New data shows #Brexit has lowered UK GDP by 6-8% over the past decade. Investment down 12-18%, employment down 3-4%. It's even worse than economists had predicted pre-referendum, because they thought there would be a bounce-back long term. "Economists were roughly right on the

The Game Awards don’t deserve to be taken seriously because they don’t take video games seriously. From its presentation to its overvaluing of games as a “cinematic storytelling medium” it represents the pinnacle of “people ashamed to be working on games instead of movies”

How about awards for best controls? Best difficulty+balancing? Best level design? Best optimization? Best user interface? Things that are unique to VIDEO GAMES? Not there, because that would mean the people in charge actually know what makes video games a distinct medium.

Been playing awful football in the league for a while now. These players need to give their heads a wobble. Do they want to win the league or not? You have to TAKE the 3 points, can’t be so passive and keep letting teams back into it.

BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.

Putting £10 on “they declare there’s not enough direct evidence so it isn’t taken any further, and everyone is urged to pretend the entire establishment aren’t completely rotten”

EXCLUSIVE: The Green Party have slated the BBC after it handed Reform UK their third Question Time slot in a row the week before a crucial by-election in England

The Brits woke up today, arrested a pedo prince and stood up to a pedo President…all before lunch.

Seems like Midsummer Studios is closing? It was founded by Firaxis Games vets Jake Solomon and Will Miller, team worked on The Sims, XCOM, Sid Meier’s Civilization

The National Steve Smith Reform is not on the BBC because the party is popular. The party is popular because it’s on the BBC. BBC is a big part of the problem.

FFS

It's not a crime to acquire Bluepoint after they remade Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, have them make a God of War live-service game, cancel that game, and then close them down. But it fucking should be.

Hire studio to make deluxe remakes Never give them Bloodborne Here's live service God of War instead Shutter when nothing comes together

Jim Ryan and Sony’s overly zealous live service push has got to be one of the worst decisions PlayStation has ever made imo - Last of Us multiplayer canceled meaning Naughty Dog are almost skipping an entire generation - Biggest flop ever in all of gaming with Concord - Multiple

Looks like Tony Blair is very determined to confirm his status as one of the worst persons alive. His speech is pure 19th century colonialism: he frames the Gaza issue as one of "ineffective governance" on the part of the Palestinians, without as much as mentioning the 17-year

KFC, Nando's, Burger King and others ditch chicken welfare pledge. It is about profits. They prefer "franken-chickens" which mature quicker but have higher rates of premature death and muscle disease. Customers not told anything about chicken welfare. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Kyle Walker has spent the last five minutes warming up in the Chelsea half of the pitch. Someone tell Liam Rosenior…

Does it? A price increase is possible and further changes to the model but I think the opposite will happen and MS will continue to shift to being digital sales platform and move away from building consoles?

I just read some people believe those born in the year of the pig are lazy? It would explain a lot about me tbf…

Getting bored of conceding straight after scoring. This happens too often for supposedly defensively sound team