Weekend Gaming

I asked our local Xbox tweeps what you’re playing over the weekend, and it sounds like you guys are going to keep busy! Check out what your fellow locals are playing. Looks like a lot of Modern Warfare 2 going down. Why not set up a game with your fellow Aussies and Kiwis?

wazza12 @XboxAustralia Saboteur!

ZIPO396 @xboxaustralia Fable 2

casbitton @XboxAustralia Borderlands!

FallofReach @XboxAustralia [PROTOTYPE] … and something else i probly shouldn’t mention…

PKYCreations @XboxAustralia hopefully some more CODMW2

SAPaleAle @XboxAustralia Forza 2 & 3

Jartuk @XboxAustralia Borderlands, WET & DiRT 2 are on the cards this weekend!

Toastfarmer @XboxAustralia Giving the original Mass Effect another runthrough before the sequel comes out.

BluntNate RT @XboxAustralia: TGIF Gamers! What are you playing this weekend? – jinx … <- I might try for a high score on “drink the beer”

SpartanEarth @XboxAustralia Hopefully some more Fallout 3 and finishing off Spec-ops stuff on MW2. Have a good one!

SiNiSTeRDRaVeN @XboxAustralia been away for the week due to work, so I’m up for anything!! Prob Bayonetta

maelkann @XboxAustralia Darksiders on my PS3! (Hoping for Bayonetta on my Xbox360 though).

CountKnuckles @XboxAustralia I’ll be playing Madden 10, Assasins Creed II and Modern Warfare 2

dr_nic @XboxAustralia Second run through of Dragon Age.

upandatthem @XboxAustralia finally going to get around to putting some serious hours into Fallout 3, and go achievement hunting on some old XBLA titles

MasterAbbott @XboxAustralia Bayonetta it have 60 unopened games but I’ll play Bayonetta for now

Justin_Knowles @XboxAustralia Borderlands. Looking for some co-op. Gamertag is Darn Ragnar

princereynart @XboxAustralia BAYONETTA! Oh, and maybe Ghostbusters or something, if I get time.

bdjung @XboxAustralia Modern Warfare 2 with some friends from the CC and a bit of Alone in the Dark and Gears of War 2.

Nilcraban @XboxAustralia Finally finished borderlands last night so I think I might get back into Marvel UA2 and some Race Driver  Grid

ne0x @XboxAustralia MW2

mjfly1 @XboxAustralia looking at Marathon: Durandal,  for a blast from the past, memories of ’96 TGIF drinks sales vs techs multiplayer epics

peteriliffe @XboxAustralia Going back to where it all started! The first Assassin’s Creed…

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

This is always a difficult time of year. Not because we experience game drought, but because we get the flood and there’s so much to play and so little time to play it. To help you make your decisions, here’s what a few of our friends on Twitter are playing:

juz1093 @XboxAustralia DJ Hero for sure!

thesillyoldbear @XboxAustralia L4D2, Borderlands and Dragon Age Origins. Maybe some Wipeout Pure for the PSP.

Nilcraban @XboxAustralia Borderlands, Lego Rockband also might try to get some AC2 in

tobin @XboxAustralia More and more Dragon Age – second time through!

upandatthem @XboxAustralia Modern Warfare 2 of course!

wazza12 @XboxAustralia Going to finish Uncharted 2….sorry Jinx

KiwiMotorsport @XboxAustralia I’ll give you one guess at what i’m playing this weekend

Ragnar0 @XboxAustralia Modern Warfare 2 and Xmen Origins: Wolverine

SpartanEarth @XboxAustralia Finished with Assassin’s Creed II, on to play some more Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty Classic.

jasperschultz @XboxAustralia Sequeltastic! Assassin’s Creed II and L4D2!

Jamwa @XboxAustralia Finally bought Burnout Paradise yesterday. EPIC WIN.

camds @XboxAustralia i think it will be MW2 or CODC for gaming tonight. Hope my flight back isn’t delayed and cuts down my gaming time

marcus_ivo @XboxAustralia Left4Dead 2, have to review it for work

fly72 @XboxAustralia is anyone playing anything else besides MW2?

DENAz666 @XboxAustralia The Saboteur for me, never imagined it would be so much fun! Way to go out for pandemic

quandtm @XboxAustralia Avatar and Assassins Creed 2 until they’re done.

