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Six people were arrested in connection with trouble at West Brom’s game against Wolves yesterday, as officers vowed to make further arrests in connection with the “unacceptable violence”. Four West Brom supporters and two Wolves fans were arrested, and all have since been bailed while the investigation continues, police have confirmed.
West Midlands Police have charged 46 men over Thursday night’s violence outside Villa Park. Of those, 43 have been charged with a public order offence, while two have been charged with assaulting police officers and another has been charged with possession of a knife.
Steve Bruce has been sacked as manager of Aston Villa Football Club, after two years in charge. Is this the penalty miss by Glen Whelan that possibly cost Steve Bruce his job at Villa Park?
New research into one of the most influential videogame characters of all time reveals as much about contemporary capitalism as it does about the history of gaming. From consumption to addiction, and from dance music to the welfare state, the work by Dr Alex Wade at Birmingham City University offers a guide through the maze…
To mark the arrival of Escape Hunt Birmingham’s brand-new swashbuckling escape room adventure, Blackbeard’s Treasure, the world-famous artists 3D Joe & Max unveiled their interpretation of Blackbeard’s sinking ship on Upper New Street today. As immersive as the game, the 3D anamorphic painting includes the face of Birmingham’s very own rock legend Ozzy Osbourne.
Gaming fans turned out in full force last night as the eagerly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was finally released early this morning. Avid gamers began queuing early in the day outside the Bullring’s GAME store, in the hope of securing a spot to become one of the first to get their hands…
Eager gamers from across the country and abroad descended on the city yesterday for the chance to be amongst the first to play some of this year’s most anticipated games at the GAMEfest event held in the NEC. With London’s EuroGamer Expo being only a week away, this inaugural show of gaming extravangance was brought to Birmingham by UK retailer Game in the…
With only 19 days before one of the most exciting consumer gaming shows opens its doors to the public, retail giant GAME have announced the addition of not just one… but two major games companies to the line-up for this year’s gaming extravanganza, as Nintendo and Disney both pledge to showcase titles at GAMEfest. Disney’s Disney…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU60H1ukre4&hl=en_GB&fs=1?rel=0] FILM: Paul Gibbs from Walsall becomes a real-life version of Pyramid Head (Triangle Head) from the Silent Hill film and game series, with this elaborate costume. EVENT: Halloween at the Nostalgia and Comics store LOCATION: Smallbrook Queensway, Central Birmingham DATE: Saturday 31st October 2009 http://www.iambirmingham.net MMIX © I AM BIRMINGHAM / ADAM YOSEF