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Yeah, kind of puts things at Spurs into perspective, we're upset at not getting in Champions league and not because we're near relegation zone or in financial trouble. But still, will be interesting to see what happens tonight...

One thing for sure if that whether the deal goes through or not, nothing with change with Activision or Call of Duty. Bobby Kotick will remain as CEO as already confirmed and no other infrastructural changes are expected either.

I don't think Tottenham have won against Manchester United since the 6-1 win in 2020, not optimistic.

Lol at Microsoft though, chucking their toys out the pram. Saying today this is going to hurt Britsin and they're going to focus more on business with the EU. Oh well, seems you boys were greasing up the wrong palms 😅 They're appealing, but does look like this merger is dead and buried.

Sweet, I'll jump on around 8ish and see what's what and who's about 🙂

Chelsea losing 2-0 at home to Brentford, Everton being pushed closer to relegation and Arsenal steadily blowing the title - what a night I was offered tickets for the Spurs game tonight but after the weekend and the fact it's 20:15 kick off, no bloody thanks!

Yeah I will try and be about tonight 🙂 I think James and Lee were showing interest as well when I was speaking to them last night

Because the UK is still a huge business of their commercial, educational and entertainment sectors and despite throwing a tantrum, they have to respect the legal ruling if they wish to operate within the region and they certainly aren't going to pull the plug of crucial services just because their merger was rejected at the first hurdle. American money and laws can't buy influence of rights in other countries like it used to. It's fucking hilarious because I've lost count of how many times the EU has taken legal action against American companies for breaching anti-trust and competition laws. I swear Apple and Spotify have been buttfucked all over Brussles in the last few years alone. Love seeing these capitalist corporations get schooled by basic laws. The merger is dumb anyway - two companies of this magnitude shouldn't be allowed to merge. Doesn't benefit anyone but the money-men. There's not been one successful acquisition so far from Microsoft's recent aggression. It probably will go through with amendments in the end but anyone thinking this will radically change the world is beyond delusional.

The deal has to be approved by the US, UK and Europe for it to work. It's like a jury or trial/investigation so to speak. If it's not unanimously decided the deal is off. Just because it's 2 American companies. Their products and services are consumed globally. It's like a fair trade kinda scenario. Unlawful monopoly of the market. It's the biggest gaming merge ever. To be honest I'm not the one deciding. I couldn't give 2 shits if it's a yay or nay. It's a huge deal and the future could be murky for many others if it goes ahead. Maybe in Europe and America you can throw wads of cash about to make things happen. The UK has concerns it said no. Note that Europe and US haven't put their conclusion forward. UK goes first and then will be made to look like backward thinking neanderthals. Not seeking any "progression" in technology. Plus who is this deal good for? The 2 companies in question. Not the average Joe or consumer. Just 2 big companies getting fatter and richer. The future is uncertain on their intentions after the merger went ahead. Who knows what they have planned for the next 5 years or beyond?

The way I see it is Spurs don't deserve Champions League football so I have no gripes with us missing out if that is what happens. It's actually a miracle they are so high up in the table after some of the defeats and the off-field woes this campaign. It would be a blow financially and in terms of prestige but it may prove a welcome kick up the arse during a rebuilt. Chelsea are in a far worse place and could even fall behind Crystal Palace and Wolves by the next game and if West Ham can overturn that 5pt gap then they will be the worst team in London which would be hilarious😎

In Nero's video he says that because we have said fuck no chances are the EU will follow suit.

I've not checked the full ins and outs but the UK regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said: "Activision is intertwined through different markets - it can't be separated for the UK. So this decision blocks the deal from happening globally."

I've been playing this a bit more and I'm still very confused as to what to do. I see I have a mission that tells me to do a few things, I go to do those things only to be told I can't do those things as there are other things to do *before* I can do the things I need to do 🤷‍♂️ I think I'm still only very early on in the actual progress of the game and a lot of the missions I keep trying to do are from much later in the game. I'll stick at it and see if I can figure out what the shit is actually going on.

Yeah i'm getting into a space of putting random events up to play lots of games and hopefully people can join up if they want to. Will check my BF2042 as i'm sure it needs installing again.

Decent looking car design for Redline, Flames and Huntress. Cheers for sharing @James5497 👍

If it makes Bobby poorer then I won't shed a tear. I wonder how much money etc Sony promised in bribes, because the reason is complete bullshit 😅

It was a great night and going into the game on 4 pints of Thatcher's Cloudy Lemon cider really helped too😎

Its been a while since Warframe surfaced on FG after having quite a decent following back in the day. This launch trailer shows off the newest part of Warframe coming on April 26th on all platforms - I assume it all is still free too. Looks like the game is getting an overhaul which allows you to go straight into this if you wish or start the game with all other content instead. Some lovely looking areas and lots of modifications if people are into that. The Devstream seems to go through a ton of stuff that is available. Would be good to know if you can start the main campaign and jump into this whenever you want to as it seems like a potential separate open world area that is connected to the main Warframe world in certain ways. Who's been playing of late and anyone fancying this as a playthrough at all?

