What are we all playing this weekend?
This is a light-hearted weekend roundup from the Rock Paper Shotgun team, sharing what games each writer plans to play. The piece is a regular feature that gives readers a casual glimpse into staff members' gaming plans and invites them to share their own.
Highlights include James trying the Wardogs closed beta, Edwin testing a loaned gaming laptop with Blood of Dawnwalker and finishing Pathologic 3, and Jeremy also playing Blood of the Dawnwalker. Ollie and friends return to The Finals, Julian continues Star Wars: Zero Company while reflecting on EA's new ownership and reports of staff furloughs, Mark is skipping games for a motorsport outing near Darlington, and Callum has gone offline into the woods with friends.
- RPS staff share their weekend gaming plans in a regular feature.
- Popular picks include Blood of Dawnwalker, The Finals and Zero Company.
- Julian raises concerns about EA ownership and staff furloughs at Zero Company's studio.
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Rock Paper Shotgun is a video games website, and this article is one of its regular weekend features, where members of the writing team briefly share which games they intend to play over the coming days. It is a light, informal piece rather than a news report, giving readers a sense of the team's personalities and current interests.
The "key players" here are simply RPS staff writers, including James, Edwin, Jeremy, Ollie, Julian, Mark and Callum, alongside the games and activities they mention, ranging from new releases and betas to non-gaming plans. One thread touches on EA's recent change of ownership and reports of staff furloughs, which is relevant background for readers unfamiliar with recent shifts in the games industry.
The piece matters mainly as a recurring community feature: it helps readers discover games worth trying, feel connected to the outlet's writers, and prompts them to share their own weekend plans in the comments.