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Bleeding Thumbs at the BBC

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The UK's biggest broadcaster the BBC have recently announced its latest and greatest gameshow, 'Bleeding Thumbs'. Rumored to be in the planning stages some weeks ago the show will feature celebrities fighting it out in time honored gamer fashion -- in first-person shooter deathmatch.

The new show will feature five rounds of competition, including new games and retro gaming sections besides the celebrity deathmatch finale. The BBC have previously stated that the deathmatch sections will not feature realistic weaponry, but they will probably feature realistic celebrity skins.

The producer of the show, Jon Riley said : "Computer gaming has grown to be one of the UK's biggest leisure activities and makes for a brilliant spectator sport. This is the show for people who think with their thumbs".

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