For the round of sprint races, there was an initial round of qualifying that consisted of a single lap around Autumn Ring Mini. Thedamnedunited came home first and so was due to start on pole for the first race around London Reverse.

Sprint 1 – London Reverse (4 laps)

However, an untimely disconnect from damned on the grid put him out of the race, leaving an open road in front for Gaffer who duly took the victory. Vonhammer also recorded a DNS after hitting technical problems prior to the race.

1st Gaffer

2nd Morton

3rd Shadow

4th Mikey

DNS Damned

DNS Von

Sprint 2 – Tsukuba Circuit (5 laps)

Reverse grids came into effect from this race onwards. Von got a good start of pole and was followed closely by Morton for most of the first lap, but Von was in the gravel trap at the end of the lap, allowing Morton to take the victory relatively uncontested.

1st Morton

2nd Gaffer

3rd Shadow

4th Mikey

5th Damned

6th Von

Sprint 3 – Deep Forest Raceway (3 laps)

This race saw a return to form for Von, who comfortably pulled away and built a lead of over 10 seconds. There were some incidents further back in the opening corners, with Morton and Gaffer colliding and sustaining damage.

1st Von

2nd Gaffer

3rd Morton

4th Shadow

5th Damned

6th Mikey

Sprint 4 – Laguna Seca (3 laps)

This race saw a breakaway from Gaffer and Von after they moved through the field from the back row. Gaffer led going into the last lap, but was passed by Von halfway through. Von was clear and appeared to have the race in the bag, only to lose control on the second to last corner. The gap was however sufficient for him to recover to 2nd. With this race Mikey completed a hat-trick of last placed finishes.

1st Gaffer

2nd Von

3rd Damned

4th Morton

5th Shadow

6th Mikey

The 4 scores are added together to give each racer a points score for this round, which comes out as follows:

The Final Race – Grand Valley Speedway (9 laps)

An equal amount of points were at stake for this race as the rest combined, so there was a chance for those that were struggling (Mikey) to make a comeback.

There was another 1 lap qualifying session, though this was to prove to be the most controversial event of the night. As Morton, Gaffer and Von emerged from the last corner in close proximity, Gaffer clearly took the lead and crossed the line in 1st to qualify on pole. However, it was adjudged that Morton finished first, even though his split to Gaffer read -0.049. Despite Gaffer’s prostestations that the league was being controlled by an Asian betting syndicate, Morton found himself on pole for the race.

The race got away, with Morton and Von crashing out in the opening lap and so had it all to do to make up ground. Gaffer enjoyed a serene drive around in 1st place, unchallenged for the duration. Morton fought his way back to 2nd, and spent the majority of the race trading places with Shadow. Inexplicably, Von trailed Mikey across the finish, denying him his usual last place

1st Gaffer

2nd Morton

3rd Shadow

4th Damned

5th Mikey

6th Von

This meant that collated, the total scores for week 1 are as follows:

Wildcards will be offered to those that compete next week that did not last night, so it is not too late to get involved.

Date: Sunday 10th February 2013

Time: 9:15pm

The car – Lotus Elise 111R ’04, Sports tyres

Initial qualifying
Autum Ring Mini – 1 lap

Sprint races
London Reverse – 4 laps
Tsukuba Cicruit – 5 laps
Deep Forest Raceway – 3 laps
Laguna Seca – 3 laps

Final race
Grand Valley Speedway – 9 laps

For scoring, the results from the sprint will be added together to one total, that will then be used to determine positions. This means that one score is given for the sprints, and one for the longer race. For each points will be allocated using the F1 scale.

As always anyone is welcome to join us.

Having tried out the GamingOldies server we made the decision to purchase our own server for PGO. We are not going to publish the details of our server so if you would like the details then please get in touch via twitter (@PGOClan) and we will send you the details over.

We will be using TeamSpeak for any events which we host as well as on a daily basis just for chats. You can see who is in our TeamSpeak server by heading over to the PGO site and looking on the homepage.

