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Official World Record holders! Having staved off the graveyard shift, the www.stryxa.com 24 hour FIFA 10 World Record team headed for the final countdown fully intact. Even Radio 1’s Dev came down on behalf of BBC Switch to do a few interviews and check out the bags under everyone’s eyes. But not even he could keep up with the form of the guys he had a few games with and they had been on it for nearly 24 hours. After a countdown to the final whistle at 10:09:55 and a few tense moments when Guinness Official Gaz Deaves checked over the event log and web cams recording the action, history had been made with the setting of an Official Guinness World Record! Gaz from Guinness and the www.stryxa.com team presented the gamers with certificates and after a number media interviews the guys were able to head home for a well earned rest.

The Graveyard shift. In 2000 Michael Quinion coined the graveyard shift as little more than "an evocative term for the night shift ... when ... your skin is clammy, there's sand behind your eyeballs, and the world is creepily silent, like the graveyard." Well, he’s right! The www.stryxa.com 24 hour FIFA 10 World Record team sailed straight into that period sailors coined the graveyard watch as it is the time most shipping disasters happen. Well for our www.stryxa.com gamers, it was a tough one as Victoria station emptied and their only company was two solo pigeons dancing across the open floor. There were a few moments when eyes started to shut as the lads lay there cocooned in blankets and beanbags. However, they battled through sleep deprivation and came bouncing back early morning after most had taken 50 minutes for a snooze. The guys decided to mix it up a little and play two-on-two and then a winner takes all mini tournament. By 7am, everyone’s spirit’s and eyes had lifted as the end was in sight. Time to push down some breakfast and plough on through towards the golden prize of setting an Official Guinness World Record.

Having kicked off the 24 hour www.Strxya.com FIFA 10 World Record attempt at a leisurely 10.09 am, the gamers were all in high spirits and a couple of them decided on the odd short break to relieve the parts that needed relieving. However, as the mental and physical torment of the job-in-hand started to take its toll on the gamers, it looked for a moment like we might lose two more. Luke Harvey was gaming with his friend who suddenly announced he would be leaving at 9 hours in as his mum had reminded him he had to be back for work that day – he’d forgotten he had work! However, for Luke it was nearly game over as well as he had been given strict instructions that he was only allowed to take part in the challenge if he was accompanied by his mate. But a reassuring phone call from the organisers to Luke’s Mum ensured she was happy for him to continue on his own. As the night swept in and the station traffic died off www.stryxa.com handed round blankets to try and keep the gamers warm. With everyone well wrapped up with hot food and drink heating the inside, the team readied itself for perhaps the toughtest period of the World Record attempt - the graveyard shift.

The World’s first International FIFA football league online, www.Stryxa.com, officially launched in style by attempting to set the Guinness World Record for the world’s first football gaming marathon this morning (Wednesday 27th January) at 10:09 in London’s Victoria Station for 24 hours. After a delayed start thanks to a gaming technical hitch the Guinness World Record attempt kicked off in style. However, two gamers decided they hadn’t got the stamina and dropped out before even starting the first game! This record attempt clearly isn’t for the faint hearted. www.Stryxa.com, which has already had thousands of frenzied gamers sign-up before the FIFA ‘10 launch, gives players of the highly acclaimed football game the chance to compete online using PS3 or XBOX360 consoles in the first ever International league system. Members will be able to pit their skills against each other in an ‘elite’ league to fight it out for the £10,000 prize fund. And to celebrate, www.Stryxa.com has joined forces with global electronic games company and FIFA 10 creators EA SPORTS, and has found 12 avid FIFA fanatics from across the UK to battle fatigue to achieve the status as a World Record Holder. The 12 players, now down to ten, all started the challenge at the same time and will play for a gaming marathon minimum of 24 hours. The survivors will be presented with a certificate for their achievement by Gaz Deaves, Gaming Editor of Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition, where upon their name will go down in the history books.

John Barnes on his 5 day tour of the English Premier League clubs collecting signed shirts and footballs to be auctioned off as part of Wash & Go's Score Ethiopia campaign. All monies raised will go to creating football facilities, water amenities and educational facilities in the Gondar region of Ethiopia.