Lunchtime.org.uk

Like a book club, but with video games.

Moogle calls dibs on streaming Bayonetta 2

So apparently you call dibs to stream a game and stop other people doing it before you by making a blog post about it. Apparently nobody does this, and when they do, everyone ignores it I look forward to being added to that hallowed list of great people.

I have every intention of streaming Bayonetta 2 on release, and if you take this from me I will find you, and I will do horrible things to you. Horrible things, like hiding your keys, or moving your glasses somewhere else when you take a shower. I’ll also work magic on you so that you go into rooms and forget why you went there. It’ll be bad, you don’t want that.

The exception to this is of course if the game is delayed a large amount in Euroland compared with other territories – in which case, fill your boots. And fuck you for getting it early, you dicks.

Gentlemens Lunchtime Association ULTRA tournament

gla tourni

To celebrate the release of Ultra Street Fighter 4 I have organised a tounament featuring the GLA’s top fighters, As they punch, throw and Dive kick their way to be the Stretiest Fighter and win a FREE copy of ULTRA street fighter 4. (for PC)

Applications are open and everyone is welcome. Just register your interest in the commet section below with you steam ID to be entered (no fees – no risk). The dead line for entry is the 4th of May so get registered and start training.

Fighters will then be randomly drawn from a fedora and put into the tournament brackets, rounds will be best 2/3 with only the loser being able to repick characters. If you lose your first match you will then be put in the losers bracket and given a second chance, if you fail that time you will be eliminated. Winner of the winners bracket will be given winners advantage against the winner of the losers bracket.

Hope to see you there.

Ha, ha! We’re using the youtubes

Apparently some people really like this website, so the GLA YouTube channel is going to fall right back into regular use, starting now! I will be uploading one highlight per day, starting from the oldest ones twitch remembers. It’ll probably take me a little while to upload all of them, but this is your call to make highlights of things you thought were funny. I think (?) you need editor status to do that, but I’ll be doling that out to basically whoever wants it, just send me a message on steam or an email.

Now, please join me in that sacred YouTube prayer: remember to like, subscribe and share these videos as much as you can! Really helps me out!

Love, Cats

Announcing: GLA gold membership!

Yes, you read that right. It’s been almost four entire years since I started running this website. I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, I’ve yelled in furious anger, and I’ve sat awkwardly in silence. Mostly the last one, but still, it’s the principle of the thing, right? Because of this website, I’ve learned things I never would have learned, done things I never would have done, and (up until now) wasted a whole lot of time that I could have spent becoming a world-famous YouTube celebrity.

Well, today, that all changes! Because, the Gentlemen’s Lunchtime Association has just gone gold. We’re rolling out a new tier of premium membership to help enhance the site experience and support our continued administration and maintenance. I really can’t afford that $4 a month any longer.

To all of you who might be concerned about the changes: whatever. (No, but seriously, these won’t affect your ability to use the GLA if you don’t pay).

With that, here’s the plans we’re offering!

Unregistered Registered Bronze Silver Gold Gold Plus
Viewing time per day (hrs) 2 3 8 12 Unlimited Unlimited
Chat messages per day 100 125 400 800 Unlimited Unlimited
Video delay (seconds) 90 85 60 40 30 30
Editor privelages X X X X
Chat moderatorship X X X X
Post to the blog X X X X
Video streaming privelages X X X
Podcast priority slot X X X
Catsman will personally come to your house and cook you his special chicken fried rice X X
Catsman will personally come to your house and lick your feet X
Price $1/mo $2/mo $5/mo $10/mo $20/mo $35/mo

You’ll be able to pay monthly, via PayPal, Google Checkout or Amazon Payments, and it’s 10% off if you buy 10 years or more. Payment options will open tomorrow. Thank you for your support, and here’s to another 4 great years!

Love, Cats

PS: Sign up now, and receive a free hat!

Sorry for the downtime

Wanna know what the problem was? Server ran out of memory. All 512mb of the stuff. Maybe I should invest in more.

Status update on the podcast: I will try and record on Monday evening, and again on Tuesday evening – this will be at around 6PM BST. This weekend or next weekend is the weekend when the clocks go back or forward or something, so to avoid confusion I’ll be making announcements on the GLA steam group an hour in advance. You can also add me on Steam, and (if I remember) I’ll shoot you a message if we need more men (good mic required – if you’ve never podcasted before, now’s a good time to start!)

An update on getting banned from twitch:
If you’re reading this, you probably don’t want to get the channel banned. How can you help?

1) If you see someone streaming something that’s against the rules, hit me up on steam or send me an email and I’ll look into it. That way, I can remove the offending stream key and we won’t get banned from twitch. I may also be giving another person the power to do this in the future. This channel is pretty much on its last warning as it is (we’re dangerous and subversive!), so one more strike and we’re pretty much out. Additionally, twitch is the only service that really does many-people-to-one-channel streaming anymore, so we’re kind of screwed if we get removed.

2) Don’t stream content that breaks the Twitch rules of conduct! If you’re not sure whether you should stream something or not, you can always contact twitch support and ask. If you want to stream something that’s not allowed on twitch, then remember that we run a livestream channel just for that! They’re generally pretty lax. And when I say that, I mean they’re utterly, utterly indifferent. Again, shoot me an email\steam message and I’ll forward you the login details.

That’s all for now. Remember to get in on the podcast recording this week! I’m looking for people who haven’t been in a podcast before, which is why the timeslot changed.

Love, Cats

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