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Well said Tommy! I think another reason as to why I am tired of Call of Duty at this present time is down to the aggressive marketing the game delivers in the release build up. I've been pretty oblivious to the Ghosts promotion during the year but that didn't help me avoid watching countless videos and reading a wealth of articles about the game. By the time I bought the game; nothing felt a surprise and compounded by the lack on innovation in Ghosts in relation to other COD games, I felt like I'd seen it all before. Black Ops 2 was very heavy in its promotion and even when I was playing that in the first week; I'd practically seen all there was too see in a couple of days. Gaming sites and YouTube is buzzing with Call of Duty non-stop and if it isn't the current game; it's about the next one and it's always in your face. I guess I'm just finding the whole charade exhausting now!

Thanks. Sounds like I'll have to play pretty damn cautiously then!

Cheers Jordie! DayZ has felt like a bit of a hiking simulator so far but now I am getting more in tune with the basics, it's becoming really intriguing. A couple of quickies: If you leave a server, does your gear get retained if you join another and if you die, do you lose everything? Cheers!

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Good win for Spurs at Southampton today. Two goals from Adebayor too! I forgot that man even existed

Call of Duty: Ghosts for me is a great game but at present I have been feeling less motivated to play it to the extent I feel my personal interest in the franchise is diminished to a new low. I don't envisage picking it up anytime soon either. I have been playing COD since the original but Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the ultimate multiplayer experience that kicked off my love-affair of the games for years to come. It's been a bumpy ride mostly with issues ranging from the technical side to gameplay aspects and the general hit and miss booming community that they game has attained over the years but through the highs and lows I have always participated in each annual title with a significant level of interest and throughout the duration of the game. Despite Ghosts's hiccups on PC since release; I still think it's a fine game and this would have been excellent a couple of years ago but I just feel that franchise doesn't wow me any more. I wasn't overly excited through the build up and despite the final product ticking most of the boxes; I don't think the concept grabs me as much as it used to which leaves me feeling ultimately tired of Call of Duty it seems. Spectre posted a breakdown list of what was new and what was essentially recycled in Ghosts and I was taken aback by the sheer lack of innovation on show and how many things had been rehashed but presented in a deceptive way to seem new and original. So much that Treyarch offered in Black Ops 2 was also not taken forward into Ghosts which disappointed me as well. This did make me see the game differently and the more I played since; the less interested I felt with the game. I didn't think Ghosts looked quite the advance that I was expecting perhaps still being tied to what is now the old generation of consoles but even a next-gen only Call of Duty would struggle to grab me which leaves me a bored with the typical Call of Duty design and multiplayer architecture. I've even found more time to play Brokenfield 4 which is extremely worrying! As we move onwards and upwards with the new consoles; I am focusing on the future titles such as Watch Dogs, Destiny, The Division, Titanfall and the likes of MGSV. Ambition, scale and large MP titles have me intrigued as to what is just around the corner. Call of Duty seems to be from a bygone era in my opinion that I can't see me playing in the future with massive MMO-styled titles of an exceptional quality like The Division or Destiny offer. For COD to come into the generation side by side such games; it will have to offer a complete overhaul of everything along with clear ambition and a radical new overview. The heart of me doesn't want them to drift too far away from the familiar concept but my head wants a massive and scaleable change to keep up with other unique titles on show. What are your general thoughts about the series now when compared to years ago? A welcome break from the game is perhaps what I need but not even the future DLC may be enough to keep me inspired. We shall see..

I've been killed by one shot to the shin with a pistol before! The inconsistencies in Call of Duty particularly from IW will never cease to amaze me

I think snipers are being nerfed because the anti-quickscope army is waffling on about the ability to QS despite IW originally insinuating that it wasn't possible. Although in my opinion you can still scope pretty quickly in tight situations which are common in COD; I don't think the sniping aspect has been as generous as it has been in the likes of MW2 and in particular MW3. I personally don't use snipers but I am a bit miffed to see IW bowing down to the prolific moaners who don't have much of a case in this game. I assumed IW were satisfied with their mechanics on release but having to nerf the type when it is quite tricky to execute anyway is a bit of a surprise move. I don't think we'll ever have a community that can be happy in terms of sniping. I think IW in this instance should have just retained what they originally published and just let the community of whingers just get on with it. They can't win and nor can the community. I hate being killed by snipers particularly ones that don't play the objective even if they are on the other team but I appreciate the skill required to kill in what is a very pacey game in Ghosts and I'd rather be killed that way as opposed to a bad bullet detection or lag fused CCQ shoot-out.

Solid displays from Liverpool and Man City mean they leapfrog Arsenal into first and 2nd respectively. Defeat to Chelsea on Monday and Arsenal could be back in their familiar 4th spot This could be the most open title battle in years

Deus Ex Human Revolution Directors Cut has been reduced further to just £3.24 X-Com Enemy Unknown £7.49 Sleeping Dogs £3.99 AOE 2 HD £3.74 The Wolf Among Us £12.72

Has anyone got any hints and tips to help me get started? Even a decent YouTube video or something would be much appreciated! Thanks all

With the sniper nerf; you'll probably need 3 headshots to get a kill lol!

Thanks for the info guys! I've picked up the Arma 2 collection with the DayZ mod and will leave the £20 alpha until a much later date. Even the producers are recommending people NOT to buy the standalone at present despite selling about 200k copies lol!

Bulletstorm £3.47 Papers Please £3.49

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Gold £6.29 I highly recommend this game; it is absolutely brilliant

Apparently there is going to be a new game mode/playlist called Heavy Duty where players have increased health. I don't know if it is a playlist incorporating the existing modes or whether it's a new mode altogether acting as a moshpit. Can't see this being a winner really. You may die quick in Ghosts but you can kill easily too.

I want to get DayZ but dunno whether to get the existing mod or the pre-alpha version that needs a lot of work being in a early build? Also what Arma2 version do I need to run DayZ mod? Thanks!

In Battlefield 4; if you reload a clip with bullets remaining in it; you lose those bullets? If so; I will not be reloading as frequently as I usually do! Blame COD for that

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PC is still iffy but better than before. PS3 seems better according to a few friends. PS4 is still pretty rocky and Xbox One can be shoved up my bum.

Another patch gone live now and it's bloody crashed my computer! Well done DICE Dickheads

Torchlight 2 back down to £3.74

This is a joke! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25457024

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