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The Borderlands aesthetic isn't to everyone's taste sadly. It's a shame because it's probably a better series than what Destiny is in terms of concept and execution but the visuals can be off-putting for some. I really like Borderlands but I can't help but feel if it was more realistic, I'd absolutely love it.

It's absolutely incredible and even better than Ocarina of Time. I've played about 30 hours so far and I'd say it's a contender for the best game I have ever played. Sequel is also in the works which is great news!

They've shown off the game to the media and their shills privately but have shunned their prospective paying customers which doesn't make sense. Cyberpunk sells itself and we've already had a 48 minute gameplay demo last year and there is so much confidence oozing in CDPR that players don't mind being kept somewhat in the dark. MW is out in 4 months and it's still in 'pre-alpha' according to the devs. We've heard so much about the gameplay but all we've got is two screenshots and a dribs and drabs of information. There's just so much suspicion and controversy within the franchise that it feels like they have something to hide. The community are getting more and more frustrated rather than hyped and confidence in the series is at an all time low. My guess is they don't want any conflict with Black Ops 4 particularly as the Days of Summer update has just been launched so they want to maximise that rather than people being distracted and saving their microtransaction money for MW instead. By now we usually have a full campaign reveal plus the MP trailer but I don't think we'll see anything until the DoS update has peaked people's interests and wallets.

An interesting read here https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gogs-quest-to-unite-all-game-launchers-just-might-work-and-microsoft-is-already-on-board/

Game is out November 19th and is an Epic Store exclusive on PC after the publishers screwed their own backers over. Refunds have already been offered. Hard to say whether the game is trying to capture the past brilliance or if it's simply dated and low quality by today's standards. Animations look dreadful particularly the facial ones and the gameplay doesn't look very interesting from what's been show. The Yakuza series does everything Shenmue has done plus more and is far better mechanically and visually. I can't see this game doing too well

Toonstruck FREE on GOG https://www.gog.com/game/toonstruck

BOTW

I will never ever use the Epic Store ever. It has less features than Steam did over a decade ago. Fuck all those developers/publishers that sold themselves out for what is essentially Fornite money backhanders. Any company willing to lose sales for the sake of receiving a lump sum up front deserves nothing. Now devs/pubs are beginning to stab their own backers in the back like the Shenmue 3 saga. Epic have moved into this domain so they can keep their company floated highly on the stock market. Once Fortnite money starts drying up, shares prices go down, company value plummets and shares get sold off cheap, so Epic need something to retain their high valuation so the share prices and overall value of the company doesn't decline. The Epic Store and launcher is merely an overnight knee-jerk feature designed solely for this purpose dressed up to pretend it's onside with publishers, developers and gamers. If a game is available elsewhere, I'll buy there or not at all. Steam is the market leader - it may have a higher percentage cut per product sold but the size of the customer base and the amount of features for the sake of a $100 publication fee is quite astonishing for developers and publishers. It's a great platform for gamers with a great UI, community elements, the workshop and with sales. It is the only one to have a fixed refund policy in place. uPlay has also improved massively in recent years with most past problems non-existent. Origin is pretty bad in terms of the interface but they do have some exclusive franchises in there which are popular so if you just wanted to play those, it's worth suffering. Origin Access is also excellent value if you are interested in a handful of EA games. Unlike Steam, you're not going to be spending too much time on there not playing games. As long as it doesn't become one launcher per major publisher, I'm happy to use a handful of established and proven ones. Bethesda already tried it, failed and have come crawling back to Steam and Epic have fucked off a few of their business associates with has seen products been removed. Ideally, I'd prefer to have my games in one place and Steam is ultimately the best across the board which is why Bethesda are back, Bungie are en route and Microsoft are joining the fray along with a few others. Epic can continue to give away as many games as they wish for free but you cannot trump experience, market presence, features and quality that other proven launchers have.

Yep, it's a pretty clean and well-organised format in a familiar template. As long as they don't bloat it with unnecessary features or overly-complicated menus, it should be very user friendly and easy on the eye for everyone.

Location breakdown https://www.techradar.com/news/how-accurate-is-watch-dogs-legions-london-we-break-down-the-trailer

Premier League Fixtures released 9 Aug 2019 Liverpool v Norwich City 20:00 BST 10 Aug 2019 West Ham v Manchester City 12:30 BST 10 Aug 2019 Bournemouth v Sheffield United 15:00 BST 10 Aug 2019 Burnley v Southampton 15:00 BST 10 Aug 2019 Crystal Palace v Everton 15:00 BST 10 Aug 2019 Leicester City v Wolves 15:00 BST 10 Aug 2019 Watford v Brighton 15:00 BST 10 Aug 2019 Tottenham v Aston Villa 17:30 BST 11 Aug 2019 Newcastle United v Arsenal 14:00 BST 11 Aug 2019 Manchester United v Chelsea 16:30 BST

Extended gameplay

Coming later this year https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/commandos-2-and-praetorians-hd-remasters-announced/

LG are coming out with a new IPS G-Sync compatible 1440p 144hz HDR monitor which is 1ms finally https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27GL850-B-gaming-monitor I may grab this is it's nicely priced.

Twitch is also as bent as it gets - he'll have a couple of days off then he will be back and front page as usual. Anyone that violates their ToS or breaks the law just gets a slap on the wrist with them but any small streamers who commit minor infractions that don't bring in by AdRev, they get terminated without notice or right of appeal.

Spec Ops was also confirmed. Anyone remember when Call of Duty used to be centre stage at E3 and the big showpiece event? Now all it can muster is a one hour chitchat session on the sofa after everyone has gone home. Activision not even bothering turning up say's it all really.

LOL https://kotaku.com/dr-disrespect-streams-inside-an-e3-bathroom-gets-banne-1835428982

They revealed two multiplayer 'screenshots' and that was it! Also the panel raised more concerns if anything - the game is still in pre-alpha apparently and basic questions about crossplay were dodged. This game will probably release badly unfinished and without key features like Infinite Warfare did.

Screenshot with Mr Raymond Tracing in action

Final Fantasy VIII is also being remastered which is a strange decision especially going toe to toe with a remake of 7.

E3 Demo

This is actually one of EA's most publicised games of the show and their flagship title so what we see now is probably as good as it gets. I've followed this game quite a bit and there doesn't really seem to be much excitement from the devs or the community and the big demo looked rather average by today's standards.

I admit I laughed a bit

Infinity Ward will be running a small 'talking' panel later at E3 and speaking about the campaign. Doesn't appear any gameplay or MP info will be showcased. COD's chance to shine at the main show and they've bottled it .

This could be huge - Xbox One and PC (XBGP)