The format will be 16 1-lap races. There will be 3 cars with 5 races each, and a special round at the end with no restrictions on assists that people can use. We will be using TeamSpeak for the evening so if you want to join then please let us know and we can give you our server details. Details of the evening itself are as follows:-

Date: Sunday 3rd February 2013

Time: 9:15pm

Car 1 – Suzuki Swift Sport ’07 (comfort tyres)

Tracks -
Tsukuba Circuit
London
Circuito de Madrid Mini
Suzuka Circuit East Course
Eiger Nordwand Short

Car 2 – M3 Coupe ’07 (sport tyres)

Tracks -
Fuji Speedway　F
Road Course – Indy
Tokyo R246
Circuito de Madrid
Trial Mountain Circuit

Car 3 – SLS AMG ’10 (racing tyres)

Tracks -
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Deep Forest Raceway
Autumn Ring
Cape Ring Outside
Laguna Seca Raceway

Race 16 – The mystery round

Details could change so keep your eye on the forum thread.

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Before announcing the winner of the overall league, let’s first look at the final weeks results. The first round featured an opportunity for players to select there own classes for the first time in the league. The Call of Duty king returned this week and it showed with Stef once again tearing up the leader board with a whopping 126 points, 38 points clear of his closest rival. Full results for this round are as follows:-

The second round saw the traditional party game brought into the week – with this week being Sticks and Stones. In this match, instead of resetting a players score to 0 when they were axed, it was decided players would simply lose the equivalent of three kills. This would prove costly for spurs as he was axed a total of 6 times. Full results for this round are as follows:-

The third round of the evening was perhaps the most long ranged and stealthy game of the league. The weapon of choice – a sniper rifle and claymore. Looking at the results, Stef proved to be the most accurate with a total of 6 headshots – Morton on the other hand was not so accurate with none… Full results for this round are as follows:-

The final round of the league was labelled as a “surprise round”. What this actually meant was that I had not yet thought of a good option however when put across the players two options were shouted “Pistols!” and “Riot Shields!” so I decided to put both on. The results of the final round of the PGO Black Ops 2 League are as follows:-

The final weeks leader board looks like this:-

That concludes the PGO Black Ops 2 League. I would like to thank everyone who turned up for the weeks, and a special thanks to Spurs for hosting the events which I was away. Let us know in the comments how the league was for you and if you are happy with your results. All that is really left for me to say is here is the final table:-

Overall League Table

Congratulations to Mikey, you win the 30 Day PlayStation Plus Subscription!

*the wildcard becomes active if a player misses one of more weeks of gaming. To work out the points, the average is taken of the games the player has took part in and is added to the total score. We believe this is the fairest way to determine a score and to try and give every player who took part a fighting chance of winning the league. If you want any clarification on the wildcard then please just ask

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With the PlayStation Move implementing big game titles, including perhaps one of my favourite franchises in Killzone, I was excited for the prospect of what it could of become. I owned a Wii but it was the lack of intense games that couldn’t keep me interested for a sustained period of time. On release day, I bought the PlayStation Move Starter pack, an extra PlayStation Move and a navigation controller, costing me just short of £85. At the time, I was in a job and had this money to spend so throwing this at it didn’t seem like an issue to me. Looking back now, perhaps the cost of the device begins to explain where we start seeing a downfall in the PlayStation Move.

When you compare the prices to the other two companies it becomes apparent that the Move comes out as the most costly option. For me, the Move was brought about by Sony to get the PS3 into more homes of people with casual gamers. Casual gamers however are not likely to fork out that much money for maybe only an hour or so of gaming a week. The cost of PlayStation games are often also quite higher in comparison with the other two consoles which again may put off the casual gamer.

