14 DAY TRIAL // Andrei Dumitrescu: Call of Duty is now done and I don't think I will again touch it unless some group of friends comes with a very good reason to spend some time in the over competitive multiplayer side of the game.
And now I have a bit of time to delve deep into one of the most addictive and time consuming gaming hobbies there are, Football Manager 2011, the management simulation from Sports Interactive which has eaten time from my life ever since 2001.
Even back then the game was compelling and I remember spending many hours deciding whether the future potential of Kim Kallstrom justified the effort needed to make him sign for my lowly Bolton side (the team I choose when I am to play someone underpowered in England).
Football Manager 2011 depends the experience, allowing for more scouting, more interaction and deeper tactical control, which probably means that I will again loose quite a few hours searching the world for fairly priced youngsters to bolster my ranks.
I am currently playing Liverpool and plan to start another game as Juventus in Italy and I might put together a few gamer diaries about my experience.
Andrei Dobra: My end of the week will be occupied with two very different games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
I'll try my best to bring law (and chaos) to the streets of Seacrest county in some of the fastest cars in the world, but I can't say for sure if Italy during the Renaissance won't spark my curiosity.
I eagerly awaited the release of Criterion's new title as the NFS series, even with its more awkward titles, is among my favorite franchises.
On the other hand, I came extremely close to getting a Platinum trophy on Assassin's Creed 2 on the PlayStation 3, and I think my OCD will certainly kick in once I start playing Brotherhood.
Hopefully I'll be able to manage these two great games and still find some time for my pesky personal life.