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Hot Pursuit Reboots Need For Speed’s Home Turf
So, here’s Seacrest County in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. It’s got every challenge a street racer could want, but man, this place feels familiar. Tri-City in Undercover or Rockport in Most Wanted didn’t feature night driving nor snow-capped mountains, but the rest of this – the freeways, coast and back roads – have struck…
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NBAer Asserts Dunk Champion’s Prerogative, Gets His NBA Jam Rating Maxed
Dwight Howard believes his dunk rating of 8 in NBA Jam doesn’t reflect reality. Neither does jumping from the three point line to eye-level with the shot clock to throw down a 720-degree behind-the-back slam, but who’s counting? Howard’s 8 DNK in the Wii version of the arcade classic got the Orlando Magic center (and…
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NBA 2K11 Ships A 3D Version In Two Weeks
NBA 2K11 will ship a 3D-enabled version for PS3 beginning Nov. 16, and a free patch enabling 3D presentation for all versions will go live in January, 2K Sports said yesterday. As with any HD-3D product, you’ll need both a television capable of displaying it and the special specs to see the effect. If you…
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Get A Look At NBA Jam’s Pols In Hi-Def
Election Day was yesterday, but so what, none of these politicians in NBA Jam were candidates. When the game hits the Xbox 360 and PS3, it will have the same roster – and unlockables – as the Wii version. That means President Obama and Vice President Biden, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Dubya and Cheney and…
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Achievement Hunter Reaches Her Ultimate Goal
Last year, we profiled Kristen, the stay-at-home mom whose 165,000 Gamerscore made her the No. 5 female worldwide. She set 200,000 as a retirement mark. Monday, she reached it. Does she still plan to put the controller down? “I do but I don’t want to,” Kristen told me yesterday. “I’ve been gaming for so long,…
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Owen’s Dangerous Hunt
A couple weeks ago, the Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 11 trailer pulled into Eugene, Ore., winding up a 56-day nationwide tour. After showing me the game, the crew took me into the country to shoot some antique firearms. As in muzzle-loaders. This video has some jocular NSFW language and lots of bang-bang, so headphones are best…
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Indie Sports Game Updates With Motion Capture
College Lacrosse, which released last year on Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel, returns this year with a new version and a slew of upgrades – including motion capture animations and an augmented control set. It will cost $5. Crosse Studios, which earlier this year developed what’s thought to be the only fully licensed indie sports…
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