Swear at the Ref in FIFA 14 and You'll Be Reprimanded by Your Club
Kinect-supported (or sanctioned) cussin' was introduced in the FIFA and NBA 2K series
A Video Game Might Recreate Auburn's Miracle, But It Can't Be Repeated
As Auburn's grandstands still thundered above him, A.J. McCarron, the Alabama quarterback born in 1990, searched for the words to describe losing in such irregular fashion—on a play that had happened only five times before in major college football history, and never to decide a game, much less one this consequential.
Auburn Shocking Alabama is Awesome in Tecmo Bowl, Too
And now we have the proper memorial for the spine-tingling finish to No. 4 Auburn versus No. 1 Alabama yesterday
Get over here! Dwight Howard of the NBA's Houston Rockets is apparently a Mortal Kombat enthusiast. Here he is re-enacting Scorpion's signature move during pre-game introductions against Brooklyn on Friday. [NBA on YouTube]
EA Sports Sacks FIFA Manager After 13-Year Run
EA Sports will cancel FIFA Manager, its football management sim for the PC, ending a 13-year run for the series that lately saw it finishing a distant second to Sega's better regarded Football Manager.
EA Sports Sued by a Desperate NCAA Over the Game it Endorsed and Made
Back in the summer, the NCAA piously announced it would no longer license video games, leaving it to members to decide whether they would continue to appear in EA Sports' college football series. The schools' biggest licensing agent and Electronic Arts chose to settle all claims brought by college players, leaving the…
NBA Live 14: The Kotaku Review
It's hard to remember, but NBA Live was once a challenger to the formidable NBA 2K. If you care about aggregated ratings, NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 finished in a dead heat. Live had stolen away one of 2K's top designers. It was fargin' war. Then EA Sports burned down everything. We haven't seen the series since 2009.
I Should Have Saved My New Console Money For Megatron Shoes
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. is my favorite football player. Okay, he's the only football player I can name, and that's only because people call him Megatron. Now I love him even more, because he's the inspiration behind a $550 box set of three pairs of sneakers and a limited-edition Transformer.
Nintendo Marching Band Routine Blows Trumpets (Also, Socks Off)
Ohio State University's marching band did a killer Nintendo performance last year
The PS4 Makes Madden, FIFA and NBA 2K Better, But Not Essential
Heading into this console transition my opinion was that, of all the genres that could possibly sell a new Xbox or PlayStation, sports would come in last
How Xbox Live Could Work For Games In The Real World
People have been trying to turn regular tasks - from desk jobs to chores - into games for years. It's called "Gamification", and the word makes me want to scratch my own eyeballs out. But this app idea, which brings the concept of stuff like Xbox Live to real world sport, is a lot more interesting.
What will you be watching on your PlayStation 4 between games? Sony has announced the entertainment apps available on the PS4's November 15 launch date: Amazon Instant Video, Crackle, Crunchyroll, EPIX, Hulu Plus, NBA Game Time, Netflix, NHL Center Live, Redbox Instant, VUDU and YuppTV. That cover all the bases?
The PS4's Baseball Game Just Saved Thousands of Promising Careers
There's a ritual dedicated sports gamers go through with each new season. The excitement of peeling the shrinkwrap off the latest edition of NHL or NBA 2K quickly gives way to the realization that, once again, we're going to throw away our promising careers.
Wrestling Game Or Greatest Super-Hero Game Ever?
One of the WWE series' longstanding virtues is its deep character creation toolkit, which fans have used to create all sorts of wrestlers who don't appear in the main game's roster. Such as Captain America, and Wolverine, and Spider-Man.
WWE 2K14: The Kotaku Review
Twenty-five years ago my best friend and I set up a wrestling ring in my basement—four barstools for the turnbuckles, some old mattresses for the canvas. The actual wrestling we did was hesitant, unplanned and uncompelling. But man, the stuff we did out of the ring makes me smile to this day.
Madden Lawsuit Settlement Mails Out the Checks in Time for Next-Gen
Just in time for the next-gen release of Madden NFL 25, lo and behold, here's my check from the settlement of the ridiculous Madden 'monopoly' lawsuit—for $64.14, which is four cents less than what the game would cost, with tax, at any of the GameStops I frequent.
Electronic Arts has budgeted $40 million to settle lawsuits brought by college football players against its NCAA Football series, which EA Sports canceled last month
How EA Sports Made The Best Golfer In The World Irrelevant
The end of Tiger Woods as the face of video game golf was set in motion years ago, and it had nothing to do with Perkins waitresses or a nine-iron through the rear windshield. It had nothing to do with a two-year winless streak or a drought, now spanning five years, without a major championship.
Tiger Woods and EA Sports Part Ways, Ending 16-Year Run Together
The Tiger Woods PGA Tour series will end its 16-year run in 2013 as EA Sports announced it has parted ways with the star golfer. EA Sports will continue a golf simulation under PGA Tour branding on next generation consoles, the publisher said today.
So, we've discovered the formula for doing a next-gen trailer in the sports genre, especially when the series is miles ahead of the competition.
Is 'The Jordan Challenge' Returning to NBA 2K14 for PS4 and Xbox One?
One of the most confounding things about the NBA 2K series over the last two years is why two special modes—"The Jordan Challenge" from NBA 2K11 and "NBA's Greatest" from NBA 2K12—have neither carried forward nor, at least, been re-released as DLC. But a curious domain name registered to 2K Sports may change that.
Online Play Restored to PES 2014 on Xbox After Monthlong Outage
Konami says it resolved the monthlong online-play blackout
Gamers Shrug as Next-Generation Sports Get Last-Gen Hype
Eight years ago I convinced myself I needed a new video gaming experience. I'd been dragging a canvas deck chair into the living room, sitting three feet from the screen just so I could make out the receivers from defensive backs in Madden, or tell a curveball from a fastball in MVP Baseball. I finally said enough in…
Yes, Even NFL Players Can Be Pokémon Nerds
Looks like Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin Jr. got himself a steal. Teammate and All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman knows the score.
The Perks Of Being Sony Boss, #1832
Don't let the graphic fool you. We're not here for the back of Placido Domingo's head. We're here for the gentleman on the right. That's Sony boss Kaz Hirai, just chillin' on the starting grid at the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix. Lookin' sharp, Kaz. Also lookin' like a kid in a candy store.
Online Passes Treated Every Customer Like a Shoplifter
Every time I bring home a new video game I have this ritual: I take a fish boning knife and slide it under a fold in the shrinkwrap, then twist. Then I try to remove all of the cellophane in one piece, like it's the world's biggest peel-and-eat shrimp. If it's an Xbox 360 game, I slip it down under the obnoxious seal…
The good news is there's going to be a lot of extra stuff in WWE 2K14. The bad news is they want you to buy a $20 season pass for it. Three packs contain extra wrestlers—including the NWO—and others will have customization options and loads of extra wrestling moves. Details here and in this video.
Creepy Suspect Blamed for Electronics Going Haywire
Crime is a constant feature of video games writing. Somewhere, someone is doing something illicit with them—sometimes comically stupid, sometimes tragic. Kotaku's Police Blotter is here to round up the latest in games crime. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Grading NBA Live's Trailer, in the Shadow of NBA 2K14's
Maybe people aren't cooing over it the way they are the NBA 2K14 hype reel released Thursday
