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A Bear Lends a Hand to Tiger
Tiger Woods remains a toxic title sponsor thanks to bad play and lingering punch lines from a scandal-plagued winter, but he’s still got a game coming out next week. How to market it? I got it, bring in Mike Ditka! This year’s version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will feature a Ryder Cup tournament…
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EA Sports Picks Spain to Win World Cup
Spain emerged as champion from EA Sports’ simulation of the World Cup final in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, with England losing on penalty kicks in a semifinal with Brazil and the Americans falling in the round of 16. The game has the Spaniards besting Brazil 3-1 in the title match to claim the…
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Oh, BTW, EA Sports Confirms NBA Live’s Name Change
EA Sports picked one hell of a day to confirm its NBA title’s name change. Not like anyone will remember today for Michael Jordan returning to video games, Ken Griffey Jr. retiring, or the worst umpiring mistake in baseball history. Anyway, it’s official: NBA Live is no more, it will be replaced by NBA Elite…
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NBA 2K Was Trying to Get Jordan In-Game ‘For Years’
The greatest NBA basketball player ever hasn’t appeared in a video game since 2003. But over the years since, 2K Sports’ NBA 2K team built a contingency plan to bring back Michael Jordan, and will see it realized in October. “With our development team, the reality is Michael Jordan has been a part of the…
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Pre-Game Pageantry Returns to NCAA 11
Seven new screens from EA Sports show pregame animations, similar to those last seen in last-gen versions of NCAA Football, returning to this year’s game. Team-specific presentations, like Ohio State and Florida charging onto the field here, will be a part of the game. I’m wondering, though, if you’re 5-6 midway through a 10-year contract…
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Reviews
Backbreaker Review: The Challenger Crashes
Twenty-five years ago saw the last game of the USFL – a league given no shot against the NFL’s monopoly, but beloved to this day for the rebellious challenge it posed. Today, similarly pitted against the Madden monolith, comes Backbreaker Video game or sport, no amount of nostalgia or John Facenda verbiage will by itself…
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Michael Jordan is NBA 2K11‘s Cover Star
2K Sports just confirmed to CNBC that Michael Jordan, as rumored earlier, will be featured on the cover of NBA 2K11. Asked how Jordan would appear in the game, 2K said only that there will be “some really good surprises.” Jason Argent, 2K Sports’ vice-president of marketing, confirmed Jordan’s appearance and the game’s Oct. 5…
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Study of Gamers’ Posture Returns Predictable Results
Though I mostly game in my office chair, little of that is upright against the seatback, with my feet on the floor. A study of kids’ gaming postures finds they go to full-on slouch in as little as five minutes. That’s according to a California-based physical therapy firm, as reported by The Bakersfield Californian. The…
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NFL’s New Overtime Rules Will be Incorporated Into Madden
Few sports implement rule changes as frequently as the NFL, but they’re often subtle. This year the league made a major change to its playoff overtime procedure and, as expected, Madden NFL 11 will reflect that. Ian Cummings, Madden 11‘s creative director, told Giant Bomb the new overtime rules will be enabled by default in…
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Madden 11 Scouts Your Online Games — and Sells Others the Report
Madden NFL 11 will log every play you call online, building a book on your tendencies that will available, in-game, to any multiplayer opponent. While the reports can be earned or unlocked, they can also be bought for cash. Correction: This version of the story corrects wording that implied coins were redeemed for scouting reports…
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Another Habbo Heist Robs Furniture from 400 Finns
Cops are searching real homes for clues in the theft of virtual items from Habbo Hotel, the teen-oriented social game that’s been on the vanguard of virtual crime before. This time Finnish authorities are tracking some 400 cases of theft. Individual users are reporting losses up to €1000, making this phishing scam potentially more sizable…
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Backbreaker Expects to See Large Penises in Your End Zone
Backbreaker‘s creators included a design customization engine so deep, a producer says you can recreate Da Vinci’s The Last Supper in your team’s end zone. He knows what most folks will try first though: “People, yeah, they’re gonna create dicks.” “Let’s face it, the first two days of the game being out, all we’re going…
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Lol, N00b
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Remember! I know everyone else on the site’s done this a dozen times over, but I’m really excited for my first E3. Got my badge in the mail this week. Travel plans were arranged last week. Already writing out questions in case I meet Reggie! Do you think I’ll meet…
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The Week in Games: Breakin’ Too
A challenger appears in American football this week;Backbreaker from 505 Games proceeds without any league licensing – or even announcers – but hopes to catch your eye with hard-hitting action. Alpha Protocol from Sega is your other major release. Monday, May 31 Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro (DSiWare) Tropico 3: Absolute Power (PC) X-Scape (DSiWare) Tuesday,…
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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. •Seven Nintendo DS games we’d love to see on the iPhone [Gamezebo] As a new DSi owner myself, my range of experience on this is…
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EA Sports Brings NHL Slapshot, Mini-Hockey Sticks, to Wii
The Toronto Sun reported today that EA Sports’ upcoming NHL game for the Wii will be called NHL Slapshot, and it will be completely different from the main game. It will also ship with a mini-hockey stick peripheral. NHL Slapshot will get a huge marketing assist from hockey great Wayne Gretzky, who will appear on…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: NASCAR Edition
Been awhile since we heard from our friend Joey Logano, whose No. 20 Toyota routinely sports some kind of GameStop hood ornament touting a current or upcoming game. Let’s fix that. Logano has a 21-race sponsorship deal and in the past has sported Split/Second, Mario Kart Wii, BioShock 2 and Modern Warfare 2 front and…
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Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published May 26. PvPonline published May 28. ActionTrip published May 24. Digital Unrest published May 28. EXTRALIFE published May 24. GU Comics published May 28. Dotgif published May 28. Ctrl+Alt+Del published May 26. Dueling Analogs published May 27. Nerf NOW published May 29. Rooster Teeth published May 27 Monday Night Crew published May…
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