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I saw that it swept up many awards at The Game Awards.

Tomb Raider Legend playthrough finished and have now opted for the mindless fun of Saints Row 4. I've played through this a couple of times in the past but this time I'm doing it with the option of Nolan North voicing my character... It's making me laugh big time

I see gaming very much in the same way as I see reading or watching films ... an escape. Some way to 'turn off' the distractions of 'so called' real life and relax. Many game publishers however see it as dollars signs and force developers to infect many of their products with addictive FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) and disgusting gambling techniques. Unfortunately for them ... They lost me many years ago and now I game purely for fun and escape. It's also been good to see how many people have also refused to accept their garbage. I'm currently playing the Xbox 360 version of Tomb Raider Legend.

Like you say people (or at least some people) are seemingly never happy and will always find fault regardless. Sometimes they just don't like change. I genuinely do think it's a higher standard than what I'm accustomed to with Sky but maybe I'm just somewhat jaded with it after all these years.

There's also not that much overlap in the seasons. On a purely personal note I genuinely believe that TNT cover the Premiership Rugby far better than Sky cover the Super League in every almost every aspect. From the presentation to the actual footage of the games.

Ha ha yep. Had plenty of messages over the years. Used to get loads back in the day on Gears 2 & 3 and most recently on Destiny 2 I'm currently taking a break from multiplayer at the moment.

Tough one to answer to be honest. Distance King of Errors Where August Mourns Cold Dreams I guess those give a reasonable idea of where the band are at now l. Like many bands they've had various line ups over the years which as had an effect on the direction of the music. I personally like all their albums.

Off to see Katatonia and Evergrey in Manchester on Sunday. Seen Katatonia a couple of times before but will be my first time seeing Evergrey and I am really looking forward to it. Been listening to both bands for many a year and I'm delighted to finally be ticking Evergrey of my 'must see' list.

I've been a gamer for many years and to be honest I'm finding a lot of modern games off putting (various reasons for that) to the point that I'm back on my PS3 and 360 mostly. Just played through Killzone 2 & 3 campaigns and I'm currently playing Rage.

Sad to read that. We lose too many pubs and sometimes the reason for their loss is hard to fathom out. Like you say 'Use it or lose it' but sometimes they make it hard to use it. Almost like it's deliberate.

Know Your/Our place

I keep forgetting to put updates in this thread.... (Note to self) ... must try harder. Haslingden In all honesty there is not a lot to say about Haslingden in terms of beer apart from this little beauty! https://www.facebook.com/share/17cvGkDVEo/ Situated just down the road from the Halo panopticon is where you will find The Griffin Inn. It is also home to Rossendale Brewery and all of its beers (7) can be found on cask at the bar amongst other choices. I've had all of them and they're all excellent IMO with my personal favourite being the Pitch Porter. I have always found this pub to have a friendly welcome and a really pleasant pub to spend some time in. Definitely worth a visit and why not also take in the Halo whilst you are in the area. Great views and it's not often you find an abandoned UFO

Congrats man both to him and yourself. I don't know you outside of this board but you come across to me as a decent guy and I have no doubt that your son is as they say a chip of the old block.

Ok... Here we go .. my latest waffle. I do apologise BURNLEY. Now perhaps some of you have seen a recent video on YouTube by the Pub crawl guy? If so then you may have seen the pub I'm about to mention but know this ... Despite his 10 out of 10 rating he didn't give it enough love. Allow me to explain... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R_6qfXpC85MGzlZckLAtLB_ma1ZiCjQu/view?usp=drivesdk This pub is a one off. If this establishment was in a major city it would still be a one off. People would still talk about it. That's the level this place is at. I still remember the first time I walked in her a few years back. A beer menu? WTF? Seriously that was the first thing that stuck out to me. A beer menu If you are a fan of German, Belgium and Czech beers then you have found a home. But .. it doesn't stop there. Like Cask? Like Keg? So much to love here. And yet perhaps it's real magic is that it still feels like a familiar local pub. Being a German Wheat Beer fan (ok bit of an addict) this place speaks to me in a way that despite living a 2 hour plus walk away from it... I keep returning. Weihenstepahaner on tap. That's all I need to say. Today I made my monthly visit (via the Singing Ringing Tree) to The Bier Haus and it was as awesome as always. Treated myself to my usual and also had a Weihenstepahaner Festbier which was awesome! If you ever have reason to find yourself in Burnley then know this... There are some fantastic places to go for a beer. Not only the Bier Haus but also establishments such as The Loom, Hatters, Cirq to name a few make Burnley IMO a go to place.

Humans really are that stupid. Addicted to phones with no ability to think for themselves if their phone doesn't immediately give them the answer.