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Response from EA regarding end of College Hoops series
Yesterday when the news broke that the 2K's College Hoops 2K9 had been canceled a lot of people jumped to the conclusion that there was an exclusive license in the works that and that EA Sports was positioning themselves for it. However with the relatively low sales of college basketball games and Take Two's statement, which specifically did not use the word exclusive, that seemed to be an unreasonable assumption. Today EA has responded to requests from Kotaku, who originally broke the st...
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MLB 08: The Show box art
Last week Ryan Howard was revealed to be the cover athlete for MLB 08: The Show and that was followed up with a handful of screenshots featuring the Philadelphia Phillies star. Today the official PS3 box art for the game was revealed. Click the image above to view it full size....
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College Hoops 2K9 canceled
A couple weeks back I wrote an article taking a look at the sales of College Hoops 2K8 and March Madness 08. One statement I made had to do with the future of the College Hoops series, which from the sales numbers and current state of parent company Take Two, seemed to be up in the air. Sales of college basketball games did not appear to support two titles long term and given the circumstances that would mean College Hoops was potentially in danger. You can read that article with all the rea...
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Madden 08 roster update #6 details
Here are the full details of the latest roster update for Madden 08 on the 360 and PS3 which should be released by tomorrow. Included in the list are transactions, weapon gains/losses, ratings up and down, injuries, and contract extensions. Once again there are explanations to go along with each rating and weapon change. It appears this will be the second to last update for 08. Look for the final one to come following the Super Bowl. EA really improved on both the number and quality of ro...
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NFL Tour coverage recap
With NFL Tour now released I thought it would be beneficial to link to all the prerelease coverage of the game and give a few final thoughts. Tour is a fun multiplayer game and one that I've already spent more time playing online and head-to-head than some of the "sim" games from the last year. The single player Tour mode feels tacked on and lacks any depth but the game was always meant to be more about the multiplayer experience. As I've played more I've started to get better on defen...
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NBA Ballers: Chosen One cover athletes announced
Midway has announced that both Dwight Howard and Al Horford will be featured on the packaging and in the marketing campaign for NBA Ballers: Chosen One. "Dwight Howard and Al Horford are the perfect choices for NBA Ballers: Chosen One, which allows players to live the life of an NBA Superstar," said George Gomez, executive producer, Midway. "Dwight has already arrived as one of the best players in the NBA and looks to be a perennial All-Star, and Al is enjoying a fantastic rookie season aft...
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360 receives NBA Live 08 OTP update
The Online Team Play update for the Xbox 360 version of NBA Live 08 was released earlier today. After a premature press release in mid-November and the PS3 version receiving the patch a few weeks ago, the 360 crowd has finally received the ability to play with up to 10 different consoles connected into a single game. It certainly appears that it will have been worth the wait. Initial reports from the PS3 side have been very positive. There has also been overwhelming enthusiasm towards the...
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NFL Tour Tournament Results
Thanks to everyone who took part in the tournament. It went relatively smoothly and turned out to be a lot of fun. It was nice having a large group in just enjoying the games. The lack of time commitment for each one was a real benefit to coordinating and completing the tournament successfully. Here is the final bracket. After starting with 15 teams it came down to the championship game which saw pigskin18 (Cowboys) taking on elmira express (Seahawks). By a score of 29-20 it was elmira...
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