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Played a couple of matches today and the last patch really seems to have boosted performance which is great stuff! Also 382,000 were online earlier playing which is huge especially when you had 500,000+ in CSGO, DOTA 2 and a shitload in the likes of Overwatch, LoL and all the other popular games. Not bad for an early access title that costs a fair bit and requires a beefy PC to run.

They will always get flak especially in this day and age for their antics and whilst I'm tired of seeing the same stereotypcial hate being banded around at them; they fucking deserve every bit of it. This wasn't a case of time constraints, budget restrictions or technical limitations - this was a calculated deception of continuous lies for three years leading up to release. Even Sony called them out on their whole strategy and even went against their own policies to refund angry users months down the line. Sean Murray 12 days before the delayed launch still stated to various media domains that the game could be played with other players online but the chances of meeting them was virtually non-existent. Day one and this was already debunked as complete bullshit and it was clear he talked up a feature that didn't exist hoping that nobody would ever discover it to be nonsense. It was then proven that the game was played locally with only the data packet that was transmitted online which means it is technically impossible for players to meet, see or communicate with each other. He even dropped at text at the 11th hour before launch telling people not to go into the experience if they were looking for a multiplayer one - this was after the game was heavily pre-ordered and the tight media embargoes were lifted. That was just one of a catalogue of blatant lies. After Murray was exposed barely 24 hours after release; he disappeared from the media for months not to be seen until January. There are also so many other allegeded features that was talked about or he answered 'yes' to in his many biased media interviews and virtually none were ever seen or talked about again. This wasn't a case of them being simply omitted - they clearly didn't exist and HG had no intention of producing them. Even if his back-catalogue of BS features did ever make it into the game years later; that's not what people paid for at launch a year ago and it's not an early access listed title either. He always talked about not wanting to spoil or give too much away but it's clear why these were his motivations. I do think many people did perhaps get a bit over-hyped and carried away and the media were far too generous in swallowing everything Murray said rather than questioning each detail and asking for some evidence rather than a simple 'yes'. Just his body langauge alone was a dead giveaway for me. This was definitely worse than anything Peter Molyneux, Dean Hall, EA and even Ubisoft have ever pulled. I usually champion British-based develoeprs but this lot have brought utter shame and embarrassment to the industry and let a lot of people down on a level I have never ever seen before and that's against the usual AAA suspects of today. Not even Ubisoft have ever sunk to this borderline-illegal practice.

I can only assume that the reason this game is still having work maintained is to keep them distant from any legal ramifications down the line. The amount of lies that were spouted leading right up until release was just astonishing but if they show that they still have a dedicated interest in the project then that may cover their arses in the future. Or perhaps they are doing it out of the kindness of their hearts cos afterall; they did net a remarkable amount of money for an indie game which was sold on brainwashing fans and endless amounts of deception. I can't see any future endevours from this team or from Sean Murray having any form of success or trust so perhaps trying to repair the relationship with a fraction of the community is all they can do.

That was a classic rumour but there was no real concrete proof that it actually hampered performance and certainly wouldn't have affected non-hosts. Certainly now; developers would be able to implement overlays the same way the rolling background capture features operate on the PS4 and XB1. Unless users have an external capture card at hand; the hardware only records at 720/30 so recording quality content isn't going to be easy or cheap.

Seriously Sledgehammer? It's amazing that Black Ops back in 2010 had theater mode but this one in 2017 wont. It probably wont even have a combat record either! Well after Infinite Warfare didn't even have leaderboards, a combat record or even a poxy emblem editor, I can't be too surprised really that this is missing a key element. The inconsistent design year after year is just not good enough especially when even the old gen games are more content-laden and feature packed.

You can pre-order it at GAME and Argos too. As soon as a game is officially announced nowadays, retailers open the doors for pre-orders which helps them get that little bit extra cash to source the stock. Why anybody would pre-order a game that's over a year away though is beyond me though - I'd rather keep hold of my money to spend elsewhere and if I did desperately want first dibs on a game; I'd pre-order a week or a couple of days before the game is launched.

