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For me it all started with getting a ‘Grandstand Astro Wars’ for xmas 1981, since then I have never stopped playing video games. www.zxspectrum16k.co.uk
  • jUST sTARTED ‘tHE aSCENT’

    jUST sTARTED ‘tHE aSCENT’

    Just started one of my highly anticipated games of the year ‘The Ascent’. Although i have it on xbox gamepass, decided to buy it on Steam. Wanted to support the developers, and hoping the steam version gets updated first ;-)

    Completed the first boss, really enjoying it. The world and graphics are incredible. But i had to do some messing around with some hacks to get Ultrawide Monitor support without a zoom in, also had a few bugs in the options screen. and Think i will be messing around with directx 12 and raytracing, before i am fine with the game. Also experieinced some frame rate slowdown. Roll on patch :-) worth it though

  • Still got the skills, PUBg Solo Chicken Dinner

    Still got the skills, PUBg Solo Chicken Dinner

    Had an hour free, so had a sneaky go on PUBG. Solo game as noone was online. What a result. My first solo Chicken Dinner in ages, and a few clever kills. still enjoying this game

  • Gunfire reborn, new character unlocked

    Gunfire reborn, new character unlocked

    Having a great time with #GunfireReborn , unlocked a new character last night and beat the first boss in my first run with it (Dual Wielding crazy fun) . unlocked some cool weapons and mods. including Thunderclap Gloves @chrisbrookes

  • Gunfire Reborn, finally boss down

    Gunfire Reborn, finally boss down

    After quite a bit of levelling up my character and weapons, I finally managed to down the end of world one boss. It was so crazy; the previous 3 runs I was a slither away from downing the boss. So close, but i had to take him down, so although it was 1:30 am, I still started the run again and thankfully downed him. 17/06/2021 at 1:30am :-)
    I picked up a great shotgun called ‘Hell’, which could take the big shield guys down in one shot. Allows for quick runs through the world.
    Played World Two, world of sand. Not sure i like the art style of this world, I will see how it goes.
    Later on, we had a quick multiplayer session with Chris, and we managed to down the World Boss. It was pretty fun in multiplayer. I was character level 19, Chris is at 89 (guess he likes it a lot)

  • My Top Games, e3 2021

    My top games of #e32021

    • Bethesda Starfield . A space adventure RPG, I want it now. Everything shown was in-engine, looks incredible. These do create the best open worlds that you want to hang out in
    • Arcanes Studios Redfall. So cant wait to play this class-based shooter. Single and multiplayer fun, the weapons and skills looked so cool.
    • FromSoftware Elden Ring. more darks souls and open-world, this time with a horse. (please be witcher3/darksouls mixup)
    • Weird Beluga Studio , Clid the Snail. Crazy looking, music blasting top-down shooter. Yes


      Regarding the shows, i would say the Microsoft one interested me the most with the content they showed, shame so much of it is 2022. But understandable really given the impact the panademic has had. Also great to see them embrace CrossPlay, and same day release with PC.

  • Counter-Strike 1.6 days

    Counter-Strike 1.6 days

    These pics pop up on my feed, great times with the guys. I think this would have been about 2002ish (lan in Nottingham). Before CS-GO, Counter-Strike Source, we had Counter-Strike 1.6. What a fantastic game; this changed everything. We played this for about 4 years, only moving on when WOW hit the community :-) Not sure what the event was, but holy crap, i remember having to carry around them CRT screens :-) CultGaming Forever xx

    We played CS 1.6, then moved to CS Source, with some of us then moving onto CS:Go. But CS 1.6 started it all; we had our own servers, built custom maps, had our own community, held community games nights, and played in competitions. Great times

    Chris, Den, John, Jim, Steve, Andy and more

  • Gunfire Reborn

    Gunfire Reborn

    Chris is obsessed with this Roguelike FPS (RPG), so I had to give it a try. A few hrs in, and yes, it’s bloody good. I want to level up my character, get new loot and I really need to kill the end boss of the first level. The shooting mechanics are solid. It feels really good. Amazing loot, boss design, some fun to be had.
    Not tried it yet multiplayer (Chris is on hols), but looking forward to that. AND dropping some better loot :-) and only £7

    Gunfire Reborn, by Duoyi Interactive Entertainment, purchased via steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1217060/

  • The Grenade Man, PUBG

    The Grenade Man, PUBG

    Taking out a team with Grenades, who needs bullets, no me :-)

    PlayerUnknowns Battleground
    Playing Craig, Dave
    10th June, Thursday Night regular Pubg session