Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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Amazon Matches Gamestop Upgrade Deal for 360 to Xbox One Games
Earlier this month Gamestop announced a program which will give consumers who buy Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed IV, and Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Xbox 360 the opportunity to trade those games in for $50 in credit to put towards the same game on the Xbox One once released. Now Amazon is offering essentially the same deal but for a total of eight games. Trade in the current-gen copy by December 31 and receive a $50 promo credit with Amazon to put toward...
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First School States Intention of Withdrawing From College Video Games
When the NCAA pulled its licensing from college sports video games it became not just a possibility, but a probability, that conferences and individual schools would follow. Yesterday the conferences began to make known they would no longer license themselves out for video games. Now schools are starting to follow. (more…)...
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Gamestop Offering Significant Deal When Upgrading 360 Games to Xbox One
Gamestop announced yesterday an exclusive trade-in program for select games that will release first on the Xbox 360 and later on the Xbox One. Consumers will receive a $50 credit when bringing in a current generation title to put towards its next-gen counterpart. (more…)...
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NCAA Will No Longer Sell Team Merchandise; Shifts More Responsibility to Schools
Last month the NCAA announced they would no longer provide a license for sports video games. The decision offered them distance from potential future claims regarding misuse of likenesses in games but will not help in the potentially monumental case brought by current and past players. Now the NCAA is taking a step back in the area of merchandising following the embarrassment of earlier this week. The NCAA will no longer sell jerseys, numbered t-shirts, or anything that could be construed...
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Many Leaning Towards Waiting for Next-Gen Versions of Games Releasing Twice
Last week polls were posted to gather some data on how consumers who plan to get an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 at launch may be approaching the franchises releasing on 360/PS3 first and later One/PS4. Lets take a look at the results and what they may be suggesting with about three months until next-gen's arrival. (more…)...
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NCAA Looks Even Worse Today Regarding Misappropriated Use of Likenesses
The continued hypocrisy of the NCAA shone through today as Jay Bilas exposed on Twitter how names are linked to jerseys at the official NCAA shop. Players can't profit off their own names but the NCAA sure does and it couldn't have been made any clearer. Searching the names of both current and former players returned results with the jersey number they wear/wore on apparel. The search functionality on the site has now been completely disabled. (more…)...
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What Are Your Purchase Plans for The Sports Games Releasing Twice This Year?
For those who plan on buying the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One besides having that decision to make another issue presents itself in the transition from the current generation to the next. A number of franchises are releasing their latest title for the Xbox 360 and PS3 only to deliver them again on the PS4 and One within months or even a few short weeks. (more…)...
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Major Defense for EA in Likeness Suit Struck Down by Appeals Court
A federal appeals court turned in a split decision today overruling the argument by Electronic Arts that the First Amendment gave them protection as free expression and artistic works in the representation of players in college video games. The 2-1 ruling prevents the company from using the First Amendment as a defense against collegiate athletes who feel their likeness has been misused but it does not represent closure on the subject by any means. (more…)...
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