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The Madden Sim Bags Its Sixth Victory in Seven Years
For the sixth time in seven years – and the first time picking an underdog – EA Sports’ Madden Simulation has correctly predicted the Super Bowl winner. But it’s not as simple, or as complicated, as one might think. It’s a no-frills simulation, said Anthony Stevenson, senior product manager on the Madden NFL team. This…
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EA Sports 2010 Releases Do Not Include NCAA Basketball
NCAA Basketball is not listed among key sports titles due for release in Electronic Arts’ coming fiscal year, fueling speculation that the poor-selling franchise has been discontinued. In its filings today, EA notes that the list is not a complete picture of all titles to be released in the coming year. However, NCAA Basketball typically…
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UncategorizedThese Mario Tunes Will Never Make It Onto The Rock Band Network
These custom Mario 64 music tracks from YouTube user TheGrinz might never make it past the Rock Band Network’s copyright violation checks, but they’re still impressive as hell. Kotakuite Nick pointed me towards these videos, created using Harmonix’s tools for porting songs to the Rock Band Network, and Koji Kondo’s Mario 64 music really seems…
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Cerberus Ups Your Mass Effect 2 Arsenal Tomorrow
Registered Cerberus Network members will be receiving a special treat tomorrow, when the Cerberus Assault Armor and M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun become available for free download. According to a post in the BioWare community forums, the two new pieces of equipment will be available to download free for Xbox 360 and PC players tomorrow at noon…
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Myst Online: Uru Live Lives Again
Two years after operator GameTap shut the servers down, Myst Online: Uru Live is back in action and free to play, thanks to original developer Cyan Worlds. Myst Online: Uru Live was originally intended to be the online multiplayer component of Cyan Worlds’ Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, but that never quite worked out. The online…
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UncategorizedPlants Vs. Zombies iPhone Blooms February 15th
From seeds planted back in August of last year springs Plants Vs. Zombies for the iPhone, ready to grow and groan all over your phone on February 15th. PopCap Games’ garden defense game Plants Vs. Zombies seemed tailor made for the iPhone, so when the company announced the portable version of the smash PC hit…
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UncategorizedHalfbrick Mixes Zombies And Time Travel
Australian developer Halfbrick attempts to stand out in the undead crowd with Age of Zombies, a time-travelling zombie-killing adventure, coming February 25th to PSP and PlayStation 3 minis. In an industry chock full of games involving zombies, how does one small developer stand out? Well I suppose this post helps. Other than that, Halfbrick is…
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UncategorizedHow To Survive In Aliens Vs. Predator
I’ve noticed from my time playing an Alien in the Aliens Vs. Predator multiplayer demo, that many of you don’t know how to block. Sega fixes that, with this helpful close combat techniques video, dammit. I’ve been dominating rounds in the Aliens Vs. Predator PC demo for several days now, and now Sega wants to…
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Test Drive Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Xbox 360 owners can begin to explore the mystery behind the world’s fastest video game character’s need for a car today, as a demo and premium theme for Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing show up on Xbox Live. 1GB of free space and an Xbox Live Gold subscription are all you need to feel the…
By Mike Fahey