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I didn't mind reskinned maps but at the expense of new ones disappoints me. Black Ops 2 saw Nuketown, Firing Range and Summit reintroduced and the latter two at a price. I think Treyarch's maps in that game weren't of the standard of the likes of WaW or the original Black Ops but bringing back the classics after a massive online campaign from a minority of the community gave them a get out of jail free card. I don't really want to see any 'classics' now. It would just be further embarrassing. If they want to delve into the past for nostalgia; just give us the map for free as a gesture to the community instead of replacing potential new map slot and putting a hefty price on the package. I have no interest in Extinction either so that part of the content is worthless for me. If they reskin any MW maps for Ghosts; it would be ridiculous.

Agree Spectre. If you lay everything out without being blinded by their official promotional videos or YouTube puppets like Ali-A; you can see that everything 'new' is just a twist on the existing formula or has been renamed to seem 'fresh'. Some players may think the 'create a soldier' is an amazing addition but it's actually just the standard CAC with the option to add a few helmets or clothes. This does not constitute to revolutionary in my book. The destructible environments is incredibly embarrassing compared to the scale of destruction in BF4. I am not one of those wowed when a lamppost falls over or a door gets blown off its hinges. Blitz is just CTF without the flags and is badly implemented with unbalanced maps and favorable spawns. There is also no incentive for the objective so players tend to camp out the defence portal to sacrifice a win for the sake of their K/D. In terms of visuals; this game is not of the standard expected. The campaign which was raved about for months is also just a 4 hour scripted bore which is also extremely pathetic for such a large franchise in this day and age. It's the stuff that has been eliminated that I find really disappointing for this game. Omitting the likes of Hardpoint was a surprise but not as much as HQ which was a very popular gametype in the series. As mentioned; the removal of scorestreaks is gameplay suicide and I will never understand why they have done this. The lack of a detailed combat record and theater mode is yet another example of a depleted product. I wish that someone heavily tied to the franchise on YouTube regarding early-access would just be honest instead of painting the game as a groundbreaking next gen title. I know the likes of Ali-A are tools for free advertising for Activision but surely someone has to be man enough to get the publishers hand out of their arse and just deliver a honest and damning preview of the title instead of glorifying false promises and expectations. I don't know whether the franchise has clouded people's hopes and acceptance of games these days but Ghosts has fallen extremely short for a videogame in today's market and for the franchise as a whole. I for one will not be blinded by gimmicks but it's a shame people on YouTube and IW dressed the game as something that it wasn't.

I think the way the product is produced has made the community play less effectively. They have eliminated scorestreaks which has had a detrimental effect on the way some players in certain modes play. KC was brilliant in Black Ops 2 with tags counting towards the killstreak ladder. Now they have removed this; it's brought the killwhores out of the woodwork and combine this with some of the poor and oversized maps; the games don't flow as tidily or enjoyably in my opinion. Treyarch introduced gameplay incentives - rewards for playing the objective which expanded on the traditional gunplay elements which was a very welcome addition and helped boost weaker plays also. I am still wracking my brain as to why Infinity Ward didn't take this essential concept forward. I enjoyed Ghosts at first but for me; they have omitted too many features and the game hasn't moved on in what was supposed to be a next gen outing. On PC; this game looks as poor as MW2 and worse than BFBC2 from 2009 and it just doesn't have the nice design touches or innovation Treyarch has brought previously. The removal of gameplay elements has brought this game back into the 'noob' generation which I thought we left behind years ago.

What an interesting day particularly at the bottom of the Prem; excellent win for Sunderland and West Ham did well away to Cardiff also. Leeds losing 6-0 at Sheff Wed was incredibly funny too!

Well said! Stonehaven isn't on the rotation along with Siege, Whiteout, Chasm and Freefall. I'm playing on PC though but I believe it's the same on all the systems.

Cranked was pretty much the only game mode I really enjoyed and didn't experience too much camping but you are playing on a limited map rotation and eventually it all begins to get a bit tedious. The other game modes have been dreadful and camper-friendly particularly on a host of maps. KC probably being the worst mode and not having scorestreak incentive; it really has gone to shit from the highs of Black Ops 2.

