{"id":31560,"date":"2012-01-28T00:35:27","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T22:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=31560"},"modified":"2012-01-28T00:38:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-27T22:38:32","slug":"what-were-playing-this-weekend-28-29-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/31560-what-were-playing-this-weekend-28-29-january-2012","title":{"rendered":"What we&#8217;re playing this weekend (28-29 January 2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"my-4\">Quinton Bronkhorst<\/h3>\n<p>I recently jumped through hoops and steep customs charges to bring Choas in the Old World into my life. If you&#8217;re wondering what that is, it&#8217;s a tabletop boardgame based on a Warhammer setting.<\/p>\n<p>Well, after a couple of weeks of waiting (and hoping the SA Postal Service didn&#8217;t decide to park a truck on it or something), it&#8217;s finally arrived &#8211; so this weekend, I&#8217;m going to forego digital video games for a more traditional figure-based gaming experience. Nerd level up! No chance of rolling a save for my social life &#8211; but I don&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31562\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Chaos-in-the-Old-World.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31562\" class=\" wp-image-31562\" title=\"Chaos in the Old World\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Chaos-in-the-Old-World.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Chaos-in-the-Old-World.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Chaos-in-the-Old-World-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Chaos-in-the-Old-World-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chaos in the Old World<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Derrick Cramer<\/h3>\n<p>This weekend I\u2019m starting to build my DIY racing seat, so I&#8217;m not sure how much gaming I\u2019ll get done between playing with power tools and welding bits of metal onto other bits of metal. Once the seat\u2019s done I\u2019ll probably spend time in a rear wheel drive Merc with too much power going sideways around the Nurburgring &#8211; because that\u2019s how I roll.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31561\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/How-Derrick-Rolls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31561\" class=\" wp-image-31561\" title=\"How Derrick Rolls\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/How-Derrick-Rolls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/How-Derrick-Rolls.jpg 610w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/How-Derrick-Rolls-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/How-Derrick-Rolls-250x127.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Derrick rolls<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dan Parmenter<\/h3>\n<p>Oh pleeeeeease hurry up, February AAA releases. My PS3 is terribly ronery.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately in the meantime there&#8217;s an absolutely stupid amount of top-notch iOS releases out, so I plan on twiddling my thumbs this weekend with the likes of Paper Monsters, Smash Cops, Jazz, LostWinds and Tongue Tied.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31565\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Dan-Parmenter-iPad-gamer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31565\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31565\" title=\"Dan Parmenter - iPad gamer\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Dan-Parmenter-iPad-gamer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Dan-Parmenter-iPad-gamer.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Dan-Parmenter-iPad-gamer-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Dan-Parmenter-iPad-gamer-250x179.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Parmenter - iPad gamer<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Tarryn van der Byl<\/h3>\n<p>My new Richard Morgan novel arrived from the UK, so I&#8217;ll be off my gamestations, sitting under a cool fan, sipping gin and tonic, nibbling chocolate truffles, and reading. Or playing Gears of War 3. I can&#8217;t decide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31566\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Victorian-era-lady-reading-a-book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31566 \" title=\"Victorian era lady reading a book\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Victorian-era-lady-reading-a-book.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Victorian-era-lady-reading-a-book.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Victorian-era-lady-reading-a-book-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Victorian-era-lady-reading-a-book-180x250.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;They can feast upon excrement and find their eternal rest for all the damns I should bestow.&quot; - Marcus Fenix*<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a bit of fun making up captions for the last picture, so here are few more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Tarryn&#8217;s &#8216;booking&#8217; this weekend off.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Skyrim game manual is a real page-turner.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Tarryn&#8217;s restraining orders make for busy reading.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The list of Tarryn&#8217;s DUI charges was more than she anticipated.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><em>*Not really.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Nic Simmonds<\/h3>\n<p>This weekend I will promise myself a varied and dynamic gaming experience. I will plan to try out the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo, to work toward finishing off Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and to get back into StarCraft II.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, I&#8217;ll end up being sucked into Battlefield 3 for hours on end. A group of friends, voice chat, some cold beers and Battlefield 3 = pure gaming nirvana.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26959\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Battlefield-3-multiplayer-screenshot-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26959\" class=\" wp-image-26959\" title=\"Battlefield 3 multiplayer screenshot 9\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Battlefield-3-multiplayer-screenshot-9.jpg\" alt=\"Battlefield 3 multiplayer\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Battlefield-3-multiplayer-screenshot-9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Battlefield-3-multiplayer-screenshot-9-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Battlefield-3-multiplayer-screenshot-9-250x153.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broken gaming promises have never been this awesome<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">James Etherington-Smith<\/h3>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;m going to be madly dashing about in last minute preparation for a highly confidential international gaming news event. I could tell you more, but then i&#8217;d have to ban your forum account&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll still find some time to stab Nic in the back while defending the Caspian Border.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31572\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Battlefield-3-knife-stab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31572\" class=\" wp-image-31572\" title=\"Battlefield 3 knife stab\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Battlefield-3-knife-stab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Battlefield-3-knife-stab.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Battlefield-3-knife-stab-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Battlefield-3-knife-stab-250x155.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Mr. Simmonds... I expect you to die!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What are you playing this weekend? Let us know on the MyGaming forum and in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MyGaming staff are (mostly) proving they can do other things too! 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