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Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One (Expansion)

Spurs 2-0 Man Utd! Great win. Richard Arlison still can't bag a goal though so Martinez did it for him😎

The last big name in the entire franchise departs. He oversaw some of the best games in the franchise. One of Call of Duty's best-known developers has left Treyarch after nearly 20 years | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM David Vonderhaar had been with Treyarch since Call of Duty 2. Treyarch were completely butchered by Activision's desperate trend-chasing which really affected the quality and output of their final few games which was a shame but make no mistake, what he and his old team created back in the day will go down in videogame folklore. Made Black Ops 1 in 18 months and then saved the franchise with BO2 and this was off the back of WAW which had it tough following on from COD4. Things started going south when the BO3 campaign went tits-up and they didn't even get to do do one for BO4. On the plus side, I hope we finally get something new from Treyarch.

People play Shipment and Shoothouse for easy kills and XP. If you want to grind camos or get 50-80 kills a game then it's an easy out. Those lobbies are always gonna be busy especially if the player base is massively depleted and players are now finding it harder to find games in core. The majority don't want to be playing on relentless shoebox sized maps - variety and quantity is what provides the biggest longevity. They should've provided MW2 with the standalone old MW2 maps like people were hoping and expecting for the past year especially when they were already spotted in the original beta last October by the out of bounds boys using Al Bagra. To experienced folk, it would seem like they were deliberately withholding content. Now bringing these maps in beyond the 11th hour on another £60 purchase will either be a desperate move to fill content or a great move by Sledgehammer to give players what they want which Infinity Ward didn't provide.

Bit desperate that we're getting OG MW2 maps for MW3 especially as we already had half of these in 2019 for Modern Warfare🤣 Why not remake some of the classic OG MW3 maps even though we've already had some of those? Sledgehammer delivered the biggest quantity of original maps in Vanguard so either they have a huge package lined up or they are desperately concocting the classics to fill the void. Really hope it's the former but it really sounds like they are scraping the barrel to fill the content and justify a whopping full price purchase. Can't blame the developers though - sounds like it's a bit of a shit show all round and personnel and being banded around from pillar to post on projects.

Didn't expect all this controversy to materialise. A lot of the 'drama' seems to be peddled by rivals but it has exposed some cut corners that suggests LTT wasn't as squeaky clean as they like to present. What never ceases to amaze me though is how all these channels/companies have it quite easy and rake in the money yet make such stupid mistakes that sink, or dent their reputations. Popular YouTube Channel Linus Tech Tips Taking Break Following Massive Controversy KOTAKU.COM Criticism by rival channel Gamers Nexus has prompted a big apology

This got a surprised release the other day during QuakeCon. It's free for existing owners and available on all current gen systems for £8. Quake 2 is setting a new gold standard for remasters that's leagues ahead of other "conversions" | GamesRadar+ WWW.GAMESRADAR.COM After a disappointing reveal from Red Dead Redemption, Quake 2 is everything a classic game remaster should be If this was a Rockstar game, it would be the original 1997 port costing £59.99😎

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Yeah, I also think he would’ve been worth more to Spurs this upcoming season than the £80m-odd received in the end. Once offers dried up from Real Madrid, Man City and Man Utd and him turning 30, transfer options have become limited and Bayern would’ve definitely not been a preferred choice. Kane’s also played in 3 cup finals for Spurs and the Euro 2020 one and lost the lot and played dismally in all so he probably should’ve accepted that he’s had his chance with trophies and should just stick it out in the Prem. Even thought Bayern stole the title on the last day last season, it’s still very much a one horse race and even the Bayern fans were only excited by the finale because they weren’t winning every game.

Poor Harry Kane - can’t even win a trophy playing in a cup final for his first game a day after joining😂 It would be hilarious if Spurs win something before he does!

42,000 reviews now in and it's down to 11%. Could be heading towards the title of worst game ever on Steam!

Released yesterday and has achieved an 'overwhelmingly negative' review score of just 15% out of 22,000 total reviews. I'm not sure if they've been even more scummy with their business practices this season but this is a damning showing of the direction that game has taken compared to what it once was.

Some gameplay footage came out a couple of weeks back It looks decent but I will never understand why they are naming it after very poorly received souls-like that wasn't even made by them or has anything to do with the original. That's caused so much confusion for a very long time and will likely act as a deterrent for many oblivious gamers long after the game has released. So it's not a remake, nor is it a reboot it seems. The first game is still not even a decade old as it stands but both games are shared by the same publisher so perhaps maybe they want to wipe the existence of the original and have another crack. The amount of confusion this has caused has not gone down well though but it does look better and is out in a month's time.

