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NBA Jam Creator Officially Hired by EA Sports
Word that EA Vancouver signed the creator of the original NBA Jam buttressed rumors that studio was preparing a Wii version of the arcade classic. EA Sports has now announced Turmell’s hiring – but he’s assigned to a different studio. Mark Turmell, whom ESPN.com said had been brought to BC to consult on the Wii…
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MLB 10 The Show Box Features ESPN Pimpage
What’s the most notable feature about MLB 10 The Show? I wouldn’t say it’s the Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, because you can’t see his eyes in either of his two pictures. I’d say it’s the front-and-center ESPN endorsement. Not because it’s ESPN, and not because of what it’s saying – MLB 10 The Show…
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‘Green’ Cases Don’t Do Much for Greenpeace Rankings
Doesn’t look like cutting a bunch of plastic out of the standard game cases did much for anyone’s Greenpeace ratings. The environmental advocacy group released its quarterly rankings of electronics companies, again tsk-tsking Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Nintendo, I guess because it goes whaling in its spare time or something, again clocked in with a…
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A Designer of an Arcade Classic Critiques His Work
No secret one of my most favorite classic arcade games is Paperboy. I was one once. It’s out on the iPhone, and the original designer rather likes the updated 3D version. His own work? He’s a bit more critical. Dave Ralston thinks the bicycle collision was too unforgiving. (Very true. Skidding almost to a stop…
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Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot Micro-Review: A Very Long Engagement
Don’t call it a deathmatch, says Gearbox. Don’t call it Horde mode either. It’s just Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, an epic-length firefight in Borderlands, played to shifting rules and a brass accompaniment of spent casings clattering on the ground. Borderlands’ “role-playing shooter” combination makes it one of 2009’s most spectacularly addicting games. But what happens…
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MLB 2K10’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria is the coverboy for MLB 2K10, but the third baseman’s bringing backup. With this trash-talking video, 2K Sports touts the “impressive council” of seven baseball all-stars it’s signed to serve as promotional muscle and gameplay advisors.
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PlayStation Store Update: Starting Off 2010 Slow
Aside from Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond and some downloadable content for Disgaea 2 on the PSP, we’ve got a very video and theme-centric fist PlayStation Store update for 2010. It’s a slow start, but it’s certainly a start. Blood Bath & Beyond looks like it has potential, and there’s always the Dark Void…
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Red Bull Gives PlayStation Home New Things To Do
The first consumer brand to be a part of PlayStation Home extends their presence today, with Red Bull Flugtag and Red Bull Illume added to Home growing stable of places to do stuff. Red Bull Flugtag is a competition that challenges people to build human-powered flying machines, and the new PlayStation Home Red Bull Flugtag…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Cold Stone Creamery: Scoop It Up So You Don’t Have To
Who pays $20 for a Wii video game based on the Cold Stone Creamery ice cream franchise? I do, and then I play it, so you don’t have to. Though you actually might want to, depending on your level of dedication to the ice cream retailer arts. Cold Stone Creamery: Scoop It Up from Zoo…
By Mike Fahey