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Yeah, although I do enjoy sports/beat-em-up type games, I generally feel like I get my money's worth from good RPGs/FPSs. The exception would probably be FM, but when I think of games that really had a lot of content and different experiences, I think of System Shock 2, Baldur's Gate 2, Oblivion etc. I do still enjoy PES, Gears of War and so on - because although I'll play them plenty, it's the single player that grasps me most.

Which side were you?

I love CM/FM for those kind of things. Apparently Sindre Loe Bing paid the researcher to make him awesome in FM06.

Well, it's actually supposed to be three years for Belgian nationality, I believe. Remember that a player can only have one second nationality, so if he already has a second non-EU passport, you're fucked. As for the other player that got a passport early, not really sure on that part. Maybe there's a slight random element to reflect obscure citizenship rules? Maybe he'd been playing in Spain before you signed him?

Oblivion and Gears of War are probably the best couple of games so far. Lost Planet possibly, but that's just come out. Tables Tennis is cheap and good for the occasional play. TDU is apparently a good driving game, but I'm not particularly into them myself.

My save game corrupted First time it's happened to me on this game and I don't have the heart to go to my back-up save which is more than 6 months behind. Considering starting an Atletico game since I haven't had many CL-quality saves yet.

First thing that sprung to mind: At the Drive-In - 'Arc Arsenal'

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I'm either being really stupid about this or it's bugged. No matter what I do it stops at 3.2 seconds. EDIT: Still doing it, as soon as the smaller ball bounces off the top paddle

I might well be online at that time. That's when Raw starts, but I probably won't be awake til the end so I'll record it.

Yup, I'll definitely be up for it. Had my first shot at online co-op the other day, was really good fun since I got someone that was good and communicated.

Yeah, you get the month free when you first register a silver account, so it can be with either system. That's weird about the media remote. I definitely got mine when I got my premium just after launch, though I did get a bundle with a couple of games.

Premium comes with the wireless controller, headset, HD, ethernet cable and media remote.

When I first heard about this I was a lot more excited than I am now. Think it's just a combination of the allegedly uninspiring single player, GoW being awesome, and BioShock + Mass Effect coming out so soon. Can't wait for the latter

Hey, the first one was OK

Not that, but I've had a few other random bugs in single player since the update. Ran through Act 4 (I think) when you're heading towards the Fenix estate, and at the part where the boomer is supposed to break through the wall ... he didn't. Had to play the entire act again

Apparently his actual salary is around $1.5M a season, and the rest is just a lofty estimate of what the image rights will bring.

My tag's BlakeNJudge. Only on a 48 hour sub until I track down a cheap year-long one I heard about.

Maps are out apparantly but I can't get to my console. Anybody interested in playing tonight? I got a trial code from a mate until I can investigate the various cheap online Live subscriptions. Will be online in about 3-4 hours. Gamertag: BlakeNJudge

Oh god, I absolutely can't wait for this. I've never played Guitar Hero in any form and I'm going to have this eating up my life. Is it easy to pick up if you play guitar?

whats the Beckham Rule?

Episode 4 Spoiler

I do like my world tour games, but I've also got a liking for distant future games. I holidayed for 20 years with English, Scottish, Italian, Spanish and French leagues active, and am now in charge of a Birmingham team with low Premiership expectations and quite a few highly promising youngsters. FMs never tend to be that stable in the long-term, but things seem quite reasonable so far. Many clubs seem to have high bank balances, but transfers are pretty consistent with the odd £35M purchase by the big clubs and a reasonable number of other switches. One thing I've noticed is that players are overly-technical, and I think that's a result of the balancing in the patch. Another oddity is that the game seems to have become highly defensive, with the top 12 average ratings in the Premiership possessed by central defenders. PPMs are almost gone, except for, bizarrely, 'Shoots from Distance.' Similarly, almost all players are 'Weak' or 'Very Weak' with their secondary foot. Arsenal won the Premiership 9 years in a row too, running up until the season I've taken over in