Woah Leicester beating Derby 4-1! They'll be top by about 7pts or so then. Derby have been in stunning form since MacClaren took over but this is probably a night he'd want to forget!

Another pic in this article http://mp1st.com/2014/01/10/call-duty-ghosts-onslaught-dlc-releases-january-28-according-poster/#.UtBiUJ5_vKc

Thank you and also to Jordie and H3iman I've given my friends list a big clean out as most of them are COD fanatics who play nothing else. Look forward to getting some games in with you all. I'm not always on even if I am logged in as a couple others in my family play on my account but they wont interfere. Cheers peeps!

I've added myself to the Steam FG community. I share this with a couple of family members so if I don't respond or join or whatever; it's because I am not actually on the PC! Thanks guys

Torchlight II is F2P this weekend and back to £3.74 in the sale until Sunday. I have got Diablo III installed now but won't start it until probably Sunday.

Thanks for the info Tommy! I kinda knew a 2014 release date would be too good to be true. Very disappointing news indeed but it is certainly something to look forward to the in future. Looks like i'll be delaying my PS4 purchase once again

This could be do or die for COD in my eyes. Haven't touched the game since December 8th and if anything is going to bring me back; it'll have to be the DLC. From this leak; it looks okay with Fog and Bayview looking intriguing. I still have to wait until Feb 28th to get it on PC so I am not going to spend the next 6 weeks drooling over something that could just be a quick cash-in bunch of turd-like crap! We shall see.. http://www.charlieintel.com/2014/01/10/rumor-leaked-poster-reveals-content-of-first-dlc-pack-for-ghosts/ Teaser http://www.charlieintel.com/2014/01/12/infinity-ward-posts-a-teaser-for-the-new-extinction-map-coming-with-the-onslaught-dlc/ Preview Trailer

YESIR IS BACK LADIES AND GENTLEMAN! I feel sorry for the guy; he's lost so much in the flooding, even the Mc in his surname has gone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ai3beGTRSI

That is brilliant! Just when trolling is becoming dead in the water on COD; ingenious moments like this happen. Hillarious

Torchlight II F2P until Sunday and £3.74 for the full package.

Anyone given this a go? I have Arma III and I've only just seen that there is a DayZ inspired mod set in Altis. Looks okay. My priority is DayZ but it will be interesting to see how this develops.

On PC you can get 1500 v 1500 high-ticket servers. Played a few of these and they generally last over an hour although many servers get time limit capped. 90 minutes is usually the max for these types of matches,

I got a triple kill with a repair tool on some tank campers. I didn't know you could destroy a tank like that - I was just pissing about as I was annoyed at how bad the game was at the time and I actually thought I was doing the enemy team a favour by behaving so stupid but actually it worked a dime! Also in one match we won by over 1000 tickets on a Conquest Large which was rather amusing although I played pretty crap throughout.

Apparently Elder Scrolls online will have a subscription fee of £9/$15 a month Bugger!

Nor will half of those players at this rate! I saw the detailed highlights and I was shocked at how bad West Ham were. Hardly no tackles or closing down throughout. Toure practically walked the ball in the net for his goal! This was a semi final and it seemed like none of the Hammers players gave a monkeys. Feel sorry for the fans as they've shipped 11 goals in two games now.

Man City look to be all but in the final beating West Ham 6-0! I predicted 9-0 beforehand

Done deal http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-08-turtle-beach-signs-ps4-official-headset-deal

It's all falling apart for Titanfall! We've found out today that the game will only support 6v6 even on PC and there is only 5 maps. I was pumped for this but I can't bare playing a 6v6 in this day and age with 5 poxy maps after experiencing Battlefield 4 in all its (fixed) glory!

Moyes does have a very consistent record with trophies in the top flight tho. He's won none! That's 3 defeats in a row now and I think it's time he went. They can't hold on and wait for him to do a Fergie and turn it around; I can't see that happening and it's not like he's a proven successful manager in the Prem either. They should have gone for Martinez in the first place.