So I decided to give Doom Eternal another chance - I refunded it when it first came out and then didn't have a good time with it on game pass when trying it again, but I decided to take yet another punt - this time with the Deluxe version at £14.49 on Steam and I'm having a much more enjoyable time with it. I still don't like the design format all that much - it's a pretty significant departure from all the Doom games especially 2016 and the first few hours still make this game very hard to get into. That's what really put me off the first two times. It's a total slog with limited ammo and health, but in contrast the game early on actually teaches you how to move, approach battles and manage your ammo/health and then when you get going and find the rhythm, you unlock power-ups which make these issues less of a consideration as @Stretch616 mentioned. The platforming also starts off rather basic but in the later stages there are plenty of challenging movement and momentum platforming situations which are pretty fun to pull off. I just wish the game showcased more of these early on because it doesn't sell itself very well until you reach the Cultist Base IMO. I also think this is one of the best optimised games ever made - literally 150fps+ at 21:9/1440p with every setting turned up to extreme along with full ray tracing which is absolutely insane. I couldn't even maintain 60fps with Portal RTX! Eternal also looks absolutely astounding I definitely recommend giving this a try or another shot. I know quite a few people who pulled the plug early like me because they couldn't adjust to the game's core design or get past the extremely mediocre first few hours but for less than £15 complete, it's an absolute steal!

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Harry Kane: Bayern Munich agree deal with Tottenham for England striker WWW.SKYSPORTS.COM Harry Kane is Tottenhams all-time record scorer with 280 goals in 435 appearances; Spurs academy graduate set to depart boyhood club to join Bayern Munich; the 30-year-old has one year left on his current...

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Take-Two CEO says the $50 price tag on the multiplayer-free PS4 and Switch port of Red Dead Redemption 1 is 'commercially accurate' actually | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Strauss Zelnick says the port is "a great bundle for the first time, and certainly a great value for consumers." Not PC consumers, though! Bear in mind that this game was £12.99 9 years ago....

And look at the dire state Destiny 2 is in right now - they couldn't even survive one premium release after going independent without having to seek an external buyout and even with a major backer, they have brick-walled themselves. Their last expansion sold abysmally and currently has a mostly negative rating on Steam. Call of Duty cannot afford to ever put itself in a position especially if they want to keep the brand alive. Destiny 2 is all but dead in the water now because this model has failed to bring players back and grow the game even being free. If COD is ever going to adopt a model of the same game every year being expanded upon then they actually have to make a solid foundation and make players stick and this is something they have failed to do since 2013 which is why it would be very risky. Activision rely on the day one sales and the early buzz before the player counts drop off significantly and then they milk the remainders. A persistent model cannot afford any drop-offs and demonstrate growth and once again this is something Call of Duty has failed to do for a decade unlike its competitors. The franchise is probably too stale and it being far too late in the day to explore something like this. What keeps COD fresh is it being a new game so if you take that away then you have to persuade existing owners to pay a premium to come back and also produce something that offers growth potential and I'm not sure if COD will limit itself if it just turns into a one-brand band. The one thing they should've kept persistent is Warzone and they royally fucked that up by removing Verdansk, pulling people's purchases and replacing the engine. That was Activision's opportunity to prove the concept of an ongoing concern and they completely ruined it for everyone.

At this stage of the season, Spurs should have him stay and then take the financial hit. If they sell with no replacement on the immediate horizon then the season is over before it's even started. The Kane saga has gone on too long aka years and the board really have no clue with what to do which sums up how out of touch they are with running a football club.

Yep, they renewed the IWNet framework allowing for P2P matchmaking however users are already reporting accounts being wiped and massive security problems because although they fixed the matchmaking, they did fuck all to eradicate the modders, cheaters and malicious actors. I’d actually avoid it just like the high-risk PC versions.

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Because the existing games are usually on their last legs long before then and then further demanding people buy an expansion for a game they don't play at full price wouldn't see many people coming back especially at a premium. Would also start splitting the playerbase and leave departed players alienated and possibly not coming back. MW3 is an isolated case because Activision did not plan ahead adequately and I wouldn't expect them to repeat this again. If they wanted to do down this avenue, it should've been done years ago and done properly, however the series was too busy pissing around with boost jumping, wall running and going back to World War 2. I don't believe they've made a game that offers a confident foundation for them to build upon either but MW2019 would've been a good starting point and then they go and follow it up with a highly inferior game. It's definitely possible for this to happen - Siege, Fortnite, Apex and CS maintain strong playerbases and even grow still to this day but COD always struggles with this respect and until they produce a game that has lasting potential and a cemented design, then they will forever be releasing annually rinse and repeat. If only they released COD Online worldwide and supported that...

Talking of profits, the OG Xbox 360 version which can be played on the One and Series X/S right now costs $30 on Xbox Live yet the upcoming PS4 version directly ported by a third party studio will cost $50 in comparison. Not sure how Rockstar will get away with this especially as it wont have the multiplayer. Thankfully the reception has been met which extreme criticism but the game will no doubt be a top seller in a couple of weeks.