StewPenguin @XboxAustralia LEGO Rock Band most likely <.<;

stevivor @XboxAustralia Assassin’s Creed 1 (don’t judge!), L4D2, and my avatar’s new kitty!

I’ve got Brutal Legend to finish (I’m such a slacker!), Assassin’s Creed 2, Modern Warfare 2, and I just got a copy of Saboteur from EA. I have a veryvery hard life. Waaaay too many games to enjoy. Looking forward to post-holiday to work through this queue!

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

Been a few weeks since I did this, but it’s a good week to start back up!

Batman: Arkham Asylum came out this week, and it is freaking awesome. I’m loving it. I know what I’ll be playing this weekend. How about you?

This is what a few of our mates on Twitter are getting up to (hint: Batman)!

SpartanEarth @XboxAustralia I won’t be playing B:AA this weekend! Instead I’ll be finishing BrothersInArms:HH, LOTR: Conquest, BK:N&B and some Halo 3 MP.

MetalheadMick @XboxAustralia Definitely giving Arkham Asylum a go. Bought it this morning on the way into work, and it’s been taunting me ever since!

Nilcraban @XboxAustralia Batman all the way, might also try and get some horde mode in on GOW2

oliyoung @XboxAustralia Guitar Hero 2, only because I can’t get Guitar Hero 5 for another two weeks

tobin @XboxAustralia More Monkey Island, Rock Band (itching for Beatles) and no Batman!

stevivor @XboxAustralia I’m tempted to throw Arkham away because the dodgy autosave corrupted an otherwise enjoyable experience!

astewart31 @XboxAustralia Batman Arkham Asylum all weekend that game is freekin sweet!

rob_caporetto @XboxAustralia still making my way through Shadow Complex. Hoping I can  get some time in the Asylum too depends on how it goes…

quandtm @XboxAustralia No Batman for me, still have Wolfenstein to finish.

pidgeo @XboxAustralia Me… as I’m playing Diablo 2 on Windows 7 using a MS SideWinder X8 and X6 (cheap plug)

Dark_Ambient @XboxAustralia ill be aiming to finish it….then re-do it on hard

ThisIsJamieWatt @XboxAustralia I’m not trying it.. I don’t have any money….

Azrane @XboxAustralia I’ll be playing whatever’s on the show floor at PAX

ma71by @XboxAustralia finishing transformers 2 and playin sum splosion man… (and maib sum batman:aa as well)

barrymoves @XboxAustralia batman arkham asylum ftw! Great game.

jasperschultz @XboxAustralia Nope, no one at all. Arkham Asylum all the way (while simultaneously avoiding dodgy autosave corruptions)!

MattyHallsworth @XboxAustralia I’ll be playing some Shadow Complex for sure

QuethDarToc @XboxAustralia sacred2,alittle batman and then COD

Pesmare @XboxAustralia If they aren’t play Batman, they should be banned from XBL

Kodo @XboxAustralia I’ll be playing eq2 and prob tower defense and trials HD

Jordan_M @XboxAustralia I’ll be finishing off Wolfenstein before trying out the multiplayer

Micko3 @XboxAustralia Madden 10. but omg its so hard to play!! :S

upandatthem @XboxAustralia I’m going to be the only person playing Arkham Asylum – I’m playing through old XBLA games goin’ achievement hunting!

birdie101 @XboxAustralia Waiting for Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2. Got both of them pre-ordered at EB games. Prestige and Black edition.

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

It’s the question of the day! What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what a few of our mates on Twitter are getting up to. Why not shout out? Get a game going with other local gamers!

sminamijp @XboxAustralia Dirt 2 demo !

ZIPO396 @xboxaustralia BF1943, Halo3 and Halowars.

SeijinAxeman @XboxAustralia Playing Shadow Complex and Dirt 2 Demo this weekend. Maybe some BF 1943 too.

redion1992 @XboxAustralia geez, i wonder… rb2 as per usual, some burnout paradise as well.

InsaneGamer66 @XboxAustralia i am going try and finish fable 2, just in the mood for some fable after hearing about fable 3

Tophe_ @XboxAustralia SOOOOOO much Trivial Pursuit. I have a biology teacher friend visiting to whom I desperately need to feel superior.

onigiriwarrior @XboxAustralia Tales of Vesperia and Shadow Complex.

lastplayed @XboxAustralia Playing this weekend: Shadow Complex and Wolfenstein!