The range of games available for the Move however are perhaps the most broad of the three companies however. There is almost every type of game available with Move support and the high choice gives players the chance to do something different. Off the top of my head, I own around six Move compatible games, three of which I would consider appealing to non-casual gamers. These three games, Killzone 3, FIFA 13 and R.U.S.E., are all fun to play for one or two games with the Move controller but then I find myself wanting to go back to the Dualshock 3 controller. Perhaps this is because I have always played these type of games with a ‘normal’ controller therefore have become use to it and the change is something which requires a little more concentration.

As mentioned earlier, the Killzone franchise is one of my favourites (something which those who know me will tell you), and for me I bought the PlayStation Move as I was really intrigued on how Killzone was going to implement it. When Killzone 3 released, I bought the game alongside the PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter and this was the first time I really used the PlayStation Move (apart from a very few go’s on Sports Champions with friends to show them Move). I enjoyed it for the first few missions however as the game got going I just felt that the controller was much easier to use so I switched back. I also had a few games online with the Move but I felt like I was disadvantaged as it took me a little longer to aim and I couldn’t keep my aim on the person. However, you could argue that is down to my terrible abilities (I’ll leave you to discuss that in the comments below…).

Since Killzone, I have rarely touched the Move, maybe once every two months. It sits mainly in the bottom draw gathering dust which is a real shame because of the potential it had. The second time I really started playing with it was January 2012 when I brought it back to uni with me because I thought it would be rather funny. We played it on the odd occasion, with me and one of my block mates becoming rather competitive on the Disc Golf game on Sports Champions but once again the novelty of it wore off and it went back in my suitcase where it gathered dust once again.

In conclusion, despite the potential the Move had I think it was doomed to fail from the very start as it was a step up from the Wii however it wasn’t that much of an advancement it got the casual gamers to switch. It also didn’t really provide enough choice for those more serious gamers that it stuck amongst them. This left the Move with no real consistent longevity and despite it’s critical acclaim, Sony themselves acknowledged that the Move did not sell as well as they were hoping. Do you own the Move? How often do you use it? Let me know in the comments below and we can see whether or not the Move has now become a forgotten product.

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This weeks post will not be as descriptive as previous ones as I did not attend this week however normal service will resume next week for the final week.

One in the chamber was the first game players took part in this week. The results are as follows:-

The second game was the second team event of the League as players headed out to take over three capture points in a game of Domination. The winning team consisted of Humie, Mal, Daz and Pogo. The full results are as follows:-

The next round saw the return of the classic PGO Call of Duty game – dodgeball. All players were armed with a combat axe and the fun began. The full results for this game are as follows:-

The final round of week three was perhaps the most difficult for the whole league as players took part in the hardcore round. The results for the final round are as follows:-

That concludes this weeks game and for the first time in the league there was a different winner of each round. The league table going into the final week is also looking interesting, with Humie leading the way but Mikey has that wildcard to play next week (which will be an average of all his week’s points) so there is all to play for! I’ll leave you with the final weeks table alongside the total points players scored this week:-

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Derek has been part of the refereeing community since FIFA 2011 and has since been causing misery to many players with his controversial decisions. His style of refereeing is not one which you often see in English football, with clear, good challenges being given as fouls and often resulting in a card. You are probably thinking that I am being far too dramatic and that I have taken a FIFA rage session to the next level. However, I am not alone when I talk about Mr. Millborrow’s decisions in games – a quick Google search of his name is enough to show the hatred there is out there for the man. There are several Facebook pages dedicated to Derek however none are flattering. A page of which myself and a few friends have all liked, along with over 16,000 other Facebook users, is that of  ”Referee Derek Millborrow off FIFA 11 is a cheating w**ker“. There are more extreme groups out there as well which seem to issue death threats to the referee including “F**k Osama Bin Laden I want Derek Millborrow dead“.

