AbsoluteGaming & AbsoluteXbox FIFA 19 Fosmon Sponsored Event - 26th October

Some great news for both sites. Thanks to the great work by our Review Team on AbsoluteXbox we have secured a FIFA 19 sponsored event. We have team up with Fosmon who have kindly donated some great prizes for us to give away. AbsoluteGaming will host the FIFA 19 tournament on the Friday 26th October. Everyone is welcome to take part and support the event as much as possible. If you cant make the evening then please do advertise as much as possible so we get some great coverage.

The prizes which Fosmon have kindly donated are:

• 2 x Dual conductive charging station for Xbox One and Xbox One X controllers.
• 2 x Silicone thumb grip caps for Xbox One X, Xbox One S
• 2 x 3 way HDMI 2.0 Switch with 1.8ft cable (4k@60hz, 3D)

Sign up to the event will open at 7.30pm and we will kick off at 9pm. Format will be decided on the night depending on numbers. All members who take part will be entered into the a random prize draw to win one of the above prizes.

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FIFA 19 Launch Event - Friday 28th September

To celebrate the launch of FIFA 19 we will be hosting an event this coming Friday. It is a great chnace for everyone to test their Fantasy League teams on the new game. No doubt the turn out will be great once again.

All members are welcome to take part and for those who are new to our community its a great opportunity to get involved. Sign up will open in the forums at 7.30pm and we will kick off at 9pm. Format will be decided by numbers that sign up. Scudo for all those who take part plus bragging rights for the winner.

Macmillan Game Heroes - 24 Hour Gaming Marathon

Calling all AbsoluteGaming members. We want your support. One of our members, Gingerneo will be hosting a gaming marathon with a few of his mates on the 24/25th of October in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. He will be playing mostly Fortnite, Destiny, Halo and Gears. There are 3 committed to the 24 hours challenge, but there will be space for people to drop in and out so if any of you wish to join in with the gaming, or jump into the party to keep them awake you'll be more than welcome.

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Favourite Too Strong In Head to Head Cup

The Matchplay Knockout Cup on the AG Tour is the big chance for the top players to grab a trophy, as there are no handicaps, so your skill is all that counts when you go head to head on the course. When the random draw was made, it looked like most of the top players were in the bottom half of the draw, which was going to make it tougher for those experienced players, but also provide the opportunity for one of the unfancied names to come through in the top half.

The first couple of rounds were played on an easy course, the Sleeping Giant, with most of the field receiving a bye on Round 1. In the only tie of the round one of the contenders on the Tour, Joe made an early exit, losing 3 and 1 to fallball80 . The American pulled off another impressive win in Round 2 as well, squeezing past Berty44 by the narrowest margin, 1 hole. Round 2 saw some big wins as the competition sorted the men from the boys, with comfortable margins for IDanger IMouse, RFC Buncey, Riverman, wellsa27, Red Rhinoceros and Tunners1.

The action switched over to the Hookenslice course for the quarter finals, but that didn't faze RFC Buncey who beat Riverman comfortable by 6 and 4. The favourite Red Rhinoceros also won by the same margin against Tunners1 in the other side of the draw, with the other victors being deareststorm who came through a very tight game against IDanger IMouse, and fallball80 who kept pulling off surprising wins by knocking out wellsa27 3 & 2 in a very competitive game.

We were down to the final four and the difficulty level of the courses was ramped up as the semi-finalists took on Pebble Beach. fallball80's run came to an end as he was beaten by the accurate play of Red Rhinoceros, going down 7 & 5. Unfortunately deareststorm didn't make it onto the course in time and RFC Buncey went through to the final, which no-one would've predicted at the start for a player that hadn't cut his teeth on the AG Tour like everyone else.

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Unrest at Galaxy?

Tonight Sky Sports News reports the manager of L.A. Galaxy may well be on the move before the new season begins.

Jaminator is quoted as saying "While I'm not confirming nor denying any move at this stage, I cannot deny that the lure of a higher rated team would be an interest when the franchise list is released for the upcoming season. Having taken this team to forth place in the Premiership, beating the previously undefeated Champion Subz on the way, there's only so far I can take a team of this calibre. In order to be better placed to challenge the top places in the league, I must align myself with a powerhouse able to provide a larger wage budget."

This has come as a shock to most, as Jaminator had never mentioned any potential unrest at the club. However despite rumours of himself moving, he was still able to provide us with a list of L.A. Galaxy's players which would be available for transfer prior to the new season beginning.

"My squad has done fantastically well to achieve what they did last season, but in order to remain competitive we must freshen things up around the place. Now before any fans or other managers get any ideas, last seasons front two will be staying put, Martinez and Gnabry will be remaining Galaxy players for the foreseeable future. However, I can provide a list of those who would be subject to a move, if the right bid was to come in:

Denis Suarez - Spanish - CAM - 79 Rated next Season

Fabio Borini - Italian - Forward - 76 Rated next Season

Benjamin Henrichs - German - Right Back - 76 rated next Season

Michael Keane - English - Centre Back - 79 Rated next Season

Now, not all of these players will be able to leave without us bringing in new faces - squad levels dictate this - but providing valuations are met, we see no reason why these lads can't leave the club."​

La Grande Fuga!

The red and black half of Milan is still celebrating as the rossoneri pulled off the Great Escape and avoided relegation by winning their play-off. The drop was looking nailed on after the first half of the season as Milan were rock bottom of the Championship with just one point. Despite the pundits on the AG podcast consistently predicting his team was doomed, head coach Big B never lost faith with his team, and backed by their fanatical supporters, they finally hit some form, started picking up wins, particularly at home, and pulled themselves out of the automatic relegation places to set up a play-off against niwintz and his Lyon side.

The pundits were still writing off Milan's chances, as Lyon had taken 4 points off them earlier in the season. In those games, the Italian side had struggled to contain Lyons pacey counter attacking and accuracy from long shots, and conceded 5 goals over the two regular season games. The play-off game looked like it would go the same way early on when Lyon attacked quickly and with the defence sitting off wary of his pace, Traore struck one from distance and niwintz was 1-0 up.

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