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I really need to buy some new games. really I want some shooters or action games, the cheaper the better. Either that or I'll just play through Gears again.

I finally managed to finish Champion mode this afternoon. The story could've done with being a bit longer, but it is a step in the right direction, and I hope that they improve on it in future games. But they need to do something more with legacy mode. I mean the training system works quite well, but none of the fights feel that important, especially after playing Champion mode, just feels like playing exhibition fights with created fighters.

It's pretty easy if you're playing on normal.

Fast jabs to the stomach when it tells you, in and out.

Just get the fuck out of his way when yr trainer tells you to.

Then knock him out.

I think it's just going to be a case of sticking at it. I just keep getting caught with one big punch, and then I'm done.

The Frost fight on Fight Night Champion is so frustrating. I'm pretty sure my controller is going to be destoryed before i defeat him.

I've began to realise I own practically no new games. Apart from Brotherhood and Fifa 11 all of my games are years old, i feel I may be out of the loop.

Oh I was still using the sticks, but there were points where I was playing where it was just 10 seconds of non stop punching, it just seemed odd. It will grow on me once I get used to it.

Urghh the clinching on the Fight Night demo is still pretty crap. Apart from that really enjoying the demo can't wait till the game comes out

I found it hard to get into the game, felt more like a button basher game at times. That being said it is probably just me failing to adjust quickly as I'm having a play through Round 3.

Support Birmingham City, but Walsall are kind of like a second team. I choose my teams well .

Well apparently Birmingham have put in a £2M bid for Charlie Austin. I'm not entirely sure what to make of it really.

'Merry Christmas, I fucked your snowman' is defiantly an interesting one to listen to

The Road Rash Series. Maybe it's blind nostalgia on my part, but it was a lot of fun and could work nicely with better graphics and animation

Most time spent on a game?

I actually really enjoyed last night's episode, but that may be because a couple of the things that happened in the episode link to inside jokes with me and some of my friends. But him kicking the door into the old woman had me in stiches.

Pokemon Orange Island.

The only thing I'll be bothered about from all this is the lack of Deadliest Warrior.

This is actually the only thing I watch on a weekly basis on Bravo, so I hope it finds somewhere. The trouble is I can't see a lot of Bravo and Channel One's programmes having a place after the shut down, I never really saw Sky One as the same type of channel as Bravo, but apparently that's the reason they are deciding the shut the channel down.

BSkyB is to close Bravo and general entertainment station Channel One, putting more than 50 jobs at risk, as part of the integration of Living TV Group.

BSkyB has decided to focus on the Living TV channel portfolio, which will see a 25% boost to its programming budget, and the gameshow and quiz channel Challenge.

Living TV Group, which is home to shows including Grey's Anatomy, Britain's Next Top Model and Sons of Anarchy, currently employs 110 staff. There will be just 58 roles after integration, but it is understood that there are a significant number of positions potentially available in other parts of the BSkyB operation.

BSkyB is understood to have decided to jettison Bravo, which launched as a cable channel in 1985, because it reaches a similar demographic to Sky1 but is not believed to have the same brand equity or reach.

BSkyB is backing Living TV because, outside of sport, it is second only to Sky1 in popularity among its basic pay-TV channels. BSkyB has failed to target the female market as successfully as Living TV, which has a two-year deal with Katie Price. Sky closed its own attempt to target a female audience, Sky Real Lives, earlier this year.

It was decided that Channel One, which was rebranded from Virgin 1 in August following BSkyB's acquisition of Living TV Group for £160m in July, was too similar to Sky3, which it sits alongside as a free-to-air channel on Freeview.

BSkyB intends to "redeploy" the channels' programming, with pay-TV shows moving to other Sky channels and free-to-air fare mostly moving to Sky3.

Bravo is home to shows including Spartacus, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Sons of Anarchy. Spin-off channel Bravo 2 will also disappear. BSkyB has not said what it intends to do with the channel slot.

Challenge will move free-to-air in Channel One's slot, which will effectively double its audience reach, as BSkyB looks to grow its presence in quizzes and gameshows. There are longer-term possibilities of tie-ups with Sky Bet.

Staff have been informed of the integration plans this afternoon with all staff, including the Living TV Group managing director, Jonathan Webb, under review.

The review has been carried out by Sophie Turner Laing, the managing director of entertainment, news and broadcast operations at BSkyB.

"Content is at the heart of Sky's strategy," she said. "Living is already one of the best pay-TV channels around and is obviously a great fit with our existing channels like Sky1. There is so much potential for further development and we intend to increase on-screen investment in Living by around a quarter as part of our expanded channel portfolio. This is a big part of our plans to bring customers great content from channel brands that really cut through."

BSkyB moved quickly to announce the integration of Living TV Group after being given final clearance by the Office of Fair Trading only yesterday.

The Living TV Group integration adds to what is expected to be a major revamp of BSkyB's entertainment programming after the broadcaster struck a five-year £150m deal for the exclusive UK rights to the entire HBO catalogue of shows including The Wire, True Blood and The Sopranos.

Source: The Guardian

It's certainly an interesting move, I wonder which programs will make the cut.

It is indeed.

I forgot how weird that game really was. Right then.

Skullmonkeys?

Allow me, as a Birmingham fan, to sum up my opinion on our deadline day signings:

McLeish you wonderful man

I agree with this 100%. Plus giving Wolves Marcus Bent was brilliant, just to make sure we finish above them.

There just isn't any point in this homegrown rule is there? Arsenal still haven't named any over 21 English players in their 25 man squad, but still have enough "home grown" players because of the "3 seasons before you are 21" rule, and yet Matt Derbyshire, Birmingham's new striker (born in Blackburn and eligable for the England squad) doesn't count. Wasn't the home grown thing meant to be so teams would build up young English players instead of bringing in young foreigners so that the England squad can get stronger over the years?

Capdevila's Wikipedia page gave me a chuckle.

In June 2010 he also proved to be a top rate actor by successfully faking an ear injury in front of thousands of people and warranting the wonderful Republic of Portugal's National Team a red card - he is being tipped as a favourite for the next Oscar gala, featuring amidst such names as Jude Law, Cristiano Ronaldo and other such cheaters.

Easy 6 points next season then .

That was brilliant.

I'm glad they kept it fairly sad at the end, with Alex actually being dead. Would have been easy for them to 'cop out' and send her back to the real world. Hope they don't do another series just for the sake of it, they've done everything that needs to be done with Gene, and the guy at the end wrapped it up nicely.

It would be quite difficult for them to make another series that worked, now you know the whole place isn't real etc. I think that managed to wrap up nearly all of the loose ends really well with that episode.

So has anybody give the album a listen since it leaked? The Diamond Church Street Choir, Boxer and The Spirit of Jazz are my favourites from the album so far, although I find the whole album to be a very good listen. Wonderful lyrics as always.

I like it, it's quite a nice sound, although i do still enjoy the old 50's inspired style.