TheFlyingGerbil

there should be a setting in your phone to swap from sending group messages as one MMS message to multiple SMS messages. That may sort your problem as it will send as a standard text to each person, especially as you say you struggle with pictures which also use MMS so it could be MMS that's the problem. Another way to try and sort that is to turn off wifi as I know my mum has to turn that off to use MMS as the phone tries to use wifi which her network won't let her use to send/receive MMS data.

How is Harry Styles in it?

I assume that's the physical version? Hope you enjoy it. Let us know how you like Salmon Run as I can't work out what people think of it.

If the Japanese Prime Minister's wife pretended not to speak English for an entire G20 meal so she didn't have to speak to Trump, she is awesome.

final fantasy tactics?

Does anyone with a PSVR still think it was a good purchase? There doesn't seem that much to do with it.

they're supposed to look like light catching the eyes/highlights, anime style:

She's a great actress and a good fit. I'm confident she'll do a good job. Let's just hope she has the material to work with, having a woman for the first time there are a lot of potential missteps.

There is more strategy in the other modes if you thought splatfest was a bit hectic. Turf war is the "for fun" mode. Though of course there are certainly tactics to be applied. Not sure what's changed in 2, but in the first Splatoon you don't really level up your character, at least not in a way that effects your character's attributes - it just shows how long you've been playing. The main thing you do is choose a weapon to match the stage you're playing, then choose an outfit to match your weapon. Each item of clothing has a different primary attribute ready to go, and up 3 sub-attributes to unlock by playing in that item. It all adds another level but don't expect anything too in depth.

So, what did you think, @danielpholt? I was super rusty but had a good time.

I'm not sure I'll be free tonight but I have downloaded it in hopes. Splatoon was right up there as one of my favourite games last gen (not sure that's even the correct term with Nintendo hardware now) I will give you a tip which seems most relevant to seasoned gamers and it is to give the motion controls a chance, especially if you've played shooters on joypads before. A lot of people seem to have thought, "I'm good at games I don't need motion control" and that is not the correct way to think about it for this game, it's not the easy option, and it's not a lot of movement like whacking tennis balls in Wii Sport or slightly janky unnecessary alternative to stick controls like skyward sword. Think of motion controls in Splatoon more like using a mouse instead a stick. There are so many examples of people going straight into the menu and turning them off and not even trying or just having a mental block and not letting themselves like it. But there are more examples too of people powering through the initial experience of it seeming "wrong" and actually realising it is the best way to play the game for them. Now having had that bit of a rant, whether or not you want to turn them off for the mayhem of the splatfest so you can jump in with how you're most familiar is a different decision and of course you may give it a fair shake and decide you genuinely prefer traditional controls but I would say when you have the full game (and you will want the full game) please consider giving motion controls a try.

New Doctor to be announced this Sunday. Any last minute guesses as to actor/gender/race?

Was just going through my "watch later" youtube list and this popped up. I have no memory of adding it so hope it wasn't from here. I don't exactly know if I'd put it on heavy rotation, but it was strangely compelling.

So despite my last post here, I hadn't been too excited about Splatoon 2. More of a "pick it up when I fancy a game" than a I wonder if you can pre-order it. But then the Splatoon 2 Direct happened and I'm pretty stoked for it now. Seems like a big enough change from the first one that I want see what's up with it and honestly, some of those new specials are wild. Also, there's a pre-release Splatfest on the 15th. The download is available now.

I've had to content myself with the PSN sale as I don't PC game. I just started Dark Cloud today and enjoyed what I played enough to get the sequel while it was on offer.

I finished Little Nightmares last week. It's a puzzle platformer but the puzzles were more point and click style than platformer style (that's a good thing). It got (unnecessarily?) dark at the end but I enjoyed the atmosphere, and graphics were great, like an eastern european stop motion animation. It's a bit strange it got a disc release as even as a new release was under £20. I enjoyed it and would recommend it and hope a publisher picks up city of metronome, which looks like I'd enjoy but certainly won't be holding my breath for.

Started playing Dark Cloud today. There's certainly some dated aspects but I'm enjoying it and will be carrying on, though I should have really got back to Watch Dogs 2.

We used to listen to this before we went out as a jokey song but I secretly loved it.

You should give this a listen then: It's the episode of the Adam Buxton podcast with Edgar Wright. I'd recommend the whole podcast series. It's very hard to not like Adam Buxton and a lot of his guests have a similar vibe, e.g. Louis Theroux, Richard Ayoade, Garth Jennings, Rob Delaney, Kathy Burke.

There is nothing that isn't better with googly eyes on it.

yeah, I was kinda surprised how easily everyone hopped on the cannibalism bandwagon. Not much of a debate, lol.

Next question: Assuming it was done humanely and willingly, would you try human meat?

Do you mean firm dates because they've confirmed they're working on both those games already.

Wasn't sure whether to put this here or in game trailers.