What Are You Playing This Weekend?

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March 9, 2012 at 11:00 am

I almost renamed this post ‘When Are You Playing Mass Effect 3 This Weekend’, because I have an inkling that’s precisely what most of you will be doing.

I know I will, at some point! This weekend is a bit of a double edge sword for me. On the one hand, my wife is gone, which usually spells for good time leaving my arse imprint on the couch whilst playing games. On the other hand, I do have some stuff to do.

It’s going to be a case of picking my moments and making the best of it I reckon. Looking forward to it though.

So what are you guys playing this weekend?

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Benny

March 9, 2012 at 11:01 am

When Are You Playing Mass Effect 3 This Weekend? Once I power through ME2.

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1. Alex
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:22 am
  
  doing the same. really wanna finish mass effect 2 this weekend so i can get onto ME3. Also prob play BF3, bully, psychonauts, syndicate. soo many games.
  
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  1. Drew
    
    March 9, 2012 at 11:33 am
    
    it’s worth it.I imported my mass effect 2 save file and was level 30 when i started 3.
    
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    1. Woodze
      
      March 9, 2012 at 1:26 pm
      
      Good to know.. I am halfway through ME2 and was looking lovingly at my copy of 3 and was tempted (its new and shiny) but i’ll wait and finish 2 properly!
      
      Although due to my tendency to enjoy pointless exploration i’ll be stuck on 2 for a while!
      
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      1. drew
        
        March 9, 2012 at 2:49 pm
        
        I got 50 hours out of ME2. I did everything, including all the DLC.
      2. N0NEoftheAB0VE
        
        March 9, 2012 at 8:43 pm
        
        I’m 23 hours into ME2 and I’ve only done 3 of the loyalty missions so I’ll be going for a while yet…
masha2932

March 9, 2012 at 11:03 am

More Far Cry 2 on PS3 and maybe I’ll finally finish my Need for speed Most wanted single player playthrough on PS2.

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jellyarrow

March 9, 2012 at 11:03 am

Well, I would love to play ME3 but it only got despatached from Ozgameshop yesterday so I will have to wait until mid next week to play it.

Rauman Origins on my Vita will get a workout. I almost can’t believe how sexy that game looks. Trine 2 and Sly Cooper, which I got for being a PS+ member, will also get a quick look.

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1. Stevorooni
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:12 am
  
  My ozgameshop copy is on the way too, it will be difficult to avoid spoilers before it arrives.
  
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  1. jellyarrow
    
    March 9, 2012 at 3:20 pm
    
    Disconnect the internet and refuse to talk to anyone before it arrives! Okay, I’d never disconnect my internet, but Ic an totally ignore everyone I know easily.
    
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Woods

March 9, 2012 at 11:04 am

Mark, the stuff that needs doing can wait. The Galaxy isn’t going to ready itself you know.

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1. QuizmasterB
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:56 am
  
  Taking back Earth trumps the washing up, you know!
  
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StuMan

March 9, 2012 at 11:04 am

Yep. I’ll be playing Mass Effect 3. Maybe some Payday: The Heist and MGS2 HD on the side.

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Woods

March 9, 2012 at 11:04 am

Stuff can wait Mark, the Galaxy isn’t going to ready itself you know.

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1. Woods
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:11 am
  
  I swear there’s bugs in the
  Mobile site >_> sorry for the ubernoob double post.
  
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Steve4

March 9, 2012 at 11:06 am

ME3… next week when it gets delivered. I’ll probably give LA Noire a crack this weekend.

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Shane

March 9, 2012 at 11:06 am

Dragon Age: Origins and Demon’s Souls.

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MrGaz

March 9, 2012 at 11:07 am

Haven’t even started ME 1 & 2. Hence I can wait for ME3.
Since I got Journey early, I will be breezing through that and FFXIII-2.

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Ridort

March 9, 2012 at 11:08 am

Unit 13 on my vita

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1. Effluvium Boy
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:44 am
  
  Amen brother!
  
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♣TadMod♣

March 9, 2012 at 11:08 am

This may surprise you guys, but I’ll be playing Mass Effect 3 this weekend.

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1. AlexPants
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:48 am
  
  *recoils in horror*
  
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Jordaan Mylonas

March 9, 2012 at 11:09 am

If Dark Souls arrives today, that.
Otherwise, more UMVC3, and maybe a bit of Altitude.

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1. Chuloopa
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:18 am
  
  What system to you have UMVC3 on mate?
  
