If you feel interested in video gaming, you will like to know what are the most popular video games of the year that goes away. Here they are:
•    Dead Rising 2. Zombies are everywhere – in movies and in video games. And their popularity still grows up. “Dead Rising 2” resembles much the series’ first version. Fight off wave after wave of zombies with any tools you can get your hand on.

•    Final Fantasy IV. The new version of the famous series came out for the PlayStation 3 and PC and hinted an Xbox 360 version too. The game’s story follows Cecil, a dark knight, as he tries to prevent the sorcerer Golbez from seizing powerful crystals and destroying the world. He is joined on this quest by a frequently changing group of allies, several of whom die, become injured, or become affected by an unfortunate occurrence.

•    God of War III. It is actually the fifth “God of War” game, counting two versions that were made for the PSP, Sony’s portable gaming system. The plot is a bit labyrinthian to newcomers of the series, but revolves around Kratos, a Spartan warrior who displaced Ares as the Greek god of war, only to be cast down from Olympus by Zeus and the other gods.

•    Super Mario Galaxy 2. Sequels are not typically Nintendo’s style, but the original “Super Mario Galaxy” on the Wii was so well received that it decided to make an exception here. This time, though, Mario’s dinosaur buddy Yoshi will be along for the ride.

•    Split/Second. Racing games were plentiful at E3 this year, but this action-racer from Disney seemed to gather the most interest from show goers. With ridiculously fast cars and cinematic explosions, the game was, quite simply, fun. Add in the ability to change the track as you blow things up along the way and it sounds like a great way to get rid of your road rage.

Today in the evening the Recording Academy will stage the Grammy Nominations Concert Live of the 2011 year, to lift the curtain on frontrunners for prizes come February, at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. Considering nods were culled from the season that ran September in 2009 to September this year, there may be some old faces, as well as some new. The Grammy Awards Ceremony itself will take place on February 13.

According to music experts, a person who will doubtlessly appear on stage will be Lady Gaga. Though her “Fame Monster” EP/re-released set will pack a punch beside relatively new albums like Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” and fresh-faced Justin Bieber. Jay-Z’s 2009 album “The Blueprint 3″ will be up against acts like Eminem for honors.
Most possible contenders for Best New Artist Category are Ke$ha, Taio Cruz, Florence & The Machine, Susan Boyle and Adam Lambert. Strong contenders Nicki Minaj, Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars aren’t eligible for various reasons this year, but there’s still a passel of worthy newcomers to chose from, in part because of the bumper crop of new solo pop/R&B males who filled the airwaves.

Who you think can win in Album of the Year category? I personally bet on Eminem “Recovery”, Sade “Soldier of Love” or Lady Antebellum “Need You Now”. It might also be Lady Gaga “The Fame Monster”, Jay Z “The Blueprint 3″, John Legend & The Roots “Wake Up”, Miranda Lambert “Revolution” or Arcade Fire “Suburbs”.

An talking about song of the year, the situation is the following. Forget about production, think about songcraft and how the tune would sound if it were played on an acoustic guitar. Would it hold up without all the bells and whistles?  For pure emotion, “The House That Built Me” wins hands down, but “Need You Now”  appealed to both country and pop fans…and pop and country Grammy voters.

Is there anything a sports fan enjoys more than a good sports movie except a sport event itself, of course? Taking into account the huge amount of them, I say no. A good sports movie can make you sit on the edge of your seat, laugh, or even cry. But most of all, a good sports movie video makes you care.
•    Youngblood. If you are looking for the best movie about hockey, that is what you need. I cannot but mentioning xcellent performance of Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves. The film tells about a 17-year-old farmhand from rural New York state, Dean Youngblood who has dreams of playing in the National Hockey League. He must have proved to everybody and to himself that he can do that.

•    More than a Game. Before LeBron James became one of the most unlikeable athletes of all time, this movie helped make him one of the most likeable. The real story here was his friendship with his teammates, which seems to have kept him grounded for as long as humanly possible.

•    Any Given Sunday. The movie is a behind the scenes look at the life and death struggles of modern day gladiators and those who lead them. There are a few redeeming moments, though, none more so than when Pacino gives his locker room speech about inches.

•    Bend It Like Beckham. Well, the movie is for certain age category. In my opinion, it will be interesting only for teenagers, though I may mistake. The story tells about a young girl who is forbidden to play soccer by religious matters, but—guess what?—she goes against her parents and plays anyway.

•    Ali. Will Smith managed to show charisma and strength of will characteristic of a boxing icon Muhammed Ali. Gorgeous story about a legendary person.

It was first in 1898 when Princeton graduate Thomas Peebles introduced the idea of organized crowds cheering at football games. November 2, 1898 become the official birth date of organized cheerleading. Up to now this activity has reached incredible popularity. But even the sun has dark points on it. As agile as cheerleaders are, there are a lot of funny and stupid moments. Luckily, some of them are frequently caught on video. That is why, now we can enjoy best cheerleading bloopers and some curious facts about the activity.

Some people may have an outdated view that it’s just waving pom-poms but if you open your eyes and look at modern cheerleading it’s a lot sportier than many other sports out there. Do you know that 37 per cent of schools offer now cheerleading in PE lessons?
According to teachers, the exciting thing is cheerleading empowers young people to take charge of their lives, to stay fit and active and say no to unhealthy life choices.

In the early 1980s cheerleading passed from being a simple cheering of the public during football or basketball to a real sport activity. Claimed to be the fastest growing sport in the world, it is played in 82 countries, with men and women competing in teams before judges with fast-moving, complex acrobatic routines, blending sports disciplines including tumbling, gymnastics and dance. This sport demands strength, flexibility, lightening quick footwork and, most of all, dedication and teamwork.

There has been debate on whether or not cheerleading truly is a sport. Supporters consider cheerleading, as a whole, a sport, citing the heavy use of athletic talents while critics do not see it as deserving of that status since sport implies a competition among squads and not all squads compete, along with subjectivity of competitions. Anyway, thousands of young active people are involved in cheerleading and feel self-actualized thanks to it.