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I'm pleased with the Tuchel appointment. It is rare you have a manager of this calibre at international level because most of the top ones are forever tied to clubs and that's where they usually want to be. This is definitely a huge name for a big role. Southgate did a fantastic job in his tenure and restored faith and belief in English football for the first time in well over a decade and this time we actually got close to achieving things. Sadly he just couldn't get us over the line and I think bad game management in both finals will forever haunt his opinion for many frustrated fans. I do think we had some fortunate routes through and were certainly lucky to get to the final this year but it's a results business and we did come incredibly close. Tuchel is proven and I think he will bring even more out of the players and be able to manage games far better.

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Anyone got any good retro recommendations they are currently playing, looking to play or have played recently? Anything that is easily accessible i.e available on PC or on the current consoles, would be ideal. I've recently finished Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars for the first time since the late 90's and also the Smoking Mirror sequel which I never got around to playing back in the day. Two excellent games and they've recently released a remaster of sorts called Broken Sword Reforged which preserves the original game but upscales everything. It's £24.99 but as I had the original in my Steam library, I opted to just play that. I have also just started the OG Resident Evil trilogy from GOG and playing the second one first as it's practically 25 years since I last played it way back on the PS1 and it's my personal favourite of those games. Actually played the original, RE2, RE3 and Code Veronica all in 1999 and the difference from the 1996 original to CV on the Dreamcast at the time was absolutely insane! After those, I am tempted to finally get around to playing the Tomb Raider Remastered titles as they are incredibly faithful versions and currently 50% off on Steam. Had the original on PC around 1997 time and picked up Tomb Raider II for the PS1. They seem to be really solid ports so I'll have to definitely check them out. After all them, I will likely be gagging for an FPS title so instead of wasting £70 on Black Ops 6, I need to complete the Half Life trilogy by finishing Opposing Force for the first time in 25 years. I did Blue Shift last year but didn't have a chance to to this one.

Modernised N64 console with pre-orders going live this month with a cost of $250. Uses the OG cartridges but can play games in up to 4K with lots of display customisation available. Kinda makes me wish Nintendo released a mini N64 instead as that would've been a monumental success. This does look good though but I can't see me dusting off my collection and spending that sort of money. Analogue Fully Unveils Its Modernized N64 - Preorders Go Live October 21 - GameSpot WWW.GAMESPOT.COM The Analogue 3D is 100% compatible with the entire N64 library of games and is designed to replicate the look of CRT TVs in 4K resolution.

I'm not really hyped for anything and I'll just take each half-decent release as it comes. Only GTA 6 truly stands out as a potential generation-defining title and whilst there is a few other ones that should be received well, there's nothing really ground-breaking. We are 4 years into this generation and there's not been much at all worth talking about - most of it has been negatives surrounding pricing, unfinished games, disappointing releases and a lack of any ambition. I really hope we see some top releases like we did towards the end of the PS4 era but right now, I am more happy about playing classics. Right now, Japan are the only ones delivering.

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Not free games but a lot are being withdrawn from the service next month PS Plus Games Catalog Games Leaving in November 2024 GTA: San Andreas - Definitive Edition | PS4 + PS5 Red Dead Redemption 2 | PS4 The Sims 4 City Living | PS4 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | PS4 Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Maxiboost ON | PS4 Superliminal | PS4 + PS5 Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising | PS4 + PS5 Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series | PS4 + PS5 Teardown (PS5) Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix | PS4 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | PS4 Kingdom Hearts 3 | PS4 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | PS4 Chorus | PS4 + PS5 What Remains of Edith Finch | PS4 + PS5 Overcooked 2 | PS4 Blasphemous | PS4 Moving Out | PS4

I had The Last Revelation on Dreamcast but don't remember too much about it. That was my last one until the second reboot.

Remake seems pretty solid surprisingly! Probably will pick it up down the line. I've actually installed the OG Silent Hill 2 with the Enhanced Edition patch and want to go through that instead.