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  1. Jordaan Mylonas
    
    March 9, 2012 at 11:47 am
    
    XBox360
    I used to be pretty good at MVC3 (Haggar, Skrull, Shuma team), but I’m outright terrible at MVC3.
    
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  2. Jordaan Mylonas
    
    March 9, 2012 at 11:47 am
    
    XBox360
    I used to be pretty good at MVC3 (Haggar, Skrull, Shuma team), but I’m outright terrible at UMVC3.
    
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    1. Chuloopa
      
      March 9, 2012 at 12:14 pm
      
      I only just recently got UMvC3 – so it would be good to get some games in some time.
      Add me to live, if you like
      chul00p4
      
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Neo-Kaiser

March 9, 2012 at 11:15 am

3 day weekend baby!

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1. Effluvium Boy
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:45 am
  
  Curse you Neo-Kaiseeeeeeerrr!!! *Shakes fist*
  
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  1. Neo-Kaiser
    
    March 9, 2012 at 11:51 am
    
    Blame Victoria for celebrating Labour Day on the second Monday of March.
    
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Chuloopa

March 9, 2012 at 11:17 am

I’ll be trying to finish off Shadows of the damned, and getting some Trials HD in as well.
Gotta be ready to race fatshady when Trials Evolution comes out!

MARK! You need to add me to xbox live so i can compete with your times as well! 😛

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1. Matthew K
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:24 am
  
  Shadows of the Damned, GOTY 2011, amirite?
  
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  1. Chuloopa
    
    March 9, 2012 at 11:36 am
    
    I gotta say – i am pleasantly surprised at how good it actually is.
    And the writing is so corny it verges on the edge of brilliance! lol
    
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    1. Matthew K
      
      March 9, 2012 at 12:11 pm
      
      I know, right? It’s so stupid sometimes that you have to say “it took a truly brilliant writer to come up with this”.
      
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      1. Chuloopa
        
        March 9, 2012 at 12:15 pm
        
        I’m seriously in love with Johnson! lol
Matthew K

March 9, 2012 at 11:18 am

Well my wife got to play ME3 from about 9pm last night until about 11 this morning when she finally went to bed, so I guess it’ll be my turn tonight. To avoid spoilers, she’s got a nice head start to set me up for the weekend since she has more free hours to play than I do. If I overtake her, it’ll have to be while she’s asleep. At the very least I have to catch up to where she is so she can discuss all the awesome stuff that’s happened, since it was killing her not to tell me anything this morning.

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1. Cong C
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:23 am
  
  can i have your wife? LOL
  
  thats awesome.
  
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  1. Matthew K
    
    March 12, 2012 at 12:23 am
    
    I asked, but she said she’d have to take the xbox with her to your house so she doesn’t lose her saves. That’s just not going to happen.
    
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Ben “Falkirion”

March 9, 2012 at 11:22 am

I’ll be happy if I get any gaming done this weekend. Looking to be more active and less gamey.

If I do game, it’ll be either DCS A-10, Assassins Creed Brotherhood, Tales of Vesperia on the PS3 or NBA 2k11 because 2k12 sucks.

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attila

March 9, 2012 at 11:23 am

ME3 for me. Long weekend in Vic as well – great timing.

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Mawt

March 9, 2012 at 11:23 am

The Last Story – so much better than I had expected – and MGS3D.

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Chris Mac

March 9, 2012 at 11:23 am

Yesterday I got a call to say my ME3 package had arrived.
So I was busting to get home and play it, got home unpacked it,
Couldn’t wait to get it in. Just thought I’d double check my ME2 save data.
What’s this ME2 DLC – Arrival the final link. Ok so I’ll download that first.
Paid for it and mid download I realise I have sold my copy of ME2.
Fark. Went to about 3 video shops. No luck. Went to westfields.
Tried Game, no luck. EB? One in stock. Only $25 new and I can rtn it if I don’t like Within 7 days. Sweet. Raced home cracked it open played final mission.
No regrets. By doing that I attain lvl 29 for my character. But wait,
Theres a trophy for getting lvl 30 and I’m so close. Plus I want to bring
Over the best Sheppard save I can to ME3. So I finish every last damn side quest In an attempt to pop it. Not enough. So I start a new game, upload my old shep, And start ME2 from the beginning. By the time I’d hit the first illusive man, It pinged lvl 30. But wait, I have a final weapon upgrade to attain. By then it was 2am. And I still haven’t even started ME3.
The weekend awaits….

