Archive for the ‘Other Sports’ Category
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Nominees for VGA Awards
Earlier today the nominees for the 2009 Video Game Awards were announced. You can vote in all of the categories here. Two of them are sports related with the "Best Individual Sports Game" and "Best Team Sports Game". The show will air Saturday December 12th on Spike. For the "Best Individual Sports Game" the nominees are Fight Night Round 4, Tiger Woods 10, UFC 2009 Undisputed, and Wii Sports Resort. The "Best Team Sports Game" options are the same as last year with FIFA 10, Madden 10, NB...
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Chat With Randy Couture
This past weekend Randy Couture came out victorious over Brandon Vera at UFC 105. Despite his current involvement there it is EA Sports MMA that will include Couture. With promotion of the game (release in mid-2010) gearing up EA Sports is featuring some of the fighters involved in chat sessions. The chat will begin at 3PM ET/12PM PT today (Tuesday) and it will run for one hour. This is not for discussion about the game instead the focus is on interaction with Couture. The easiest way ...
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What The Cuts Could Mean for EA Sports
The recent job cuts at EA are unlikely to have much if any effect on the majority of the yearly sports titles but one aspect of the company's new strategy could very well change the landscape of sports gaming. EA is cutting the bottom third of their software lineup based on potential profitability. While that mostly applies other divisions of EA there are some games under the EA Sports label which could be reevaluated based on current sales and future prospects. (more...)...
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The Line Drive 11/8/09
EA Sports has announced the details of another patch for Fight Night Round 4. A full listing of changes to the game that will come with the patch can be found here. The 360 achievements for NCAA Basketball 10 are out. Sadly they are the exact same as last year minus one achievement that has been removed. Just over a week before the release of NCAA Basketball 10 and still nothing detailing the "dynamic updates" that appeared in the feature list and were inexplicably missing fro...
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Trailer for EA Sports MMA
During the Strikeforce event this evening EA Sports revealed the first trailer for EA MMA. As was announced on Friday the game features Strikeforce as a premier league and several fighters from the promotion are already lined up for the game. EA used the opportunity of the first event in the US featuring Fedor Emelianenko to provide the debut footage of the game as he is one of the headline fighters for EA MMA. The trailer features all in-game footage with the main event participants Fedo...
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EA MMA to Feature Strikeforce
Considering the unveiling of EA MMA during the Strikeforce event tomorrow night it comes as little surprise that the Strikeforce organization will be featured as a premier league in the game. In addition to that announcement two new fighters have joined the roster in Brett Rogers and Jake Shields. Those two along with Fedor Emelianenko, Jason Miller, and Muhammed Lawal will be in main events in the nationally televised event on CBS. With this partnership, the STRIKEFORCE cage and the league...
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FNR4 Price Drop and DLC News
EA Sports has made two announcements relating to Fight Night Round 4. The first is that the price of the game is being dropped to $39.99 while the second relates to the next downloadable content that will be arriving next month. In addition to including Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston and Evander Holyfield as playable boxers, the DLC pack will also include two all-new game modes. The first, Old School Rules brings a new take to the traditional boxing experience, while the second, Ring Rivalri...
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The Line Drive 11/1/09
The first look at EA MMA will come during the November 7th Strikeforce event on CBS. The game will be used to preview each fight before they begin. The original first screenshot for EA MMA, which was first found and scanned from Sports Illustrated, can now be found in the screenshot gallery. While I generally don't cover WWE games it is worth noting that the license has run out for THQ and the period to extend it has now been pushed back to the end of the year. Presumably WWE ...
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First Image of EA MMA
Though there has been some news on EA MMA in the months following the initial announcement of the game that has been limited to fighter reveals. Details about the game, which is expected to release next summer, are still largely unknown. The first screenshot though has now appeared in Sports Illustrated with the image provided by Middle Easy. ...
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FIFA 10 Game Face Struggles
The Photo Game Face feature has been used in previous EA Sports titles such as Tiger Woods. This year it arrives for use in FIFA 10 as your Virtual Pro. Unfortunately it has become an exercise in frustration and finishes up with a poor final representation. There are over 5000 comments on the Game Face page and most have to do with problems being had or the lack of Mac support. (more...)...
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