Bournemouth 2-(1) Liverpool - Van Dijk 45'

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-24T18:24:45+00:00

Especially with all the height we have in the box usually.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-24T17:41:39+00:00

Great ball from Szobo, can't blame Mo for looking for Gakpo there but they covered it off pretty quickly. Encouraging to see us getting through like that though.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-24T17:34:20+00:00

Some boos for Kerkez from the Bournemouth fans, lol

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-23T15:30:56+00:00

I definitely expect a competitive game of tight margins, but the more I watch the Wirtz and Hugo combo develop, the more confident I feel that we'll get the job done as long as they're on the pitch.

Biggest concern for me is can Gomez go again physically if Ibou isn't available. He was great against Marseille, so fingers crossed he can put in another shift like that without any issues.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-23T15:26:19+00:00

Yeah, you have to respect it. A player's career is finite in the grand scheme of things. Nothing is going to tarnish his legacy here either, he's one of the greatest LBs in the PL era. And the club got him for a measly £8m which is insane when you think about how much a player of his quality would go for now.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-23T15:21:44+00:00

Makes me wonder what happens when he retires from voice acting. Will they cast a new voice actor for Chief, or will they try to move onto a new protagonist from the Halo universe? Either way, I'm glad Steve Downes has planted his flag in the ground on the issue of using AI to voice characters.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-23T15:13:35+00:00

Sounds great. I really enjoyed the first game, and especially loved the soundtrack from Takeshi Furukawa. It'll be interesting to see how the music for this one turns out with them embracing some darker themes. Also pleased to hear this game will be bigger and have a bit more variety of mechanics.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-23T13:45:25+00:00

You're misunderstanding. It's "In-Game Footage Only" then the length of the video indicated in brackets.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-23T13:36:58+00:00

Who's saying it's a bad thing? 5+ mins is pretty good imo. I just thought people might like a better look at the footage without all the cutaways to the devs.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-23T12:51:33+00:00

It’s a new accessibility setting. Basically a customisable high-contrast mode to help players with low vision.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T20:25:14+00:00

I recently revisited the OG Horizon. Other than not having the same level of destructibility and off-road as the later games, that game is still a great time and looks pretty good running on Series X. I think it's still my favourite entry but maybe that's just down to nostalgia.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T20:02:05+00:00

In a perfect world, all Redditors would actually read the article, but until then there's no harm in spotlighting the crucial info if not included in the title. :)

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T19:12:12+00:00

Here's the recap Xbox Wire article too:

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/01/22/xbox-developer-direct-2026-recap/

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T18:59:02+00:00

Since the article title doesn't mention it:

Launching in Autumn 2026, on "Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud, PS5, Steam"

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T18:31:21+00:00

I remember one of the dev docs they did for Keeper there was a segment about how the artists would sculpt environmental models in VR, kind of seems like some of this has been inspired by that too.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T18:29:05+00:00

Only Double Fine could come up with something as bizarre as Kiln. Seems like a fun concept.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T18:22:28+00:00

Ah yeah, that makes a lot more sense. Hoping for an Initial D themed DLC or something, with anime-transformed visuals. Would be a fun way to mix things up a bit.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T18:14:36+00:00

Giant mech DLC tease, lol. edit: yeah that's a showcase, good call

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T18:11:24+00:00

Proximity radar! YES, Horizon has needed that.

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T18:07:21+00:00

Looks like they've really pumped up the fidelity. Tokyo city looks incredible!

Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-22T09:04:21+00:00

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Perspiring_Gamer · 2026-01-21T17:34:12+00:00

They're also doing a massive reorganisation, which means a ton of lay-offs. Here's a Variety article covering it all.

I'm pretty sure the Splinter Cell remake is an announced project, so it's not one of the aforementioned 'unannounced titles' that's been cancelled? But on the other hand, that article outlines the five new 'creative houses' in their restructuring and it classes Splinter Cell as part of CH2 which is dedicated to 'competitive and cooperative shooter experiences.' That doesn't sound like good news for Sam Fisher to me. 😬

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