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First Facebreaker Highlights
Once I get more time in with Facebreaker I'll post up my full impressions but I wanted to get up some highlight clips for everyone to check out. The game includes the ability to upload the videos to the EA Sports World website. You can do this when playing with any of the characters including your created ones. Unfortunately this option isn't available for online matches. After the fight is over you have the opportunity to check out the available replays. It lists a set of different event...
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NHL 2K9 Conference Call Recap
Bringing the fun back into hockey gaming has been the long publicly stated goal of the developers of NHL 2K9 and the importance of such continued to be stressed throughout a conference call held on Thursday. Producers Ben Bishop and Jay Iwahashi took on questions from various media outlets and got to talk about the game which is slated to release this coming week. (more…)...
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A Few Upcoming Events
With the recent lull news wise I've been planning ahead for some of the soon to be released games. I should have Facebreaker tomorrow or Friday which will lead into some activities tying into that game and NHL 09 follows shortly thereafter. Here are just some of the things to look forward to. I'll be doing something for NBA 2K9 but am waiting to hear about the unannounced online element before planning it. If you are interested in taking part in any of these feel free to comment and just kee...
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Quick Tiger Woods 09 Online Play Thoughts
While I don't yet have the 360 version of Tiger 09 I was pleasantly surprised when I found that the Wii version included the new spin to online with simultaneous play. It just seemed like a feature that would've gotten overlooked as some others have in previous games for the console. I got a chance to play through some and have included a video to show what it looks like. You'll notice I haven't been able to to grasp putting well yet but I wanted to get a demonstration up anyway. This is ...
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Tiger Woods 09 Wii Tutorial
Even through it has only been a short time I've spent with Tiger 09 for the Wii I've been quite impressed with it. From the full feature set including the simultaneous online play to the control response which feels as close to 1:1 as anything the Wii has offered they seem to have delivered a very solid and fun experience. This could actually be the first time I've preferred a Wii version over the 360/PS3 version. There is the balance between the motion controls and mini-games for the Wii ag...
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NHL 09 Demo Impressions and Videos
The game running away with the most anticipated for September poll now has a its demo available for the PS3 and the 360 will likely receive it next week. The demo features the 3rd period of Play Now or Be A Pro with the Penguins @ Red Wings. It also includes a few basic tutorials (shooting, skating, defense). In a pleasant surprise there are a few settings that can be changed. The difficulty level can be set to either Pro or All-Star and the cameras can be set to Ice, Classic, Overhead, B...
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Which Game is Most Anticipated for September?
Facebreaker (9/4): EA Sports Freestyle kicks off with the arcade style fighting game Facebreaker. The biggest appeal may come from the use of Photo Face and the uploading of videos to EA Sports World. NFL Head Coach (9/4): Though it comes out in standalone form the first week of September, the game was essentially released alongside Madden in the collector's edition. It is getting high praise from those who enjoy the management style that is offered due to the great amount of depth. NH...
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Demo for NHL 09 Coming Next Week to PS3
The demo for NHL 09 will be available on the PS3 later today next Thursday (generally PSN updates occur around 3pm PT). The Xbox 360 won't be receiving the demo until sometime in early September. The demo includes a Stanley Cup rematch of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings played through the perspective of an individual player in Be a Pro mode as well as being able to play the game the standard way. The new Be A Pro career mode will put you in the skates of an up and coming su...
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