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1. Hyperthx
  
  March 9, 2012 at 9:57 pm
  
  Goes up to Level 60 man! Have fun
  
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Stevorooni

March 9, 2012 at 11:24 am

Resident Evil Revelations, Saints Row 3, Skyrim, and ignoring all the people on my XBL list playing Mass Effect 3

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1. zwonker
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:30 am
  
  Playing Games != ME3
  
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Bait

March 9, 2012 at 11:29 am

I’m not actually sure how I’m on here.

Oh yes. Breakfast. Then ME3.

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NovaCascade

March 9, 2012 at 11:32 am

As soon as I finish recreating my canon run through of 2

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Alex

March 9, 2012 at 11:37 am

Snake eater 3D, Good timing as well, stupid family weekend away

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jimgun

March 9, 2012 at 11:38 am

SFxT all day, everyday.

Come at me.

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HotDamn!

March 9, 2012 at 11:40 am

My CE copy of Mass Effect arrived this morning, however I’ll be away from my Box all weekend. Shame. Maybe Sunday night?

Having said that, over the last couple of months I’ve been playing Skyrim exclusively and I’m not sure I want to take a break from it to boot up ME3. Probably should….save the galaxy, as opposed to slaying dragons.

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Lone Wolf

March 9, 2012 at 11:43 am

Not sure what yet, as I will be travelling a bit this weekend.
I will be picking up my copy on ME3 but I have no idea when I’ll have time to play it.

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Effluvium Boy

March 9, 2012 at 11:48 am

I’ll be playing Bish.
Like a fool.
On Animal Kaiser.

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1. Rocketman
  
  March 9, 2012 at 11:58 am
  
  I wanna get on that animal kaiser action aswell.
  
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Benny

March 9, 2012 at 11:52 am

Mark, I know this isn’t Ask Me Stuff, but I was wondering if you will be playing MGS3D considering your love of the original?

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Beavwa

March 9, 2012 at 11:54 am

Looooong weekend. Hopefully knock SOTC / LA Noire off the pile of shame, maybe finish skyward sword too… Then possibly make a start on the last story or xenoblade.

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Strange

March 9, 2012 at 11:57 am

I’ll be playing some Monster Hunter Tri, and some Chrono Cross. I just grabbed Chrono Cross this morning from the US PSN store and I’m really looking forward to playing it for the first time.

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Geoff

March 9, 2012 at 11:59 am

Actually had the urge to play pokemon, so new Pokemon white game for me xD In between ME3 of course. Had some issues trying to play last night though, i needed a system update for the xbox and an update for the game which was 4mb O.o and for some strange reason, both downloads kept freezing, so i didnt even end up playing last night. I needed to go online to activate my CE bonus items…

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QuizmasterB

March 9, 2012 at 12:02 pm

I just bought a second PC…but I have to do some work on both old and new ones (Slaving the HDD, getting the OS on etc.).

But I’m running through L.A. Noire with the wife. I went through until almost the end (damn replay case bug) and was averaging 3 stars. She’s a psychic when it comes to Interviewing – never gets the wrong question! 5 star, 5 star, 5 star…

In saying that I bought her a copy of SWTOR so she can happily play away while I plug in my headphones and hit ME3. But, like most people…ME, ME2 first.

Yay for Tassie also having the long weekend.

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Crazyguy1990

March 9, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Twisted Metal and Half- Minute Hero for me.
And Uni homework. 🙁

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Karachi King

March 9, 2012 at 12:06 pm

My copy of ME3 literally just arrived at the sorting facility in Sydney, so hopefully it makes it out to me this arvo, so I can play it all weekend.

Maybe with some Syndicate on the side.

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oggob

March 9, 2012 at 12:25 pm

Not much, weekend away with the GF, so not even the Vita will get any loving!

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1. Adrian Milano
  
  March 9, 2012 at 2:45 pm
  
  well hopefully the girly will give you plenty of loving to make up for no time on the vita.
  
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  1. oggob
    
    March 9, 2012 at 3:40 pm
    
    oh yeah!
    
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Alinos

March 9, 2012 at 12:27 pm

Lost my ME2 save 🙁

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DAN!

March 9, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Journey

-said with French accent-

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Lillee

March 9, 2012 at 12:46 pm

ME3 has elicited a Bieber-esque reaction from me and will continue to do so for the remainder of this weekend

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Fruitlewp

March 9, 2012 at 12:49 pm

Darksiders on apocalyptic difficulty for me. I’ll probably play Mass Effect 3 further down the line, later in the year or so. Definitely aiming to pick up Journey (settle down, Serrels), though unfortunately that’ll be on a thursday if I’m not mistaken. :<
Close enough, though!

