{
  "id": 15144661,
  "title": "What are we all playing this weekend?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-404"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This weekend, many gamers have discovered new hobbies. Mark is determined to finish Assassin's Creed 3, a game he had previously abandoned. Meanwhile, James is intrigued by DayZ Badlands, an enhanced version of Bohemia's zombie sandbox game. Callum plans to continue his horror game marathon, including the new Haunted Paws demo and Rolla, a unique city-building game. Jeremy will be playing Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a game he enjoys despite its divisive fanbase. Ollie is excited to introduce his brother to Factorio, a game he considers his favorite. Edwin, however, has a different goal - to create his own text adventure game. Julian is also playing something secret, but promises to play Dreadline Express when he's not participating in a book club reading of SAS: Rogue Heroes.",
  "summary": "Saturday's are for having your mind read. Or, at least, this Saturday is because I'm seeing Derren Brown's new show. I'm a little self-conscious about it, not because I'm worried the mentalist will hypnotise me and make me profess a false love for consoles over PC games but because my partner and her family have never seen me at a magic (or magic adjacent show). Reader, I am an awful audience…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mark aims to finish Assassin's Creed 3.",
    "James explores DayZ Badlands.",
    "Callum continues horror game marathon."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}