How Our Team's Spending This Weekend: From Ace Combat 8 to PC Repair Chaos
Key takeaways
- Ace Combat 8 launching this weekend, with editorial director planning a Sunday start
- Darktide's major spooky boss fight update arrives September 29th, driving team preparation
- Team split across AAA titles, indie discovery like Wardogs, and retro strategy RPGs
As September winds down, the LagPing team is scattered across different gaming pursuits this weekend. Editorial Director Julian Benson is away celebrating his partner's brother's birthday but plans to dive into Ace Combat 8 on Sunday, while Jeremy continues a leisurely playthrough of Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen between helping at a local creator's market. Ollie is eager to return to Wardogs once he resolves persistent PC hardware issues that have sidelined his gaming time. James is mopping up Control Resonant side missions before focusing on Darktide practice ahead of its major spooky boss fight update arriving September 29th. The team's weekend reflects the mix of blockbuster releases, indie discoveries, and strategic gameplay keeping gamers engaged heading into October.
The bigger picture
This snapshot reveals how gaming audiences juggle AAA releases like Ace Combat 8 and Control with smaller titles like Wardogs and older classics such as Ogre Battle. Darktide's September 29th update highlights how live-service games continue driving engagement through seasonal content, competing with single-player experiences for player attention. Hardware failures like Ollie's serve as a reminder that PC gaming remains hardware-dependent—a friction point console platforms avoid.
We love this time of year when the team's gaming calendar gets genuinely diverse. These weekend roundups give readers a real sense of what's actually holding people's attention—not just what's trending on social media. Plus, Ollie's PC troubles are relatable chaos that reminds us why we cover hardware alongside games.
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