It’s Friday!  You all know the day and you all know the drill!  Sit back, take a few minutes, and share with us any gaming related plans you have for the weekend.  Or tell us at the very least what could be so important as to inhibit you from playing any games during said weekend.  One has to ask, will Steve turn over a new leaf for the first of May, or will the consummate “Casual Gamer” have a few days filled with bouts of Hells Kitchen, Cooking Mama, and other varieties of waggletastic digital entertainment?  There’s only one way to find out!

Jon: Dave asked me to fill in for him this weekend, and provide a review for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which I’m really looking forward to playing.  I have to commend Raven fortaking a risk and crafting an M-Rated brawler to coincide with a PG-rated summer blockbuster.  Comparisons have already been made to Sony’s seminal God of War franchise, but honestly, outside of that one boss battle with the 250 ft tall Sentinal robot, Wolverine looks a little more like Ninja Gaiden 2 to me.  That’s not to say that’s a bad thing, as a bout of brainless hack and slash certainly never hurt anybody, so long as the ultra-hard “Broken Camera” boss battle hasn’t made a return.  That’s about it for me, unless myself and the guys throw some dice on Sunday; I’ve got a weekend of mutant gutting and cigar chomping to look forward to.  At the very least, I hope to discover the secrets of the Dismemberment Room.

Leaked footage of the E3 trailer for Shadow of the Colossus 2

Erich: Provided my wife doesn’t go into labor this weekend, I’m looking to log some more time with Pure, my bargain pick-up of the week. So far it’s tons of fun, and I think I’m getting the hang of the trick system (at least, I did before I played online against Dave last night and had my kickstand handed to me in both freestyle and race modes). I’ll probably play some more Chrono Trigger as well; I’ve got to be close to the end of that game, right? Right? Finally, if there’s time, I might play some Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. I’d like to finish the Banjoland events, and hopefully unlock more stages of Klungo Saves the World. Great game, and a steal at the $20 you can find it for these days!

Adam: Labor? Pssh. Talk about your lame excuses. There’s no rule that says you can’t be piloting the Epoch whilst in the delivery room, Erich.

Oh yeah. One of these. Right in the face.

My mother-in-law is in town, so if the wife allows me to get away for a few, I’m planning on throwing down for Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm for the PS3. Not sure why. Just one of those random things. I’m a fan of the manga, and I’ve recently caught up with it, so now I’ve got Uzumaki on the brain, or something. I tried the demo, and it’s definitely a lot of fun, so why not? NINJA ACTION here I come!

Dave: Wolverine. Oh baby.