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EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis 2 Outwits the Hawk-Eye
You may not know this, but my old man is a tennis umpire. He’s done it for more than 25 years, which means he’s had some pretty big assignments. Dad’s worked two Olympics, numerous U.S. Opens (including lines crew of the most recent men’s final), and has been called a fucking chickenshit bastard by John…
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UFC Undisputed 3‘s Demo Arrives on Tuesday
Pushed from a January release to Valentine’s Day, the flagship MMA title UFC Undisputed 3 said today its demo will release Jan. 24 or, a week from this past Tuesday. And that’s it. THQ provided no details as to what kind of fighters or game modes would be available in the demo, saying those and…
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Here’s Your Covah Stah f’ MLB Th’ Showah
Boston first sacker Adrian Gonzalez holds down the box shot of MLB 12 The Show from Sony, breaking the two-year hold of Minnesota’s Joe Mauer. Before Mauer, the last cover star for Sony’s boutique baseball franchise was also a Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, for MLB 09 The Show. Before him, it was Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard.…
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The Long-Forgotten Threat That ‘Always’ Made Madden Nervous
So much is made of NFL 2K5 and the blaze-of-glory conclusion to its rivalry with Madden NFL that it’s easy to forget another title once threatened EA Sports’ glamour franchise. In fact, the Madden team also feared NFL GameDay until the end. “We were always nervous about GameDay,” an unnamed EA Sports developer said in…
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UncategorizedStar Wars: The Old Republic Factions Learn to Work Together to Exploit the PVP System
Now that BioWare has instituted fixes limiting the number of Republic and Imperial players taking part in each instance of player-versus-player planet Ilum an uneasy truce has been formed. Now both sides can take turns killing each other for credit! Patch 1.1 for BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic patched the game so players could…
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Wired for Great Sound, Just Not for Convenience
Making a consumer recommendation on a video game is rather simple: new ones typically cost $60, so the question is whether the thing is worth that. Hardware and peripherals are a bit trickier as a manufacturer can pile on features and conveniences, jacking up the price but, inevitably, making a recommendable luxury. Truth is, not…
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Dance Central Mobile App Encourage Impromptu Dance Battles
Available today on iTunes, the Android Market, and wherever it is Windows Phone 7 users get their apps, Dance Central 2 Dance*Cam encourages fans to record their dance routines via mobile phone and upload them for friends to judge. I’ll pass!
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UncategorizedIt’s Official! Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield Co-Star in Resident Evil 6
As teased at NoHopeLeft.com and GameStop advertising materials, Resident Evil 6 is officially coming this November, bringing the series two most popular male leads together for the first time. Taking place some ten years after the Raccoon City incident that started this whole business, Resident Evil 6 begins with the President of the United States…
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