Might have to re download this as it's been quite some time since I last played.

Can't believe they still have that problem. They surely must be aware of how off-putting it is to new players trying to figure out how the hell to play the game 🙈

I don't quite understand. The UK population is like 67 Million. How can the UK prevent a merger with two USA based companies? I don't see why Microsoft simply doesn't tell the UK to suck it and don't buy our stuff if you don't like it. Then tell them to go run Linux and google docs and see how long that lasts

Not quite my teenage years, but I got a record player when I was 10/11 years old and this was the first 7inch I bought for it 🙂

Until middle school I was listening to what the radio played, Greek pop and other styles we have and "international" pop etc, that's what my parents liked, so I had no choice or exposure to any other genre since we only had a cassette player, but during my teenage years in middle school I started hearing on the radio and from classmates sometimes evanescence and Linkin Park and when I bought my first computer soon after I started downloading everything from them using emule and limewire, it's a wonder I didn't get a million viruses. Then came System of a Down, I got into a bit of a hip-hop/rap phase cause of fast and furious and the need for speed games back then, but ultimately through friends and classmates I settled into rock/metal as my main genre. I still listen to all the aforementioned bands, but I also like arch enemy, blind guardian, bullet for my valentine, disturbed, epica, iron maiden, lacuna coil, machine head, nightwish, sabaton, slipknot and within temptation, I also like various pop songs, some rap/hip-hop, many Japanese songs from anime I have watched, some electronic, and I am always searching for new stuff but Linkin Park and evanescence will always have a special place in my heart

The Many-Headed Hydra: The Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic by Marcus Rediker A very interesting read from a couple bottom up type historians, the ones who write history from the perspective of the common people. I've just started, so we'll see if I find anything to critique. The dangers of working in a bookshop on Sundays means I get access to a lot of sci fi, politics, history and more, and from academics rather than some loudmouth on YouTube. It's great. Particularly when we live in a world where some supposedly civilised nations like to ban books these days. It's easier to ban books than guns I suppose 🫡

Not happening.

It's a good game and I quite enjoy it solo, the combat and movement, for me, are far superior to Density but totally agree that it seems very, indeed overly, complicated to the new player.

Yep, I have it installed on PC and PS5. Maybe tomorrow if you fancy? A few others have it as well, so maybe we can squad up.

Challenge rewards with some pretty cool items! All free as long as you complete all the challenges. Will definitely have to try and get the Redline car!

Here you go James…. Liam Manning: Lowly Oxford United's crucial win over Cheltenham 'a terrific night' - BBC Sport WWW.BBC.CO.UK Oxford United head coach Liam Manning says their crucial win over Cheltenham was a "terrific night for the club".

I don't really use camo's so have little interest in chasing them but recently thought I'd try to get them just for the challenge. I've levelled up most guns in the beginning to unlock all the guns / attachments and found I'd golded quite a few without knowing. I'll have to check later to see exactly where I'm up to but think all AR's and Marksman rifles are done with only 1 SMG and Shotgun to gold. Battle rifles and LMG's are much less used so these aren't even close. I almost exclusively use Overkill so pistols and launchers are even less.

I went to put it on download earlier after Lee messaged me about maybe doing an FG event and it turns out I have already downloaded it 🙂 So yeah let me know when you are about one of the evenings and we can jump on. @phil bottleare you on pc or ps (from memory it was given away free on the latter recently wasn't it).

Doh! Thanks James! Amended now. Ahh, you see thats why i'm happy Ihaven't played Forbidden West yet so hopefully I can pick it up and play throguh it and just continue easily into the DLC as I thought it might take a while to remember certain moves and ways combat works lol. Yeah, it is interesting but usually Sony don't push stuff that has been out for a while and the DLC is similar to the game. That way it gets more plaudits as you effectively over-deliver on something people weren't really expecting. Apparently very good reviews and they say it is worth it for the new area and story parts.

I must admit, I did contemplate redownloading it on PS the other day, not sure I am wholly sold yet though, maybe.

I let my girlfriend know this has come out as she loves Horizon, but didn't even know about this coming out! I didn't see much promotion for this DLC either to be honest. Must've just gone under the radar.

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