Same here, my mum would rent them until the point they were worthless to the rental company, who were always surprised she was still paying for it when she'd enquire about an upgrade. Either that or the company would have gone bust and been taken over by the time she realised the TV might not be worth the rental money any more.

Games you're looking forward to in this mega autumn/winter of games?

Arkham City
Uncharted 3
Fifa 12
Jonah Lomu's Rugby Challenge
Sonic Generations

And also looking forward to picking up Infamous 2 after completing the epic first one.

Hitman Absoloution
Battlefield

Quick list of Trackball games that COULD be football games:

Fighting Soccer - SNK - 1988
Five a Side Soccer - Konami - 1995
Free Kick - Nihon (Under license from Sega) - 1987
Hat Trick Hero '93 (Also known as Taito Cup Finals) - Taito - 1993
Hat Trick Hero '94 (Also known as International Cup '94) - Taito - 1994
Hat Trick Hero '95 (Also known as Taito Power Goal) - Taito - 1995
Pro Soccer - Data East - 1983
Street Football - Bally - 1986
Tehkan World Cup - Tehkan - 1985

Any bells?

Yes. But it's usually cheaper to finance and buy outright.

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Just finished both Mass Effect games, given the leap made from the first to the second game, what are your expectations/hopes for the third installment?

Have recently purchased Brink and Red Faction: Armageddon, any reviews/views? Also got Fable III and LA Noire to play through but can't decide which to start first?

Your spot on mate, you really are "Retro"

My mate has recently become the the games editor for a new media website. If anyone is interested below is a link to his first article on the 10 most anticipated games of the next few months. Some interesting choices:

[urlhttp://www.medianation.co.uk/content/indiesdetail/Games/Features/261[/url

Yep, can't disagree with any of his choices really, although I've never gotten on board with the Assassin's Creed franchise.
He's not wrong about Catherine though, always nice to see something original in today's market of sequels and remakes.

Whilst there is a nod towards some quirky games in there, particularly the Japanese games, he should also pay attention to the Live Arcade / PSN (Pfft) level games. That is where a wave of creative and innovative set of developers will release their wares. There have been tons of development houses closed and a lot of these have splintered off into smaller studios. Live Arcade is an absolute goldmine (Particular for those gaming purists who moan about the lack of innovation and the monotony of sequals) and no list of the best coming games can possibly leave out Trials Evolution.

I'm most anticipating Twisted Metal on the PS3. Maybe it's just me, but annual games like Battlefield and AC don't really get the juices flowing on my part.