DuffMan

ShopTo emailed me to say my copy has been despatched, which should mean it's ready on the doormat for me when I get home from work tomorrow night. Won't get a decent chance to play it until the weekend, but dammit I'll do my best.

Because I added them.

Okay, the dark skin is now default, and I've used that logo in the banner for the time being. Doesn't look great but at least it looks like part of the same website.

No there wasn't. I released it as a work in progress and everyone said it was shit, so it never got finished. The light skin is still the default one.

I thought Franklin sounded like Tyrese Gibson...

I've got to agree on the advertising on the 360 dash. It's getting pretty horrendous now: http://www.igta5.com...-xbox-dashboard There are three times as many menus as there needs to be, simply because there are so many adverts on show all the time. If you're not convinced, try disconnecting from Live and see how much of a difference there is. It's especially irritating when you're paying £40 a year for a supposedly 'premium' subscription. I wouldn't mind quite so much if they were actually targeted, as Microsoft claims they are, but I keep getting adverts for DLC packs for games I've never played or even viewed in the Marketplace. I don't care about the latest map pack for MW3, I don't own a Kinect so I don't care about games that support it, and I really don't care about downloading music through my Xbox. It's just messy and encourages you to ignore all the ads, and makes basic tasks like watching trailers you've downloaded or even just getting to the right section of the Marketplace an unnecessarily convoluted process.

I don't know why people are expecting massive discounts. The administrators job is to get as much money as possible from the current stock, not clear out the warehouses before the weekend. Employees still need to be paid. The fire sale won't be for a few days yet.

I've given up watching these videos. There would be no point playing the game, they show you everything.

*deletes spam posts* Has this topic been done before? No. Is there a specific topic to discuss? Yes. Less of the backseat moderation please. You know where the report button is if you're really desperate.

A start/menu screen is a definite must. GTA IV was really backwards in how it automatically loaded the latest save, whether you wanted it or not. To me, it seems pretty obvious to offer options like Continue/New/Load/Episode Select/Multiplayer on a menu screen first, before the game loads. Anyone remember how long it took to join a friends game if they were playing a different Episode to you? You'd load up into vanilla then have to load up all over again into TLAD/TBOGT just to join their party. Online gaming shouldn't be like that anymore.

To be fair his visor had misted up and froze so he couldn't see the ground.

The figurine is even more shit in the flesh. Also, the professional edition box looks like it's made of flimsy cardboard. That's disappointing. I thought a metal tin was the standard for limited editions.

Seeing as this is a spam topic that just won't die on its own...

despite how you feel on color, if you plan on selling it at some point a year later, white is the way to go... most people put it in a gigantic protective case anyways, negating the color in the first place... but for some reason, white has a better resell value... O_o Why would you buy something based on what it would be worth in the future? Buy what you want, and if you can't take the financial hit, you need to rethink what you're buying

If/when I get one, it'll be black. I'd never have a white phone. I don't get why you'd have something which such a brilliant display and then ruin the visual contrast of it by having a white bezel. Black bezel is better for everything.

Difference between Apple and Samsung though is that Apple can support their phones with firmware updates for (more than) two years. With most Android phones you're left in the dark after a year.

I think people complaining about the small step from 4S => 5 are missing the point (although I don't think it's such a small step as everyone claims). iPhone contracts are minimum two years so that's how often most people would be upgrading their phone. When you look at 3GS => 4S or 4 => 5, they represent pretty sizeable updates. People who upgrade every year do exactly that, regardless of what comes out.

You're comparing the US price on a two year contract to the UK price unlocked/off-contract. And yes it's £529. hmm, what is the US price then for a pay as you go ip5, because I am sure the cheapest one was $200. Peoples don't realise but it's actually cheaper in the long run to not buy phones with a contract. It can save you about £150-200 in the uk. EDIT Just checked the US apple website, and it says from $199 for the iphone 5. Annoys me that people from the UK have to pay much more than others. See the 1? Won't know what the unlocked price is in the US until tomorrow.

You're comparing the US price on a two year contract to the UK price unlocked/off-contract. And yes it's £529.

Tempted to buy one. Not even had my Lumia 800 for a year but thanks to no upgrade path to WP8, it won't be long before I can't get new apps/updates. The 4" screen is what the iPhone needed, the 3.5" screen on my 1st gen iPod touch is just too small. My Lumia has a 3.7" screen which is better but not brilliant for reading websites in portrait mode (Pentile screen tech doesn't help with this either). 4" is probably the perfect size for me/my hands without getting into silly screen size territory where it's impossible to reach the entire screen with one thumb. Don't know when I'll get one exactly, I can live with my Lumia for a while longer since it hasn't put a foot wrong so far. Though if I leave it too long I'll end up waiting for iPhone 6 anyway...

I like the better mpg but I don't like how a lot of manufacturers are turning cylinders into turbos for new models e.g. V8s into twin turbo V6s. I know it's to meet emissions standards and the mpg increase wouldn't be possible without turbos, but you lose the noise and no fancy tuned exhaust can get around it. I also wish they'd make turbos worse by raising the pressure and increasing turbo lag. Part of the fun in a turbo car is the lag you get in a high pressure turbo. When it's just small enough to cover the lost cubic capacity, the fun is gone. Then again, turbos mean modern cars will be easier to map when they turn cheap in a few years time...

I'm into fast practical cars just out of my budget The Golf GTI I have now is the slowest they ever made, it's nice to drive - if a little soft when on full attack - but I'll be looking to chop it in in a few months time. I was looking at an R32 for my next car but now I've have a Golf, although I like it, I'd like to get something different. I wouldn't mind an E46 M3 or an S4 but the commute to my new job would make it impossible to sustain with the fuel bills and maintenence costs, so I'm looking at a E46 330ci M-Sport for my next car - 230hp, RWD, 3.0l straight 6, and 30mpg, plus full leather interior, upgraded sound system, and some other toys...

My Mk4 GTI is costing me a small fortune in minor repairs-that-will-turn-into-major-ones-if-they-don't-get-done. I don't even plan on keeping it that long, it's slow as fuck. What happened to yours? A lot of problems have cropped up since I had mine. This recent one (and final one) though was due to the cambelt snapping and in turn ruining the head? (not too sure on a lot of car technical stuff) which would have meant a £500 bill. It's a sad day as I happen to love VW cars Was that bad luck or was it overdue a cambelt replacement? Cambelt is probably the most important part in a car so was the first thing I did when I got mine, no history of it ever being changed at 111000 miles (should be gone every 60k) and I figured a £300 bill was better than a dead car. If it snaps when you're on the move you would be a lottery winner to not end up looking at an engine rebuild (as apparently you weren't )

My Mk4 GTI is costing me a small fortune in minor repairs-that-will-turn-into-major-ones-if-they-don't-get-done. I don't even plan on keeping it that long, it's slow as fuck. What happened to yours?

Sweet video. I can see Contracts mode eating up a fair few extra hours.