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Sporty, both times. That is all.

...or is it?

Don't see an occasion where I'll get the chance to embed this video again in the near future, so I shall do it now. Now that is all.

Went with inFamous because I assumed (rightly) that Uncharted would have enough support anyway. Pretty 50/50 between the two. Special mention to Folklore though.

@Zooey74: I guess the fact they shrank from five to three is at least something. I can understand the Gamestation being there prior to the acquisition/merger I can't remember which (although those two are really hilariously close together), it was the one on St. Stephens that confused me. They must have made sense at some point when Game was running high. My assumption (and this is indeed just an assumption) is that, at least towards the end (and we've obviously been hearing about mounting debt at Game since way into last year), the Game Group couldn't afford the redundancies that would have come with widespread closures unless they had the protection of Administration.

Edit: Oh, and *returns fist bump*. My forgetfulness should in no way be taken as me leaving you hanging.

Agreed with those talking about only buying online in recent years. That said, Game online was always an acceptable (better than acceptable) experience for brand new games in my opinion. Standard price that was only rarely undercut by other online retailers. Yes I am aware Amazon is usually a couple of quid cheaper, but by the time you add in paying for First Class as they demand for guaranteed day one delivery, as well as the Game reward points that were pretty good all things considered (as an aside, I ended up with around £70 of them by the time they didn't stock ME3, which I got rid of pretty sharpish at that point) then there is little to no difference (and any difference is arguably in Game's favour).

To be honest that is probably one of the biggest issues of "What the hell am I going to do now" things with all of this. Game online was my number one stop for most brand new games, and they generally arrived a day early as they would send them out a couple of days before release to guarantee day one delivery on standard post. Anyone consistently using Amazon for pre-orders know how good their turnaround on that stuff usually is? I usually wait for the GB review and then slam in a pre-order (one advantage of the Tuesday Friday release difference) to see if I can snag the incentives without the risks (which with Game I usually could, and still receive it that day early).

As much as I agree with all the hate that Game stores in general get. Here in Norwich there were two Games and a Gamestation that I was aware of. The smaller Game side-stepped the majority of the issues a lot of Game's have purely by having less staff to bother me, which at this point in physical retail is all I want, to get in and get out with the least hassle. That said, it has been a long time since I could consistently trust in their back catalogue, as well as seeing any competitive pricing on that back catologue (hell, I might even have to stretch my mind back to their Electronics Boutique days to fully remember when they seemed to stock EVERYTHING).

Edit: Just as a quick note, it was of course the large Game that survived, which although expected is still a shame. I don't need someone hanging around trying to sell me a 3DS every time I just want to check their prices. At least the single Game in my hometown survived though...I guess.

...Well, I'm rambling. Summary: Will miss online, might miss retail kinda sort of.

@DumbFounded: I never know how harshly to treat Massa. He was better than Kimi before the incident (well, consistent), and obviously straight after it letting him go would have been impossible for Ferrari, but after the crash...? He's just not been good enough for some time. Alonso is in a class of his own, of course, but it would be nice to see another driver in the second Ferrari for comparison.

He got lucky finishing fifth. Ferrari say they know what they need to work on, but that's always the line they take when things aren't right (the last few seasons in other words). At least right now it looks like we can see the world champions in the second tier cars (I may be being harsh there) fight it out. Alonso, Schumacher and Kimi is a fine prospect.

It was a good start. The new BBC commentator was so excited with everything I was on the edge of my seat. Of course that could just be Kimi being back, will always have my support no matter the team. Not sure I agree on McLaren/Red Bull yet though, I'll reserve judgment for a few races. Mercedes have the pace but probably not the tires. I'm hoping Caterham can keep moving forward. Team Lotus were my favourite of the new teams and I was glad they won that fight last year, and also happy for Heikki winning the in-team duel.

As for Ferrari the less said the better. Almost a shame to see Alonso in that car right now, would like to see him competing.