@dave_tacitus: Yeah, you're right. Being from Birmingham myself, I'm pretty sure all 'Brummies' are born with a chip on their shoulder about being made fun of. It's funny, most people that give it a hard time have never visited, they basically feed off of it's bad reputation from the 80s.
As someone from the midlands, with family in both N.I and the Republic, I don't think there are a great many differences. Although Welsh and Scottish folks I've had the good fortune of knowing all seem to have a bit of chip on their shoulder's about being called 'British', which I totally understand. I generally refer to myself as English, or Irish descent, rather than British - I always refer to residents from other home nations by their country's nationality.
In terms of England, I think money and politics is swayed far to heavily towards the south of the country - to the point where large swathes of the north just get 'left behind'. I think London is a great tourist destination, but it's a complete ballache to live in. Also, anything south of Warwickshire is usually way too expensive - especially those house prices. I do think HS2 will will be beneficial in redistributing the wealth and freezing the rise of house prices in the south.
The current state of GAME is a real shame. I have great memories of popping into my local store and playing Double Dash on GCN right before it was released - probably the reason I asked for one for Christmas!
I'll be playing on PC, on standard release date, both competitive and co-op multiplayer. Oh and I'm based out of the U.K, so all you European's add me! :)
If you're heading to Nottingham, GameCity have set up The National Video Game Arcade. It's basically a museum charting the rise of various concepts within videogames. They also have a floor filled with weird indie stuff that uses proprietary hardware, which is pretty awesome. Other than that, nothing rings a bell. Maybe the Insert Coin store in London?
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