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That Resident Evil trailer was greeeeeeeat. Lost my shit a little at that "Village" title reveal. I still need to play 7. Might get around to it, this Summer.

I try to go digital as much as possible, but still want the choice of being able to buy disc games if there's a cheap deal for a game that I want. But, can't wait until the prices come down in digital games. Disc games take up so much storage space and...they just kinda sit there doing nothing. It's a bit of a waste. Best thing we did in the last few years was getting rid of all of our DVDs. Suddenly had all of this space available to us.

The games look great. There were tons of things shown that I definitely want to play. Didn't see many games there that I thought "yeah, not playing that", which is a good sign. Great presentation! Deathloop looked fun as hell. Looking forward to the next generation. I'm going one console only again, and this will be the one.

Loving the equipment. Looks very tasty!

Well done! Good stuff.

I used to use Duolingo a lot when I started out learning Dutch before also incorporating Memrise. Originally, I got to the end of the Dutch and Spanish skill trees, but then they updated everything on Duolingo by adding the whole multiple levels thing, which completely restructured the Dutch course. It meant that I was pretty much starting over, so I left it and just exclusively used Memrise. Over the last half a year, I've started Duolingo up again and have today just managed to get to the end of the Dutch skill tree, with level 5 on some of the earlier content and level 1s and 2s on everything else. Along the way, I've been using it for Spanish, Italian and recently French. The plan now is to try to get to the end of each of these trees and in the long-term aim to level up all of them. I'm finding French makes a lot more sense now after doing Spanish and Italian than it ever did in school.

Great work, it has been baking hot today, so you're a brave man for doing this.

I can't see myself really owning more than one system these days. In the last generation and the one before it, I could see that there was a greater need. But, these days, I don't really see a need to own both an Xbox and PS unless somebody is desperate to play all of the exclusives or if that is somebody's main form of hobby. It's close to a grand if you want to buy both systems next generation...so that's a lot of money to dedicate towards gaming, before you even factor in things like games, accessories/controllers, subscriptions, etc. That may change, though, depending on which games get announced/revealed and if there are suddenly more exclusives that appear on the Xbox. I'm also a bit of a sucker for a good deal, so we'll see.

@Ronnie and @Sheikah, for the sake of the thread and its readers, let's try not to make these comments and criticisms personal.

Glad to hear that you loved the game, @Julius. I did my second run through of TLoU a year or so ago and I loved it more the second time around. It's a phenomenal game and a fantastic way to tell a story. I'm so excited about Part II but I'm also trying my best not to get too caught up in the hype. But still, it's almoooooost heeeeere!

I hope that we can finish the season and that it can be done safely. That's about 3 weeks away, so there's enough time I think to do this and get it done right. The German Bundesliga has given the world a good model of how this can be achieved, or at least it's a great starting point for us.

The Xbox BC stuff sounds interesting. No, it doesn't tempt me to get an Xbox.

Looking forward to this but have no real expectations. I'm nailed on to get a PS5 at some point and it will be my choice of console for the next generation.

It's becoming an annual event, these days. Hearing a lot of people are sceptical of this "NHS" tracking app that is on the horizon. What is everyone's opinion on this? I'm dubious because of the privacy issues with data that surround it.

Can't say Bayern didn't deserve to win that. Controlled the game very well and kept the Dortmund chances down to a minimum. Dortmund looked great in the first half but I think the goal deflated them too much. Right before half term, too. Good game. This Bundesliga isn't too bad at all.

Lol, that was definitely a penalty on Lewandowski. A real push and no attempt to play the ball. I don't see how that can be anything but a penalty?

Beautiful goal. Quite brave to try a lob in that situation but it came off really well! Definitely think the keeper shouldn't be beaten from that position with a lob, so it's a bit weak from their point of view. I may well be wrong with my prediction. A goal like that before half-time is a blow for Dortmund.

I hope that you're watching Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich right now. You probably are. Dortmund look great. I love their passing game and Haaland looks lethal. I have a feeling this will end in a draw, though. Most likely a goal each. 1-1, I reckon.

The R rate isn't the sole indicator, but it's quite important in the UK's case when you think about capacity (Germany is able to cope with a larger R rate than the UK due to capacity for beds, equipment, etc) and it's also important when you couple that in with the recent Government changes. The "unlimited exercise" and travel thing has led to a bit of a free-for-all and it is much more relaxed now than it was when the lockdown was stricter. It's unknown whether or not this will lead to a rise in cases, but there's a good chance that we'll hit the second wave sooner than we think. Germany is able to cope with a higher R rate than us due to their healthcare provision. There will be a slight rise when things reopen, which is inevitable since you have more people moving around, which accounts for Germany's R-rate increasing after coming out of lockdown/opening up the lockdown. My concern is that the UK is opening up too many things in a short space of time and without really looking at the evidence if this is the right thing to do. We had around 4,000 new cases today...that is still too high, in my opinion. I don't have trust in the Government to manage this effectively. The recent stuff about Cummings is just awful and depressing. The man is a liar and Johnson is not only weak for not getting rid of him, but he is also showing that he isn't really in charge and cannot lead with Cummings there alongside him. Cummings is the real Prime Minister of the UK. His lateness to the same conference that he called (which is completely out of the norm and, according to code, should not have been called in the first place) was disgusting and it showed nothing but contempt and a total lack of respect for the people. No apology, a rehearsed story that was over-detailed to the point where he talked himself into trouble and, actually, made himself look weak in the process. Pathetic man.

Anybody caught the Bundesliga this weekend? Lots of comments that the atmosphere is flat, which is to be expected. The quality of the football is still pretty good though, considering the amount of time that these players haven't been playing. Quite enjoyed it, tbh.

I don't think I've posted in this thread until now, as I've mostly put my comments on other platforms. But, I just want to say how utterly useless, crap, reckless and irresponsible this current government is. They have got so many things wrong and their most recent message (The Boris Speech as it will be forever known) is an utter shambles. A combination of that message + VE Day has led to the disintegration of the lockdown and I am convinced that we will see a growing rise in cases over the next few weeks, probably longer. The messaging hasn't been strong or clear enough to the public and I fear that the processes are not being taken as seriously as they should be. Couple that with the fact that they are so apparently desperate to reopen schools when the data doesn't seem to support that. The R rate has risen, and this is before The Boris Speech, so it most likely is higher after the latest relaxation of measures. It's so frustrating. Everything seems to heading towards a second peak within the next few months.

I never managed to play 1 and 2, but I played the shit out of 3 when that came out on the Gamecube. What a game. I've got so many fond memories. I really, really want this to be good.

I love 2001. Be prepared though, it's very, very slow paced and is a bit abstract in places. I'm terrified of watching it with @Eenuh as I really don't know how she'll take to it. I probably should watch it again as it's been a while since I've last watched it.

Some great choices there. Blade Runner 2049 was amazing. Really enjoyed Baby Driver, too. 2001 is a classic. Impressive.

I was thinking this exact same thing! The black and white mode looks awesome, but I wonder if I'd have to play the game twice, with maybe the second run through being the black and white one. The game looks beautiful, so I wouldn't want to miss out on that.