In a press release today it was stated that EA and Take Two discussed the the potential acquisition over the course of the weekend. EA has now accepted Take Two's offer to provide them with a presentation that includes non-public information. EA will allow their offer for the outstanding shares to expire at at midnight eastern tonight. Basically what this means is that because EA doesn't feel it could integrate Take Two in order to take advantage of the holiday season and as such they will re...

The latest video for NHL 09 focuses on the new features. Combined with the previous Hockey League trailer you've got an impressive overview of what to expect this year. IGN has a new video detailing the changes to GamerNet for Tiger Woods 09. The instant challenges should be a nice addition and the simultaneous online play will be especially welcome. Gamespot has posted up two new videos from NBA Live 09. They show some pregame footage (though the introductions are skipped), t...

This year much angst was caused within the PC community when EA Sports announced Madden, NBA Live, and Tiger Woods would not be released. At the time Peter Moore made assurances that the PC was not being abandoned as they needed to take the time and reevaluate their offerings. Piracy, sluggish sales, and lagging quality were at the core of the concerns. During an investor conference call earlier today Moore confirmed that these titles would be returning to the PC next year. "We are retooling ...

In his latest blog entry, Peter Moore comments on the state of E3 while indirectly brushing off criticism directed at NCAA Football 09. He goes on to thank the community for helping to get some of the issues with the latest releases (NCAA, Nascar) addressed so quickly. The consensus seems to be that E3 was awful this year and that major changes are needed. Moore suggests that fans of the games should be involved in the event. Considering EA's focus on involving the community that should not...

After hanging around for nine months EA Gameshow is coming to an end as of July 25th. The live interactive sports trivia game never received much of a push from EA and subsequently never gained any traction with the masses. A small but dedicated group of players remained throughout. When Gameshow first started up I was hooked. It offered a unique experience with live hosts and their interation with the players added a lot. Once I stopped playing though I just couldn't find the motivation ...

G4 gave the award for Best Innovation at E3 to NBA Live 09 (365/Dynamic DNA) There are currently no plans to change the cover of Madden 09. Not a surprise given that nothing has happened yet. Still is very possible that if Favre plays for a different team that EA would look to take advantage of that in some way. Peter Moore will be an unlockable character in Facebreaker. Gamespy has some gameplay footage from NBA 09 The Inside. The Pastapadre Online Dynasty has adv...

With the EA press conference and the first day of E3 out of the way there is a wide variety of sports titles to track progress on. Outside of the NBA Live 09 365 details the rest have not presented the opportunity for in-depth looks. Below are the games that have had media reports so far. NBA 2K9: No hands-on at E3. Operation Sports and Gamespot have reports. NHL 2K9: No hands-on at E3. Operation Sports and Gamespot have reports. NBA Live 09: Hands-on available at E3. Reports on 365 h...

Monday is the day for big EA Sports feature announcements for NBA Live 09, NHL 09, and FIFA 09. The press conference begins at 3pt/6et and can be watched via live streaming on G4TV. Check here afterwards for analysis and further details on the NBA Live feature. The actual E3 event begins on Tuesday. Games such as Madden 09, Facebreaker, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, and NHL 2K9 will be on display. Media, impressions, and further details can be expected to come out of that. Operation Sports ...