At last a performance from England’s footballers that has not only lifted them into the knock-out stages in South Africa, but also lifted the expectations of the England fans , changing the mood of the country in just 90 minutes-and suddenly, once again we feel that we can take on the World.
On Sunday the first step to the finals begins and who better to come up against than our old foes Germany. It’s not just about football anymore its about England v Germany!
Whatever the outcome Domino’s Pizza are giving fans the chance to win their own cup, The Domino’s Cup in a simple online football game that is free for all to take part in.
Fans are invited to take part in the On me ‘ead competition with the chance of winning one of twenty five Pizza Parties, each worth £100.
It couldn’t be simpler to play the game online, where you must control Dom as he heads a football from one side of the screen to the other, without the ball touching the ground. There are some surprises thrown in and players need to collect vouchers and pizzas and avoid red and yellow cards.
Domino’s are also asking England football fans to take part in another competition, to find lookalikes for the current England squad.
To enter the Footballer Lookalike Competition, fans can upload a picture of themselves or their friends via the events tab of the Facebook fan page of Domino’s Pizza UK. Every week, Domino’s will hand out free pizza vouchers to the best Lampard lookalike, Defoe double or other imitation of one of Fabio Capello’s chosen 23. Meanwhile, Facebook users can vote for their favourite picture too by clicking ‘like’ under each picture. After four weeks, the public’s favourite will win a free pizza party (worth £100) for the final.
Good luck to anyone taking part in the fun and games and also to England in the upcoming knock out stages in South Africa 2010.
To celebrate the World Cup finals 2010 RTL Sports have prepared a special offer for Xbox football fans. Between June 21st and 27th a generous championship worthy deal awaits Xbox Live Gold membership holders.
During this week Microsoft offers the game Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz for 400 Microsoft points instead of 800.
Football Genius is an amusing mix of sporty quiz questions and challenging knock-out rounds. RTL Sports presents an entertaining multi-player family game about the most popular sport in the world. More than 3,500 different questions will test your expertise in everything related to the round leather. From general trivia to true insider knowledge, all kinds of topics from the wonderful world of soccer are covered in this quiz.
Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz brings soccer fans together. Players can strive to become dribble king online, but there is also an offline mode that offers fun for the entire family. Supported by Xbox 360® Big Button Pad, your living room will be transformed into an arena with a true stadium ambiance. In several game variations, up to four soccer experts get to emulate their idols on the turf and score one goal after another. Timed play in kick-off mode or daring foul play… in much more than 90 minutes, soccer fans will experience nine different game modes with truly sensational features.
Farm Frenzy is a totally addictive mobile phone game where the player runs their own fully-working farm looking after chickens, sheep and cows.
The Farm Frenzy trial is available as a free download from the Nokia Ovi store.
The chickens produce eggs, which is then turned into cakes, the sheep produce wool and cows produce milk, all of which is then sent off to be sold at the market.
All of the animals need to be fed well and protected from the dreaded bears before they are eaten and all your hard work is undone.
Once you have enough money in the bank you have the choice of upgrades, a new car to get your goods to market quicker, a bigger warehouse to store your produce and contain your caged bears, a new bigger bakery allowing you to make more cakes to sell at the market and increasing your income etc.
This game constantly keeps you on your toes as you work to keep your farm running efficiently and move on to the next level. Farm Frenzy rewards you for each section that you complete until you’ve built yourself an entirely self-sufficient working business, great fun.
You can try the Farm Frenzy Trial game for free before you decide whether you want to purchase the whole game but once you’ve tried it you’ll be hooked.
Game Bridger Entertainment have announced the latest game to become available on their free to play games platform Gamekraft. Freejack is a parkour racing game with slick cartoon-style graphics and innovative new gameplay mechanics based on the underground sport of free running, developed by Korean developer WiseOn.
In FreeJack, players race head-to-head as one of four hip characters, bustin’ stylish flips and tricks to increase their speed and come out on top!
The exciting new addition to the Gamekraft platform is scheduled for release in the North America and European market place during July 2010.
FreeJack is a free-to-play parkour racing game for Windows PCs supporting Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Players race head-to-head across the urban metropolis of New Jack City as one of four hip characters, bustin’ stylish flips and tricks to increase their speed and gain access to hidden pathways and shortcuts.
Players can personalize their character with fresh outfits and running gear and even customize their own unique in-game living space with cool furniture and accessories to show off to friends! FreeJack also supports online leaderboards, a club/clan system, in-game friends lists, and more.
FreeJack will be free to download and play. Visit the FreeJack homepage for registration and further details.
For those of you that simply cannot wait for the World Cup finals to start on Friday, with hosts South Africa taking on a young exciting Mexico side, you can get your World Cup football fix by playing Sensational World Soccer.
Sensational World Soccer is a 2D football game reminiscent of the 8-bit classics created by Oxford-based computer games company, New Star Games.
The game allows you to compete against the world’s best teams in the realistic international tournament and lead your country to glory. One-touch passing, long range shots, bending free-kicks… it’s just like the real thing!
Trial and full versions are available for PC and Mac.
