Er, the one I sent Harli today was a double (YES, I had two copies – actually I had THREE, now I have two)

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33. 

    Jim Smith

    July 22, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    I plan on finishing LA Noire and inFamous 2.

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34. 

    PHuZZy

    July 22, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    This weekend.. a bit of Brink a bit of L4D2 maybe some Darkspore while I wait for ‘From Dust’ (July 27th) and the 1st Brink DLC (July 30)

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35. 

    PHuZZy

    July 22, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    PS you COULD send me From Dust as I’ve been eyeing that off since the 1st preview!!

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36. 

    AerintheABOUTAVERAGE

    July 23, 2011 at 3:34 am

    gonna visit family over the weekend so it’ll be mostly Final Fantasy Tactics on Psp and/or Oblivion on my laptop…

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    Adrian Milano

    July 24, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    I’m doing my last playthrough of ratchet and clank crack in time and uncharted 2 crushing difficulty for the platinum trophy. Then to finish knocking demon souls and shogun 2 off my pile of shame!

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