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EA Sports Looking to Develop Persistent Social Profile
EA Sports president Peter Moore held the keynote address at the MI6 game marketing conference this afternoon. The theme was all about the changing landscape of gaming and the emergence and embracing of digital delivery models. This is something that Moore has been passionate about for a few years now and as a company EA Sports has done more in that arena to advance than competitors. The company has introduced lucrative modes in console games and expanded on downloadable content offerings, la...
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SSX Drops Deadly Descents Subtitle
The return of SSX was highly anticipated and celebrated but immediately after being announced backlash began to build based on the various descriptions and screenshots of the game. What was a fun and colorful franchise had been made into something dark and gritty. Considering there is still upwards of a year of development ahead EA Sports has had the opportunity to make changes or additions to the game since it was first revealed back in December. There are a couple important pieces of...
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Play Along With The Masters on Tiger 12
Having teed off this morning the monumental addition of The Masters has understandably acted as the primary marketing point for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12. One of the online enabled features, Live Tournaments, looks to capitalize on the current and coming excitement. It will be no more popular at any point than over the next four days. Given that this is an online feature it does require an "Online Pass" to participate. The free trial for Tiger 12 only lasts for two days, likely to prevent a...
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THQ Officially Announces UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System
Though its been known to be in development for quite some time THQ finally unveiled their upcoming fitness game UFC Personal Trainer today. Set to release on June 21st UFC Personal Trainer will be coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3 ($49.99) and Wii ($39.99). Users will learn over 70 MMA and NASM-approved exercises, including moves from disciplines such as wrestling, kickboxing and Muay Thai, that are designed to improve strength, endurance and conditioning through use in a variety of routines. ...
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Virtua Tennis 4 Gets Two Demos Exclusive to the PS3
SEGA will be delivering two demos for the upcoming Virtua Tennis 4 that will be exclusive to the PS3. Just last week it was announced that the PS3 would be receiving exclusive content for the game in the way of a few extra legends and party games. Players will be able to get a jump start on the "board game style" career mode by playing through a portion of the first year which will include character creation and a few tournaments. The progress will be saved and transferred to the full gam...
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Forza Motorsport 4 Preview Video
This is probably the worst day for anything legitimate to leak out, but from all accounts the gameplay preview video for Forza Motorsport 4 is the real thing. Features are discussed including the Kinect implementation, graphics, career mode, and online play. Continue on to check out the video and leave any thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Nascar 2011 Dealing With Severe Issues
Nascar 2011 released earlier this week and despite some positive response regarding the gameplay it has been plagued by bugs and completely broken online play. Videos such as this and this and this have been getting around representing the type of shape the game is in. Even the most simple of things like the line-up for starts find cars placed in big wrecks, facing walls, or going the wrong direction. To their credit Activision and developer Eutechnyx have been responsive to the com...
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Details on Tiger Woods 12 DLC Courses
A significant number of courses for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters have long been planned for downloadable content and now with the game out all the details are at hand. Those looking to have a complete package will be making a big investment, though the price per course is actually significantly lower than last year. The "Eagle Pack" includes 13 courses and goes for 2800 MS points/$35. The "Birdie Pack" includes the set of five courses that were part of the "Collector's Edition" on...
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