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I love COD but Ghosts felt like a major letdown that didn't live up to expectations for me. It also took a gigantic step backwards in some respects in relation to the direction the franchise was moving in. The PC release was also absolutely terrible in terms of support and functions. Firstly, IW removed the scorestreak aspect of the game which is ludicrous. Black Ops 2 allowed players to earn points and killstreaks by playing the objective which meant even weak players had a chance to score. The games flowed better and killwhores weren't as rife. Modes like KC and DOM on Ghosts have been ruined by this u-turn as players just farming kills and not bothering with the objectives as they add nothing to the killstreak ladder. The quality of matches just seemed to diminish for me. This is a fatal mistake right off the bat. The maps were also beyond abysmal in terms of size, spawn locations and just general dreary layouts. There were no memorable ones that I used to look forward playing and I used to cringe when the likes of Siege or Chasm appeared on the rotation. 'Dynamic maps' LOL; a lamppost falling over does not wow me in the slightest. Embarrassing by today's lofty expectations and side by side with other titles. There was also nothing unique or new. Create a soldier is just create a class with hats and coats and many perks are just what we've seen before but cunningly renamed. There was no theater mode or detailed combat record either. Popular modes such as HQ and Hardpoint which were very important for the spirit of competitive gameplay were strangely omitted despite IW initially 'championing' this part of the series. The 'new next gen engine' is not new and is not next gen. Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes. Titanfall is actually an older game and has the best engine in a videgame I have ever seen. Absolutely flawless. They should really take note as Respawn (The REAL Infinity Ward) have created an absolute genre-changing piece of technology. This is true next gen quality. Treyarch may get some stick but they are in-tune with the communities desires and expectations. They listen and deliver innovation on a large scale. They may not be technically fluent in their releases but the games they offer are of another quality. The new IW just don't have the know-how in taking the game forward and they can't seem to capture the brilliance of past games. I am very disappointed that I didn't warm to Ghosts. I was looking forward to experiencing this over the duration but after 5 weeks; I had seen it all. Around 30,000 people were playing this on PC to start with and then on my last day; there were 2,200 with a steady 95,000 on a broken BF4. The game and the community just felt soulless and I had to depart.

Last couple of days has really gone to shit on the PC. Friday and Saturday the game was running a dream and I had my chequebook and pen out for the Premium but now I've put them back in the drawer as the old issues are slowly occurring. I've been on a few servers which have ran extremely well for me previous but suddenly the netcode is wayward and lag is more than visible. Premium is definitely on hold now.

I've always liked the TG humour but when it gets ludicrously stupid I don't find it all that funny. I'm just waiting for the P1 v Porsche face-off and hopefully they'll have a massive challenge before the end of the series like the Vietnam or USA road trip.

Well I'll be blown; AC Black Flag now £24 on Steam!

Assassins Creed Black Flag £23.99

I won a match of Conquest HC on Op Locker earlier by 2230 tickets! It was a 3000v3000 large ticket server but we absolutely destroyed them to the extent they had to camp in their spawn for most of the match as we had all bases covered. We gave them every opportunity to capture E and D but by the end, they seemed to be shitting themselves at their base

Maps and descriptions http://imgur.com/a/wSnx1#0

4-3 Liverpool! Great game

Liverpool 3-3 Swansea so far! What a thriller Also the Euro 2016 Qualifying Draw has been done: Group A: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, Kazakhstan. Group B: Bosnia-Hercegovina, Belgium, Israel, Wales, Cyprus, Andorra. Group C: Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, FYR Macedonia, Luxembourg. Group D: Germany, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Georgia, Gibraltar. Group E: England, Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, San Marino. Group F: Greece, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Northern Ireland, Faroe Islands. Group G: Russia, Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova, Liechtenstein. Group H: Italy, Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Malta. Group I: Portugal, Denmark, Serbia, Armenia, Albania. Scotland have it tough and England has quite a piss easy group. Northern Ireland stand a chance this time around.

