Ok, maybe I was a bit quick to condemn San Andreas. Yes, so I may not get on with the camera, but the game does have some redeeming features, such as being able to play pool, go betting on horses, or base jumping off the top of a skyscraper.

For those of you who don't know the new GTA series, they block off part of the map until you have completed some missions and the other parts of the map become relevant to the story. This one is based on 3 islands, and the bridges between each island are closed. This worked quite well in the first two games, but in this one you can swim or fly a plane over. Which I have now done 5 times. However, when you leave your island, you get maximum wanted level that even going into a pay and spray doesn't fix. How annoying! Never mind, guess I'll just have to start playing some of the missions soon before I can go exploring the casinos...

In other news, my CMS is making good progress - the first 3 test pages are working, but now comes the complicated stuff! Looking good though.

Right, I'm heading back to Los Santos for a game of pool.