J4MES OX4D

This game is made by Telltale Games who gave us The Walking Dead.  The Wolf Among Us is a very similar five-episode series which looks amazing and once again, your decisions through choices affect the narrative.
 
Here is the review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzLlepxdsk
 
Available on the PS3, 360 and PC.

May as well just play BF3 instead with all these maps already in bought and paid for without the bugs or server issues.  Bringing them back seems desperate, effortless and if they charge for them; it will be an utter disgrace! I cannot believe EA have done this. 

EA are much worse in my opinion! EA are probably the worst publishers in industry history. They destroyed Medal of Honor; a legendary title which launched the careers of IW's Jason West and Vince Zampella just to make a quick dime.  They screwed up with Sim City and every release in the last 6 years has been plagued with issues.  Origin is laughable and the only way EA can move forward is by tapping-up other firms employees and ripping off the gamers.  I really hope they go broke as they are the scum of the industry. 
 
Activision get a fair bit of stick but they invest heavily in the Call of Duty franchise and allow substantial flexibility for their developers.  

I left two games and just turned it off. This was about as bad as I've had lag on any COD. F**king annoying. I didn't really want to play tonight but I thought I'd give it a go as I might be out tomorrow. Did the right thing by turning it off before I break something.

Yeah, the try and fix the spawns and utterly ruin the connection.
 
Go fuck yourself IW.

Actually, I think its gotten worse than when it first started because people are starting to learn how to exploit the shitty spawn system.

Rumour http://www.charlieintel.com/2013/11/20/rumor-first-map-pack-for-ghosts-set-to-release-on-jan-28th/
 
DLC packs names http://www.charlieintel.com/2013/11/21/rumor-onslaught-devastation-invasion-nemesis-names-of-the-four-map-packs-for-ghosts/

Anyone else been following this? It's coming along nicely, and we now have PICKTCHAZ!
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Looking good, click here for more info.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/11/17/playstation-4-sales-pass-1-million-in-north-america
 
The comments section is gold!

I got a 19 killstreak in a game where I didn't get many gun kills, I assumed the barracks streak couldn't kill streak kills. Unlucky anyway, I've been killed a few times of 16/17, you just due so quick in this game and the spawns are shit, can't seem it get that long streak.

If anyone is familiar with DayZ; here's footage of the pre-alpha build in action http://mp1st.com/2013/11/15/nearly-10-minutes-raw-unedited-pre-alpha-dayz-standalone-footage/?utm_source=slider
 
This mod has become so popular, it's getting a full release and is likely to appear on the next gen of consoles at some stage. 
 
Still lots of work to be done but great to see it is coming along quite nicely

If anyone is familiar with DayZ; here's footage of the pre-alpha build in action http://mp1st.com/2013/11/15/nearly-10-minutes-raw-unedited-pre-alpha-dayz-standalone-footage/?utm_source=slider
 
This mod has become so popular, it's getting a full release and is likely to appear on the next gen of consoles at some stage. 
 
Still lots of work to be done but great to see it is coming along quite nicely

"HAI GUISE, U ALL GOT TROLLED, THE PS4 WAS ALL A HOAX LOL"

There is nothing better in Call of Duty than a brilliant comeback and there is nothing worse than throwing it away.  I had a horrendous defeat on Cranked earlier where we blew a 40 point lead and after being 8-1, I finished 11-12. I noticed a few people quit on the opposition which made way for some better players who managed to turn the game on its head.  Thankfully, I usually recover and not be too disheartened.  Some lobbies frustrate me and I just have to get the hell outta there usually after bad misfortune continuously or the opposition being rather jammy.  If i try too hard to get even, I just become sloppy and increasingly frustrated. COD is enjoyable 90% of the time but technical woes and irritating opponents and even teammates can turn joy into grief.
 
Sometimes I play too much and despite being tired, I keep on going and my play deteriorates which leaves me playing more as I try and salvage the session to finish on a strong note - that sometimes makes things worse as I then think I'm back in the mix and continue to play, only to fade away and then have to repeat the process and try and clock-off for the evening.
 
I think Call of Duty affects the majority of the community in the same way - we're all humans after all but some can just write things off but most get riled at inconsistencies and misfortune and that is all part of the experience.  

Pwnstarz or whatever he's called was the first person to get to top prestige. Some people need a life.

Good point.
I'm a very firm believer that stats killed gaming. I remember the good old days when you saw a scoreboard after a match and once it disappeared, it was gone forever.
Too many people give a toss about kdr, longest headshot, etc etc.

Some info about the new eSports function available on November 22nd http://www.charlieintel.com/2013/11/13/broadcaster-mode-and-new-esports-options-to-debut-at-mlg-on-nov-22nd/

It's getting to a point where the two biggest players are fucking up so badly that all it will take is a decent game that works to hammer them from the top spot. Both CoD and BF on PC are so knackered at the moment that they're barely worth playing. BF I'm sure has improved since the recent patch but the launch was a catastrophic failure.
 
People are saying that games are getting more and more complicated to make, and devs are getting worked harder, etc etc, but that argument falls apart when you realise that there are so many recycled elements from previous iterations, and even then, these are triple A titles: if you don't have the resources, then hire more. It's not that hard. The game coding industry is saturated with people trying to get their foot in the door, but the publishers would rather release a defective product and deny all this talent the opportunity to grow than hire some of them and release a quality product.
 
It's a joke really. If you went to the cinema and watched a film and had to come back numerous times to get the full experience you'd flip your shit, yet gamers seem to suck it up (myself included) and let these publishers get away with it.

Portal for £1.74 and Portal 2 for £3.74 is remarkable value!
Also Total War: Rome II is £22.49 until Monday.
 
If anyone sees any good offerings on Steam; we'll throw them in this thread if anyone is interested...
 

I posted it on the official forums and tweeted one of the developers. He replied to my tweet and said I put it in the right place.
 

After playing an hour and a half, it feels just like any other COD.
Bullets chasing me around corners, being half a sec behind/shooting someone but getting killed and the killcam showing something different.
Can`t say that TTk is any faster than MW3, other than when people are shooting me. They only need 2-3 bullets of course.
Maps (that I`ve played) has way to many openings so getting shot in the back constantly, even more so than on BO2.
Blitz sucks.
Still hate snipers. (Too easy, even I can do it )
Extinction is meh, but kinda expected that since I don`t like Zombies and the like either.
 
Game feels quite fluid, allthough Marathon is probably the perk to use.
Cranked can be a fun game, more funny when you know the maps better.
 
Gonna play a couple hours tonight, to see if the game is worth bying.
 
Oh, and COD etc. should be banned in France.

I'm surprised they didn't scale the maps down.  Sort of how BO1 did with different Party Games.