Pesmare @XboxAustralia Shadow Complex! How can I resist?

mattlmorris @XboxAustralia I’ve had all week off work catching up on old achievments from Rock Band and Modern Warfare. Shadow Complex for the w/e

johnno360 @xboxaustralia gonna be hittin tom clancys hawx and as always some call of duty 4 and world at war

tasbud @XboxAustralia shadowcomplex

stevivor @XboxAustralia I will finish Fallout 3 if it kills me! Level 21 now…30 by Sunday!

JimMcIntyre @XboxAustralia Fallout 3. Trying to get those last few achievements.

MrAaronVenn @XboxAustralia I was playing Wolfenstein. Until it made me yawn. So I guess i’ll just look forward to Fable 3

cuzzapax @XboxAustralia some Rock Band 2 and finishing Splosion Man co-op while over here in the US!

Sneddo13 @XboxAustralia Call of Duty: WAW Nazi Factory

jackkl @XboxAustralia Finishing off Assassin’s Creed…and hopefully unlock some Achievements in the process!

vSanjo @XboxAustralia PLAYING MORE VIVA PINATA! ;D

NinjaLikesCheez @XboxAustralia Im thinking some L4D

scotte2hottenz @XboxAustralia TrialHD and Dirt2 demo and in for a walloping!

astewart31 @XboxAustralia Shadow Complex, Trials HD and Splosion man

ModtheSpore @XboxAustralia maybe a bit of star wars the force unleashed and halo just too refreash my memory before ODST

FallofReach @XboxAustralia Lost and the Damned (only just started it). gonna buy some XBLA games too!

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

Trials HD came out for the LIVE Arcade, Games on Demand is here for the lazies like myself, Avatars are getting fancy, Ashes Cricket 2009, Madden NFL 10, GI Joe: The Rise of COBRA, and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian all hit retail shelves. It’s been a big week! So how are you going to wind down and spend your gaming time this weekend?

Here’s what a few of our mates on Twitter have planned:

mabster . @XboxAustralia I’ll be playing the “I wish Zune HD and Zune Marketplace was already available in Australia” game! I’m playing it now!

redion1992 @XboxAustralia RB2 tonight at a talent show at school with @djmattyg007 and @Trogdor7620. Song: Livin’ On A Prayer.

pidgeo @XboxAustralia Call of Juarez BiB and possibly some Diablo 1 and 2

SeijinAxeman @XboxAustralia Trials – was gonna wait for Shadow Complex so just tried the demo and ended up buying it. I’ll probably be on BF 1943 too.

princereynart @XboxAustralia Mass Effect, Monkey Island, and a few of the new demos.  Also going old skool with FFXII, FFX-2 & RE2.

ma71by @xboxaustralia marvel ultimate alliance and maib sum rock band and guitar hero (metallica, smash hits or world tour, not sure which yet)

m1k3d @XboxAustralia trying to finish some old games before Forza3 and COD6 are released. WIll attempt to get past last level in Vegas2

MasterAbbott @XboxAustralia #Ghostbusters #TMNT-ReShelled #BatmanArkhamAsylumDemo Lots to play this weekend !!

casbitton @XboxAustralia Gears of war 2 campaign, Trials HD

Joelbow @XboxAustralia Playing COD WAW and throwing in a bit of Links 2004 – retro game time

JCHendeson @XboxAustralia Trials and I need to finish Mass Effect.

vSanjo @XboxAustralia Viva Pinata TIP, and TrialsHD! What about yyyyyou.

astewart31 @XboxAustralia Batman Arkham Asylum demo, Trials HD, splosion man and Fallout3

ZIPO396 @xboxaustralia BF 1943, halo 3 and some Splosion man.

TolanH @XboxAustralia GI JOE for a giggle and some Madden 10 washed down with a Tiger 10 round or two

As for me? Maybe a bit more Ninja Blade, some Monkey Island, and lots and lots of zzzzzzzz. Oh yeah, and getting my avatar kitted out. Skateboard? Rubber chicken? RC Warthog? Don’t make me choose!

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

So TMNT came out on the Arcade this week and Ninja Blade also hit (go ninjas!). We had a party and the Warthog is around all weekend. So what are your gaming plans? Shout out!

This is how a few of our mates on Twitter are filling the days:

psikari @XboxAustralia Ghostbusters … I ain’t afraid of no ghost!!!

titaniumfish @XboxAustralia hopefully finishing off the rest of my cod4 achievements only 5 more to go!

capsulecomputer @XboxAustralia the new Batman Arkham Asylum Demo : http://post.ly/1yFp

GrathiusXR @XboxAustralia Traversing Africa In FarCry 2. Sploding with Splosion Man and Gunning Covenant in halo 3 because I want ODST now!!

