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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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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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Speak-Up On Kotaku: Preorder Insecurity, Final Fantasy X-2, Aion Banning, And DSi Cases
Speak-up on Kotaku returns this week, with commentary on the greatness of Final Fantasy X-2, a question about DSi travel cases, Aion banning, and getting sick of preorder bonuses. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes…
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Science Figures Out Why Teenagers Are Stupid
While average blog readership is packed with the sort of hyper intelligent teenagers that have to be portrayed by 30-year-olds in TV dramas, many of the world’s teenagers are prone to doing stupid things for stupid reasons. New research explains why. Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and colleagues from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University…
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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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Man Accused Of Killing Kitten For Unplugging Game Console
A Virginia man faces charges of misdemeanor animal cruelty and disorderly conduct after allegedly hurling his girlfriend’s kitten against the wall after it disconnected the video game he was playing. Staunton, Virginia authorities were called to the apartment of 21-year-old Bruce Jamar Walston by his girlfriend around 9pm last night. The woman called 911 after…
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