It`s the long weekend here in the States and everybody will have a little extra time to work on their monitor tans.

Sean Colleli - Staff Writer
I`ve been playing F.E.A.R. for the first time, and yeah I know I`m about two years behind the curve. So far it`s pretty good, the shooting parts are a bit sporadic but I guess that`s just to build up suspense. For the most part it feels like Half-Life 2 crossed with The Grudge.

Randy Kalista - Staff Writer
I`m not going to lie to you: That Fairy Godmother Tycoon is a cheeky little bugger. You reinvigorate a faltering potion-making franchise, put your own twist on some already twisted fairy tales, and even cast an "Oh, Hush!" spell that cuts negative word-of-mouth off at the knees … I`m also swangin` through a large, lifeless Manhattan with everybody`s favorite web coder in the PC version of Spider-Man 3 … And I went ahead and reinstalled Half-Life 2. That game has scenarios that leave me in awe every. Single. Time.

Dan Keener - Staff Writer
Well, I will try the Halo 3 beta again, as I got a Matrix like screen and a freeze up for my efforts. I am also doing more co-op campaign in Crackdown with John, trying to get all the stunt ,markers and orbs.

On the PSP, still grinding away on Call of Duty for a review, should be wrapped up here soon.

I am also trying to get the World Golf Tour and the Shadow of Legend betas up and running, again not having so much luck. So basically, I have a bunch of stuff I WANT to play, that I cant get to work. <sigh>

Shawn Sines - Staff Writer
This weekend is scrape the barrel time for me. I`m playing Pocket Pool - no jokes please - and Cube on the PSP as well as Smash Court Tennis 3. On the PC I have Infernal and Sparta to play around with. Mario Party 8 will probably take up at least some of my liesure time but we`ll see.

Rachel Steiner - Staff Writer
I`m actually playing Spiderman 3 for the DS and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World`s End for the Wii

Matt Mirkovich - Staff Writer
So this weekend is dedicated to a few games, but with one being at the absolute top of the pile. Odin Sphere. I picked it up Wednesday and man... I prolific rant could go here, but I will just give it one word, AMAZING. Aside from that I will be hitting up an arcade in the San Francisco Bay Area for a dose of Beatmania IIDX: DistorteD. Beyond that will be the arcade release of Melty Blood: Act Cadenza and some Pokemon. Do I sound like a Japan-o-phile yet? I swear I`m not.

Cyril Lachel- Senior Staff Writer
I really wanted to have fun this weekend, I really did. Unfortunately fun just didn`t come knocking at my door. Instead I continued my career in Test Drive Unlimited for the PSP ... who knew that game would be so long? And in those times when I needed to charge Sony`s handheld I played through most of Tony Hawk`s Downhill Jam for the PlayStation 2. I was one of those people that missed the game on the Wii, so I`m having a good time going through it. I`m also finding that I have to force myself to play SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash DS. I absolutely adore the two Card Fighters Clash games on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, so I`m doing my best to put my finger on just what makes this Nintendo DS update so bad. In fact, saying it`s merely bad is kind of an upgrade, the game feels like it`s downright broken. Hopefully this weekend I`ll figure how just why that is.

Tyler Sager - Senior Staff Writer
Well, I’ve been thoroughly sucked back into the world of Tamriel this week, not doing much other than playing Oblivion. I’m sure I’ll get a few more games in over the long holiday weekend…

Charles Husemann - Editor In Chief
For me this weekend is all about the betas, specifically the Halo 3 Beta and the Warhawk beta. Time permitting I might fire up Oblivion and Spider-Man 3 on the PS3 but I have a feeling that some yard work is going to get in the way.
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John Yan - Senior Hardware Editor
I just can`t get enough of Crackdown. Dan and I had a lot of fun tossing each other through stunt rings. I`ll also be playing some of MLB07 on the PlayStation 3.