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Yeah we know of IHOP. It's one of those "americans don't know what world/global/international means" things. "UK Plants"? And no I've not had any of it.

It's cherry."errm..not quite jam..kinda like a syrup". Crepes are thinner and larger. What americans have are closer to drop scones than out pancakes. This has been covered quite a few times. As far as I'm aware americans don't do Shrove Tuesday. More of a european thing (other nations do doughnut-likes and other pastries alongside national-pancake-like). Also while "pancake day" is a major day of eating (way too many) pancakes, it's hardly the only time we have pancakes. Eggs, flour, milk n butter aren't exactly uncommon items to have in fridge/pantry so it's easy enough to go "I feel like pancakes". Also for future tense: I'm really wanting to try some horse. So at some point in future on here I may have a mini-review of horse steak.

I made the pancake, housemate decorated it. There was many more. Got quite skilled by the end. Though Delia Smith can't count for shit. 10-15 my arse.

It isn't from Rocksteady though which stokes slightly less. Sort of Arkham City: Brotherhood-Revelations than Arkham City III

Not too far off I guess. Their printers are a shit ton better than what we actually ended up with though.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/11/microsoft-xbox-360-premium-content-plans-entertainment/ Okay "microsoft entertainment console" not "microsoft entertainment computer". But yeah, don't buy the next xbox folks. Great grandaddy didn't fight in the war so you could grow up to buy the next xbox. Also the blu-ray totting, free to watch netflix sub (and others) console is, as "everybody knows", not that good of an entertainment centre compared to the 360? This is the thing that gets me, they're both clearly fully equipped to do all your video n music on the side. But MS is the only one putting any major effort into it and yet Sony doesn't really have to even try much(beyond developing blu-ray) and trounces all over them.

I'm gonna guess a split marketing campaign? Marketing is a major expense for games these days and if the cost of marketing to Wii U is the split second it takes to say "and Wii U" that's a hell of a lot less than an entirely dedicated marketing campaign purely for Wii U, then getting the engine going all over again in September. And yeah the Wii U needs it. That was for Nintendo to have resolved by now, but they're hardly top of the list when you go "platform makers with good third party relations".

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/18bhme/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates/ Bill Gates did an IAMA. One of the better ones actually (I think it has been in the works a while so the premise isn't super new to him like it is to some), worth flicking through (May be simpler to just go through comments on his profile page). His top rated comment being in response to "things left on bucket list" is "Don't die". Which he might actually have enough cash to stave off death. That charity stuff can't all be going towards anti-malaria funding.

http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/jesse-schell-releasing-demo-harms-your-game-sales Apparently releasing a demo is bad for your sales figures.

Oh, I guess I misread that article then, what I took from it was they opted against virtual controls.

http://watch.tpbafk.tv/ The Piratebay movie is out. I've yet to watch it, not sure if I will as of yet. Maybe wait for it to pop up in the "good movie" thread.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/43215/Journey-drove-Thatgamecompany-to-bankruptcy Apparently it nearly drove them to bankruptcy.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/43222/Impossible-closed-6-months-after-launch Same team involved in two collapsing studios in less than a year. Can't be a good reputation to have. Given the terms of the split it's hardly like Epic couldn't keep them.

http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-minecraft-problem-the-ps4-and-next-xbox-need-flexibility-not-power I thought I'd posted this a while back. Maybe I just threw it up on Pocket for later. Anywho a good read on the kind of things needed from Xbox 3 n PS4.

http://gamasutra.com/view/news/184807/The_Walking_Dead_mirror_neurons_and_empathy.php#.URjpkCrwETQ A look at how the game makes you feel emotionally involved. I assume the article is full of spoilers.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2013/02/08/activision-disappointed-by-wii-u-launch/ Activision not doing well form the Wii U launch http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-wii-us-short-term-success-is-in-jeopardy-and-its-all-raymans-fault And there's this whole load of stuff brought about by delaying Rayman Legends for Wii U (the version of which is currently made) so that they can do a multi-plat in September. And this is Ubisoft too, and they've generally been one of Nintendo's closest third party studios.

http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/port-of-call-bastions-studio-director-explains-how-the-game-is-special-on-i A short piece from PAR about the multi-platformness of it. Didn't realise it was out on iOS.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-01-frozen-synapse-tactics-announced-for-ps3-and-vita PS3 and Vita version coming. It'll be a third party port though. Those are always a bit 50:50 in being good or bad. Could be neat on Vita, unsure for PS3.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 Pope Benedict XVI to resign. No one knows why as of yet (but the article will likely be all updated n shit by time most of you are awake n reading it)

My housemate and I got hankering for some FFX. She's set up her original PS3 on the tele, and I'm on PCSX2. We're at Mi'Hen highroad at the moment, gonna do some Chocobo Eater slaying.

Yeah, I don't quite believe that.

Folks be fine with setting up Dota 2 amongst themselves tonight yeah? I'm gonna play something else for a bit.

As in a proper team to kick butt across the dota-sphere? I'd say personally not myself. I think Mason might, he seems to be feeling pretty confident in his growing skills.

I kinda hope they do. From some research I've being doing of late (and stuff I've known since they first entered with Xbox) they don't give a shit about games, that's a trojan horse. They want a Microsoft Entertainment Computer in your living room and the Xbox is currently that. They've forgotten how important that trojan horse element is *points to the fact GFWL Marketplace is now relegated to http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/PC?xr=shellnav* and if they do mess around with severe DRM it's likely to bit them in the butt. Buuutttttt many a xbox gamer has been happy to pay £35-£40 a year for online multiplayer, FB, Twitter, Youtube, IE, Netflix, Hulu, iPlayer, etc, while everyone else has gotten it for free so the moronicness of deep Xbox gamers is not to be underestimated and they'll likely happily fund this upcoming endeavour knowing no better. Which btw MS is making at least $1billion a year from XBL so kiss any hopes next gen might bring free online MP for 360 games/gamers goodbye now. No company is going to kiss $1billion+ goodbye while it's still good money.