Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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The possible future of the 2K Sports titles
With the EA purchase of Take Two seeming likely, and sooner rather than later, that brings up the question of what will happen to that which is now known as 2K Sports. After TT decided to drop the College Hoops franchise I took a look at the outlook for the future of the rest of their titles. However given the circumstances this would present a totally different scenario. While we don't know some of the behind the scenes details of these games there is some reasonable expectations that could...
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EA makes attempt to purchase Take Two
Just came across the wire. It has been known for a while that Take Two was in financial trouble and that led many to believe EA would be interested in acquiring them. In all likelihood this would signal the end of 2K Sports at least in the way we know their current operations to be. There is now a website eataketwo.com that contains an open letter from EA CEO John Riccitiello. EA will be hosting a conference call tomorrow at 5am PT / 8am ET to discuss in greater detail. More to follow... ...
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Top Spin 3 player list and screenshots
2K has released some screens from Top Spin 3 (PS3, 360) featuring a handful of players that will be included in the game. Roger Federer, Gael Monfils, Andy Roddick, Boris Becker, and Andy Murray appear in this set of five new screenshots. They've also just announced the full lineup of tennis stars that will be found in the game. Created by 2K’s critically acclaimed Paris studio, PAM Development, Top Spin 3 immerses players in a visually and physically realistic tennis experience. Using ne...
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How should companies judge a game’s success?
The interview held with Peter Moore has sparked some good discussion and the reaction has been interesting to follow. One of the more frequently commented upon topics is Moore's use of Metacritic as a major basis for considering Madden 08 to be an excellent game. While in some ways it may have been, everyone would agree that there is a lot of room for improvement in the series. That got me to thinking. I'm of the belief that Metacritic is not the best method for determining how good a gam...
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GameShow 1.2 update impressions
The new update to GameShow launched today. If you already have it installed on your computer you'll need to re-download the program from the official website. It'll install over the previous version. The 1.2 update of GameShow runs much lighter than the previous ones which had PC requirements that many had trouble meeting. The updated requirements are below as well as my quick impressions on some of the new features. - Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista - DirectX 9.0c or later - 128MB of ava...
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Inside the Game with Peter Moore
EA Sports President Peter Moore has started up a blog titled "Inside the Game" on the EA Sports website. The blog will cover topics of interest to the community on a weekly basis. Currently it is being hosted on the EA Sports forums under his handle PeterMoore and you can check it out by clicking this link. A few of the things discussed in the initial entry include the Super Bowl, Madden Bowl, and Facebreaker. There is also an email address that you can send your thoughts in to. Back w...
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Next two FIFA Street 3 game videos
Here are the next two games of FIFA Street 3 that I have been able to record. The first is USA vs Mexico @ Beach with the silver ball. The second has the Czech Republic vs Turkey @ Shipyard with the Adidas Adipure ball. Any requests for future matchups or game types can be left in the comments. Continue on to view the videos as well as find links to the ones that have been posted previously. (more...)...
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Two more FIFA Street 3 game videos
Here are two more full game videos from FIFA Street 3. The first features Australia vs Spain played at Mediterranean with the Nike ball. The second has Portugal vs Germany at the Oil Rig with the Classic ball. Both are five minute timed matches. Any suggestions for future videos can be made in the comments. So far USA vs Mexico has been mentioned and that is on the slate for the next update in a few days. Continue on to view the videos. (more...)...
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