Andrew

ont bench

They should be afraid of Ben Arfa, be surprised if we dont see him at some point

sad in the extreme but now more than we expect nowadays Pardew will give them a rocket for conceding that goal and hopefully we will wake up in the second half

Simpson loses rodwell and its 2-1

aye hes been tidy enough not spectacular but better than I remember him being, scored our first against blackburn

Guthrie started, and has played our last 2 before today

Cabaye going off for Gosling, bit of an injury but hes walking hope he repairs over the international break

What a fucking good goal

finish worthy of richard dunne that

immaculately observed minutes silence then it seemed

Tshabalala is an awesome signing, left winger for 325k with ace all round stats, arne Friedrich on a free when he gets over his injury as CB cover, lb is hard to get someone good, sturridge on loan is a no brainer for striker or traore if you have the cash

since Ive bumped this there is a good puzzler on Android (and possibly ios too) called Constant C that I just picked up worth a go

Angry Birds has become the first game to hit and top 500 million downloads am I the only one who doesn't get angry birds though? I've never thought it was particularly interesting you just catapult stuff, there were a million games like it before it existed

ok this is pretty much ubergamegeek territory but if you have the time and inclination heres a history of battlefield

of course, as I said its your opinion and your welcome to it but I disagree for the reasons above

if you posted it to see what other thought then why the bottom line? you clearly have an opinion on it (which is fine in itself) I am merely pointing out that its a kneejerk, ignorant and generally stupid one

Im kicking off because youre talking rubbish and its views like yours that hold the industry back, its reactionary and its frankly bullshit pretty much for the reasons posted above, I have no great love for CoD or the MW seires but I do love games, I'm studying for a career in making them afterall so when I see them slighted in such an ignorant way I react as above.

nonsense, Im not even buying this one

yes, thats how I think about video games

it is, no question about it, but that isn't what your post means. and it is also not a reason to ban a game just as it wouldn't be one to ban a Film or TV show. the idea of the scene in MW3 is not gratuitous bomb porn, in the run up to it you have found out about the trucks, you know what they look like and then you are stuck in the body of a man filming his daughter and wife on holiday, you see it coming, you know what it means but they dont and neither does your character at the time but you cant do anything about it, youre trapped, helpless thinking "oh god this is going to kill them" and all you can do is move the camera because of course, the character doesn't know what about to happen. youre a victim. That isn't the sort of thing that should lead to a game being banned, its over the top and designed to court controversy just like no russian was, publicity for nothing, but at its core it is an experience designed to evoke emotions in the player, you're supposed to come out of that scene, having witnessed the helplessness of the victim and the horrific nature of the villain and youre meant to hate the bastard for it, you want to kill him. thats the point. when you get to the end of the game and he's in your sights, just like at the end of MW and 2 you are supposed to wait...slow motion everything and you are supposed to revel in the final trigger pull that you get to take. its the end set pieces that MW games do better than anyone else

Hm, apparently because Ive preordered it I'll get a "Premium Quality World Map" in the box I wonder what makes it premium quality ed: and a bit of googling does it "We’ve received plenty of questions about the map. So you know, it’s a high-grade material that has a feel similar to burlap, and will be available in North America and European territories. There will be a regular paper map included in all copies of the game, but if you want to get the premium map, we recommend pre-ordering the game."

alright 1. the words are "BEING" not "been" and "TOO" not "to" 2. your actual point is nonsensical, I understand it but please explain how MW has not been banned due to real life disasters 3. Some games should be banned, just as some films should, the human centipede 2, banned for being nothing more than a gorefest with literally no story whatsoever, perfectly reasonable banning, however the idea that a game should be banned for depicting the effects of a bomb on the streets of a city (any city, london or otherwise) is moronic in the extreme.

that makes absolutely no sense

oh shut up you berk its manufactured controversy, films and TV and any media inbetween depict families/children/old people dieing all the time usually as a way of showing just how evil the baddies are, this is no different or is there a reason games cant do it? games that Im sure you dont need reminding have 18 certificates just like the goriest or most graphic of films

cheat? I take it you meant chat in which case I can tell you how wrong you are which is nice you are incredibly wrong on the other hand if you meant cheat then...what the fuck are you on about?