It’s winter. It’s cold. We’re playing games. Who cares what’s happening outside.

Ben Hanson: This weekend I will continue my retro-RPG kick by playing even more Pokemon SoulSilver. I’m 25 hours in and loving every second of it. I will also continue playing Skies of Arcadia. I watched a friend play through the Dreamcast version back in the day and have been meaning to play the Gamecube port ever since. It holds up pretty well. I may also continue playing Final Fantasy XIII-2…maybe. Enjoy your weekend!

Mat Bertz: Slaying walleye on Lake of the Woods while drinking whiskey and playing Slayer Pinball on my iPad.

Jason Oestreicher: I'm finally in my new apartment, but still don't have all of my furniture from back home. I've got the essentials though...a TV, consoles, beanbag chair, and a freezer full of Hot Pockets. As for games, I've developed a strange, growing fondness for Sonic and SEGA All Star Racing so that'll likely get some playtime. That's all I know so far. Apparently, living like a teenager has affected my ability to plan for the future.

Phil Kollar: VIDEO GAAAAAAMES. I’m kicking off my first solid, non-work-devoted weekend in a while by wasting my time on the reportedly terrible Amy on Xbox Live Arcade. I was given a free download code, and my friend John Carson and I enjoy playing terrible games together, so there’s our Friday night. Beyond that, I finally started up the copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution that I’ve had sitting on my table since Black Friday. I’m not far yet – just past the tutorial – so hopefully I can dig in a bit. I’m also hoping to finally jump back into Star Wars: The Old Republic and start work on Chapter two of my Imperial Agent storyline after a couple of weeks away.

Tim Turi: This weekend I’ll be seeking out the Triforce in The Legends of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Really hoping to finish up that game. Otherwise maybe I’ll dive into an old classic like Mega Man 2 or Resident Evil 2.

Kyle Hiliard: This weekend, previous weekends, and likely future weekends, have all been devoted to catching up on my 2011 backlog. I knocked out Rayman Origins this week, and after putting about an hour into Saint’s Row: The Third back in November, I am ready to dive back in and knock it out. I also downloaded Rochard, and would like to see that to the end as well. Otherwise it’s watching movies, cooking dinners, and making goofy faces at my baby daughter in an attempt to make her giggle.

Dan Ryckert: It’s gonna be a wrasslin’ kinda weekend. Tomorrow, I’m taking my girlfriend to her first independent wrestling event, which will be held at a VFW. The next day is one of my favorite days of the year, as the Royal Rumble will be taking place. Sounds like a bunch of us are going to Reiner’s to watch the PPV, and I’ve even talked Ben Hanson (and maybe Phil Kollar) into attending. Can’t wait!