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Raistlan

March 9, 2012 at 12:55 pm

ME3 has not only exceeded my expectations so far.. it’s also exceeded my hopes. If something else beat’s it for GOTY, it’ll mean that this year has some premium gaming.

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redartifice

March 9, 2012 at 1:09 pm

ME3 Saturday/Sunday, then Dungeons and Dragons Monday

Nerd Weekend FTW!

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Shin

March 9, 2012 at 1:09 pm

Street Fighter X Tekken and some SWTOR

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Zachary Clarke

March 9, 2012 at 1:14 pm

I’m playing Street Fighter X Tekken and Mario Party 9 this weekend. They’re the only games I picked up this Thursday

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ResonanceCascade

March 9, 2012 at 1:19 pm

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on my Vita. Being able to map the camera to the right stick is epic. Maybe going to pick up Jak HD collection and Unit 13… if I get sick of hunting monsters.

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Slyph

March 9, 2012 at 1:22 pm

Bought ME3 yesterday. Bit apprehensive, as all my prev save files were wiped when my hard drive crapped out. Figured I’d run through it, then go back to ME1 and start my insanity-femship-pure biotic run all the way through.

Yeah… That’s pretty much my next three months of weekends booked solid.

Oh, and working 8-6 on Monday in Victoria because Double-time-and-a-half is awesome. Still sad though 🙁

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Trikeabout

March 9, 2012 at 1:48 pm

Mass Effect the first… again. Complete runthrough of 1 and 2, before I hit 3…

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1. Bec
  
  March 9, 2012 at 2:06 pm
  
  You fool of a took! You should’ve replayed through ME1+ME2 over the past 2 weeks before ME3 came out… like me. I planned ahead. ;D
  
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  1. Trikeabout
    
    March 9, 2012 at 2:37 pm
    
    Unfortunately, AC:R, inFamous, assembling IKEA wardrobes, SSX demo, LA Noire, feeding myself, sleeping, going to work, escaping with Farmer Maggot’s carrots and a load of other stuff distracted me from my best intentions – was planning to start The Big Playthrough ages ago.
    
    So I’m going away on holiday to get away from other distractions and playing Mass Effect in BootCamp on my MacBook Pro… Macs aren’t for games? Piffle I say!
    
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tqueenan

March 9, 2012 at 1:50 pm

SSX

It’s tricky tricky tricky tricky tricky

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os42

March 9, 2012 at 1:57 pm

I Am Alive.

Oh, alright, and Mass Effect 3.

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III

March 9, 2012 at 2:01 pm

MGO HD Collection…

…and ME3 of course.

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Bec

March 9, 2012 at 2:05 pm

I find the lack of Jak and Daxter HD disturbing…

I’ll be playing ME3, Jak and Daxter and I am Alive – woo! I also love that we have a public holiday this monday. Best timing ever?

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hobobeard

March 9, 2012 at 2:53 pm

I shan’t be playing mass Effect 3 since y’know this whole “error importing face” fiasco prevents me from using the product I bought for the reason I bought it.

Fortunately it doesn’t prevent me from being angry about it.

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Martin

March 9, 2012 at 3:03 pm

All the cheap 360 borderlands DLC.

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Marathon

March 9, 2012 at 4:23 pm

ME3, food, ME3, sleep. Repeat.

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Blake

March 9, 2012 at 4:36 pm

Board games!
Talisman tonight, King Of Tokyo tomorrow, etc.

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QA_Rocks

March 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm

MGS3 HD and Diablo 3 Beta!

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Hyperthx

March 9, 2012 at 10:01 pm

Mass Effect 3 and Sonic CD

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Magus44

March 9, 2012 at 10:03 pm

Im going to be opposite man and say not Mass Effect 3. Yet… Maybe later. Let all the hype die down etc etc. Mebe wait for GOTY. (If that happens. Plus I need to perfect my saves, finish ME2 DLC. Ugh) Not as excited as I should be for some reason 🙁
I think I’ll do some Payday, almost at lvl 145. Probably a little bit of Stacking.
Also try and finish Alan Wake + the Episodes.

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Andrew

March 9, 2012 at 10:26 pm

Wargame: European Escalation, Jagged Alliance BIA, Dwarf Fort and yes, even some Mass Effect 3. And work, stupid freakin work 🙁

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