In the popular consciousness, "Tecmo Bowl" usually means the 1989 NES port, if not 1991's Tecmo Super Bowl. Today, The Onion, satirizing White House sports photo ops, shows off its gamer cred by going back to the game's original arcade version, which featured only the "Bulldogs" and "Wildcats"—coached by BOB and ASS. Read more
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A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by a college quarterback against EA Sports, on grounds the…
Sorry, Master Race. That superduper Ignite Engine that EA Sports is bringing to its next-generation games? Yeah,…
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If they can live with themselves, NFL fans will be able to do some truly sick and depraved things this year with…
Yesterday, EA Sports announced a $100 "Anniversary Edition" for Madden NFL 25 that will include a code offering…
Days before the next Xbox's unveiling, NBA Live's social media decides to come out of hibernation. It had been totally silent since NBA Live 13's abrupt cancellation in September. Read more
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Around this time each year, Madden bombards us with the annual list of improvements they say they've made to the…
Add WWE 2K14 to the list of sports video games with no announced Wii U version. (NBA 2K14 is "TBA," says Take-Two.) No Madden, no FIFA, no NCAA, no NHL. Will the Wii U see any sports titles? Read more
There will be real football players, using their real names, in the debut of NCAA Football Ultimate Team this year.…
In no rec league could I ever throw a no-hitter. Alone on a basketball court I'd need half an hour to score 69…
Yesterday I mentioned that some familiar faces cashed $25,000 checks in MLB 2K13's Million Dollar Challenge,…
In Electronic Arts' quarterly earnings call today, Frank Gibeau, the president of EA Labels, strongly indicated that…
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A contestant accused of cheating in last year's scandal-plagued MLB 2K Million Dollar Challenge pocketed $25,000 in…
Chris Kluwe, the outspoken NFL punter, World of Warcraft and JRPG fan we've featured here frequently over the past…
If I learned anything this past week, it's that some people will find any context in which an ethnic slur is not an…
NBA Live 14, assuming it ships, figures to add an Ultimate Team mode, if a developer's bio is any indication. I asked and EA Sports said no comment. If true, it probably means they're building a full retail product, not the $20 downloadable that NBA Live 13 was rumored to be. Read more