Far Cry 3 £3.74 Far Cry Blood Dragon £4.07 Far Cry 2 £2.49 Far Cry £1.74 Sleeping Dogs £3.74

Chelsea beat Everton 1-0 in the last minute to go 4pts clear! An ugly win but a crucial win. Everton will be a bit brassed off that they come away with nothing. Ozil has been dropped for today too which isn't much of a surprise. What is surprising is Harry Redknapp hasn't made a loan move for him at QPR

Battlefield 4 February 21 PlayStation 4 Update Fix for an issue where spawning into, or switching to, a gunner seat in an IFV/MBT sometimes could cause the game to crash Fix for missing sound in Team/Squad Deathmatch Fix for an issue in the Defuse game mode, where a bomb carrier would be permanently spotted Decreased the rate at which the kill card would incorrectly display 0 health, while the enemy was clearly alive Fix for an invisible wall that was incorrectly present in one of the fallen concrete pipes on Zavod 311 Fix for an issue where bullet impact sounds weren’t properly matching the actual number of impacts, causing the players to feel that they died too quickly. Fix for an issue where the “Draw” message would not display on-screen once a Conquest round ended with both teams having the same amount of tickets Fix for an issue where long IDs wouldn’t scroll on dog tags Fix for missing grass physics in terrain Fix for an issue where the player camera would be positioned inside of the soldier when parachute spawning Fix for a MAV exploit that let players reach various out-of-map locations

Looking good! http://www.techradar.com/us/news/gaming/sony-set-to-reveal-ps4-virtual-reality-headset-at-gdc-2014-1226620 And in the Xbox camp... http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57619188-75/microsoft-to-sell-$25-xbox-one-media-remote-in-march/

Splinter Cell Blacklist has gone down to £10.19. Bargain!

GB Mens were soundly beaten in the Curling and had to settle for silver in the end. Valiant effort though

I love ghosting around with the silencer as you're completely invisible on the map and the noise reduction seems pretty significant too. I see lots of orange triangles all over the show and it's just so easy to waltz in and clear up before anyone knows what hits them. The suppressor is an absolute must for me now. On another note; how long after firing your weapon without a silencer do you remain visible on the map to the enemy team?

Rooney signs a new 5 and half year contract worth £300,000 a week He'll be able to buy as many grannies as he wants now

The way I see it is I have paid for it so I have the right to complain I have the game on PC and it is of an absolute diabolical quality which did not reflect their promises or what is expected of the most lucrative franchise in media history. I expect much better from a technical standpoint and in general game quality. I'd rather see them investing in improving the game with many lingering issues still unfixed rather than fishing for more dimes on cheap tat. I love Call of Duty and I am disappointed that I haven't been able to embrace Ghosts but they are big boys and I'm sure they can take a bit of criticism

COD Ghosts is free on Steam this weekend and £19.99 for a purchase. Would be interesting too see who dropped their price first and whether the reduction inspired the other one to do the same. Either way; Battlefield 4 is the only game to play. Until Titanfall of couse

I was thinking of getting this for my PS4 but at £50 it's a bit on the pricey side. Even on Steam it's £40 which is waaaaaay to much. The second one was my favourite but I didn't bother with the couple after that and AC3 was just too slow to get going.

Spurs lose 1-0 and Swansea draw a blank with Napoli. Neither game was overly-enthralling but both stand a reasonable chance of progressing despite the results.

Call of Duty Ghosts is free to play on Steam this coming weekend along with double XP. The game has been reduced to £19.99 Arma III £23.99 Up to 75% off Ubisoft titles including: Rayman Origins £6.49 Rainbow 6 Vegas £4.54 Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 £4.54 Ghost Recon 2 £6.49 Hawx 2 £5.19 Prince of Persia £6.49 Assassins Creed Brotherhood £9.74 Ghost Recon Future Soldier £6.49 Splinter Cell Chaos Theory £6.49 Assassins Creed £6.49 Splinter Cell Blacklist £19.49 Rocksmith £12.49 Beyond Good and Evil £4.54 Rayman Legends £16.24 Far Cry £4.54 Call of Juarez Gunslinger £7.79 Splinter Cell Conviction £7.79 Assassins Creed £ £6.49 Assassins Creed Revelations £9.74 Splinter Cell Double Agent £6.49 ANNO 2070 £4.99 Endwar £4.54 Assassins Creed III £9.74 Driver Parallel Lines £4.54 Splinter Cell £4.54 Far Cry 3 £.9.74 Far Cry 2 £6.49 Driver San Francisco £6.49 Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter £6.49 Ghosts Recon £4.54 Rainbow 6 III £3.24 Far Cry Blood Dragon £7.74 Call of Juarez The Cartel £5.19

Ranking system discovered http://mp1st.com/2014/02/20/rumor-titanfall-prestige-like-mode-discovered-called-generations/#.UwZ8i_l_vKc

Can't wait for that! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb8tGX-HPQE