Rockstar will probably flog this for £49.99🤣

Coming to PC at the end of the month Red Dead Redemption on Steam STORE.STEAMPOWERED.COM Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead...

It was a horrifying experience! I would literally spend 10 minutes hiding in a locker just waiting for the right time to leave. The alien AI was so good and unpredictable that you had to be on your toes at all times and even the slightest of sounds could get you into trouble.

Confirmed to be in development 10 years on from the original Alien: Isolation 2 Confirmed - IGN WWW.IGN.COM On the 10-year anniversary of Alien: Isolation’s release, developer Creative Assembly has confirmed that a sequel is in development. A good watch after IGN's infamously terrible 5.9/10 review

Demo is available to download now!

Hopefully available soon Commandos: Origins - Demo on Steam STORE.STEAMPOWERED.COM Cadets, “Operation Prelude“ has begun! In this demo you can explore a unique test mission, specifically tailored to let you experience the real-time tactics gameplay of the upcoming Commandos: Origins before its...

Starfield has just received its first expansion called Shattered Space which has received a mostly negative rating so far. 1 new planet, 3 reskinned weapons, 3 new enemy types and a 5 hours worth of content all for £26.99 which costs more than Phantom Liberty. No new mechanics, ship parts or galaxies but loading screens remain aplenty. Seems another very poor effort from Bethesda.

LMAO what a scam! I kinda knew they'd do this but I didn't think it would be this extreme. Game now costs £34.99 which is £20 more than what you could get it for 4 years ago. They also know that a lot of people have long traded it in so they are banking on users coming back to pay full whack. It's probably a low-effort 'remaster' too - basically just porting enhanced assets from Forbidden West into the predecessor with a touch of AI upscaling. Sony are really out of ideas these days. If anyone is interseted, you can get Horizon on CD Keys on PC for £7.79 which has no limitations.

Not sure if I'm blind or if the search isn't working well but I've noticed a few threads missing including Age of Mythology Retold one, an Assassin Creed Shadows one which I was going to necro today plus this has bugged me in the past where I swear threads have been created for games and remember posting them but I can't for the life of me find them again.

Delayed until 2025 and will appear on Steam right from the off. Another nail in the coffin to Ubisoft who are having a miserable time of it and are probably in their bleakest ever period. They looked untouchable once but regurgitating the same old games with the same old gameplay in the laziest way possible has really come back to bite them. Even die hard AC fans have really turned on them of late and the amount of cancelled projects is insane. Also wasted so much time on big projects that got culled. Assassin's Creed Shadows has had so much controversy and embarrassing moments, it's probably best they push it back to let the dust settle as well as fix all the shoddiness. Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed to February 2025 - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Ubisoft has delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows by three months and given it a February 2025 release date.

At last! Sony finally have a game to show off the PS5 Pro with instead of recycling 4 year old titles.

New credible reports suggest the game actually cost $400,000,000 to develop and it's been discovered that the end credits are over one hour long lmao!

Was announced a couple of days ago that it is in the works and looks to be a return to form with a modern setting, 64 players and no specialists. Although BF2024 didn't regain much in popularity, it did improve under the leadership of Vince Zampella (formerly of Titanfall) and he along with his team probably saved the franchise's future. They did some u-turns on some really stupid design choices made by (now) ex DICE developers and made some key changes to maps and other elements. It wasn't enough for many but at least it paves the way for another game - this one hopefully done right from the off. The background seems to be Gibraltar.

They don't seem to realise if a player is absolute ass, the will just sit on a 7+ year contract rather than leave the club, or force a move with a large part of their remaining contract paid off. Mudryk is hot garbage yet he's got it comfortable for the foreseeable. Palmer is probably Chelsea's only half decent prospect and even then his contract wont add much to his overall value because teams will just move on if the negotiations are too complex or he isn't budging easily. I was hoping the Prem had clamped down on this nonsense.