{
  "id": 979326,
  "title": "What are we all playing this weekend?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-395"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week has been relatively quiet, with half of the RPS team away on holiday, sick, or attending previews. Julian plans to return from a secret event and play a city builder called Corsair Cove. Edwin will be playing a solo journalling RPG called , in which he inherits a wyrd book from a deceased relative. Jeremy intends to finish guides and a review for a demanding but excellent game, with more praise forthcoming next week. Callum has a friend visiting, so gaming may be limited, but he anticipates an escape room experience that he finds challenging. James is playing STALKER 2, with Mark, Dion, and Ollie expected to take it to their graves. The reader is asked to share what they plan to play this weekend.",
  "summary": "Bit of a quiet one this week, gang. Half the RPS team are on holiday, ill, or off at some preview event, maybe in a less melty part of the world like Scandinavia, the lucky bastards. Games, however, must be played, and if it happens to be over a weekend, well... Read more",
  "key_points": [
    "Julian to return and play Corsair Cove",
    "Edwin to play solo journalling RPG",
    "James to play STALKER 2 with others"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The RPS team's varied gaming plans for the weekend reflect their diverse interests, from city building and solo RPGs to challenging guides and post-apocalyptic survival games.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}