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NBA 2K11 Eyes-On Impressions: Looks Are Everything — For Now
The same day Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers would repeat as NBA champions just a block away from E3, 2K Sports made its case for why NBA 2K will continue its dominance of pro basketball on consoles. At E3, we were given an eyes-only demonstration of NBA 2K11 that was long on visuals…
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Crysis 2 Eyes-On Impressions: Rumble in the Asphalt Jungle
Though it leaves the Pacific islands for New York City, Crysis 2 is still governed by the law of the jungle – do unto others before they do unto you. Fortunately, you get more than one way to do it. Crysis 2, as detailed in Totilo’s earlier preview, presents you with two ways to tackle…
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The Top-Rated Players at Every Position in Madden NFL 11
My time with Madden NFL 11 was in the cooperative team-play booth. On the floor, someone managed a video peek at this year’s ratings and piece together the eight best players at all positions, and overall, when the game ships. There are six 99-rated players in this year’s game – Tennessee running back Chris Johnson;…
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Hands-On: A Whole Lotta Car
Under EA Black Box, Need For Speed had conditioned me to put the accelerator trigger in a death grip and never let go until the end of the race. That won’t help in Criterion’s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. During a quick hands-on with the game’s multiplayer cops-vs-robbers mode (shown during Electronic Arts’ news conference),…
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Kevin Durant Gets the Cover of NBA Elite 11
EA Sports’ rechristened NBA franchise picked Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder for its cover today. He’s the third player to make the cover of an EA Sports video game both as a collegian and as a pro. Durant, entering his fourth year in the NBA, was also on the cover of NCAA March…
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The Glaring Omissions of E3 2010
Missing in action. Conspicuous by their absence. The elephants not in the room. E3 delivered a cornucopia of news about new games, devices and concepts, but there were plenty of no-shows, too. These are the Glaring Omissions of E3 2010. The Last Guardian (pictured above) was a very notable although not an unexpected absence. Its…
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This Stop-Motion Animation Gets My Votive
Somehow this went to half-a-million YouTube views before I saw it. That’s what happens when you upload it the Sunday before E3. Seriously, stick with it until 0:50, the Tetris representation is worth the price of admission. Which is free. [Thanks to reader Bradford B.]
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Alabama is Your Pre-Preseason College Football No. 1
The AP’s annual accounting of which college football teams start the season born on third base isn’t due for another couple months, maybe, but EA Sports has already ranked them for NCAA Football 11 which releases in three weeks. Credit Pasta Padre, who took down all of the final build’s Top 25 from the floor…
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EA Sports MMA Hands-On: Making Sense of a New Science
Conventional wisdom holds that EA Sports saw UFC Undisputed‘s success, said wait a minute, we’re the Fight Night guys, and started hustling out a competitor. That’s crap, says Peter Moore, and EA Sports MMA‘s floor demo backs him up. At E3, Moore, the EA Sports president, told me this project was greenlit back in 2007.…
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Your First Chance to Play With Tim Tebow is in Madden NFL Arcade
Madden NFL Arcade, the downloadable football shootout that released last Thanksgiving, won’t be getting a second version this year. Instead, EA Sports today pushed out a comprehensive roster update tracking more than 100 player moves, roster promotions and draft choices. That means this game is your first chance to play with first-rounders like Rams quarterback…
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Good Thing Tomorrow’s Summer?
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Back! Returning to Oregon I find it still hasn’t moved much past April here. Still wet and cold; I can count on one hand the number of days the high has been over 70 degrees. This is the coldest June I’ve ever experienced, and I’ve lived in upstate New York.…
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Who Wants to See Booth Babes Dancing to Lady Gaga?
Excuse me, “Who wants to see costumed reps testing Dance Central for Kinect? On the last day of E3, one of Rift’s attendants joined two from End of Nations – and two dudes – for a dance off. We’ve called Dance Central both “Kinect’s best game” and, possibly, “the most important game of E3,” but…
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The Week in Games: Let’s Roll Out
One big multiplatform release this Tuesday – Transformers: War for Cybertron, High Moon Studios’ take on the Autobot/Decepticon backstory, unfettered by the requirements of a movie tie-in – or the looks of the robots in them. Today, June 20 Need for Speed World (PC) Monday, June 21 TNA Impact: Cross the Line (PSP) Legendary Wars:…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The 10 Greatest Video Game Characters with Daddy Issues [Ranker] This Father’s Day themed list catalogs those most in search of approval. Not here, but…
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Driver: San Francisco Collector’s Edition Spied Overseas
A Dutch listing for a Driver: San Francisco Collector’s Edition gives up more details on Ubisoft’s car-chase sequel with out-of-body experiences. The game itself will feature “more than 120 licensed cars,” says the product description, with “more than 200 km (124 miles) of drivable roads in and around San Francisco’s iconic locations. Nine multiplayer modes…
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Swank Shank Swag Giveaway: We Have a Winner
Kotaku commenter Jessifer‘s correct answer to our trivia giveaway was chosen at random from 291 correct entries, winning her the coveted Shank maquette signed by the game’s creators, Jamie Cheng and Jeffrey Agala. We’d asked why Cheng was banned from playing his Super Nintendo on weekdays as a child, and the correct answer is that…
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Chicago Gets EA Sports’ NHL Cover Two Years in a Row
Catching up on some E3 news, last week EA Sports put up – then removed – a page depicting Chicago Blackhawk Jonathan Toews in a definite cover art pose. Operation Sports snagged that screengrab before it was taken down. Though EA normally waits until a little further in the offseason to announce its cover subject,…
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Kane & Lynch 2 Impressions: Take Cover
The first Kane & Lynch was much like its antihero protagonists – someone whose potential was washed out by dysfunctional and self-destructive traits. IO Interactive’s sent the series to rehab and vows it’s gotten clean with Kane & Lynch 2. To recap: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days puts the focus on Lynch, who’s emigrated…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Up the Wall Edition
McWhertor spied this list of Rock Band songs covering a wall at Harmonix’ E3 booth, and many readers spied a surefire ‘Shop Contest. Even if you did ‘Shop early, you’re not exempt from today’s assignment. Gurfinki, I’m looking at you. I’m not sure I should have to explain the possibilities for this one. They’re that…
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