Oranges all round,folks. It’s 10pm, which means that everything from here is the home straight. We’re halfway through Ready Up’s Burnout Challenge, and we’re still rocking and rolling – helped along, in no small way, by a fresh delivery of Irn Bru.
So, we’re twelve hours in and it’s starting to take it’s toll. Since the last update, members of the support team have been caught staring catatonically at the screens watching the game unfold and I have to say that, apart from her thumbs, I don’t think I’ve seen Fran move for a very long time. Her resolve and game face have to been seen to be believed. She is literally a mask of concentration. Either that or she’s painted eyes onto her eyelids and has been asleep since mid-afternoon.
Kirsten, a Gaming World Record veteran, is showing the most signs of flagging but she’s hanging in there. During a recent break, I managed to grab a quick word and she said that she seemed to remember feeling exactly the same when the Rainbow 6 Vegas challenge took place.
I know we’ve had a lot of comments relating to how easy this challenge is, prior to the event, but when you actually watch the guys play under the strict Guiness guidelines (for every hour of play you accrue 10 minutes of breaktime) it’s a lot harder than you think. Not only are you playing the game, but you’re also thinking about when to take your break time, bearing in mind that any unforseen technical failures (dropped connections and the like) are taken out of the break time as well you always have to have some in reserve.
So the night is drawing in, it’s dark outside and Esc is gradually emptying as the regular gamers head home leaving our guys to fight on through the night, smashing and crashing and toppling challenge after challenge.
See you at midnight!
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