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WRUP: Polarization
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you try to convince us that there's no place for nuance or constructive criticism in the MMO genre because this is war, so pick a side. If you criticize one aspect of a game, that means you hate the whole game forever and ever, right? Right?!
WRUP: Joystiq freshens up
Maybe you've noticed Joystiq.com had a little refresh this morning? Maybe not. It's very subtle, but it should be easier to share stories with friends and give easier access to your favorite Joystiq editors. All our Twitter handles are right with our stories now, so if you're interested in the behind-the-scenes content (and what we had for lunch), go ahead and give us a follow. What's everyone playing this weekend? [Image: Shutterstock]
WRUP: Breaking Gnome
This week saw the premiere episode of Azeroth Choppers, a new webseries featuring Paul Jr. from American Chopper. Two teams, Alliance and Horde, are being challenged to construct the ultimate chopper for the faction they represent -- and both bikes will be put up to player vote, with the most popular chopper being given a model in World of Warcraft itself. Sure, it might sound kind of silly, but it was also pretty fun -- and in the spirit of fun, we decided to ask our staff not only what they are playing this weekend, but what television spoof they would like to see next? Alex Ziebart (@AlexZiebart) I'm going to be doing more Heroes of the Storm this weekend. I genuinely expected we'd have the Warlords alpha/beta by this point, so I don't have much to do in WoW for the time being. I want an Azerothian version of Hoarders. They can start with Anne and Rossi's banks and void storage. Puns that combine hoard and Horde need not apply. Touché, Alex ... touché.
WRUP: Oversaturation
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you try to convince us that what the genre needs next is a zombie MMOTCG or possibly a zombie MOBA. With motorcycles. And then we make this froggy face at you.
WRUP: A good day to Bro
Okay, so we've definitely been on a Broforce kick, what with all that aggressive democracy and freedom. As was evident from our Joystiq Streams of the game earlier this week, we were having a blast bro'ing out. Don't let the comedic title turn you off – this game knows what it's doing and is available now through Steam Early Access. What's everyone playing this weekend?
WRUP: Gesundheit
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you try to convince us that H1Z1 doesn't sound like a four-syllable sneeze. Seriously, say it aloud. It could give Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan and EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha a run for their money.
WRUP: PAX to the future
Busy, busy weekend. No time. Go play games! What's everyone playing this weekend?
WRUP: What is it about bobbleheads
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us how bobbleheads make people with unusually fat heads really sad. Or just fly around in circles in Rata Sum giggling and photobombing screenshots. Whichever works.
WRUP: Days of future PAX
PAX East 2014 is next weekend and the Joystiq crew is going to be so, so busy with panels. Please join us! What's everyone playing this weekend? [Image: Shutterstock]
WRUP: The artist formerly known as EQN Landmark
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us how you're as relieved as we are that EverQuest Next Landmark finally ditched the huge and unwieldy brand name and shortened itself to just Landmark. Also is that Pikachu? And you thought you had only to worry about phallic symbols.
WRUP: Gratuitous marketing ploys
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us how sideboob is totally relevant to the marketing of an MMO strategy game. These are the people who made ArcheAge, folks.
WRUP: GDC OUT
We hope you've enjoyed our coverage of GDC 2014! We're now going to spend the evening playing Towerfall on a couch. What's everyone playing this weekend?
WRUP: Just a little haiku
Some say that haiku is done. That as an internet art form, the haiku has been beaten to death and left on the roadside. But we few, we happy few, we band of bloggers, say that there is yet a little life one can drag free from the beaten style and left to your enjoyment. So this weekend, we've offered you not only the games that we will be playing. We also offer a bit of our souls in the form of a few poems. Make sure you don't miss out on Rossi's epic lyrics, in particular. I think they'll please even the most hardened prose addict. But what about you, dear reader? What will you be playing this weekend? We'd like to know. Leave a comment below so that we may know a little more about your deepest, darkest soul. We're curious, and we promise not to tell your family.
WRUP: Geopolitical conspiracies
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us how the ArcheAge IP-blocking fiasco is part of a grand geopolitical conspiracy related to Russian politics in Eurasia and not just, you know, the relatively petty squabbles of international video games conglomerates. Also, give us ArcheAge.
WRUP: GDC 2014 incoming
Next week is the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It's the first of the year's big conferences and we'll be there covering what is sure to be a deluge of independent titles. It's not all indies, as major publishers like Epic, WB, Sony and Microsoft also have a few surprises planned. What's everyone playing this weekend? [Image: Shutterstock]
WRUP: Good news everybody!
When you say news around here, you frequently get a wide variety of results. After all, we're a WoW news site, and it's easy to assume were talking about in-game news. But, sometimes, recent world events are so troubling that we might be talking about those affairs. Or we might be talking about some personal news. After all, "news" is a big word. So when we asked your intrepid WoW Insider staff what they thought of the news this week, we got some surprising answers. Kick back with a bottle of your favorite legal beverage, and join us in the freshest installment of WRUP: What R U Playing? Leave a comment below and let us know as well; we love hearing what our fellow players plan to do with their weekends.
WRUP: Fat chocobo secretly hates you
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us that you really, really need a fat chocobo to ride and nothing else will do. We're sure you're planning to ride it, not to put it in a fat microwave and see whether the Peep experiment scales up. For science.
WRUP: Censored in Europe
Much like South Park: The Stick of Truth, this post has been censored in Europe. It contains lewd acts, vulgar language and other stuff that just isn't appropriate for anyone but dirty birds. Whoops, turns out we can't do regional posts, so this is now censored for everyone. Sorry, all. What's everyone playing this weekend?
WRUP: You're doing it wrong
Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us how we're doing it wrong. This week, we're bidding a fond farewell to some (but not all!) legendary Massively staffers thanks to budget cuts across the AOL Tech and Joystiq networks, so today's WRUP will celebrate the Massively crew, past and present. Clanket sold separately.
WRUP: The end of #4iF
And here we are at the end of Four in February. How'd you do? What's everyone playing this weekend?