Yep, not even a fully aim assisted controller can match the rapid precision of what you can do with a mouse. I tried Overwatch with a controller on the sofa a couple of weeks ago and it felt clunky and slow plus I got destroyed. KB+M is much more fluid plus in games like that; it's far more enjoyable and satisfying to use. I think Call of Duty is probably the only FPS I've played where I've preferred a controller because it's a game made for pads with strong handicaps such as the aim assistance enabled.

New map being worked on

I watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off earlier and that's one of the best films I have ever seen! They don't make masterpieces like that nowadays sadly.

I also have to question the sheer stupidity of the neighbours and everyone who was watching. Since when are books known to make good body armour FFS A live gun prank for YouTube is the most retarted thing I've heard in a long time.

What is wrong with people these days? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40438207

Hopefully Ninbendo don't discontinue production after five minutes this time! If just praying that they make a mini N64 as that would be the greatest thing ever invented apart from the original 64

$39.99/£29.99 and for that, you get the base game and that's it. The variety map pack is still not included and is sold seperately. Ironically; Legacy editions have been going for even less which gives you access to both IW and MW:R so this deal is actually more horrendous than as first seen. Activision going for one last major milk before WW2 releases pretty much and the sad thing is; it'll probably work.

Killing Floor free on Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/store/killing-floor

Flash sales have been abolished now Phil. What you see day one is what you get throughout sadly. Valve wanted to keep a consistent pricepoint for each game to keep sales flowing rather than users stalling hoping that their games get further discounted in the flash sales every 12 hours. It's made the sales rather boring and uneventful especially if nothing sticks out day one.

Steam sale starts tomorrow (22nd 10am PST and 6pm BST) Also save £5 when you spend £20 or more and check out with PayPal [UK only] https://www.paypal.com/gb/webapps/mpp/offers?view=details&offerId=XRXGCRUFQMATS

Ouch! I remember when I had appendicitis and had to have stomach surgery to have my appendix removed and spent 3 days in hospital as I was in such a shit state. Feeling was amazing once it was done and dusted with and looking back; I dunno how I got through it the state I was in leading up to getting admitted to hospital. Just hope that I don't have any other internal issues like this or what you went through as it's horrible living with such problems and then horrible as hell requiring surgery.

Sweet rescue dog

Hilarious stuff!

Looks decent

Here's some mouse and keyboard gameplay - looks fluid as fuck!

The residents were apparently told to stay inside in the event of a fire and to place a wet towel in front of the door. That would be fine for buildings that meet regulations but by the looks of it; the cladding itself looks to be the accelerant here judging by the way it spread so aggresively and rapidly from the outside alone. I will be stunned and alarmed if that building met the saftey standards in terms of just the overall structure let alone the key procedures like alarms and escapes. So many of these old tower blocks are getting refubed these days so it's going to be critical that this is dealt with ASAP.

I'm glad this has been delayed until October on PC as at least the embargoed reviews will be out in the open along with any Activision bullshittery. On a side note; it's pretty pathetic that this game running on a clapped out Halo Reach engine cannot even get 60fps on the PS4 Pro. Anyone that spent £400 quid on a brand new console so they can experience the possibilities that were available in gaming bloody years ago must feel a bit sick especially when this is a Playstation exclusive. It's like having the privillage of having a Michelin Star chef cook for you but seeing him buying the ingedients from the Tesco Economy section. Having played games in 60fps+ for years now; going back to 30 is a horrible and seriously noticiable downgrade that even gives me a headache now. It'll probably give people haemorrages with the 4K upscaling at 30fps I bet too Regardless of how good it is; I think this will be huge on PC especially if Overwatch is anything to go by. Even with a £32 pre-order price on CD Keys; I'll still wait to see if it is worth it but I do think it will do very well.

Horrendous scenes! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40269625