Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 27th)

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Is there any game other than Zelda?

 Tears of the KingdomImage: Nintendo

Welcome one and all to another edition of What Are You Playing and with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom still firmly set in our minds, we think you can see where this week might be going... again...

Over on Nintendo Life, the Zelda content has been coming thick and fast. We dived deep into the game's disappointing lack of accessibility features, laid out some amazing shield Fuse combinations for you to try, explained how the game's shrines make us feel like geniuses, and took a look at those all-important playtimes so far — some of us have really not been getting enough sleep.

However, it wasn't all Zelda news. We got a firm release date for Pokémon HOME's Scarlet and Violet support (again), cringed at the reviews for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum prior to the Switch release, and got our first teaser for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope's next DLC.

On top of all this, it has been a busy one over in the world of reviews too. We gave our thoughts on LEGO 2K Drive, a colourful and fun racer that's not quite Mario Kart, got into the inventive monster battler Cassette Beasts, and headed to Fights in Tight Spaces for some fun turn-based tussling.

Now, we are preparing for a weekend of gaming in the sun. Below, a selection of our writers have shared what they are up to on their consoles over the coming days and we would love for you to get involved too. Have a read through the following and then take to the comments to let us know what you are playing this weekend.

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