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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.

EAGate has begun after allegations that an EA staff member and potentially others, were caught selling FIFA Ultimate Team players to users for real money in under the table deals. EA are probably more pissed off that staff are making money out of their own pockets rather than protecting the community! FIFA 21 rocked by "EAGate" scandal after company employee is alleged to have sold coveted Ultimate Team cards for thousands of pounds WWW.EUROGAMER.NET On another note, I can believe morons are willing to pay these sorts of sums in the first place. It sickens me to see where FIFA is and what it has become - it was making some very good gameplay strides a decade ago before UT hit. It's almost as bad as NBA 2K which is literally a casino with a basketball minigame nowadays!

I heard about this the other day where the first ever Tweet will be auctioned off for over $2m as an NFT which gives someone essentially digital ownership over something. The Tweet will remain on Twitter but it will be 'owned' by the buyer. I dunno if the world has gone mad with another fad or if something like this could turn into a very lucrative thing especially with people not having true ownership of things attributed to digital services like we see today i.e Steam, Netflix, PSN, Spotify, Social Media etc. Suddenly an original picture of something important published online with its serial may suddenly be worth something even if there is endless copies around. Maybe the first upload of a song could be sold or even a piece of digitally created art. It's just weird but I can see a market and a very big one at that especially if companies or private buyers want a piece of internet history. The fact it's something not tangible is a big problem and I'm not sure how someone will be awarded the ownership i.e will it be a certificate, attached credit to source material etc.. Will be interesting to see how this develops.

Done mine the other day. Bit weird this year as one of the questions was 'have you ever bummed a nun'?

I always assumed that the inclusion of League Play would create this two-playlist barrier but all its done is have a core playlist which is competitive and they a competitive playlist which is exactly the same minus some format changes. Makes no sense really. It also doesn't help that this gets introduced months into the experience either.

I do believe that the older COD's (certainly prior to AW) didn't have any SBMM in, however there was lobby balancing. The developers (mainly Treyarch) have tried (unconvincingly) to suggest that it's been in every Call of Duty since COD 4 but I just can't see this being the case. If it was, it was implemented nowhere near as ruthlessly as it has been in recent times. I MW2 and BO1 for instance, I would often find myself going up against players who had 3+ k/d's and even be on the same team as ones below 0.40. I used to check combat records whilst waiting for matches to begin in the original Black Ops and every lobby was varied. In Black Ops 2, Treyarch even told players to go easy against Christmas noobs which kinda contradicts the concept and perhaps shows that it didn't exist like they claim. I don't mind them having protected lobbies but if they do, then those players need to be protected against reverse boosting and that is something the devs and Activision have failed miserably with.

This escalated quickly😂

I'll probably be having my jab in the next 8 weeks. In preparation, I've decided to take up Heroin as practice😎

Make that 6😂 Yep, Chelsea and Leicester suffered similar fates after winning the league. Who would've thought that the Arsenal v Liverpool fixture next month would be a midtable clash! They could still win the Champions League though but if they don't, they'll likely be playing in Round 2 of the League Cup next season!

I saw the word 'assassination' and for a moment there I thought someone had murdered Daniel Levy😂 I was thinking at least wait until the end of the season before contemplating such a thing😎

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I won the Oculus Quest 2 in the end. Bit weird I had to give my bank details to the Nigerian Royal family to verify my identity and claim the prize but I look forward to receiving it in the post in about 12-16 weeks😎

Another reason why I think COD will never return to its glory days is down to how the gaming landscape has changed. The golden era of COD around MW2 and BO1 was when deathmatch was still very popular and level progression was a big aspect of people's ongoing enjoyment. Someone going 30-4 was a great gameplay for a YouTube video and there were no competitive stresses. I bet veteran arena shooter players of the millennium days did not like this type of game or its format the same way many don't like COD in its current state. Nowadays, getting 30 kills is nothing and gameplay commentaries, unless they are giving tips on cheesing or OP weapons, are largely redundant. Someone even getting a double nuke barely gets any attention these days or going 100-0 whilst using knife only. Even the new nuke world record set the other day (72 seconds) didn't bat an eyelid in the community. Sadly it's all about skin culture today and looking good in-game. The e-Sport mentality is being injected into g-fulled players with a rapid meta in terms of mechanics and competitive matchmaking. You can be playing casually yet onscreen it looks like you are sweating it like crazy. Prestige also means little now - a few years ago, players were reaching Prestige 10 level 1000 just after Christmas when even I would struggle to reach just the max prestige over the duration of a year. Although I can still comfortably hold my own even in the most sweatiest SBMM riddled matches, I think a lot of the fun has been sucked out of the experience because of the way people have been conditioned to play and how the game is designed. It's more mentally exhausting than fun at times. One other factor which has diminished the fun of the COD titles pretty much the whole of the last gen was disappointing kill/scorestreaks. I can barely name any after Black Ops 2 they were that forgettable. Even ones that returned to the series just didn't have the presence, enjoyement or sheer power like they did in older titles. I really don't know how they got this so wrong and why they haven't bounced back. Could be that it's just another tiring aspect but certainly they sucked from Ghosts onward.

I bought this when it first came out and it was a really good but highly stressful game! Every decision you had to make was tough as there was always a negative consequence or something that would come back to bite you. The game constantly made you think and have to make horrible sacrifices that would drastically impact how things went going forward. I think i'll have to check out the updates and DLC as it's been a while.

Liverpool lose a 5th straight home game in the league for the first time in their history! Can’t believe it really but serious questions must be asked if Klopp and some of their big names. They don’t appear to have the depth as some anticipated and many top players are pushing 30. The could miss out on Europe altogether .

I see so many of these adverts now - mostly trading apps but I haven't tried them myself. Like Lee, I wouldn't really know where to start with it all. The circus surrounding Gametop and the accessibility of being able to do this just leaves me thinking it could turn very unstable and saturated although could be fun and profitable in the short term. I may take a deeper look sometime but the only thing I understand is cold hard cash!