ZIPO396 @xboxaustralia Some more halo 3.

Icinda @XboxAustralia Fallout 3 or Lego Batman

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

It really doesn’t seem like 7 days since the last Friday, but I’m not going to argue with getting another one so quickly.  There’s so much to play! Splosion Man, Monkey Island, I have a TON of playing in Overlord 2 to get through, I just got my copy of Star Ocean… what’s a gamer to do?

Well, enough about me.  What are YOU playing this weekend? This is what a few of our Twitter pals have planned.

ZIPO396 @xboxaustralia More halo 3.

richardfuller @XboxAustralia TF2, perhaps some GTA4:LatD (never finished it).  Maybe some old-school Enemy Territory too!

xeyr @XboxAustralia Halo 3 LAN night tonight, awesomeness in one nerdy room!

jsauni @XboxAustralia Guitar Hero III

winkie74 @XboxAustralia Monkey Island SE – Me and Dad were in tears of laughter at the governors mansion scene

Pummy @XboxAustralia Rockband + GTA4

oliyoung @XboxAustralia wii sports resort

xtianOZ @XboxAustralia Tiger Woods 10, Rockband 2

Micko3 @XboxAustralia COD5 cant wait for MW2, night vision here we come lol

stevivor @XboxAustralia NHL 09, going for 100% completion!

B3AUS @XboxAustralia xbox xbox xbox party xbox xbox sleep and some more xbox

bruno_daniele @XboxAustralia monkey island, castle crashers and a bit of rock band 2 hopefully

Tophe_ @XboxAustralia if the past few days are any indication, obscene amounts of Uno Rush. And Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Because apparently I’m nine?

Justin_Knowles @XboxAustralia I got a copy of halo 3 + 12mth xbox live membership for $99 from target yesterday…so going to play halo 3 this w’end

Twisted @XboxAustralia as always 1943 and COD WAW is on the list with a side of splosion man that’s just awesome.

Shaolin_AUS @XboxAustralia world at war

upandatthem @XboxAustralia trying to 1000pt Fable2 in between playing some Rock Band 2

mattitude8 @XboxAustralia star ocean..and gonna give wii sports resort a go!

jaycadiramen @XboxAustralia more Monkey Island will be played this weekend, but I’m also going to see what’s new on XBLA.

GiantDave7 @XboxAustralia a bit of Resident Evil 5 co-op and Castle Crashers

karanb360 @XboxAustralia CoD: World at War, waiting for Map Pack 3

pidgeo @XboxAustralia No gaming… moving house (booo) but will be setting the tech cave back up on Sunday for ultimate Xbox 360 & Win 7 gaming

Mattg81 @XboxAustralia FIFA & Farcry 2

malwalters @XboxAustralia I’m playing, lets go driving for 8 hours, otherwise it’d be Prototype.

princereynart @XboxAustralia Monkey Island, RE 5, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Project Sylpheed. Oh, and Avatar Editor, of course!

redion1992 @XboxAustralia yet more rb2… beyond that, it could be anything. looking to take part in the green day game with fame running tomorrow morn

Zabeel @XboxAustralia dead space

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

The big question of the day is… you have 2 days looming up, free of work. What games will you play?

As per usual, here are a few suggestions from our friends on Twitter!

DuraRoc @xboxaustralia I am going to play 1 vs 100

Pinched @XboxAustralia Magic the Gathering, Blazing Angels 2 and Halo Wars

Extremo @XboxAustralia Definitely BF1943… And probably CoD4… Heading to Event at State Library tonight by OxBoxLive! (GT: klevster)

redion1992 @XboxAustralia More RB2, might give BF1943 a try and also some UNO, I think. Would try the Tour de France game if it was released here…

GrathiusXR @XboxAustralia Reliving Albion in @LionheadStudios Fable2! & Roaming the streets in GTAIV: Lost & The Damned!

p3rpl3x @XboxAustralia Battlefield 1943 and trying to finish the achievements on Scene It BOS DLC

jaycadiramen @XboxAustralia I downloaded Monkey Island SE last night, so I’ll be playing that most of the weekend, as well as Magic: the Gathering.

sminamijp @XboxAustralia GoW2!

upandatthem @XboxAustralia I’m a little late to the party, but my weekend is pretty much going to be Fable 2-ing GT SgtReznor

MasterAbbott @XboxAustralia Im gonna play Secret of Monkey Island and Ghostbusters !! .. no 1v100 for me GT #MasterAbbott

Wedgetron @XboxAustralia ill be hitting up some double exp weekend in halo 3

Tophe_ @XboxAustralia I’m going to attempt my first ever 100% game completion – Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince. WHERE ARE THOSE DAMN CRESTS?

