Was very happy to see Skyrim come through the letterbox today, wasn't expecting it for a few days. Just finished my first proper sit down with it, and it's quite simply amazing. The environmental graphics are some of the best I've ever seen and so far the gameplays been very good. Not too far in yet but time goes so quickly when your playing. Just looked at the clock and saw it was one so I though I'd best stop.

As far as I know, you don't get that bar with FUT online games?

I tend not to pay too much attention so I will have to check, but so far, every game I've played has been laggy. It is probably my internet/router or whatever, but I don't enjoy online play as it hasn't been anywhere near as responsive for me as I'd hoped.

I have games on Fifa online that usually aren't lagging, but as soon as I play online on Ultimate Team it is always lagging a lot. That combined with people who skip through their kits just to show which kits they are using when I couldn't care less, they ruin UT online really.

A lot of people have started exploiting lag because they've closed the loops on the other exploits like selecting the keeper instead of defending. They just start the game and start a torrent download or video stream to slow the connection down, with the hope you quit. I really don't see why they do it, if you are cheating, what sense of achievement do you get out of it?

I had a pretty hefty session on Skyrim last night - the game world seems absolutely huge and I've already pretty much abandoned the main quest stories to go exploring and unlock loads of side quests. Managed to kill three dragons so far - they seem easier to kill than some of the other enemies like giants. Also came across an ice witch type person that killed me pretty quickly.

Gonna get some work done this afternoon and carry on after watching England v NZ later on!

Also managed to win a copy of the new Assassin's Creed game in a Twitter competition

Can you perform L2 type of goals from just having the ball at your feet?

Yeah, they'll try a power shot, look-away shot or backheel shot

I never knew it done a power shot. I knew you could do look aways, backheels and 'spinheels' as I call them.

At least I think it does. Maybe only with players of a certain attribute?

Almost 6 hours in to Skyrim, and it's not disappointed me at all. Met my first dragon... it wasted me

Do they make noises like in the adverts?