Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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Roster Updates Take Step Back This Year
When it comes to the subject of roster updates there are various opinions on how often they should occur. However what everyone seems united in is that they should be at least consistent in the delivery of them. After having significant advancements made with the 09 titles the majority of games have actually fallen off from the expectations that were built up for this year. -Madden 10 started with a stream of weekly roster updates but then quickly slipped. There was a stretch where only o...
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Black Friday 2009 Deals
The busiest shopping day of the year is quickly approaching. While I've never thought the savings were at all worth the hassle there are a lot of people who feel differently. Here is a listing of the major stores and their upcoming Black Friday sales on sports titles. Wal-Mart appears to have the best deals with there even being more titles available than just what was listed in their ad and it is worth monitoring Amazon every day. Best Buy Doorbuster sales begin at 5am and are only avai...
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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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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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Madden 10 Shows Strength in September
The official NPD sales numbers for September were released today providing an opportunity to look for results from the two hockey titles as well as how Madden 10 has been performing and its long-term outlook. NCAA Football 10 saw a more pronounced loss of sales its first month and followed that up by a heavier than usual drop in the second month. After faring relatively well with its first month's take how did Madden do in September? (more...)...
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Rumor: Microsoft Interested in EA
Yet another rumor hitting the rounds today as The Street reports there is some chatter that Microsoft may be looking at purchasing Electronic Arts. The EA stock has risen slightly with the talk as the catalyst. This rumor seems less likely than the one about EA acquiring THQ but it is worth keeping an eye on because of the ramifications of such a deal. This would certainly be a huge coup for MS if they were to acquire EA as that would give them the ability to have the games as exclusives ...
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Rumor: EA Interested in THQ
According to Minyanville several companies are examining a possible takeover of THQ which has been struggling in recent years. Chief among those companies is Electronic Arts with other possibilities mentioned being Time Warner and News Corp. The big interest for EA would be the two significant licenses for the UFC and WWE that THQ holds. UFC 2009 Undisputed has almost single-handedly kept THQ afloat with its impressive sales this year and the WWE license has a lot of potential in the rig...
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Waiver Wire Podcast 6/20
In this edition of the Waiver Wire Podcast, Chase Becotte from Operation Sports and I discuss the NCAA Football demo and our thoughts on how it compares to what we played while out at E3. In addition the issues with the rosters and the downloadable content cheats are gone over at length. Also on the plate for this podcast are impressions of The BIGS 2 demo and some wrap-up feelings on Madden 10 and Backbreaker coming out of E3. To download the podcast click here and leave your thoughts in...
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