ZIPO396 @xboxaustralia more halo 3 and maybe some TF2.

djmattyg007 @XboxAustralia plenty of rock band 2 with @redion1992 … gotta practice

oliyoung @XboxAustralia wading my way through #GearsOfWar2 and not really enjoying it

Anthrox @XboxAustralia gamertag anthr0x #bf1942

shaneschatz @XboxAustralia playing Eternal Sonata/CoD4/Halo3 gamertag abc weapons

wazza12 @XboxAustralia probably a bit more Rock Band this weekend (again) –> gamertag: wazza12

As for me? Some Fight Night Round 4, Scene It? Box Office Smash, and if I’m a good girl and do all my chores then maybe some Monkey Island!

- jinx

Weekend Gaming

The weekend is upon us. What games are you filling it with? Battlefield 1943? Battle Fantasia? Overlord 2? Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood? Fight Night Round 4? Scene-It? (OK, So maybe I just want more people to play Scene-It with).  Here’s how a few of our fellow gamers on Twitter are spending their time.

MikeFoden @XboxAustralia Cracking open Assasin’s Creed and if I can find it sold anywhere, Rock Band.

MasterAbbott @XboxAustralia Im gonna take out the StayPuft Marshmallow man !! #Ghostbusters !! Whoo you gonna CALL !!

DallasRhys @XboxAustralia probably COD5 and a bit of Rainbow six vegas 2

ZIPO396 @xboxaustralia Halo3, Mass effect or Halo wars.

DuraRoc @XboxAustralia TW10 and BF1943 – thats if I can get the kids off the xbox!

neilang @XboxAustralia GOW2

MetalheadMick @XboxAustralia Prototype, mostly. Might pick up Fight Night 4 though. Looks pretty good

Pinched @XboxAustralia Prototype, RedFactionGuerrilla, FightNight4

Tophe_ @XboxAustralia Giving Left 4 Dead one last chance to not bore me. If that doesn’t work, I’m planning to dust off Bioshock.

m1k3d @XboxAustralia cod5, burnout paradise, vegas2…hanging out for the next cod and splinter cell…ohh yeah forza 3 as well

Extremo @XboxAustralia BF1943! Have to get some time into it… Only played it for an hour so far… Stupid life and it’s busyness!

bankingonline @XboxAustralia CoD4 and a bunch of demos

Pummy @XboxAustralia Still GTA4, nearly finished. Oh and Rockband this weekend too!

winkie74 @XboxAustralia hmm finished Mass Effect – waiting for Monkey Island – I guess GH:WT to get me through the lull

mattitude8 @XboxAustralia Star ocean and left 4 dead!

wazza12 RT @Pummy: @XboxAustralia Still GTA4, nearly finished. Oh and Rockband this weekend too! <– Rock Band YESSSS More DLC for me this weekend!

titaniumfish @XboxAustralia i’ll be working on the mile high club achievement on veteran in cod4 and maybe some more gta iv achievements

mabster @XboxAustralia I have to get back into Gears 2, but I can’t stop playing this damn Magic: The Gathering XBLA game!

SpartanEarth @XboxAustralia. Going to finish off HP6, DeadSpace and then start on Bully. Might also play some halo if friends are on.

BigChaps @XboxAustralia I’ll be GoW2 Co-Op on XBox Live to assist my nephew + maybe some RB6 Vegas as well. I gave him my Lips 3month Promo Code

princereynart @XboxAustralia Some Project Sylpheed (thanks JB hifi), also some Mass Effect – now that my better half is back to scrutinise my progress!

Twisted @XboxAustralia ILL BE PLAYING FALL OUT 3 JUST GOT IT WOOOOT FINALLY

redion1992 @XboxAustralia Rock Band 2 (imported, because EA suck at releases), a bit of Texas Cheat-Em and probably some Uno.

Me? I’ll be playing Scene-It? Box Office Smash and Fight Night Round 4. Yeah!

- jinx