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Gareth Bale has announced he will return to Real next season. That's good news all round.

Lead Gameplay Desginer has left after 8 years of service yesterday. Too bad the actual gameplay in Cyberpunk is over 8 years out of date as it is. 4 months on and still no sign of this game returning to the PS Store. I think they'd be better off taking the hit on the old gen and then trying to reclaim sales through 'Definitive'-type editions down the line. Nobody who refunded £50/£60 will pay that rate if the game does become relisted so their best bet is to develop proper next gen versions try and claim that amount of money 18 months down the line. They will need to overhaul and develop so much that I'm not sure it will even happen. The patches have been slow and mediocre and this has further been hampered by an ongoing ransomware attack. Total shit show.

Microsoft used to be so innovative and now they are just desperately throwing the money around to get their hands on anything. Their last true project built from the ground up was Kinect I think😂

Played the PS5 Maiden demo earlier and it was a good experience. Running at 4K 60fps and HDR which was very nice and there are some outstanding texture and detail work. Does feel a lot like Resident Evil 7 in terms of the mechanics but I'm liking the setting and characters. Not sure if I'll pay full whack but I'll definitely pick up the full game sometime down the line.

Anyone watch this? I manage to catch it now and then and it's a great show - basically contestants are tasked with creating common and legendary weapons from knives, swords, katanas to even scythes and these are then pitted off against each other in a form of strength and durability tests. You get to see how the weapons are crafted and how they would perform in certain situations. Well worth a look and here's a snippet from one of the episodes

Even winning the League Cup now would feel pretty meaningless unless a top 4 place can be achieved. The players seem disinterested and completely unmotivated right now and if they carry this into the final then it'll be an easy win for City especially with the form they are in. Not sure what happened here either Joe Hart: Tottenham goalkeeper apologises for 'job done' post on social media following Dinamo Zagreb defeat WWW.SKYSPORTS.COM Joe Hart says member of his social media team responsible for "job done" Instagram post after Europa League exit to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday; Hart says it was human error: "As sloppy as it sounds, it's...

Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 Tottenham🤣 Mourinho is done, not just for Spurs but in top flight and European football in general. Pitiful football and easily the most embarrassing result for Spurs in the last 15 years. Imagine losing to a team who's manager has just been jailed for 4 years in this fashion!

They launched it in the same week Battlefield 1, Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare Remastered were released from what I remember. EA completely threw it under the bus. Thankfully Apex reignited Titanfall as a brand and really put Respawn in the spotlight. They seem to be the one studio EA wont meddle with so I hope it stays that way. If Titanfall 3 exists, then it'll be Respawn's call it seems. They did the Star Wars game so there is definitely resources available outside of Apex so a new Titanfall is a strong possibility now.

Such a bloody shame! Although only in a few episodes, she was definitely one of the memorable faces of Top Gear when it was at its best. Great driver and personality!

I love GG Reloaded! His best moment was when he obliterated Drift0r for talking out of his arse about SBMM being a myth.

OOF Dinamo Zagreb manager Zoran Mamic QUITS just days before Tottenham Europa League clash after receiving four-year prison sentence TALKSPORT.COM Dinamo Zagreb’s manager has walked away from the club just days before the Croatian club’s Europa League clash with Tottenham – after being given a prison sentence. Zoran Mamic resigned as Di…

And there's me acting all pleased with myself for building a single-floored shack for myself😂

60fps makes a huge difference especially for a game like that. I couldn't even get through Bloodborne on the PS4 without feeling sick as the framereate was wobbling around the 25-30 mark and the smoothing was non-existent. There's a few games which are perfectly acceptable at 30fps like God of War, RDR2 and Spider Man but that jump up to 60 is so significant, it's almost a game-changer for console gaming.

Finally decided to unbox the PS5 as I picked up Demon Souls for £55 the other day. Haven’t played anything just yet and the interface is as shitty as ever from Sony but the controller feels absolutely amazing!

Sega are making a fair bit but that's mostly through the Total War strategy games. Konami have PES and more importantly Metal Gear Solid. If MIcrosoft snap them up and make MGS an exclusive, it would be a humiliating blow for Sony. Playstation owners are praying for a remaster of the original Metal Gear Solid and even with Kojima gone, the series still has legs especially with the right backing. Sega also have Persona which is major Playstation series along with Yukuza. Microsoft would essentially be tapping into Japan and pulling Sony's pants down in the process. Really hope this doesn't happen.

EA confirms 'one or more EA accounts' is behind the FIFA 21 trading scandal | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM The investigation is ongoing. It's funny that the recipients will get banned and their card(s) removed - imagine spending $1700+ on such virtual shite under the table in a game that's already rigged as it is.

Have you got the stats on how many people it turned gay because Iran seems to think this is the case😅

In regards to the article, my first thoughts are; why weren't there videogame scholarships back in my day😅 I actually think the whole thing is stupid (videogame scholarships) really - bit like how in China they have Influencer Degrees for TikTok and other social media shit. Not sure if it's because I haven't moved with the times but I'd rather see investment in people for crucial life skills that they cannot earn outside of their household. Anybody can pick up and play a videogame but you can't become a Doctor or Scientist without some extensive paid education and encouragement. This whole charade sounds like a quick cash-in for Universities and Colleges a bit like how real sport teams now have an e-sport team on the side for that extra pocket money. In regards to the gender gap, although a lot of females play videogames, it's still dominated heavily by males because more opt to play professionally within the popular games and many have been around for a long time. There are some excellent and highly-skilled female streamers and content creators around but many opt against playing in this space. E-Sport firms are also perhaps reluctant with female talent because there is no barriers between the genders and the big games house so many established names and there is endless male talent coming through. It would help if more females watched e-sports and Universities actively encouraged and backed players moving into this space as much as they were eager to chase the money in the industry through 'scholarships'. Mandatory mixed teams could also be a consideration and would set an example for other teams and competitions to follow. I think a few female pro gamers and streamers in existence have put a lot of males off watching and females from entering the industry because of behavior on the likes of Twitch and during competitions previous. This has been another factor that has had a serious ongoing impact and perhaps why they wouldn't be trusted or taken seriously when there is big money up for grabs. Womens MMA has proven there is a huge market to tap into and I think e-Sports is something that can print money but the videogame industry in regards to pro gaming is a pile of unregulated and classless shite. It's all about the money first and foremost and until the very foundations of the concept are improved, it will sadly remain this way. A lot of people buying into this space like universities are fucking clueless as it is - they just see the bottom line and to hell on how it is earned.

No biggie really. I'll just grab them for PC and use my PS5 for in-house exclusives. It's quite ironic that Bethesda's next game (Deathloop) coming out in May is a timed PS5 exclusive😂

I honestly cannot believe that Baroness woman suggested that but this is the mentality of some people in power. This is an horrific thing that's happened but what isn't needed is sweeping generalisation or more societal division. Everyone should be coming together and for once, ideas should be shared on prevention and education rather than turning it into a political point scoring circus.

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Can't believe it's been a whole year The last game in England before everything changed - through the eyes of the people there - BBC Sport WWW.BBC.CO.UK One year on from Liverpool's loss to Atletico in front of a full house, BBC Sport speaks to those who were inside Anfield to find out what it was like.