I’m sorry I didn’t write myself for a while now, but I’ve been pretty busy with my different jobs and my tasks related to my Counter-Strike team. We had once again some lineup problems before going to the ESWC Masters in Paris, last July, but we managed to do a last minute change and get back an old team mate into the team. As it’s been posted in our website, the first day there�I met a big camera and behind was trito :p She asked me some questions before�the whole event�started and I haven’t seen her till I was already playing (and screaming as you could see on the video interview!).

Before the event we had a week preparation in Madrid. We’ve been living together on an apartment, which wasn’t too close to the LAN center so we “wasted” some time getting there every day. Actually the apartment was very nice inside, but the main door was really old and I couldn’t manage to open it.�I always had the keys, but after my experience the first day, which took me�at least�10 minutes of failed tries. I decided to sit and scream to my mates so they could notice I was missing for too long when I just went to get something to drink… After that day, somebody else was opening the door, with better luck!

We didn’t improve as much as we wanted on the bootcamp, but well it was time to go to the ESWC once again. Of course full of hopes but as you all could see, it wasn’t enough. We did a close game against the french team emuLate (14:16) and then a close game against the winners of the event, Les Seules� (12:16), a team that was obviously better prepared.

I can tell you, our level of frustration was quite high after those games. We got out of the tournament feeling totally stupid once again. It’s been a 3rd place in 2005 and a 5th place the next two years. This one was a 5th-8th till we had to fight for the 5th position, because somebody had to win the SLOT to go to the Grand Final in California. Our energy was way too low and I was scared that this wrong motivation would make us fail against our next opponents, with whom we had to fight for the slot: AurorA Gaming from Denmark and ALTERNATE aTTaX from Germany. At the end we won both games but we needed a while to understand we were going to have a new chance in America.

I have to say that it was a great time in Paris too. We had the full support of our newest organisation and that was something we didn’t enjoy on previous editions, so I have to say thanks to Sam, Steven and specially Constantin, because all three did a great job at different levels.

And from that point I think we have learned a little bit from our mistakes. I needed to stop adding myself too much pressure because it ends up being negative for myself and for the final team results, so I guess it’s been positive to go throuth this experience once again. After the event we took some days of relax and have done another lineup change; we took a french player, former world champion in 2006 with BTB, known as Axelle “iZee” Marie, who brought some new positive energy into the team, which was pretty much needed at this point. Now we have to face a new adventure starting pretty soon!!

Next stop: Zurich, where we will bootcamp from next Saturday. From there we will start our big trip to California where we will stay from the 23rd to the 28th. err… PD: I’ll stay a little bit longer !!!! Will take some interesting pictures and I will be back here with some more stuff to write about

I was given a copy of this game to review for the Xbox 360. Although I’ve never really watched the popular anime show, I had fun playing the game. There’s a variety of characters to choose from and it is a fighting game….on ground AND in the air, with a lot of crazy moves and special powers which is unique compared to your standard fighting game.

This game has some key features including online play, detailed 3D graphics, enhanced playable characters, and realistic battle fields. During each battle, players can utilize conditions to create new dramatic scenes, and then watch a unique story unfold after each play. There are stronger elements of offense and defense, due to added energy saving and fighting techniques.

This game is available on the Xbox 360 and PS3.� Below is one of the trailers, enjoy!