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I saw the open beta is from Feb 23rd to 27th.

I saw the deluxe edition for £32 on GMG the other day and I was so bloody tempted but decided to pass in the end. If the game is still well played in a few months; I may grab it then and it'll certainly be 40%+ off by then. My biggest concern is longevity and the fact it's P2P is a massive worry which suggests Ubisoft are cheapskating it or they feel that the game wont last very long. Looks decent though but at full price with a season pass + microtransactions galore including progression ones; no thanks for now.

All you can do with uPlay games purchased outside of Steam is add them as a non-Steam game to your library. You can access the Steam overlay this way but many new Ubisoft titles even prevent this due to the anti-cheat not allowing it. Siege usually goes in the sale at 50% off at worst now so I'd wait for a decent discount as the base price is still full price now.

Yeah, I haven't bought any DLC yet and probably wont either or until I get it in one pack at a reasonable price. There were pretty much 3 major expansions within the first 5 months that were blatantly withheld material and now it's practically one a month plus other cosmetic and race add-ons which is outrageous. Game isn't a year old and there's £50 of DLC so far and probably another few hundreds worth this year also. The base game is decent but empty and its the DLC that's being held to ransom that is essential for the experience but I'm not paying top dollar for the privilege.

Amazing 'Freedom' bundle on Humble right now https://www.humblebundle.com/freedom

..Nope!

...but I can't help it. Why people do this to themselves and keep doing it is beyond me. 50 plastic surgeries later and more to come...

Bloody hell; Sutton 1-0 Leeds

Great game so far! Still haven't finished but it's been fantastic throughout. It's very similar to the classic games in terms of tone and structure but the first person perspective brings it in-line with the immersive modern horror games we have today such as Alien Isolation and Outlast. I think the Resi series is finally back and it's definitely worth a purchase if you can squeeze it in within the coming months

Oxford 3-0 Newcastle

Good video here explaining the situation

Completely agree. I think I just outgrew Call of Duty in general since the last gen and it happily coincided with the franchises downfall in general. Regardless though; I expected far better quality from the franchise in this gen considering the budget, longer development cycle and far better technology available but all the developers in their 3 year cycle have failed to deliver and with the series growing even more stale; it's pretty much added to the woes. Even Treyarch let me down with BO3 and they were my last hope in all honesty! I know a fair few users who haven't even tried Infinite Warfare after buying the legacy edition and most of them don't even play the remaster now since supply drops were introduced and the memories of COD 4 were shat upon with broken bottles and pink guns. It wouldn't surprise me if both games are completely dead but even so; I expect MW:R still to be outplaying IW 5/1 or so. I remember when you'd see 1m+ online back in the day but now I very much doubt either COD gets 50,000 on each system playing. There was no logical reason for them to remove the playlist player counts from Advanced Warfare onwards which happened after Ghosts saw dreadful numbers which included the game being outplayed by BO2 the very first weekend and there is certainly no logic for them to not include and then restrict leaderboards unless they want to hide something. The tragic thing now is even if by sheer miracle we did see a good Call of Duty get released; Activision would ruin it regardless!

For those that don't know; Infinite Warfare still doesn't have basic features such as leaderboards, a combat record or an emblem editor. The latter two are expected to arrive towards the end of February which is almost 4 months after the game was released. Leaderboards are supposed to be coming at the end of this month but the catch being that users will only be able to view the top 10,000 players and then the remaining players will be seen as a percentage. The only reasoning behind this and the fact that leaderboards were omitted from the start is surely censorship of the player counts and the top 10k only being visible supports this initial widespread suspicion. Leaderboards is a feature that have been in games since the 1980's and all Call of Duty titles so it's ludicrous that the feature has been absent especially on an MP game in this day and age. They've already removed the player counts in COD games and leaderboards seems to be the next thing they want to restrict just to hide the dying population. Combat records and emblem editors were present from Black Ops 1 onwards and whilst some IW games missed these features since; it's shambolic that neither portion was implemented before release. The few players that are left playing COD have been begging for such features not because they are essential but as they are just expected and it is pathetic that they are absent especially on a game that had a 3 year development cycle. Rumours are also rife that IW spent two years on the campaign and only around 6 months on MP and having played both; I'd say this is not too far from the truth based on the disparity between the quality of each aspect. The kick in the teeth is that Infinity Ward have been working like troopers on supply drop shit which says it all. I really couldn't give a toss about this game or Call of Duty now but it's pretty bad to see it in such mortifying shape. The new Infinity Ward are a total embarrassment and not only do they always try and grab credit for the old teams work; they are destroying everything that the original team produced. I'm shocked they haven't been disbanded in all honesty but oh well!

