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Football Contenders Try for the Look of a Winner
Madden isn’t the only way to play video game football. It is the only way to play NFL football. Other games must invent teams, and their names and logos have often reinforced an outsider, expansion or even knockoff look. This was a disappointment of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. The teams had no nicknames. You were left…
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Dennis Hopper Dead At 74
Generations of movie-goers will remember Dennis Hopper as the rebel biker Billy from 1969’s Easy Rider, but we’ll always remember the late actor as King Koopa. While his video game contributions were few and far between, Dennis Hopper’s influence on the video game industry is a profound one. Along with direct contributions as a voice…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Box Scores: An Instant Classic
Sixty seconds, 70 yards and a miracle away from a Super Bowl victory, EA Sports’ Ian Cummings rallied Jacksonville to win the greatest clash in the history of Madden NFL 11 – which won’t be out for another two months. Box Scores’ Game of the Week gets a celebrity submission this time, courtesy of Cummings,…
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UncategorizedWeekend Coupons: The Insider
This is not North Carolina, not South Carolina, nor Kentucky! This is the sovereign state of Mississippi’s proceedings – wipe that smirk off your face! Weekend Coupons will be part of this record, whether the hell you like it or not! Hardware • I just broke my headset, so I might take a gander at…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Week in Review: The Xbox Takes a New Direction
Two of the top men responsible for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 strategy left the company this week, depicted as departing on good terms, but nonetheless announced as “retiring” from the company. Robbie Bach, the former head of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, and J. Allard, a 15-year veteran described as the father of the Xbox and…
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Kotaku Off Topic: My Old Friend Pete
The checkout lady asked if I found everything. “And then some!” I said. “Please thank whoever ordered Texas Pete. This is the first time I’ve seen it west of the Mississippi!” She looked at me like I was from Jupiter. Not to be provincial, but only those who grew up with Texas Pete – made…
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UFC Undisputed 2010 Review: A Light Heavyweight Rematch
No game took an emerging sport to the mainstream in its first edition like UFC 2009 Undisputed did last year. But once you join sports gaming’s A-list, even in your rookie year, you have to start making sequels. THQ, known for delivering annually on the WWE Smackdown series, poured development into UFC Undisputed 2010 to…
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