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Civilization 6 available for free on the Epic Games Store from today until the 28th.

I'm a simple man - i see Nolan, i ejaculate violently in my pants.

Does that include the free version that Epic gave away? Or is it that physical copies only?

I think he was asking why people would pay money to see Cats at the theatre, rather than theatre in general.

I have unfortunately fallen off the excessive game-buying wagon recently. One of my New Years resolutions a couple of years ago was to stop buying so many games that i was never likely to finish, and to only buy new ones once i'd completed the old. For a year or two, i've managed to keep this up, but this year i've kind of lost track and it's all fallen apart. The problem started when i bought my Oculus Quest, and instantly bought several games for it. I've played and completed a few of them (Superhot, Vader Part 1, A Fisherman's Tale, I expect you to die), but others i haven't the time, or the play-space to complete (Robo Recall, Virtual Virtual Reality, Real VR fishing). Then for Christmas, i got BOTW, God of War and Star Wars JFO. I started BOTW, and played quite a bit, but then got distracted when Animal Crossing came along. I started God of War a few weeks ago, but only got past the first chapter. I haven't even taken Star wars out of the box, and have kind of lost the desire to start it. I might just sell that one to be honest... Then it only got worse when i managed to convince myself i needed a new laptop, and the devil on my shoulder told me to get a super (duper) fancy one with a good graphics card. Now with a PC powerful enough to play it, my mate bought me Borderlands 3 to play through together, and I also downloaded GTAV (for free at least) to see how it looked with the graphics all fancy. Now I have an urge to play the story on that. Additionally, the new laptop has allowed me the possibility to play loads of PCVR games that I didn't have the option of before - so i'm currently resisting the urge to buy several of those that'll i'll try once and never play again...

I bought at 108 and sold at 129 because I'm such a high-roller. Trying to work out what to spend my gains on...

I've had that damn hedgehog set up her stall again for the fifth day in a row. How do i tell her politely that i don't want her there? Can i ask to see her license?

Happy birthday!

I tried out the Marvel Spider-Man VR game last night. Obviously it's just a glorified tech-demo, but damn if it isn't satisfying launching yourself around with webbing. It's got a real learning curve as well; at first you find yourself slamming into buildings like Peter does, but then you learn to guide yourself around them with the other hand, and you can get a bit of a rhythm going. Ultimately though, while it is fun having a go at swinging, i don't think Spider-Man lends itself well for a first person type game. It's too acrobatic a character for someone standing still in their living room. If you look down at any point, you can see Spider-Man's body contorting itself around while your head looks straight ahead.

*Waits around the back of@martinist bins for him to throw away the old one...

We got vouchers from British Airways (and i believe they have to offer you a refund instead if you want it, you just have to find the right section on their website) so i think you should be ok there.

Turnip slut.

I don't think YOU understand what a lot of triangles that was!

New laptop arrived. Spent most of the day setting it up. Tried playing Borderlands 1 on max settings, and it was sooo smooth! Love it. Might try some VR tonight, and maybe The Witcher 3 if it downloads.

That's a lot of triangles!

That's a lot of triangles!

That's a lot of triangles!

That's a lot of triangles!

I use Maps, YouTube and Drive occasionally to transfer files, but i Gmail is the only one where i would lose a lot of stuff if they stopped it. I don't have anything stored in any of the others. I agree though, those aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

I've got a VR capable graphics card now, so I'm looking forward to getting stuck in to all the SteamVR games and demos. Not sure if i want to spend the money on HL:A though, as i don't know if i have enough room or time to play it properly, but i do want to see what it's like.

Yeah I'm reluctant to use any google apps because of the threat they'll fold them at any point. I think the only one i properly use is Gmail, so fingers crossed they don't get bored of that soon.

Just the 571 bells for me this morning. No you can't come over.

I went here: https://turnipprophet.io/index.html

Doing some fairly boring, monotonous CAD work, and decided to listen to Daft Punk - Alive to help pass the time. There are some "banging tunes" on that album. Been bopping away all day.