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Hey Guys!

Sooooo, what’s everyone playing over the weekend?

 

• Greywolfe (Twitter, YouTube): simon the sorcerer is now underway.  i have...mixed feelings about that game.  most of them are tied to how adult it's going to be.  i remember it being...a little humorous in a pretty british way, but that memory is from twenty+ years ago.  i'm also digging into spellweaver, which is one game i'm trying out to scratch my ccg itch since i'm no longer playing hearthstone.  i love the card art.  it feels a lot like magic, though, so...i dunno?  finally, the king's quests are proceeding apace!  i got a /lot/ done this week after neglecting it for a while, and now i feel like i'm about half way through the game.  i'm past the worst part, too.  so that's good :)
• Yoda0VGs (Twitter): Gnna be dipping into some more Rocksmith this weekend. As well as play around with Unreal Engine 4 a bit more. I also got into the Closed Beta for Paladins so maybe I'll check that out too.
• Hamilton: Still dealing with my withdrawl from Overwatch so I might try some more Stellaris or bite the bullet and get Doom
• Scroo: Well I'm still playing Dark Souls 3 because I can't tear myself away from it. Making more videos and overall just still having fun. I also started Doom and I really like the campaign game play so far. I wanted to record that as well from the beginning as a sort of "see it how I'm seeing it" reaction type thing, but OBS won't capture it, sadly. So I'll probably do a quick written first impression article. Anyway, it's fun, seems a bit slower paced at first but it only tends to be that way in between the hordes of demons.
• Dante: I think I'll play the Stanley Parable this weekend. Hearthstone dailies too.
• Andrew: Being that today is Friday the 13th and all I will probably play some Mortal Kombat X (as a certain machete-wielding horror icon). After that, Doom.

 

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• Greywolfe (Twitter, YouTube): allllllll the king's quests! well, really just king's quest 6, but i'm trying to play a bit more of that after i've been neglecting it for weeks at a time.  gateway is done.  spore is done.  i need to figure out games to replace those.
• Yoda0VGs (Twitter): Overwatch o.0
• Thomas (Twitter): I’ve tried Overwatch… now I want to play more of it. Also: Pocket Card Jockey on the 3DS is great. Solitaire mixed with a horse racing sim from the peeps at GameFreak (Pokemon).
• Scroo: Seeing Civil War this weekend. Also still rolling in Dark Souls 3. Finally finished my to-do list of preparing for new game plus, so gonna get that started. Hopefully I'll toss up some more videos on the LP channel as that progresses.
• Dante: I've been playing Table Top Racing since it was given away as a PS+ title. I'll play that one and maybe the Overwatch beta too.

Time for another question, since it worked so well last time.

If the PS4 – Neo is really a thing, will you trade your old PS4 for a new one? And if so, why?

What is everyone playing over the weekend:

 

• Greywolfe (Twitter, YouTube): hearthstone!  last gvg pack before gvg goes away!  [and before i bail out of hearthstone!  bad blizzard, no biscuit.]  also, wow!  i'm going to spend my last ever time card on trying to bulldoze my way to sixty so i can close that chapter of my life for good.  i'm nearing the end of gateway and spore, so those games will have to rotate to something else, and, finally, more king's quest 6 silliness!
• Yoda0VGs (Twitter): Well no betas for me this weekend. So comfort gaming it is! Hello Marvel Heroes, Dota2, and/or Dirty Bomb.
• Thomas (Twitter): Played a ton of FIFA 16, since it recently joined the EA Access Vault and probably some more (new) Ratchet & Clank, which is just great, even if you’ve recently played the original release.
• Andrew (12/12 Games): Finally picked up Mad Max (on sale). Will probably give that a try. Otherwise, will probably be playing more Skyrim.