Marsh

Tried the FIFA 08 demo, didn't like it. I'm getting PES2008 instead. I don't think there has been enough of a change in the gameplay since 07 to warrant a purchase, and the cosmetic alterations that have been made I don't like (is it just me or has all the text shrunk?).

actionpad, I removed you as a friend this afternoon because you were signing in and out every 2 minutes. What was that all about? PES didn't like it.

I don't think you'll find many differences between the demo and the final released version. A few minor tweaks, yes, but a complete overhaul of the physics and game engine? Nah.

From what I've heard, Generals wasn't all that great. I still prefer RA1 over RA2, as well. C&C3 is a very good game, although it did take some warming up to. RA1 was a lot simpler and easier to navigate. Though that may be in part due to the controls on a console seeming alien to me, which wouldn't be a problem with a PC.

I've got C&C3 on the 360 and it's pretty good, although the missions fuck me off. It fucks me off because it has main objectives and bonus objectives, and if you miss out / forget about a bonus objective (such as use an engineer to take over an enemy building) then you don't get awarded the ribbon for completing the mission. This is fucking annoying when I realise that I have to redo the mission from scratch, for some vague and generally lame reason. Skirmish is still awesome though.

Have you considered buying her The Sims 2?

I said Maggie's first word was 'Sequel' because Marge points it out in the film. Either they ignored / forgot a previous TV episode, or the film is set before said TV episode.

GRAW2. I bought it from HMV for £25 in their sale. (Which was ideal because I had a £25 gift card, and had been stalling on using it for months because their prices are so darn expensive that I feel like I'm wasting the vouchers just to discount their prices to the same level as other retailers, thus no benefit to me. For example, Viva Pinata in HMV- £45. Viva Pinata in Argos- £25. So I saved the vouchers for another day and bought it from Argos. Screw the fiver, it's not worth blowing the vouchers on) This is doubly pleasing because I was very close to buying it using the vouchers pre-sale, when it was £40. Oh, the benefits of waiting a couple of weeks. Seriously, that's some awesome luck. I had a couple of local multiplayer games where you wipe out a map of computer controlled enemies, then did the same game mode over XBL. I'll fire up the single player at some point too >_> If anyone has this game and wants to play, let me know.

The Lion King is my favourite movie, by far. That's not because I dislike other Disney films, I just REALLY like The Lion King. In fact, I like The Lion King to such an extent that I took my (now) fiancee to see the stage musical for our first date. We go every year now.

It looks awful. At first I was looking at it hard, expecting to be missing something obvious. But there doesn't seem to be any clever reasoning behind the shapes (such as the outline of the British Isles), it just looks like a mess. I like the comment about the BMX stickers, stok. Good find.

I have this DVD. I won it in a competition at BritWres.com. It's an entertaining movie, worth a rental or looking out for in the second hand bargain bin (if you have an interest in wrestling & horror movies). An entertaining way to spend a couple of hours, but far from a memorable classic.

I really wish I could set a custom name tag for everyone on here, because some people have bizarre names that don't seem to be linked to their EWB username at all. (I'm guilty of this as well)

When you're on the default screen that loads when you turn on the Xbox, and it automatically logs you in- select your gamercard (where it previously asked you to sign in) and the option is in there.

Ouch - that sucks. It all worked for me, but it doesn't help me at all because A) I don't have a USB keyboard, and B) when signing in on the 360, it signs you out on the PC. I'd rather get a message on the PC, so that I can respond via keyboard and also keep all my chat logs in the same place.

Hinder are awesome. I went to see both them and Black Stone Cherry in London at the same time in some tiny little University hall in London. They did a cover of 'Born To Be Wild'. It was great. They are great.

Boom Boom Rocket - Trying to get the achievement for all fireworks. I have all the fireworks on easy & medium, and a firework for the first six tracks on hard. These last four however, are infuriatingly difficult. I only managed to complete the seventh track once, and I didn't get a firework for it (I almost hit the fucking roof). Feeding Frenzy - Time Attack mode is a piece of shit, because you can't save your progress and it's a lengthy game from start to finish. I got to a few levels from the end, ran out of time and got the Game Over screen (I almost hit the fucking roof again). I'm edging closer to the 'Play For 10 Hours' achievement, as well as the various food bank achievements (I'm at 7,000 in the bank at the moment). 3D Ultra Mini Golf - Bought this one today and it's rather fun, especially in multi-player with a friend. This one managed to frustrate me because I went through the entire single player campaign and beat all my opponents with an overall score of -1 (one below PAR), only to find that I need to not only win the trophy to unlock the achievement, but I also need to win with a score of -4 or better. Shit.

Is it laid down flat / properly ventilated with room for the console to breathe? When I first got mine it would freeze, but that was because in my 'new toy' haste, I just stuck it on top of the TV. This didn't work very well because the top of my TV is not flat, it gets quite warm and the console wasn't laid down flat meaning part of the console would touch the TV and the air vents etc were blocked. Thus I assume it would overheat and crash. Since I moved the 360 down into its permanent home on a shelf inside the TV cabinet, I haven't had a problem with it since in that regard.

If I were slightly more cynical, I'd agree with the theory that everyone else is cheating. It has certainly crossed my mind. What I think is more likely though, is that they are 13 years old and spend all day playing this game (as evidenced by their 500 match win total). There's just something wrong with The Rock losing to a female CAW called Emily, though.

I am embarrassingly bad in online games. And whenever I am winning (which is very rarely), my opponent will quit the game. I can't seem to reverse anything, although the opponent has no problem reversing my stuff... and I spend the majority of my time on the floor, tapping all the buttons to try and get up (whilst the opponent casually picks me up and knocks me down again; repeat ad nauseum). I seriously might as well just put my controller down and let them get on with it. At the beginning of most matches, the opponent will have sprinted across the ring and knocked me over before I have a chance to react to the opening bell. This is shit. I'd blame it on lag, but I don't have any. It just seems as though my buttons have lag. For example, when in a submission where I have to stop the bar in the blue? I'll press the button and the line won't stop for a couple more seconds, making it incredibly inaccurate and more a case of pot luck than any discernible talent. Is this just me? If so, it may explain the poor reversal controls. I'm not amused by this game.

Really? (In regards to Viva Pinata) I surprised to see it in Wal-Mart of all places, the other day, for only 30$. (Even though I had been seeing it for 40-50 for months...) So I guess the price is going down, or has gone down already, and they just haven't changed in that store yet.