Good bundle on HB right now https://www.humblebundle.com/best-of-2016-bundle

Anyone getting this next week? I've been totally dismayed at what the Resident Evil series has become for years but this game looks like it's going to go back more to its horror roots and away from action. I played the Beginning Hour demo/teaser which was interesting and it looks like RE7 is going to work well in first person. Also looks like it's tailor made for VR but even without; it's likely to be a very atmospheric and shit your pants scary experience!

For me, I'm perhaps a bit burned out on FPS games in general but BF1 certainly doesn't have the staying power like BF4 did and the main catalyst for this is sheer content available I think. I departed BF4 when you had over 30 maps, tons of guns/attachments and lots of vehicle variety plus gadgets. With BF1; it was back to square one with just core maps, bog-standard vehicles and underwhelming weaponary. The lack of variety in the guns and other material just made everything seem a bit bland and with just a few maps available; you could see everything available in a short period of time. BF4 is still a complete package and gets a decent regular player count. I love the WW1 setting in BF1 but it doesn't have the scope or style of modern games like BF4. I do think Battlefield 1 is a good game and will improve down the line but it just doesn't appeal right now and I may skip the premium pass if I don't feel like going back - that being the only thing that can really turn it around. The mechanics are great, the combat is fine, the maps are brilliant and it's visually remarkable at times but it just doesn't feel enough for me right now and I'd say its a combo of FPS burnout and a lack of content. The other factor is that there is always something else I want to play. At least it's not pure garbage like Call of Duty is now where even the remastered is dead in the water.

Pretty much and with a bit of Just Cause thrown in. The one thing that makes this game stand out for me when compared to similar games in the genre is the 1st person ADS. Usually you have a shoulder cam for games like these but the third person movement and then 1st person combat is fairly unique and it seems to be cleanly implemented. Other than that; it's just another questionable Ubisoft sandbox but could be decent for a quiet time of the year.

This is gonna be an epic PS2 game and its made by Ubisoft who are a highly trusted company especially with games like these

You can register for the beta if you haven't done already on the official Ubisoft site. You'll be put on the waiting list if you haven't pre-ordered/purchased but everyone should get in regardless. Nicely done action trailer for the game too

I've kept my eyes on this game for over a year and it does seem promising but I'll probably remain on the fence until the reviews come in. It's one of these games which may not play as good as it looks or the concept suggests, plus long term trust in the devs and the possibility of endless microtransactions could be another major put-off for me. I don't think I'll get it unless it comes to Steam also just for the sake of a hassle free refund if the worst comes to the worst. Certainly looks better than shitty Survarium but very hard to tell if it's half decent even with all the gameplay I've watched. I saw FrankieonPC's video of this the other day and even he struggled to convey it so I'm just not sure right now.

RIP Mariah Carey's career. It was already on its last legs but it finally died today. Such a tragedy as she had such a nice arse and rack *Warning - distressing footage of the moment itself

67% off Deus Ex Mankind Divided right now plus the 22nd is the Winter Sale start.

Seems really quiet in the BF1 forum now and I haven't played the game for about 7 weeks now. Not sure why I departed so soon but I've just been enjoying a variety of other games instead and had no desire to return. Don't even feel like forcing myself to play it either yet I don't think it's a bad game in the slightest. I did have a long break on BF4 though after release and returned when the game was fixed and new maps came out so that could indeed happen again but for now; there's just too much else out there to play.