Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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EA Sports E3 Lineup Discussed
During a conference call earlier this week EA Sports laid out some of the games that they are expecting to have on display at E3 next month. It was not meant to be representative of a final list as the possibility remains for changes and the extent to which the games are shown may vary. For example last year NHL was at E3 but only behind closed doors. The usual suspects will be there with NCAA Football 11 and Madden 11 the most prominent. Those are expected to be offer full access on the sh...
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EA Sports Online Pass Thoughts
The announcement of the EA Sports "Online Pass" has resulted in a fairly mixed reaction. Some are understanding of the situation in which this was born out of while others are taking offense to the idea in general. I've put together some various thoughts on what the "Online Pass" means and where it could lead. Feel free to continue to leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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EA Sports Online Pass: Online Play Free Only With Code in New Copies
Today EA Sports revealed the "Online Pass" that will be introduced first in Tiger Woods 11 and carry through to upcoming titles. Codes will be inserted into new copies of games providing access to online play for free. However those who purchase the game used or rent will be forced to pay $10 to buy the "Online Pass". Online Pass rewards game owners with a game-specific, one-time-use registration code for online services, features and bonus content. Each title-specific Online Pass may be used...
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2K Sports Plans To Support Motion Controls
Based on a statement given in an interview with the[a]listdaily, 2K Sports has made their intention known of supporting the upcoming motion control systems for the PS3 and 360. Playstation Move and Project Natal will both be out in time for the holidays. The discussion was more regarding Move, but it would seem likely that they are looking at offering Natal supported products as well. Presumably the motion controls would be instituted in next year's games and would not be patched into any t...
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Thoughts on Possibility of Pay-For-Demos
With the story earlier this week that EA was considering the idea of offering extended play pay-for-demos I've received a number of questions about it through Twitter so I figured it would be a good subject to address. According to a quote from an EA exec the company could begin creating "premium downloadable content" demos that would have at least a few hours worth a play and give an opportunity for gamers to provide feedback that could improve the final complete version of the game. (mor...
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EA Sports to Sue Over South Park Episode
(Update) EA Sports has contacted me in order to inform that they have no intention to sue over the South Park episode. The source of the story, Daily Informer, was inaccurate with the posting of the information. New story can be found here. In the wake of the season premiere of South Park comes news via Daily Informer that EA Sports is planning to sue the creators of the show, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. As mentioned in the article following the episode there were several references made to...
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EA Sports Announces Management Restructuring
Steve Chiang, who co-founded the Tiburon studio and worked for EA Sports for 15 years, has moved on to take the role of president of development at social gaming company Zynga. The company is best known as the creators of the Facebook phenomenon 'FarmVille'. With Chiang departing that allowed EA to promote Andrew Wilson and Pauline Moller into new roles with the company. Moller, previously general manager at EA Canada, will now be the EA Sports COO. In an interview with Gamasutra, Moller di...
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Thoughts On The New Fighting Game
EA Sports has a new fighting game on the way slated to arrive in the January-March 2011 quarter as mentioned when the fiscal report was released on Monday. This of course has led to speculation as to what the game could be. Though it is difficult to nail it down specifically there are at least some possibilities that can be eliminated. (more…)...
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