You want some evidence of Derek Millborrow’s poor decisions? There are several clips on YouTube with people venting there anger at Derek and perhaps one of the most clear examples of Derek ruining a game with a poor decision can be seen in the clip below…

As can be seen above, a straight red card was brandished to John Terry (although let’s be fair to the man this isn’t a bad thing) for a relatively soft challenge. Sure, I can see that the challenge could be seen as foul, albeit a soft one, however myself and several friends can not see why a red card would be handed out. Below I have quoted some people’s thoughts on Derek from various different forums:-

“I was playing career mode, with Liverpool FC. I’m not a player that moans every time I get tackled, but the last 4 games I played where Derek Milborrow was the referee, I got sent off for a standing tackle in my own half, in front of the player. And he was giving free kicks where you don’t even know why?? But all other referees are fine. It just seems to be him.” – iDaNnY M x from EA Forums

“I agree Milborrow can suck it. Got on a nice breakaway onto goal the other night, only to have their CB run up and slide through me, injuring my player. No call, didn’t even matter that I had the ball knocked ahead of me, meaning there was 100% no chance he got ball because it was 2 feet ahead of me. After my anger resolved were down the other end, and my CDM comes in I hit L2 to jockey, he runs into me so I just lightly tackle the ball through his feet. Yellow card. Free kick, they score.” – MasamuneXIII from gamesfaqs forum

These two quotes alone give you the sense of how this man is ruining people’s lives on FIFA. There has even been calls that the referee is receiving backhands from certain managers. This article was written to make awareness of the referee and hopefully EA realise they need to address this referee and perhaps remove him from the next instalment - we want more refs like Hayden Pennyfeather!

NB: This article was written with the attempt to give you a chuckle. I do have to admit that I dislike it when Derek is my referee and only have I once ever hit my friend with the controller because of a poor decision.

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Date: Sunday 2oth January 2013

Time: 21:00

Round 1: One in The Chamber

The aim of the game is to eliminate the opposition but be warned you only have 1 bullet in your gun and three lives.

Map: Plaza

Round 2: Domination

The return of a team game this week (with the added feature of auto-assigned teams). Players must capture and hold three different locations on the map over two rounds, each of which will last five minutes. The preset classes will only be available to use.

Map: Standoff

Round 3: Knife Dodgeball

Players will be armed with a throwing knife and that is all.

Map: Hijack

Round 4: Hardcore Round

It’s time for the hardcore league match. Players are armed with the usual preset classes only this time the game is played under the hardcore rules.

Map: Slums

There you have it – the details for this weeks Call of Duty Black Ops 2 League. If you want to take part them simply tweet @PGOClan, leave a comment below or head on over to our forum thread!

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The first game saw players battle out on the aircraft carrier in a 10 minute free-for-all. Three classes were available however it can be argued both the sniper one and riot shield was a complete waste because I foolish didn’t check out the classes pre-game but nobody noticed really and this is a really long sentence so pause for a breath now. Anyway, the top three players in the match all finished within 4 points of one another leaving the rest of the field miles behind. Full results for this game are as follows:-

The second game of the evening was the party game Gun Game. Starting with a pistol players slowly progressed up the ladder. Mikey managed to progress onto the final knife and decided to try stabbing people instead of picking up the win. This was a costly decision as Humie was right behind him (in the gun ladder) and he took his second win of the evening. Full results are as follows:-

The third event of the evening was the Leagues first specialised event – the Crossbow. The knife was also allowed in this event however it proved that the crossbow was far superior with people sticking each other left, right and centre. The end result, Mikey and Mal picked up a joint victory as well as ties for 5th, 7th and 9th. Full results are as follows:-

The fourth and final game was an explosive affair with RPG’s and C4 galore. A good way to end the evening of gaming which saw Humie pick up his third victory of the evening and surely securing the top spot overall? Full results for the final game is as follows:-

That concludes week 2 of the PGO Black Ops 2 League. This week saw the debut of Lee and judging his performance it looks as though players have no worries in the future! Below is the overall league standings (with the number of points players received this week alongside) – don’t forget all scoring details can be found here. Thank you for all of those who turned up and I hope you can make next week as well.

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