Tag: Sport
Random F1 Star Lewis Hamilton Couldn't Find Mario Kart, So He Bought Super Monaco GP II Instead
"I went to get Mario Kart but they didn’t have it"
Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he's digging back into the past to let off steam during what is proving to be a demanding season. Hamilton was infamously beaten to the title last season by Max Verstappen in controversial circumstances, but rule changes this year have...
Random Usain Bolt Says Mario Kart Helped Him Become An Olympic Champ
"I feel like it kinda helped my hunger"
Olympic sprint champ Usain Bolt got to the pinnacle of his profession through hard work, perseverance and innate natural talent, but he has admitted that video games also played a part in his drive for success. Speaking to BBC Gaming Reporter Steffan Powell, Bolt – who is an eight-time Olympic gold...
News UK Retailer GAME Gives Away Euro 2020 Pokémon Cards, Scalpers Flip Them Instantly
Should we be surprised?
UK high street retailer GAME is celebrating Euro 2020 by giving away exclusive Pokémon England Futsal trading cards – and it should come as no great shock to learn that scalpers are already selling them for massive amounts online. The first of the exclusives, Eevee England Futsal Promo Card, and the second, Grookey...
A perfectly normal query, if you ask us
Listen, we're well aware that big companies like to do odd promotional stunts to gain attention – who could forget Jedward starring in Nintendo commercials? – but the latest campaign by The Pokémon Company's UK arm really has us scratching our heads. It has enlisted the aid of the England Football Team...
Random Brazilian Football Team Invokes The Spirit Of Pokémon To Welcome Veteran Japanese Player
"New game!"
Brazilian football team Botafogo has just signed Japanese veteran midfielder Keisuke Honda – and to give him a proper welcome, it has created a special video based on the opening to the original Pokémon games on the Game Boy. In case you didn't know, Honda has 90 caps for the Japanese national side to his name, and is perhaps most...
News THQ Nordic Is Skipping E3 This Year Because It Clashes With The 2018 World Cup
"We will be forced to stay in our lovely Viennese beer gardens"
THQ Nordic has issued a light-hearted press release detailing its reasons for skipping E3 this year. According to the PR, THQ Nordic's team have decided that it doesn't want to miss any of this year's World Cup - which is being held in Russia - and therefore won't be displaying its...
News Pikachu And His Pokémon Pals Are Throwing Their Support Behind Japan's World Cup 2014 Campaign
Pocket Monsters join forces with kit maker Adidas
One of the biggest sporting events of 2014 is the World Cup in Brazil, which will attract an audience of millions of fans from all over the globe. That of course means ample opportunities for advertising, and Adidas — which makes the kit of the Japanese national soccer team — has announced that...
Weirdness Check Out This Mario-Style Tribute To Manchester United Legend Alex Ferguson
English soccer's most successful manager scores a 1-up
Sir Alex Ferguson recently called time on the most successful managerial career in English football ("soccer" to anyone in North America), having secured an incredible 49 trophies over almost four decades. How do you pay tribute to such a sporting legend, one of the finest managers the world...